🛠️ How-To Guides

The How-To Guides provide short, focused instructions for accomplishing specific tasks with django-telegram-app.
These guides are goal-oriented rather than conceptual—they show you how to do something without requiring deep knowledge of the framework's internals.

Use these when you have a concrete task in mind and want a clear set of steps to follow.

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Available How-To Guides

Swap TelegramSettings

Learn how to replace the default TelegramSettings model with your own implementation, add custom fields, and enable full typing support.

👉 See: swap-telegramsettings.md

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Write Management Commands

Create management commands that interact with your bot using the provided BaseManagementCommand foundation.

👉 See: write-management-commands.md

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Debug Bot Issues

Practical steps to diagnose problems such as missing updates, callback errors, webhook misconfiguration, or stale persisted state.

👉 See: debug-bot-issues.md

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Set custom commands in your bot’s command list

Learn how to configure or update the commands that appear in Telegram’s built-in command menu for your bot.

👉 See: set-custom-commands.md

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When to use these guides

Use a how-to guide when:

• You want to complete a specific technical task
• You don’t need background theory or API details
• You prefer a short, example-driven explanation
• You’ve completed the tutorials and want to extend your bot

If you need deeper architecture explanations instead, refer to the Topic Guides, and if you need detailed API documentation, see the Reference section.

Happy building! 🚀