Smiley Link not working. about django-precise-bbcode HOT 10 CLOSED

I believe this is related to a problem in the way your project is configured. Check your media configuration 😉

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Closing since this is not really related to the project itself.

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Dear ellmetha,
I wish you would be a bit more specific. I am undergoing the exact same problem and I have no clue what "check your media configuration" means. It would be helpful in your documentation to specify what we need to do in the install process not to undergo this problem.
Also, I wish I had more specific guidelines on how to have the buttons of the bbcode (just like here on github) in the admin area to enter the content of a blog post on top of the text area.
It may not be directly related to the project, but it is directly linked to the "getting started" doc.
Kind regards

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The media settings are not part of the this project, which is what ellmetha was referring to. I forgot to set my media root and media url inside the settings.py. The following is what fixed my issue.

`# Media Root
MEDIA_ROOT = os.path.join(PROJECT_PATH, 'media')

MEDIA_URL = '/media/'`

Make sure you edit root to fit your project needs.

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Also as far as the editor ellmetha mentions it will not be part of this project in another issue located here

#13

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Again you cant just copy and past. My MEDIA_ROOT has PROJECT_PATH which is a custom variable i have created in my settings.py file. You will need to set up media_root to fit your project.

Also i would change smilies back to media as all uploaded content would end up int eh folder smilies then.

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Thanks a lot with your hints, I could finally understand what I was missing:
once the MEDIA_ROOT and MEDIA_URL are setup in the settings.py

You have to go to urls.py and add the following:
from django.conf.urls.static import static
from my_project import settings (assuming that the MEDIA_ROOT is the my_porject folder)

and then url patterns =[
#whatever
] + static(settings.MEDIA_URL, document_root=settings.MEDIA_ROOT)

With this correction, when I upload the smiley in the admin page, I have access to my smiley, at last.
Now, I can focus on the rendering.

All the best!

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Oh yea. I forgot about the urls.py file. Sorry about that.

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No worries, it is also good to do part of the way in an autonomous way ;-) You've been so helpful! Thanks again

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