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Apps implementing page layouts (e.g. through blocks).
Features currently being evaluated
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| URL-based content | The same block contents could vary from URL to URL. |
| Block auto-creation | Developer can add block to template and the DB record for block content will be auto-created without the burden of adding it via admin on all servers (local development, production, etc.) |
| Built-in caching |
| Package | django-flatblocks | django-generic-flatblocks | django-siteblocks | django-better-chunks | Nano apps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description |
django-chunks + headerfield + variable chunknames + "inclusion tag" == django-flatblocks |
A flatpages/flatblock application using generic relations to content models. |
Reusable application for Django introducing URL-dependent static data blocks (flatblock... |
Think of it as flatpages for small bits of reusable content you might want to insert into your templates and ... |
Does less! Loosely coupled mini-apps for django. |
| Category | App | App | App | App | Framework |
| # Using This | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Downloads | 9334 | 9671 | 269 | n/a | 116 |
| Last updated | Jan. 13, 2012, 1:11 p.m. | Sept. 9, 2011, 5:56 p.m. | Oct. 13, 2010, 10:30 a.m. | Feb. 28, 2009, 9:23 p.m. | Dec. 25, 2011, 11:46 a.m. |
| Version | 0.6.0 | 0.9.1 | 0.1.1 | n/a | 0.4 |
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| Package | django-flatblocks | django-generic-flatblocks | django-siteblocks | django-better-chunks | Nano apps |
| URL-based content |  (using the variable chunknames feature) | (unique_slug can be used with context variables) | |  | behaves like a normal template and can contain any filter, tag or context |
| Block auto-creation | | (?) | (unneccesary) | | |
| Built-in caching | | (?) | | (integrated with Sites framework; only timeout-based invalidation) | unecessary, behaves like any other template and can be cached the same way |
| Package | django-flatblocks | django-generic-flatblocks | django-siteblocks | django-better-chunks | Nano apps |