Sending Emails in Django

#django #python #webdev #security

Configuration for Sending Emails in Django:-

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settings in Your Gmail Account

Open your email account in Browser
go to 'Manage your google account'
go to 'Security' tab in left side bar
Turn ON the Toggle Button in 'Less Secure App Access' option in Security tab.

settings.py

Add Some line of Code in this file.

EMAIL_BACKEND = 'django.core.mail.backends.smtp.EmailBackend'

EMAIL_HOST = 'smtp.gmail.com'

EMAIL_USE_TLS =True

EMAIL_PORT = 587

EMAIL_HOST_USER = 'your email id'

EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD = 'password'

project/urls.py

from django.contrib import admin
from django.urls import path, include

urlpatterns = [
    path('admin/', admin.site.urls),
    path('', include('main.urls')),
]

app/urls.py

from django.urls import path
from . import views

urlpatterns = [
    path('', views.home, name='home'),
    path('send_mail/', views.sendMail, name='send_mail')
]

views.py

from django.shortcuts import render, redirect
from django.conf import settings
from django.core.mail import send_mail
from django.contrib import messages
# Create your views here.
def home(request):
    return render(request, 'home_page.html')



def sendMail(request):
    if request.method == 'POST':
        sender = settings.EMAIL_HOST_USER
        receiver = request.POST['receiver']
        subject = request.POST['sub']
        content = request.POST['content']

        mail = send_mail(subject, content, sender, [receiver], fail_silently=False)
        if mail:
            messages.success(request, 'Email has been sent.')
            return redirect('home')
        else:
            return HttpResponse('message not sent')
    else:
        return redirect('home')

templates/home.html

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
  <head>
    <!-- Required meta tags -->
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">

    <!-- Bootstrap CSS -->
    <link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.0.0-beta1/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet" integrity="sha384-giJF6kkoqNQ00vy+HMDP7azOuL0xtbfIcaT9wjKHr8RbDVddVHyTfAAsrekwKmP1" crossorigin="anonymous">

    <title>Sending Email in Django</title>
  </head>
  <body class="bg-dark text-light">
    <div class="container my-3" style="width: 500px;">

      <h2 class="alert alert-success">Sending Email in Django</h2>
      <hr>
      {% if messages %}
      {% for message in messages %}
      <div class="alert alert-dark alert-dismissible fade show my-4" role="alert">
      {{message}}
      <button type="button" class="btn-close" data-bs-dismiss="alert" aria-label="Close"></button>
    </div>
      {% endfor %}
      {% endif %}


    <form action="{% url 'send_mail' %}" method="post">
      {% csrf_token %}
      <div class="mb-3">
        <label for="exampleInputEmail1" class="form-label"><b>To</label>
        <input type="email" class="form-control" name="receiver" id="exampleInputEmail1" aria-describedby="emailHelp">
      </div>
      <div class="mb-3">
        <label for="subject" class="form-label"><b>Subject</label>
        <input type="text" class="form-control" name="sub" id="subject">
      </div>
      <div class="mb-3">
        <label for="content" class="form-label">Body</label>
        <textarea class="form-control" name="content" style="height: 250px;"></textarea>

      </div>

      <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary">Send</button>
    </form>


    </div>



    <!-- Option 1: Bootstrap Bundle with Popper -->
    <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.0.0-beta1/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js" integrity="sha384-ygbV9kiqUc6oa4msXn9868pTtWMgiQaeYH7/t7LECLbyPA2x65Kgf80OJFdroafW" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>


  </body>
</html>

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