Django: Where to store global static files and templates?

Question

So I am working on a Django (1.9) project, and have the need to use the same templates and static files across multiple apps. I know how to use templates and static files stored outside each app (using STATICFILES_DIRS and TEMPLATEFILES_DIRS in settings.py), but where should I store them?

My guess would be in folders in the project directory.

home/user/myproject/staticfiles home/user/myproject/templates 

But if there are official reconsiderations (which I have been unable to find in the documentation), I would prefer to comply with those.

Also, if there are any other recommendations for using templates and static files outside of the normal django app directories, that you think I should know about, I'd really appreciate you telling me (or telling me where to look).

Cheers :)

Answer 1

Assume there is a global css file located here: home/user/myproject/staticfiles/css/global.css

Change settings.py to match this:

STATIC_URL = '/static/' STATICFILES_DIRS = [     os.path.join(BASE_DIR, "staticfiles"),  ] 

Inside of a template, for example, index.html:

{% load static %}  <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="{% static 'css/global.css' %}" />    

Now Django can find global.css.