style.css file location in django

Question

I have a style.css file which is common across all the apps in my Django project. It is located as follows:

testsite______
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           testsite
              |
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             news 
              |
              |
            reviews
              |
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           templates------>static------>css------> style.css
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           manage.py

In settings.py of the project, I have STATICFILES_DIRS as follows:

STATIC_URL = '/static/'
STATICFILES_DIRS = (
        "/path/to/my/project/templates/static/",
)

I call the css files in the header of my template as follows:

<html>
    <head>
        <title>TEst site</title>
        <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="{{ STATIC_URL }}css/style.css"/>
    </head>

However, the css doesn't load. It gives a 404 error wherein the server looks for the css file inside the app (news, reviews). The error is as follows:

"GET /test-site/css/style.css HTTP/1.1" 404 4147

Do I need to specify something for css in the urls.py? What am I missing out here?

do you have django.contrib.staticfile in INSTALLED_APPS ? more here — karthikr
– karthikr, Commented Sep 4, 2013 at 16:26
@karthikr - yes, django.contrib.staticfile is in INSTALLED_APPS — rahuL
– rahuL, Commented Sep 6, 2013 at 5:18

carlosgj94 · Accepted Answer · 2013-09-04 17:04:22Z

4

No, you dont have to specify anything of the css in the urls. Try to put into the HTML

{% load staticfiles %}

and to call a

<link rel="stylesheet" href="{% static 'css/style.css' %}" />

I do it like that and it works fine.

answered Sep 4, 2013 at 17:04

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