Michael Trythall

3 videos · 3 events · 2016–2025 · 2h 6m of video

Talks

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Building a Wagtail CMS Experience that Editors Love

DjangoCon US 2025 · November 6, 2025

A good Wagtail CMS starts with content modelling rather than page-building: interview editors and other users, document their frustrations and workflows, identify important content types, relationships, taxonomies, reusable content, configuration, and data, then map these ideas visually or in shared documents. Wagtail’s pages, Django models,…

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Managing Content with Django

DjangoCon US 2023 · December 14, 2023

Michael Trythall compares Django CMS and Wagtail as tools for managing content, stressing that CMS projects should begin with research into users, workflows, terminology, data, and content needs. He describes Django CMS as a lightweight, component-oriented layer suited to data-rich Django systems, structured content, syndication,…

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Under the Hood of Modern CSS Frameworks

DjangoCon US 2016 · August 22, 2016

Modern CSS frameworks are mostly practical bundles of a few core systems rather than collections of mysterious hacks: resets, configuration, typography, rhythm, layout, and color management. Michael Trythall explains how resets should neutralize browser differences without adding unnecessary styles, why global values should be clearly…

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