[Django]-How to add extra fields to django registration form?

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Something like this should help you:

from django import forms
from django.contrib.auth.models import User
from django.contrib.auth.forms import UserCreationForm

class UserCreateForm(UserCreationForm):
    extra_field = forms.CharField(required=True)

    class Meta:
        model = User
        fields = ("username", "extra_field", "password1", "password2")

    def save(self, commit=True):
        user = super(UserCreateForm, self).save(commit=False)
        user.extra_field = self.cleaned_data["extra_field"]
        if commit:
            user.save()
        return user

Basically, extending UserCreationForm and adding an extra field. Also, save it in the save() method.

Hope it helps.

👤Jahongir Rahmonov

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By default the UserCreationForm comes with username, password, first_name, last_name, email.

I wanted to add additional fields of information (easily accomplished after the fact using the ProfileUpdateForm) but I wanted it included in the initial registration form so the user would only have to submit once.

Solution is to use two forms and combine them. The magic trick is to initiate a manual database refresh to access the newly created profile

Reference: https://simpleisbetterthancomplex.com/tutorial/2016/07/22/how-to-extend-django-user-model.html

views.py

def register(request):
if request.method == 'POST':
    form = UserRegisterForm(request.POST)
    p_reg_form = ProfileRegisterForm(request.POST)
    if form.is_valid() and p_reg_form.is_valid():
        user = form.save()
        user.refresh_from_db()  # load the profile instance created by the signal
        p_reg_form = ProfileRegisterForm(request.POST, instance=user.profile)
        p_reg_form.full_clean()
        p_reg_form.save()
        messages.success(request, f'Your account has been sent for approval!')
        return redirect('login')
else:
    form = UserRegisterForm()
    p_reg_form = ProfileRegisterForm()
context = {
    'form': form,
    'p_reg_form': p_reg_form
}
return render(request, 'users/register.html', context)

forms.py

class UserRegisterForm(UserCreationForm):
email = forms.EmailField()

    class Meta:
        model = User
        fields = ['username', 'email', 'password1', 'password2']

class ProfileRegisterForm(forms.ModelForm):
    class Meta:
        model = Profile
        fields = ['city', 'state', 'country', 'referral']

models.py

class Profile(models.Model):
    user = models.OneToOneField(User, on_delete=models.CASCADE)
    image = models.ImageField(default='default.jpg', upload_to='profile_pics')
    confirmed = models.BooleanField("Confirmed", default=False)

    city = models.CharField("City", max_length=50, blank=True)
    state = models.CharField("State", max_length=50, blank=True)
    country = models.CharField("Country", max_length=50, blank=True)
    referral = models.CharField("Referral", max_length=50, blank=True)

def __str__(self):
    return f'{self.user.username} Profile'

def save(self, *args, **kwargs):
    super().save(*args, **kwargs)
👤TechBrad

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