Styling with TailwindCSS

Changing menu styles depending on which page we're on

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Modified files

templates/app/base.html

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+++ 
@@ -11,15 +11,30 @@
   <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/easymde/dist/easymde.min.js"></script>
 </head>
 <body>
+  {% url 'create_article' as create_new_url %}
+  {% url 'home' as your_articles_url %}
+  {% url 'account_email' as change_email_url %}
   <nav class="px-10 py-4 border-b border-gray-300 shadow-md">
     <div class="flex justify-end items-center gap-6 max-w-7x mx-auto">
         {% if user.is_authenticated %}
-        <a class="button primary" href="{% url 'account_signup' %}">Create new</a>
-        <a class="hover:shadow-underline hover:shadow-gray-300" href="{% url 'home' %}">Articles</a>
-        <a class="hover:shadow-underline hover:shadow-gray-300" href="{% url 'account_email' %}">Change email</a>
+          <a
+            class="button primary"
+            href="{% spaceless %}{% if request.path != create_new_url %} {{ create_new_url }} {% else %} # {% endif %}{% endspaceless %}">
+            Create new
+          </a>
+          <a
+            class="hover:shadow-underline hover:shadow-gray-300 {% if request.path == your_articles_url %} font-semibold {% endif %}"
+            href="{{ your_articles_url }}">
+            Your articles
+          </a>
+          <a
+            class="hover:shadow-underline hover:shadow-gray-300 {% if request.path == change_email_url %} font-semibold {% endif %}"
+            href="{{ change_email_url }}">
+            Change email
+          </a>
           <form method="POST" action="{% url 'account_logout' %}">
             {% csrf_token %}
-            <button class="hover:shadow-underline hover:shadow-gray-300" type="submit">Log out</button>
+            <button class="hover:shadow-underline  hover:shadow-gray-300" type="submit">Log out</button>
           </form>
         {% else %}
           <a class="button secondary text-sm" href="{% url 'account_login' %}">Log in</a>