June 3, 2026 » Matthias Kestenholz » [Archived Version]
«Anything new?» A lot of time has passed since I officially announced that I want to step down from maintaining django-mptt. I started contributing around 2009, tagged the 0.3 release in April 2010, and have been the sole active maintainer since somewhere around 2019. The post about django-tree-queries has more background, but that’s not today’s topic. Stepping away isn’t easy For me, abandoning a project is a bit like stepping out of a relationship: negative emotions end up being a somewhat ne…
Read MoreJune 3, 2026 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]
In accordance with our security release policy, the Django team is issuing releases for Django 6.0.6 and Django 5.2.15. These releases address the security issues detailed below. We encourage all users of Django to upgrade as soon as possible. CVE-2026-6873: Signed cookie salt namespace collision in django.http.HttpRequest.get_signed_cookie get_signed_cookie() derived the signing salt by concatenating the cookie name (key) and salt arguments. When distinct name and salt pairs produced the same …
Read MoreMay 30, 2026 » Adam Johnson » [Archived Version]
Back in January, Firefox’s Security & Privacy Newsletter for 2025 Q4 piqued my interest with this mention: Integrity-Policy: Firefox 145 has added support for the Integrity-Policy response header. The header allows websites to ensure that only scripts with an integrity attribute will load. A new security header! That’s right …
Read MoreMay 29, 2026 » Django News » [Archived Version]
News DjangoCon US 2026: Early Bird Tickets End May 31st! Early bird ticket sales for DjangoCon US 2026 end on May 31, 2026, with discounted pricing available. The conference runs five days at Voco Chicago Downtown and includes community-selected talks plus Django contribution sprints. Wagtail CMS News Wagtail Space NL - June 12 A full-day conference in Rotterdam, The Netherlands on Wagtail, with talks covering a range of topics, lightning talks, hallway discussions, and more. Updates to Djan…
Read MoreMay 29, 2026 » Better Simple » [Archived Version]
A review of Timothy McCurrach's DjangoCon US talk on tools and systems to improve performance of your application.
Read MoreMay 28, 2026 » Better Simple » [Archived Version]
A review of Carlton Gibson's DjangoCon Europe talk on Django's async landscape back in 2022/2023
Read MoreMay 26, 2026 » Latest Django Videos » [Archived Version]
PyLadiesCon is an online conference for the Global PyLadies community. It is one of a kind conference with programming spans 24 hours and offering talks and contents in multiple languages. Run entirely by volunteers, we face unique challenges specific to the nature of our conference. One of the ways we have been managing the various aspects of PyLadiesCon is by using spreadsheets. Spreadsheets for volunteer sign ups, spreadsheets for program scheduling, spreadsheets for sponsorship. Any inform…
Read MoreMay 25, 2026 » Matthias Kestenholz » [Archived Version]
Avoiding empty JavaScript files in CSS-only entrypoints from rspack builds I previously wrote about my preferred way of integrating Django with rspack. Minor aspects have changed, but most of it still applies. What changed The largest change is probably that I have switched from HtmlWebpackPlugin to rspack’s own HtmlRspackPlugin and have stopped configuring the template generated by it. Instead, I’m pulling out link, script, and style tags the Cthulhu way1. My own mistakes while configuring rsp…
Read MoreMay 24, 2026 » Better Simple » [Archived Version]
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Read MoreMay 22, 2026 » Django News » [Archived Version]
News Django 6.1 alpha 1 released Django 6.1 alpha 1 has been released, signaling the next round of framework updates headed your way. Plan a quick test run in a staging environment so you can catch compatibility issues early as 6.1 develops. Wagtail CMS News Wagtail accessibility statistics for GAAD 2026 Wagtail accessibility statistics for GAAD 2026 give a focused look at how well your CMS setup supports real accessibility needs. Use the figures to spot gaps and prioritize the most impactful …
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