How do I create a user profile in Django?

How do I create a user profile in Django?

To create a user profile in Django, you can extend the built-in User model by creating a Profile model that has a OneToOneField to the User model.

Can you show me an example of the Profile model?

Sure! Here's a simple example:

from django.db import models
from django.contrib.auth.models import User

class Profile(models.Model):
    user = models.OneToOneField(User, on_delete=models.CASCADE)
    bio = models.TextField(blank=True)
    location = models.CharField(max_length=30, blank=True)
    birth_date = models.DateField(null=True, blank=True)

How do I link the Profile model to the User model when a new user is created?

You can use Django signals. Create a signal that listens for the post_save event of the User model to create a Profile instance.

Can you provide the code for that signal?

Certainly! Here's how you can do it:

from django.db.models.signals import post_save
from django.dispatch import receiver

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