STATIC_ROOT is used for a production environment when Debug is set to False.
In the local environment, if you are using manage.py runserver to start your server, Django will look for static files in STATICFILES_DIRS.
Try to add this line into your settings.py:
STATICFILES_DIRS = [os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'static'), ]
This tells Django to look for your static files in your projectroot/static/ folder.
Check the official doc for more details.
I am having major issues with my css not loading in my Django Project.
It is just a simple project for now as I have just started and when I tried to recreate my normal website the css will no load.
I am using render() to load the files in the views.py
Here I have attached some of the files that I think are important – please request others if needed
BASE.html
{% load static %}
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/csss" href="{% static 'homepage/main.css' %}">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.0.0/css/bootstrap.min.css" integrity="sha384-Gn5384xqQ1aoWXA+058RXPxPg6fy4IWvTNh0E263XmFcJlSAwiGgFAW/dAiS6JXm" crossorigin="anonymous"> {% if title %}
<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Raleway&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Roboto&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
<title>SW - {{title}}</title>
{% else %}
<title>SW</title>
{% endif %}
</head>
<body>
<nav>
<ul>
<li><a href='index.html'>HOME</a></li>
<li><a href='#'>ABOUT ME</a></li>
<li><a href="#">GALLERY</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/Wxshy/Code">CODE</a></li>
<li><a href='#'>FEEDBACK</a></li>
</ul>
</nav>
<main role='main' class="container">
{%block content%}{%endblock%}
</main>
</body>
</html>
HOMEPAGE.html
{% extends "homepage/base.html" %} {%block content%}
<svg width="461" height="295" viewBox="0 0 461 295" fill="none" id="logo">
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SETTING.py
STATIC_ROOT = '/Users/Samuel/Desktop/DjangoPRojects/personalWeb-DJANGO/personal/homepage/static'
STATIC_URL = '/static/
Any help with an explanation would be much appreciated!!!
Many Thanks,
SW
Well you definitely have a typo there csss?
@aris Thank you ever so much I never thought to look there!!!