Created form template to add a news item and minor updates to models & views.

news/models.py

@@ -50,10 +50,10 @@ class NewsItem(models.Model):
         get_user_model(), on_delete=models.CASCADE, related_name="news_items"
     )
 
-    def save(self):
+    def save(self, *args, **kwargs):
         if not self.slug:
             self.slug = slugify(self.title)
-        return super(NewsItem, self).save()
+        return super(NewsItem, self).save(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def get_absolute_url(self):
         return reverse_lazy("news:detail", args=[self.category.slug, self.slug])

news/templates/news/newsitem_form.html

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{% extends 'base.html' %}
+
+{% block content %}
+  <div>
+    <h1>News Item</h1>
+    <form method="post">
+      {% csrf_token %}
+      {{ form.as_p }}
+      <input type="submit" value="Create Item">
+      <a href="{% url 'dashboard:dashboard' %}">Cancel</a>
+    </form>
+  </div>
+{% endblock %}

news/urls.py

@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 from django.urls import path
 
-from .views import (CategoryList, NewsItemDetail, NewsItemList,
+from .views import (CategoryList, NewsItemCreate, NewsItemDetail, NewsItemList,
                     NewsItemRedirectView, TagList)
 
 app_name = "news"
 
 urlpatterns = [
     path("", NewsItemList.as_view(), name="list"),
+    path("add-news/", NewsItemCreate.as_view(), name="add_news"),
     path("categories/", CategoryList.as_view(), name="categories"),
     path("categories/<slug:category>/", NewsItemList.as_view(), name="list_category"),
     path("tags/", TagList.as_view(), name="tags"),

news/views.py

@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
+from django.contrib.auth.decorators import login_required
 from django.shortcuts import get_object_or_404
-from django.views.generic import DetailView, ListView, RedirectView
+from django.urls import reverse_lazy
+from django.utils.decorators import method_decorator
+from django.views.generic import (CreateView, DetailView, ListView,
+                                  RedirectView, UpdateView)
 
 from .models import Category, NewsItem
 
@@ -8,6 +12,27 @@ class CategoryList(ListView):
     model = Category
 
 
+@method_decorator(login_required, name="dispatch")
+class NewsItemCreate(CreateView):
+    model = NewsItem
+    fields = [
+        "title",
+        "category",
+        "body",
+        "origin_text",
+        "origin_link",
+        "header_img",
+        "tags",
+        "is_published",
+        "is_featured",
+    ]
+    success_url = reverse_lazy("dashboard:dashboard")
+
+    def form_valid(self, form):
+        form.instance.owner = self.request.user
+        return super().form_valid(form)
+
+
 class NewsItemDetail(DetailView):
     model = NewsItem