# Mezzanine CMS Guide
Mezzanine is a powerful and flexible content management system built on top of Django. Here are some key areas to focus on when working with Mezzanine:
## Page Management
Mezzanine uses a hierarchical page structure. To create pages programmatically:
```python
from mezzanine.pages.models import Page
parent_page = Page.objects.get(slug='parent-page')
new_page = Page(title="New Page", parent=parent_page)
new_page.save()
```
Best practice: Use the `RichTextPage` model for content-heavy pages.
## Blog Integration
Mezzanine comes with a built-in blog app. To customize the blog:
1. Create a new app in your project
2. Subclass `mezzanine.blog.models.BlogPost`
3. Add custom fields as needed
Example:
```python
from mezzanine.blog.models import BlogPost
class CustomBlogPost(BlogPost):
custom_field = models.CharField(max_length=100)
class Meta:
verbose_name = "Custom Blog Post"
verbose_name_plural = "Custom Blog Posts"
```
## E-commerce
Mezzanine provides the `cartridge` e-commerce app. To integrate:
1. Add `"cartridge.shop"` to `INSTALLED_APPS`
2. Run migrations
3. Customize product models as needed
## Performance Optimization
- Use caching (e.g. Redis) for frequently accessed data
- Optimize database queries using `select_related()` and `prefetch_related()`
- Implement efficient template inheritance
## Security Best Practices
- Keep Mezzanine and Django up-to-date
- Use HTTPS for all traffic
- Implement proper user authentication and authorization
- Sanitize user inputs to prevent XSS attacks
## Theme Customization
1. Create a new theme directory in your project
2. Override Mezzanine templates by matching the directory structure
3. Customize CSS and JavaScript as needed
Example directory structure:
```
myproject/
mytheme/
templates/
base.html
pages/
page.html
static/
css/
js/
```
Remember to add your theme to `INSTALLED_APPS` and set `THEME` in your settings.
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