Base template for all apps in Django

Question

I have a project with 2 apps

project/
    blog/
        templates/
            index.html
    polls/
        templates/
            index.html
    project/
              


        

Answer 1

In current Django (1.10) TEMPLATE_DIRS is deprecated, so:

1. Add a templates directory at the project root,

2. In settings.py find TEMPLATES -> DIRS and add it like this:

   TEMPLATES = [
   {
       ...
       'DIRS': [(os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'templates')),],
       ...
   }
   

3. Add a base.html to that directory.

4. Extend it wherever you want using {% extends 'base.html' %}