Add Hash to Static Files Names in Django

August 16, 2022

It is very useful to append hash at the end of static files name such as js/css to prevent situation when website visitors after update still have old version of the file in browser cache. Django have built-in tool which automatically add hash to the all static files of Django project on python manage.py collectstatic You need just to add this line to the settings.py file STATICFILES_STORAGE = 'django.contrib.staticfiles.storage.ManifestStaticFilesStorage' That’s all. ...