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First steps
===========
-:ref:`Overview <intro-overview>`
- See what writing a database-driven application with Django looks like.
+ * **From scratch:** :ref:`Overview <intro-overview>` | :ref:`Installation <intro-install>`
+ * **Tutorial:** :ref:`Part 1 <intro-tutorial01>` | :ref:`Part 2 <intro-tutorial02>` | :ref:`Part 3 <intro-tutorial03>` | :ref:`Part 4 <intro-tutorial04>`
-:ref:`Installation <intro-install>`
- Get Django installed on your computer.
+The model layer
+===============
-Tutorial: Writing your first Django application
-===============================================
+ * **Models:** :ref:`Model syntax <topics-db-models>` | :ref:`Field types <ref-models-fields>` | :ref:`Meta options <ref-models-options>`
+ * **QuerySets:** :ref:`Executing queries <topics-db-queries>` | :ref:`QuerySet method reference <ref-models-querysets>`
+ * **Model instances:** :ref:`Instance methods <ref-models-instances>` | :ref:`Accessing related objects <ref-models-relations>`
+ * **Advanced:** :ref:`Managers <topics-db-managers>` | :ref:`Raw SQL <topics-db-sql>` | :ref:`Transactions <topics-db-transactions>` | :ref:`Custom fields <howto-custom-model-fields>`
+ * **Other:** :ref:`Supported databases <ref-databases>` | :ref:`Legacy databases <howto-legacy-databases>` | :ref:`Providing initial data <howto-initial-data>`
-:ref:`Part 1 <intro-tutorial01>`
- Start a project, create models and play with the database API.
+The template layer
+==================
-:ref:`Part 2 <intro-tutorial02>`
- Explore the automatically-generated admin site.
+ * **For designers:** :ref:`Syntax overview <topics-templates>` | :ref:`Built-in tags and filters <ref-templates-builtins>`
+ * **For programmers:** :ref:`Template API <ref-templates-api>` | :ref:`Custom tags and filters <howto-custom-template-tags>`
-:ref:`Part 3 <intro-tutorial03>`
- Write the public interface views.
+The view layer
+==============
-:ref:`Part 4 <intro-tutorial04>`
- Learn how to process forms.
+ * **The basics:** :ref:`URLconfs <topics-http-urls>` | :ref:`View functions <topics-http-views>` | :ref:`Shortcuts <topics-http-shortcuts>`
+ * **Reference:** :ref:`Request/response objects <ref-request-response>`
+ * **File uploads:** :ref:`Overview <topics-http-file-uploads>` | :ref:`File objects <ref-files-file>` | :ref:`Storage API <ref-files-storage>` | :ref:`Managing files <topics-files>` | :ref:`Custom storage <howto-custom-file-storage>`
+ * **Advanced:** :ref:`Generic views <ref-generic-views>` | :ref:`Generating CSV <howto-outputting-csv>` | :ref:`Generating PDF <howto-outputting-pdf>`
+ * **Middleware:** :ref:`Overview <topics-http-middleware>` | :ref:`Built-in middleware classes <ref-middleware>`
-Using Django
-============
-
-:ref:`Models <topics-db-index>`
- Design a single, definitive source of data about your data.
+Forms
+=====
-:ref:`Handling web requests <topics-http-index>`
- Handle web requests, map them to views and return pages.
+ * **The basics:** :ref:`Overview <topics-forms-index>` | :ref:`Form API <ref-forms-api>` | :ref:`Built-in fields <ref-forms-fields>` | :ref:`Built-in widgets <ref-forms-widgets>`
+ * **Advanced:** :ref:`Forms for models <topics-forms-modelforms>` | :ref:`Integrating media <topics-forms-media>` | :ref:`Formsets <topics-forms-formsets>` | :ref:`Customizing validation <ref-forms-validation>`
+ * **Extras:** :ref:`Form preview <ref-contrib-formtools-form-preview>` | :ref:`Form wizard <ref-contrib-formtools-form-wizard>`
-:ref:`Forms <topics-forms-index>`
- Build and handle HTML forms.
+The development process
+=======================
-:ref:`Templates <topics-templates>`
- Develop the visual design of your site.
+ * **Settings:** :ref:`Overview <topics-settings>` | :ref:`Full list of settings <ref-settings>`
+ * **django-admin.py and manage.py:** :ref:`Overview <ref-django-admin>` | :ref:`Adding custom commands <howto-custom-management-commands>`
+ * **Testing:** :ref:`Overview <topics-testing>`
+ * **Deployment:** :ref:`Overview <howto-deployment-index>` | :ref:`Apache/mod_python <howto-deployment-modpython>` | :ref:`FastCGI/SCGI/AJP <howto-deployment-fastcgi>` | :ref:`Apache authentication <howto-apache-auth>` | :ref:`Serving static files <howto-static-files>` | :ref:`Tracking code errors by e-mail <howto-error-reporting>`
-And more:
----------
+Other batteries included
+========================
+ * :ref:`Admin site <ref-contrib-admin>`
* :ref:`Authentication <topics-auth>`
- * :ref:`Caching <topics-cache>`
- * :ref:`E-mail <topics-email>`
- * :ref:`File-access APIs <topics-files>`
- * :ref:`topics-i18n`
- * :ref:`topics-pagination`
- * :ref:`Serialization <topics-serialization>`
- * :ref:`Sessions <topics-http-sessions>`
- * :ref:`Settings/configuration <topics-settings>`
- * :ref:`topics-signals`
- * :ref:`Testing <topics-testing>`
-
-Add-on ("contrib") applications
-===============================
-
-:ref:`Django's automatic admin site <ref-contrib-admin>`
- Get a clean Web interface to your data with little effort.
