Make it easier to extend the default PageView.

First, extend BasePageView and add stuff to the context that your sections
need. Second, create a URLConf entry pointing to your new class. Third,
extend the base.html nav block and change the {% url cms:page %} to its new
name.

It seems so easy in hindsight...

cms/models.py

@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ class Page(NumberedModel):
 
     def get_absolute_url(self):
         if self.slug:
-            return reverse('cms:page', args=[self.slug])
+            return reverse('page', args=[self.slug])
         else:
-            return reverse('cms:homepage')
+            return reverse('page')
 
     class Meta:
         verbose_name = _('Page')

cms/static/cms/cms.scss

@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ form.cms {
     color: black;
     border: 1px solid #aaa;
     font-size: 1rem;
-    diplay: inline-block;
+    display: inline-block;
     width: 100%;
     box-sizing: border-box;
     margin: 0;

cms/static/cms/cms.scss.css

@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ form.cms input, form.cms select, form.cms textarea {
   color: black;
   border: 1px solid #aaa;
   font-size: 1rem;
-  diplay: inline-block;
+  display: inline-block;
   width: 100%;
   box-sizing: border-box;
   margin: 0;

cms/templates/cms/base.html

@@ -26,11 +26,7 @@
           {% block nav %}
             <ul id="menu">
               {% for p in pages %}
-                {% if p.slug %}
-                  <li><a href="{% url 'cms:page' p.slug %}" {% if p.pk == object.pk %}class="current"{% endif %}>{{p.title}}</a></li>
-                {% else %}
-                  <li><a href="{% url 'cms:homepage' %}" {% if p.pk == object.pk %}class="current"{% endif %}>{{p.title}}</a></li>
-                {% endif %}
+                <li><a href="{% if p.slug %}{% url 'cms:page' p.slug %}{% else %}{% url 'cms:page' %}{% endif %}" {% if p.pk == object.pk %}class="current"{% endif %}>{{p.title}}</a></li>
               {% endfor %}
               {% if user.is_staff %}
                 <li><a class="edit" href="{% url 'cms:createpage' %}">+ {% trans 'new page' %}</a></li>

cms/templates/registration/login.html

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 {% endblock %}
 
 {% block content %}
-  <form method="post" class="loginform">
+  <form method="post" class="cms">
     {% csrf_token %}
 
     <section>

cms/urls.py

@@ -4,12 +4,14 @@ from .views import PageView, UpdatePage, CreatePage, UpdateSection, CreateSectio
 app_name = 'cms'
 
 urlpatterns = [
-    path('', PageView.as_view(), {'slug': ''}, name='homepage'),
+    path('updatepage/', UpdatePage.as_view(), {'slug': ''}, name='updatehomepage'),
+    path('updatepage/<int:pk>/', UpdatePage.as_view(), name='updatepage'),
+    path('updatesection/<int:pk>/', UpdateSection.as_view(), name='updatesection'),
+    path('createpage/', CreatePage.as_view(), name='createpage'),
+    path('createsection/<int:pk>', CreateSection.as_view(), name='createsection'),
+    path('createsubsection/<int:pk>/', CreateSubSection.as_view(), name='createsubsection'),
+
+    # Feel free to copy the following into your root URL conf!
+    path('', PageView.as_view(), name='page'),
     path('<slug:slug>/', PageView.as_view(), name='page'),
-    path('cms/homepage/', UpdatePage.as_view(), {'slug': ''}, name='updatehomepage'),
-    path('cms/page/<int:pk>/', UpdatePage.as_view(), name='updatepage'),
-    path('cms/section/<int:pk>/', UpdateSection.as_view(), name='updatesection'),
-    path('cms/newpage/', CreatePage.as_view(), name='createpage'),
-    path('cms/page/<int:pk>/newsection/', CreateSection.as_view(), name='createsection'),
-    path('cms/section/<int:pk>/newsubsection/', CreateSubSection.as_view(), name='createsubsection'),
 ]

cms/views.py

@@ -28,10 +28,16 @@ class MemoryMixin(object):
             request.session['previous_url'] = request.path
         return super().dispatch(request, *args, **kwargs)
 
-class PageView(MenuMixin, MemoryMixin, DetailView):
+class BasePageView(MenuMixin, MemoryMixin, DetailView):
     model = Page
     template_name = 'cms/page.html'
 
+    def setup(self, request, *args, slug='', **kwargs):
+        self.request = request
+        self.args = args
+        self.kwargs = kwargs
+        self.kwargs['slug'] = slug
+
     def get_context_data(self, **kwargs):
         context = super().get_context_data(**kwargs)
         page = self.object
@@ -42,6 +48,9 @@ class PageView(MenuMixin, MemoryMixin, DetailView):
         })
         return context
 
+class PageView(BasePageView):
+    pass
+
 class CreatePage(StaffRequiredMixin, MenuMixin, CreateView):
     model = Page
     form_class = PageForm