Extending the User model with custom fields in Django

Question

What\'s the best way to extend the User model (bundled with Django\'s authentication app) with custom fields? I would also possibly like to use the email as the username (fo

Answer 1

It's too late, but my answer is for those who search for a solution with a recent version of Django.

models.py:

from django.db import models
from django.contrib.auth.models import User
from django.db.models.signals import post_save
from django.dispatch import receiver


class Profile(models.Model):
    user = models.OneToOneField(User, on_delete=models.CASCADE)
    extra_Field_1 = models.CharField(max_length=25, blank=True)
    extra_Field_2 = models.CharField(max_length=25, blank=True)


@receiver(post_save, sender=User)
def create_user_profile(sender, instance, created, **kwargs):
    if created:
        Profile.objects.create(user=instance)

@receiver(post_save, sender=User)
def save_user_profile(sender, instance, **kwargs):
    instance.profile.save()

you can use it in templates like this:

{{ user.get_full_name }}

  
Username: {{ user.username }}
  
Location: {{ user.profile.extra_Field_1 }}
  
Birth Date: {{ user.profile.extra_Field_2 }}

and in views.py like this:

def update_profile(request, user_id):
    user = User.objects.get(pk=user_id)
    user.profile.extra_Field_1 = 'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit...'
    user.save()