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 # Django MongoDB Backend
 
-## Index
-* [Documentation](https://www.mongodb.com/docs/languages/python/django-mongodb/current/)
-* [Getting Started](https://www.mongodb.com/docs/languages/python/django-mongodb/current/get-started/)
-* [Model Your Data](https://www.mongodb.com/docs/languages/python/django-mongodb/current/model-data/)
-* [Limitations & Future Work](https://www.mongodb.com/docs/languages/python/django-mongodb/current/limitations-upcoming/)
+## Documentation
 
-The documentation in the "docs" directory is online at
+Documentation written in the style of MongoDB's documentation is available at
+https://www.mongodb.com/docs/languages/python/django-mongodb/current/.
+
+Documentation written in the style of Django's documentation is available at
 https://django-mongodb-backend.readthedocs.io/en/latest/.
 
-## Install
+## Quick Start
+
+### Install
 
 Use the version of `django-mongodb-backend` that corresponds to your version of
 Django. For example, to get the latest compatible release for Django 5.2.x:
+
 ```bash
 pip install django-mongodb-backend==5.2.*
 ```
 
-## Quickstart
-
-### Start project
+### Create a project
 
 From your shell, run the following command to create a new Django project
-called `example` using our custom template. Make sure the zipfile referenced
-at the end of the template link corresponds to your version of Django.
+called `example` using our project template. Make sure the end of the template
+URL corresponds to your version of Django (e.g. `5.2.x.zip` for any Django
+5.2.x version).
 
-You can check what version of Django you're using with:
 ```bash
-django-admin --version
+django-admin startproject example --template https://github.com/mongodb-labs/django-mongodb-project/archive/refs/heads/5.2.x.zip
 ```
 
-The snippet below specifies `5.2.x.zip` at the end of
-the template url to get the template for any Django version matching 5.2:
+You can check what version of Django you're using with:
 
 ```bash
-django-admin startproject example --template https://github.com/mongodb-labs/django-mongodb-project/archive/refs/heads/5.2.x.zip
+django-admin --version
 ```
 
-
 ### Connect to the database
 
 Navigate to your `example/settings.py` file and replace the `DATABASES`
@@ -54,49 +52,33 @@ DATABASES = {
 ```
 
 ### Run the server
-To verify that you installed Django MongoDB Backend and correctly configured your project, run the following command from your project root:
+
+To verify that you correctly configured your project, run the following command
+from your project root:
+
 ```bash
 python manage.py runserver
 ```
-Then, visit http://127.0.0.1:8000/. This page displays a "Congratulations!" message and an image of a rocket.
-
-
-## Capabilities of Django MongoDB Backend
 
-- **Model MongoDB Documents Through Django’s ORM**
+Then, visit http://127.0.0.1:8000/. This page displays a "Congratulations!"
+message and an image of a rocket.
 
-  - Store Django model instances as MongoDB documents.
-  - Maps Django's built-in fields to MongoDB data types.
-  - Provides custom fields for arrays (`ArrayField`) and embedded documents (`EmbeddedModelField`).
-  - Supports core migration functionalities.
-- **Index Management**
-  - Create single, compound, partial, and unique indexes using Django Indexes.
-- **Querying Data**
-  - Supports most of the Django QuerySet API.
-  - Supports relational field usage and executes `JOIN` operations with MQL.
-  - A custom `QuerySet.raw_aggregate` method exposes MongoDB-specific operations like Vector Search, Atlas Search, and GeoSpatial querying to yield Django QuerySet results.
-- **Administrator Dashboard & Authentication**
-  - Manage your data in Django’s admin site.
-  - Fully integrated with Django's authentication framework.
-  - Supports native user management features like creating users and session management.
+## Getting Help
 
+You can ask usage questions on the [MongoDB Community Forums](https://www.mongodb.com/community/forums/tag/python).
 
-### Issues & Help
+## Reporting Bugs and Requesting Features
 
-We're glad to have such a vibrant community of users of Django MongoDB Backend.
-You can ask questions and request features through the
-[MongoDB Community Forums](https://www.mongodb.com/community/forums/tag/python).
-
-
-#### Bugs / Feature Requests
-To report a bug or to request a new feature in Django MongoDB Backend, please open an issue in JIRA, our issue-management tool, using the following steps:
+To report a bug or request a new feature in Django MongoDB Backend, please open
+an issue in JIRA:
 
 1. [Create a JIRA account.](https://jira.mongodb.org/)
-
 2. Navigate to the [Python Integrations project](https://jira.mongodb.org/projects/INTPYTHON/).
+3. Click **Create Issue**. Please provide as much information as possible about
+the issue and the steps to reproduce it.
 
-3. Click **Create Issue**. Please provide as much information as possible about the issue and the steps to reproduce it.
-
-Bug reports in JIRA for the Django MongoDB Backend project can be viewed by everyone.
+Bug reports for the Django MongoDB Backend project can be viewed by everyone.
 
-If you identify a security vulnerability in the driver or in any other MongoDB project, please report it according to the instructions found in [Create a Vulnerability Report](https://www.mongodb.com/docs/manual/tutorial/create-a-vulnerability-report/).
+If you identify a security vulnerability in this project or in any other
+MongoDB project, please report it according to the instructions found at
+[Create a Vulnerability Report](https://www.mongodb.com/docs/manual/tutorial/create-a-vulnerability-report/).