Include sorl-thumbnail in installation steps for getting started docs.
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ project:
.. code-block:: bash
$ mkvirtualenv oscar
- $ pip install django-oscar
+ $ pip install django-oscar[sorl-thumbnail]
$ django-admin startproject frobshop
If you do not have :command:`mkvirtualenv`, then replace that line with::
@@ -36,6 +36,12 @@ If you do not have :command:`mkvirtualenv`, then replace that line with::
This will create a folder ``frobshop`` for your project. It is highly
recommended to install Oscar in a virtualenv.
+.. tip::
+
+ ``sorl-thumbnail`` is an optional dependency for image thumbnail, but is what Oscar expects
+ to use by default. It can be replaced with ``easy-thumbnails`` or a custom thumbnail backend. If you want to
+ use a different backend then remember to change the ``OSCAR_THUMBNAILER`` setting to point to it.
+
.. attention::
Please ensure that ``pillow``, a fork of the the Python Imaging Library
@@ -119,7 +125,7 @@ depends on. Also set ``SITE_ID``:
'widget_tweaks',
'haystack',
'treebeard',
- 'sorl.thumbnail',
+ 'sorl.thumbnail', # Default thumbnail backend, can be replaced
'django_tables2',
]