-
-:ref:`Form tools <ref-contrib-formtools-index>`
- Easily handle complex form workflows.
-
-:ref:`Syndication feeds <ref-contrib-syndication>`
- Generate RSS and Atom feeds of your data.
-
-:ref:`"Local flavor" <ref-contrib-localflavor>`
- Give your site that special local touch.
-
-And more:
----------
-
+ * :ref:`Cache system <topics-cache>`
* :ref:`Comments <ref-contrib-comments-index>`
* :ref:`Content types <ref-contrib-contenttypes>`
* :ref:`Cross Site Request Forgery protection <ref-contrib-csrf>`
* :ref:`Databrowse <ref-contrib-databrowse>`
+ * :ref:`E-mail (sending) <topics-email>`
* :ref:`Flatpages <ref-contrib-flatpages>`
* :ref:`Humanize <ref-contrib-humanize>`
+ * :ref:`Internationalization <topics-i18n>`
+ * :ref:`Jython support <howto-jython>`
+ * :ref:`"Local flavor" <ref-contrib-localflavor>`
+ * :ref:`Pagination <topics-pagination>`
* :ref:`Redirects <ref-contrib-redirects>`
+ * :ref:`Serialization <topics-serialization>`
+ * :ref:`Sessions <topics-http-sessions>`
+ * :ref:`Signals <topics-signals>`
* :ref:`Sitemaps <ref-contrib-sitemaps>`
* :ref:`Sites <ref-contrib-sites>`
+ * :ref:`Syndication feeds (RSS/Atom) <ref-contrib-syndication>`
+ * :ref:`Unicode in Django <ref-unicode>`
* :ref:`Web design helpers <ref-contrib-webdesign>`
- * :ref:`Markup <ref-contrib-markup>`
-
-Solving specific problems
-=========================
-
-:ref:`Deployment <howto-deployment-index>`
- Release your project to the world.
-
-:ref:`Importing data from legacy databases <howto-legacy-databases>`
- Use Django with an existing database or alongside other web development
- toolkits.
-
-:ref:`Custom template tags <howto-custom-template-tags>`
- Add your own extensions to Django's template language.
-
-:ref:`Generating CSV <howto-outputting-csv>` & :ref:`PDF <howto-outputting-pdf>`
- Produce non-HTML content with Django.
-
-And more:
----------
-
- * :ref:`Authenticating in Apache <howto-apache-auth>`
- * :ref:`howto-custom-file-storage`
- * :ref:`howto-custom-management-commands`
- * :ref:`howto-custom-model-fields`
- * :ref:`Tracking code errors by e-mail <howto-error-reporting>`
- * :ref:`howto-initial-data`
- * :ref:`howto-jython`
- * :ref:`Serving static files <howto-static-files>`
-
-Reference
-=========
-
-:ref:`Settings <ref-settings>`
- See all of Django's settings and what they do.
-
-:ref:`Request & response objects <ref-request-response>`
- Understand the classes Django uses to represent HTTP requests and responses.
-
-:ref:`Model API reference <ref-models-index>`
- Revel in the gory details of Django's model system.
-
-:ref:`Form API reference <ref-forms-index>`
- Learn the details of forms, fields and widgets.
-
-And more:
----------
-
- * :ref:`ref-databases`
- * :ref:`ref-django-admin`
- * :ref:`ref-files-index`
- * :ref:`ref-generic-views`
- * :ref:`ref-middleware`
- * :ref:`ref-templates-index`
- * :ref:`ref-unicode`
-
-And all the rest
-================
-:ref:`Internals <internals-index>`
- Learn how Django works under the hood and how you can contribute to the
- project.
+The Django open-source project
+==============================
-:ref:`Release notes <releases-index>`
- See what is and was new in each release of Django.
+ * **Community:** :ref:`How to get involved <internals-contributing>` | :ref:`The release process <internals-release-process>` | :ref:`Team of committers <internals-committers>`
+ * **Design philosophies:** :ref:`Overview <misc-design-philosophies>`
+ * **Documentation:** :ref:`About this documentation <internals-documentation>`
+ * **Third-party distributions:** :ref:`Overview <misc-distributions>`
+ * **Django over time:** :ref:`API stability <misc-api-stability>` | :ref:`Archive of release notes <releases-index>` | `Backwards-incompatible changes`_
-:ref:`Miscellany <misc-index>`
- Stuff we can't find a more organized place for. Like that drawer in your
- kitchen with the scissors, batteries and duct tape.
+.. _Backwards-incompatible changes: http://code.djangoproject.com/wiki/BackwardsIncompatibleChanges