Thanks! Deleting the settings.py file and migrating the database didn't work at first, but I deleted the project and started over. Now I'm able to see the theme's css and some of the content applied to the basic Mezzanine site.
On Wednesday, August 12, 2015 at 6:36:37 PM UTC-7, Avery Laird wrote: > > So I assume your root directory looks something like this: > > deploy/ > fabfile.py > manage.py > etc > project/ > local_settings.py > settings.py > etc > static/ > ... > ... > theme/ > models.py > admin.py > etc > templates/ > ... > ... > etc > > What happens if you remove the settings.py file you created in your root > directory (or rename it if you're worried about deleting it), make sure > that 'theme' is in INSTALLED_APPS in the default settings.py file (at the > top), and migrate the database for good luck? While it's likely the theme > wasn't designed under mezzanine 4, the basic concept and layout of an app > hasn't changed. The errors thrown should be a good indicator of what's > going wrong, or who knows, that might even fix it. > > On Wednesday, 12 August 2015 18:24:24 UTC-7, Geoff P wrote: >> >> python manage.py createsuperuser threw the same ALLOWED_HOSTS error and >> then prompted me to put in a user, email, and password. I entered info, >> then ran the server. The admin still won't let me log in. >> >> About having to create another settings.py file, I'm not sure. I guess >> maybe the theme points to a settings.py file at the root, and the Mezzanine >> 4 install maybe isn't looking there. It seems the install wants the >> settings.py file in the subdirectory, and the theme (which was I assume set >> up for an earlier version of mezzanine) wants a settings.py file at the >> root. >> >> On Wednesday, August 12, 2015 at 6:00:11 PM UTC-7, Avery Laird wrote: >>> >>> Hi Geoff, >>> >>> To get rid of the ALLOWED_HOSTS issue, you can add 'localhost' to the >>> list of ALLOWED_HOSTS in `project/local_settings.py`. >>> >>> Out of curiosity, what happens when you try to create a user using the >>> command line? eg, `python manage.py createsuperuser`? Also, what caused you >>> to have to create another `settings.py` file? This might help with the >>> troubleshooting >>> >>> >>> On Wednesday, 12 August 2015 16:04:10 UTC-7, Geoff P wrote: >>>> >>>> Hello, designer here attempting obtain skills with Django and Mezzanine >>>> (actually it's a project for work). I've installed a theme from Mezzatheme >>>> called "Singularity". >>>> >>>> I've gone over the readme. The first step suggests setting a homepage >>>> from the admin, but I can't get into the admin with the default user:* >>>> admin* and password: *default*. I've installed on my localhost. >>>> >>>> At first I had some trouble even installing the theme (app). The old >>>> mezzanine installed with a settings.py file at the root of the project, >>>> then you could put your theme folder in the project and change the >>>> settings.py file to include the theme app. Now I see that when I set up a >>>> Mezzanine project with Mezzanine 4, the settings.py, local_settings.py, >>>> urls.py and, wsgi.py, are actually placed in a subdirectory of the project >>>> with the same name of its parent folder. In order to install the >>>> Singularity theme I had to change the settings.py file in that >>>> subdirectory >>>> and I also had to add a settings.py file to the project root. Then I had >>>> to >>>> add 'theme,' to INSTALLED_APPS in both settings.py files in order for the >>>> server to run the site. With all that said, I'm able to runserver - I >>>> think >>>> everything looks right, except I can't log in to the admin. >>>> >>>> I did notice when running the server that I get an error: "UserError: >>>> You haven't defined the ALLOWED_HOST settings, which Django requires. Will >>>> fall back to the domains configured as sites. " >>>> >>>> Do I need to do something with the database? Do I have the setup wrong? >>>> Miss a step? Sorry for the rambling. I've been working with Python and >>>> Django steadily, but as you can see I'm not up to par. Thanks. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Mezzanine Users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
