New Release with Major Updates (v0.5.0)

[erdem]

Hello all,

As some of you may have noticed, I released a new version yesterday with decent updates and improvements. I want to bring to your attention that there are breaking changes in the widgets settings structure and behaviour. To use the new version, you'll need to review and update your widget settings. For detailed information, please check the updated settings documentation.

Summary of the key changes:

• Added Leaflet interactive widget support
• Introduced Mapbox static widget support
• Implemented a new settings structure
• Developed a brand new demo project with all widgets usage examples
• Improved the user experience of interactive widgets
• Updated the GoogleMap widget to address JS deprecation warnings and initialisation issues
• Fixed bugs in the MapBox Interactive widget
• Updated the demo project to showcase all widget usages in Django 5.x
• Revised all documentation
• Added a contribution guide
• Adopted Poetry for package management in development
• Integrated black and isort for code formatting
• Removed outdated functional and unit tests, Travis CI, and Docker integration

Besides the new release, I've also enabled sponsorship for the project. Over the years, Django Map Widgets has grown significantly, requiring more of my time and attention to maintain, update, and expand its features. As the project continues to evolve and serve a wider, the demands on my personal time have increased substantially. If you find Django Map Widgets useful in your work and would like to support its ongoing development and maintenance, your support would be welcome!

If you encounter any issues with the new release, feel free to create a thread in issues.

Thanks
Erdem