[Django]-Override default get_absolute_url on User objects?

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You can do this in your settings.py file using the setting ABSOLUTE_URL_OVERRIDES

ABSOLUTE_URL_OVERRIDES = {
    'auth.user': lambda u: "/users/%s/" % u.username,
}

Here’s a link to the official docs: https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/stable/ref/settings/

👤Mark Lavin

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As a side note:

Since django v1.7 the django.contrib.auth.models.AbstractUser no longer defines a get_absolute_url() method (see release notes).

So the OP’s problem will not exist with django > v1.7 as you anyways need to define your custom get_absolute_url() method.

Now there are two way to do this:

  1. Define a get_absolute_url() method in your User model extension.
  2. Use the solution from Mark Lavin’s answer to create (not overwrite) the User.get_absolute_url() through the ABSOLUTE_URL_OVERRIDES setting.
👤j-i-l

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