Add Hash to Static Files Names in Django

Aug. 17, 2022

django

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.

Pay attention, you need to use template tag {% static 'main.css' %} in the Django templates to make it works, this way static files will be loaded from URL like this https://example.com/static/main.1519f9b0b991.css