Tailwind CSS integration for Django a.k.a. Django + Tailwind = 💚

Goal

This project provides a convenient way to integrate the Tailwind CSS framework into a Django project. It creates a new Django app (named theme by default) that includes all the necessary files and configurations to get started with Tailwind CSS quickly.

Features

• An opinionated Tailwind CSS setup that makes your life easier;
• Hot reloading of CSS, configuration files, and Django templates. No more manual page refreshes!
• Out of the box support for CSS imports, Sass-like variables, and nesting;
• Supports the latest Tailwind CSS v4.x;
• Start both Tailwind CSS and Django development servers with a single command;
• An optional DaisyUI integration to spice up your Tailwind templates with pre-built components.
• A convenient management command for installing Tailwind CSS plugins;

Requirements

Python 3.10 or newer and Django 4.2.20 or newer.

Documentation

The full documentation is at https://django-tailwind.readthedocs.io/ or in the docs directory of this repository.

Getting Started

1. Install django-tailwind: bash pip install django-tailwind

2. Add to INSTALLED_APPS in settings.py: python INSTALLED_APPS = [ # ... 'tailwind', ]

3. Create Tailwind app: bash python manage.py tailwind init

4. Add the generated app to INSTALLED_APPS and configure: ```python INSTALLED_APPS = [ # ... 'tailwind', 'theme', # your generated app name ]

TAILWIND_APP_NAME = 'theme' ```

1. Install Tailwind CSS dependencies: bash python manage.py tailwind install

2. Start development (runs Django + Tailwind): bash python manage.py tailwind dev

3. Use Tailwind classes in your templates: ```html {% load tailwind_tags %}

Hello Tailwind!

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That's it! 🎉 Your Django project now has Tailwind CSS installed and ready to use.

For configuring automatic page reloads during development, see the Installation instructions.

Bugs and suggestions

Please see CONTRIBUTING.

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