title: Django static files (css) not working
body: <p>I can't seem to include my bootstrap css files for some reason. I am quite new to Python and Django especially, so I am definitely doing something wrong. </p>
  
  <ul>
  <li><strong>Django 1.9.2</strong></li>
  </ul>
  
  <p>After reading the <a href="https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.9/howto/static-files/" rel="nofollow">official Django explanation</a> on the "Static files" management I am absolutely zero smarter :(. Here is my project folders hierarchy:</p>
  
  <pre><code>/projectname/
      /appname/
          /static/
          |   /appname/
          |        /css/
          |        |    bootstrap.min.css
          |        |    custom.css
          |        /img/
          |        /js/
          |
          /templates/
              /includes/
                  head.html
                  footer.html
              index.html
              base.html
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I started with the basics so I disregarded the <code>head.html</code>and tried with the <code>base.html</code> like so:</p>
  
  <pre><code>&lt;title&gt;{% block title %}{% endblock %}&lt;/title&gt;
  
  &lt;!-- Bootstrap core CSS --&gt;
  {% load staticfiles %}
  &lt;link href="{% static 'static/appname/css/bootstrap.min.css' %}" rel="stylesheet"&gt;
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>No luck. Here is my settings file:</p>
  
  <pre><code>INSTALLED_APPS = [
      'django.contrib.admin',
      'django.contrib.auth',
      'django.contrib.contenttypes',
      'django.contrib.sessions',
      'django.contrib.messages',
      'django.contrib.staticfiles',
  ]
  ...
  
  STATIC_URL = '/static/'
  MEDIA_URL = '/media/'
  STATIC_ROOT = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'static')
  MEDIA_ROOT = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'media')
  STATICFILE_DIRS ='/users/edchigliak/documents/projects/projectname/appname/static/'
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>As fas as I understand, it is possible to have a "global" 'static files location' which all your projects can use, and "per app" 'static files location' which can be uses only by the app inside which base directory they reside.</p>
  
  <p>Any help appreciated!</p>
  
  <p><strong>EDIT:</strong> </p>
  
  <p>This is my <code>urls.py</code> configuration:</p>
  
  <pre><code>from django.conf.urls import url
  from django.contrib import admin
  from budgeteer.views import hello, hours_ahead, current_datetime
  
  urlpatterns = [
  url(r'^admin/', admin.site.urls),
  url(r'^hello/$', hello),
  url(r'^index/$', current_datetime),
  url(r'^time/plus/(\d{1,2})/$', hours_ahead),
  ]
  </code></pre>