[Django]-How do I set custom HTML attributes in django forms?

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You can change the widget on the CharField to achieve the effect you are looking for.

search_input = forms.CharField(_(u'Search word'), required=False)
search_input.widget = forms.TextInput(attrs={'size': 10, 'title': 'Search',})
👤mcanterb

11👍

You can also try this:

search_input = forms.CharField(
    _(u'Search word'),
    required=False,
    widget=forms.TextInput(attrs={'size': 10, 'title': 'Search',})
)

This is documented in the section entitled Styling widget instances.

👤Don

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There’s also the template-only solution using a filter. I recommend django-widget-tweaks:

{% load widget_tweaks %}

{{ form.email|attr:'required:true' }}
👤John Lehmann

7👍

Old question, but for who-ever is looking for another alternative, there’s also this:
https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.6/topics/forms/modelforms/#overriding-the-default-fields

You can do something like this:

from django.forms import ModelForm, Textarea
from myapp.models import Author

class AuthorForm(ModelForm):
    class Meta:
        model = Author
        fields = ('name', 'title', 'birth_date')
        widgets = {
            'name': Textarea(attrs={'cols': 80, 'rows': 20}),
        }
👤webtweakers

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