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Lightning Talks Day 2

Jan. 18, 2026 » Latest Django Videos » [Archived Version]

We had three speakers present 5-minute lighting talks in this session. Their talks included topics like pg_search, AI and machine learning, and how to bring DjangoCon to your city. šŸ’» Wagtail is the easiest open-source Python CMS to use: Install the demo and start building your first site in 10 minutes: https://wagtail.org/get-started/ šŸ“¹ Related Videos To Watch Next: ā–¶ Quick Video Tour of Wagtail CMS 7.0 https://youtu.be/r5RbV7TveFU ā–¶ The Latest on Wagtail AI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v…

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Redesigning and refactoring Wagtail components

Jan. 18, 2026 » Latest Django Videos » [Archived Version]

Refactoring components can be hard in any CMS framework due to content governance and technical challenges. When a redesign needs a block to have a new required field, drop an existing one, or change its placement, how can we guarantee that content won't be lost and that UI won't be broken? Wagtail stream field's JSON structure poses some challenges if we want to make changes to blocks' structures without having to rebuild existing content. This talk will go over the issues we faced implementi…

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State of Wagtail 2025

Jan. 18, 2026 » Latest Django Videos » [Archived Version]

An overview of the current state of our project and community, and where we're heading. We’ll review: - Recent and current projects - Our community impact - Current trends šŸ’» Wagtail is the easiest open-source Python CMS to use: Install the demo and start building your first site in 10 minutes: https://wagtail.org/get-started/ šŸ“¹ Related Videos To Watch Next: ā–¶ Quick Video Tour of Wagtail CMS 7.0 https://youtu.be/r5RbV7TveFU ā–¶ The Latest on Wagtail AI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zfs1u4…

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Day 1 Closing remarks

Jan. 18, 2026 » Latest Django Videos » [Archived Version]

Closing remarks for Day 1 of Wagtail Space 2025 šŸ’» Wagtail is the easiest open-source Python CMS to use: Install the demo and start building your first site in 10 minutes: https://wagtail.org/get-started/ šŸ“¹ Related Videos To Watch Next: ā–¶ Quick Video Tour of Wagtail CMS 7.0 https://youtu.be/r5RbV7TveFU ā–¶ The Latest on Wagtail AI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zfs1u4Vy5Y ā–¶ What’s New in Wagtail CMS 7.0 https://youtu.be/v92-6Dy4axI Wagtail future proofs your CMS system, as it’s open source,…

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Implement the French Government Design System in Wagtail

Jan. 18, 2026 » Latest Django Videos » [Archived Version]

Discover how Sites Faciles help French public administration build accessible, ready-to-use websites with the French Design System—no tech team or contractors required. Sites Faciles is a project developed by the French government’s digital services suite, aimed at helping public servants quickly create websites using the official French Government Design System (DSFR), currently used on about 80 websites. The goal: provide an accessible, user-friendly CMS that doesn’t require an internal tec…

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AI in Wagtail: responsible innovation for content editors

Jan. 18, 2026 » Latest Django Videos » [Archived Version]

With all the buzz around it, where does AI fit in Wagtail as an open source project, and how? In this talk, we'll start with a quick overview of Wagtail's guiding principles for AI, with a focus in human-in-the-loop design, provider flexibility, and ethical guardrails. Then we’ll walk through the new editor-focused features we implemented in Wagtail AI: content summaries, qualitative feedback, contextual image alt text generation, and more. Finally, we’ll give you a sneak peek of what's to com…

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Day 2 Welcome Remarks

Jan. 18, 2026 » Latest Django Videos » [Archived Version]

Opening remarks and welcome to Wagtail Space 2025. šŸ’» Wagtail is the easiest open-source Python CMS to use: Install the demo and start building your first site in 10 minutes: https://wagtail.org/get-started/ šŸ“¹ Related Videos To Watch Next: ā–¶ Quick Video Tour of Wagtail CMS 7.0 https://youtu.be/r5RbV7TveFU ā–¶ The Latest on Wagtail AI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zfs1u4Vy5Y ā–¶ What’s New in Wagtail CMS 7.0 https://youtu.be/v92-6Dy4axI Wagtail future proofs your CMS system, as it’s open sou…

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Django News - Django Packages Refresh - Jan 16th 2026

Jan. 16, 2026 » Django News » [Archived Version]

News New Django Packages Django Packages has a fresh new look thanks to a redesign launched this week. djangopackages.org Releases Python 3.15.0 alpha 5 (yes, another alpha!) Python 3.15.0 alpha 5 was released as a developer preview, introducing UTF8 as the default encoding, improved JIT performance, a new sampling profiler, and APIs. blogspot.com Django Software Foundation DSF member of the month - Oma…

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DSF member of the month - Omar Abou Mrad

Jan. 15, 2026 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]

For January 2026, we welcome Omar Abou Mrad as our DSF member of the month! ⭐ Omar is a helper in Django Discord server, he has helped and continuesly help folks around the world in their Django journey! He is part of the Discord Staff Team. He has been a DSF member since June 2024. You can learn more about Omar by visiting Omar's website and his GitHub Profile. Let’s spend some time getting to know Omar better! Can you tell us a little about yourself? (hobbies, education, etc) Hello! My na…

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My 2025 in review

Jan. 14, 2026 » Matthias Kestenholz » [Archived Version]

My 2025 in review I have been inspired by several posts where people reviewed the past year to write such a post too. Vacations I have been going snowboarding for the first time in many many years in February. I have been skiing and snowboarding a lot in my teens and twenties. After moving further away from the alps and also rupturing my cruciate ligament while playing Fussball (soccer) I have been less motivated to pursue these riskier sports and have instead mostly been running and biking. S…

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