Explanations

Deep dives into how djangocms-custom-content works and why.

• Architecture
  • Core Design: Grouper + Content Pattern
  • M2M Relations Use Generic FK
  • See Also
• M2M Relationships Explained
  • The Through Model: custom_relation_factory
  • Comparison: Django M2M vs. Generic M2M
  • How the Two Approaches Use custom_relation_factory
  • Approach 2: relate_to (Model Pushes to Targets)
  • Design Differences
  • Accessing Relations
  • See Also

This section explains the thinking behind the design and how different components work together.

• :doc:`architecture`: High-level system design and component interaction

• :doc:`design_patterns`: Common patterns used throughout the framework

• :doc:`relationships`: How many-to-many relationships work under the hood