Django Digital Resume Builder

A professional digital resume builder powered by Django. This project enables users to create, manage, and showcase resumes with dynamic sections, including skills, education, portfolio, testimonials, blogs, and more.

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Features

Dynamic Resume Builder

• Personal Information: Upload profile photo, add contact details, and write a professional bio.
• Skills: Manage technical and soft skills with proficiency indicators and optional icons/images.
• Portfolio: Showcase projects with images, descriptions, and rich-text content.
• Testimonials: Highlight client or peer feedback with quotes, roles, and thumbnail images.
• Certificates: Add and manage certifications with dates and descriptions.
• Blog Integration: Write and display blog posts with full-text editor support (CKEditor).

Additional Features

• Responsive Design: Optimized for both mobile and desktop.
• Dynamic Routing: Blog and portfolio detail pages use slugs for clean URLs.
• Admin Dashboard: Manage all content from Django's admin interface.
• Contact Form: Users can submit inquiries with email notifications.

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Technologies Used

• Backend: Django, Python
• Frontend: HTML5, CSS3, Bootstrap
• Rich Content: CKEditor for blog and portfolio content editing
• Database: SQLite (default, configurable to other RDBMS)

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Setup Instructions

Prerequisites

• Python >= 3.8
• Django >= 4.x
• Install pip for managing dependencies

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/Mohamed-Taha-Essa/Django-digital-resume.git  
   cd Django-digital-resume  

2. Set up a virtual environment:

   python -m venv venv  
   source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: venv\Scripts\activate  

3. Install dependencies:

   pip install -r requirements.txt  

4. Apply migrations:

   python manage.py migrate  

5. Run the development server:

   python manage.py runserver  

6. Access the application:

   • Default: http://127.0.0.1:8000/

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Project Structure

Django-digital-resume/  
│  
├── resume/  
│   ├── models.py       # Database models for skills, portfolio, blogs, etc.  
│   ├── views.py        # Views to handle resume sections  
│   ├── urls.py         # URL routing for the application  
│   ├── forms.py        # Forms for contact submission  
│   ├── templates/      # HTML templates for rendering  
│   ├── static/         # Static files (CSS, JS, images)  
│   ├── signals.py      # Signal handlers for creating user profiles  
│   ├── context_processors.py  # Custom context processors  
│  
├── manage.py           # Django management script  
├── settings.py         # Project settings  
└── requirements.txt    # Project dependencies  

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Key Code Highlights

Models

• Skill, UserProfile, Portfolio, Blog, and Certificate models for dynamic resume sections.
• ContactProfile to store contact form submissions.

Views

• IndexView: Renders the homepage with dynamic content like testimonials, portfolio, and skills.
• BlogView & PortfolioView: Paginated lists of blog posts and portfolio projects.
• ContactView: Handles form submissions with success messages.

Signals

• Automatically creates a UserProfile instance when a new user is created.

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Screenshots

Add screenshots of the homepage, portfolio, blog, and admin panel.

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Contributing

1. Fork the repository.
2. Create a new branch for your feature:

   git checkout -b feature-name  

3. Commit your changes:

   git commit -m "Add feature description"  

4. Push to your branch:

   git push origin feature-name  

5. Submit a pull request.