Pinax Starter Projects and Apps

Code Reuse

Computers were created to help people save time. Pinax helps web developers save time through code reuse.

Typically, when a Django project is created, the default Django project and app code will be installed and used one-time only.

Pinax starter projects, apps, and themes work differently than typical Django projects and apps, because they are packaged to reuse and share. Pinax comes with a handy command line interface tool called Pinax CLI that can be used to install a Pinax starter project. The Pinax starter project provides the Django project framework and the self-contained Pinax apps that come pre-installed as packages provide the functionality.

Common Website Patterns

You can use Pinax starter projects and apps to create the most common types of websites. Here are a few examples:

• prototype
• waitinglist
• blog
• marketplace
• social network
• conference website
• learning management system
• and more!