How to Install Wagtail in Windows 10

Wagtail is a web content management system designed for developers and content editors to easily create and manage websites. In this tutorial, we'll show you the steps to install Wagtail on your Windows 10 machine.

Prerequisites

Before we get started, there are a few things you'll need:

• A Windows 10 machine with administrative privileges.
• Python 3.6 or higher installed on your machine.
• pip - Python's package manager.
• Git - a version control system.

Step 1: Create a Virtual Environment

We highly recommend creating a virtual environment for installing Wagtail. This will keep the installation of Wagtail separate from other Python packages installed on your machine.

1. Open your command prompt by pressing the Windows + R keys, then type cmd and press Enter.

2. Navigate to the directory where you want to create your virtual environment.

   cd <path to directory>
   

3. Create a new virtual environment with the following command:

   python -m venv myenv
   

   Replace myenv with any name you'd like to give to your virtual environment.

4. Activate the virtual environment:

   myenv\Scripts\activate
   

   You should now see your command prompt prompt change to something like (myenv) C:\path\to\env>

Step 2: Install Wagtail

1. Install the necessary Python packages using pip:

   pip install wagtail
   

   This will install Wagtail as well as its dependencies.

Step 3: Create a New Wagtail Project

1. Navigate to the directory where you want to create your Wagtail project:

   cd C:\path\to\project
   

2. Create a new Wagtail project by running the following command:

   wagtail start mysite
   

3. Navigate into the mysite directory:

   cd mysite
   

4. Migrate the database schema:

   python manage.py migrate
   

5. Create a superuser to access the Wagtail admin:

   python manage.py createsuperuser
   

6. Run the development server:

   python manage.py runserver
   

   This will start the development server at http://localhost:8000/.

7. Open your web browser and visit http://localhost:8000/admin/ to access the Wagtail admin. Log in using the superuser credentials you created in step 5.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and set up a Wagtail project on your Windows 10 machine.

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