htmx.min.js from it's official site and place it in static/js directory, and install django_htmx.htmx.min.js to html header, or use templates available in stem 4 and 5.<script type="text/javascript" src="{% static 'js/htmx.min.js' %}" defer></script>
base_template variable.context["base_template"] = "partial.html" if request.htmx else "base.html"
base.html for base of your template including html header, and body containing navigation, main content, and footer.{% load static %}
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>{% block title %}ElevateNLP{% endblock %}</title>
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
<meta name="apple-mobile-web-app-capable" content="yes">
<meta name="description" content="">
<meta name="author" content="">
<link href="{% static 'css/bootstrap.min.css' %}" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="{% static 'css/fontawesome.min.css' %}" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="{% static 'css/style.css' %}" rel="stylesheet">
<script type="text/javascript" src="{% static 'js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js' %}" defer></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="{% static 'js/main.js' %}" defer></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="{% static 'js/htmx.min.js' %}" defer></script>
<meta name="htmx-config" content='{"refreshOnHistoryMiss":"true"}'>
<!-- Fav and touch icons -->
<link rel="shortcut icon" href="{% static 'image/favicon.ico'%}">
{% block header %}
{% endblock %}
</head>
<body>
<!-- Navigation -->
{% include 'navbar.html' %}
<!-- Body Content -->
<main class="container" id="main-container">
{% block content %}
{% endblock %}
</main>
<!-- Footer -->
<footer class="footer mt-auto py-3 bg-light">
<div class="container">
<span class="text-center text-muted">© 2019 <a href="http://TheRational.ist/">Tohid</a>.</span>
</div>
</footer>
{% block footer %}
{% endblock %}
</body>
</html>
in this code following is essential:
<script type="text/javascript" src="{% static 'js/htmx.min.js' %}" defer></script>
<meta name="htmx-config" content='{"refreshOnHistoryMiss":"true"}'>
partial.html to generate partial html.<title hx-swap-oob="innerHTML:title">{% block title %}{% endblock %}</title>
{% block header %}{% endblock %}
{% block content %}{% endblock %}
This code will allow dynamic changing of header and content blocks. as well as updating page title updates.
htmx using extends command.{% extends base_template %}
{% load static %}
{% load i18n %}
{% block title %}{% trans "Home" %}{% endblock %}
{% block content %}
<div class="row">
</div>
{% endblock %}
navbar.html template may look like this:{% load static %}
<nav class="navbar navbar-expand-md navbar-dark bg-dark">
<div class="container-fluid">
<a hx-swap="innerHTML show:window:top" hx-target="#main-container" hx-push-url="true" hx-boost="true" hx-indicator="#navbar-indicator" class="navbar-brand" href="#home">Project Title</a>
<div id="navbar-indicator" class="htmx-indicator spinner-border spinner-border-sm text-light" role="status"><span class="visually-hidden">Loading...</span></div>
<button type="button" class="navbar-toggler" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#navbar" aria-controls="navbar" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="Toggle navigation"><i class="fa fa-bars" aria-hidden="true"></i></button>
<div id="navbar" class="collapse navbar-collapse">
<ul hx-swap="innerHTML show:window:top" hx-target="#main-container" hx-push-url="true" hx-boost="true" hx-indicator="#navbar-indicator" class="navbar-nav me-auto mb-2 mb-lg-0">
<li class="nav-item dropdown">
<a class="nav-link dropdown-toggle" href="#" id="navbarDropdown" role="button" data-bs-toggle="dropdown" aria-expanded="false">First Menu</a>
<ul class="dropdown-menu" aria-labelledby="navbarDropdown">
<li><h6 class="dropdown-header">Dropdown Header</h6></li>
<li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#link"><i class="fa fa-book"></i> Menu Item</a></li>
<li><hr class="dropdown-divider"></li>
<li><h6 class="dropdown-header">Dropdown Header</h6></li>
<li><a class="dropdown-item" href="#link"><i class="fa fa-coins"></i>Menu Item</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
{% if request.user.is_authenticated %}
<ul class="navbar-nav">
<li class="nav-item dropdown">
<a class="nav-link dropdown-toggle" data-bs-toggle="dropdown" href="#" role="button" aria-expanded="false">
<i class="fa fa-user"></i>
{% if request.user.get_full_name %}{{ request.user.get_full_name }}{% else %}{{ request.user.username }}{% endif %}
</a>
<ul class="dropdown-menu dropdown-menu-end" aria-labelledby="navbarDropdown">
{% if request.user.is_superuser %}
<div class="dropdown-divider" role="separator"></div>
<a class="dropdown-item" href="{% url 'admin:index' %}">Admin</a>
{% endif %}
<div class="dropdown-divider" role="separator"></div>
<a hx-swap="innerHTML show:window:top" hx-target="#main-container" hx-push-url="true" hx-boost="true" hx-indicator="#navbar-indicator" class="dropdown-item" href="{% url 'account:profile' user %}">Profile</a>
<a hx-swap="innerHTML show:window:top" hx-target="#main-container" hx-push-url="true" hx-boost="true" hx-indicator="#navbar-indicator" class="dropdown-item" href="{% url 'account:user_settings_edit' user %}">Settings</a>
<a class="dropdown-item" href="#signout">Logout</a>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
{% else %}
<ul hx-target="#user-modal-container" hx-push-url="false" hx-boost="true" hx-indicator="#navbar-indicator" class="navbar-nav">
<li class="dropdown"><a class="nav-link" href="#signin" data-bs-toggle="modal" data-bs-target="#user-modal"><i class="fa fa-sign-in"></i> Login</a></li>
<li class="dropdown"><a class="nav-link" href="#signup" data-bs-toggle="modal" data-bs-target="#user-modal"><i class="fa fa-user-plus"></i> Sign Up</a></li>
</ul>
{% endif %}
</div>
</div>
</nav>
Note that href="#link" properties should be edited to reflect your application's pages.