While this is a good example of all the good stuff raw django brings to the table, if you build a blog with django, you should go for wagtail in 2023:
- It's incredibly more productive.
- Seamlessly integrates with any django website, or hold your hand to create one from scratch.
- Play nice with the whole django ecosystem.
- Is easy to pick up because under the hood "it's just django". It uses django models, routing, auth, etc. It's uses standards, best practices, and is a good citizen.
- The blog admin and the provided block editor are good out of the box.
- It still gives you all the flexibility you want: it doesn't force any template on you, any page structure, workflow, nothing. You get to decide how simple or complex you blog is.
- The team behind it is super nice.