settings.py

import os
PROJECT_PATH = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))

DEBUG = True
TEMPLATE_DEBUG = DEBUG

ADMINS = (
)

MANAGERS = ADMINS

DATABASE_ENGINE = 'sqlite3'           # 'postgresql_psycopg2', 'postgresql', 'mysql', 'sqlite3' or 'oracle'.
DATABASE_NAME = 'bbcode_standalone'             # Or path to database file if using sqlite3.
DATABASE_USER = 'root'             # Not used with sqlite3.
DATABASE_PASSWORD = 'monkey'         # Not used with sqlite3.
DATABASE_HOST = ''             # Set to empty string for localhost. Not used with sqlite3.
DATABASE_PORT = ''             # Set to empty string for default. Not used with sqlite3.

# Local time zone for this installation. Choices can be found here:
# http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tz_zones_by_name
# although not all choices may be available on all operating systems.
# If running in a Windows environment this must be set to the same as your
# system time zone.
TIME_ZONE = 'Europe/London'

# Language code for this installation. All choices can be found here:
# http://www.i18nguy.com/unicode/language-identifiers.html
LANGUAGE_CODE = 'en-us'
DATETIME_FORMAT = 'F d Y P T'

SITE_ID = 1

NEWS = {
    'AUTO_TEASER_LENGTH': 80, # (words) to trim at for auto-made post teasers
}

# Enter your own site api key at http://code.google.com/apis/maps/signup.html 
GOOGLE_MAPS = {
    'API_KEY': 'ABQIAAAACKCXPXrfsTOm5k5Ir75LqBTCgN6ZOzSQHmXeQQPhPHq-2M9DiBQlvrSwb6PMbLrR_N1ydAL86_CkVA', #local dev
    'ZOOM_LEVEL' : 13,
}

# If you set this to False, Django will make some optimizations so as not
# to load the internationalization machinery.
USE_I18N = False

# Absolute path to the directory that holds media.
# Example: "/home/media/media.lawrence.com/"
MEDIA_ROOT = os.path.join(PROJECT_PATH, 'public/media/')

# URL that handles the media served from MEDIA_ROOT. Make sure to use a
# trailing slash if there is a path component (optional in other cases).
# Examples: "http://media.lawrence.com", "http://example.com/media/"
MEDIA_URL = '/media/'

# URL prefix for admin media -- CSS, JavaScript and images. Make sure to use a
# trailing slash.
# Examples: "http://foo.com/media/", "/media/".
ADMIN_MEDIA_PREFIX = '/media/admin_media/'

# Make this unique, and don't share it with anybody.
SECRET_KEY = 'fo+65(1wczvfpc*k2xo#whm1w79r^27rbcj4u+(n=96%+p**32'

# List of callables that know how to import templates from various sources.
TEMPLATE_LOADERS = (
    'django.template.loaders.filesystem.load_template_source',
    'django.template.loaders.app_directories.load_template_source',
#     'django.template.loaders.eggs.load_template_source',
)

TEMPLATE_CONTEXT_PROCESSORS  = (
    'django.core.context_processors.auth',
    'django.core.context_processors.debug',
    'django.core.context_processors.media',
    #'sitepost.context_processors.common',
)

MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES = (
    'django.middleware.common.CommonMiddleware',
    'django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware',
    'django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware',
)

ROOT_URLCONF = 'generic-post.urls'

TEMPLATE_DIRS = (
    # Put strings here, like "/home/html/django_templates" or "C:/www/django/templates".
    # Always use forward slashes, even on Windows.
    # Don't forget to use absolute paths, not relative paths.
    os.path.join(PROJECT_PATH, 'bbcode/templates'),
    os.path.join(PROJECT_PATH, 'sitepost/templates'),
    os.path.join(PROJECT_PATH, 'social/templates'),
    os.path.join(PROJECT_PATH, 'templates'),
)

INSTALLED_APPS = (
    'django.contrib.auth',
    'django.contrib.contenttypes',
    'django.contrib.sessions',
    'django.contrib.sites',
    'django.contrib.admin',
    'django.contrib.comments',
    'sorl.thumbnail',
    'bbcode',
    'sitepost',
    'social',
)