About Silently Failing URLs
The {% url 'path_name' %}
template tag raises an error if the url-name is missing.
Whereas {% url 'path_name' as the_url %}
doesn't raise the error and fails silently.
That's useful when using Django CMS and attachable CMS apps, where the pages with attached apps can be detached or unpublished.
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