Custom Signup Form with Extra Fields
A snippet demonstrating how to customize the signup form with additional fields.
# forms.py
from django import forms
from django.contrib.auth.forms import UserCreationForm
from django.contrib.auth.models import User
class CustomUserCreationForm(UserCreationForm):
email = forms.EmailField(required=True)
class Meta:
model = User
fields = ('username', 'email', 'password1', 'password2')
# views.py
from django.shortcuts import render, redirect
from .forms import CustomUserCreationForm
def register_view(request):
form = CustomUserCreationForm(request.POST or None)
if form.is_valid():
form.save()
return redirect('login')
return render(request, 'register.html', {'form': form})
# templates/register.html
<h2>Sign Up</h2>
<form method="POST">
{% csrf_token %}
{{ form.as_p }}
<button type="submit">Register</button>
</form>
Explanation:
-
We create a custom form by subclassing
UserCreationFormand adding anemailfield. -
The
Metaclass tells Django which fields to show and which model to save. - In the view, we handle form validation and save the user on success.
- You can extend this form further with fields like full name, phone number, or profile image.
- Category Authentication & Authorization
- Total Views 887
- Last Modified 24 November, 2025
- Tags #signup #custom user #forms #auth
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