How to create a Django model with a SlugField and help_text option



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In Django, you can provide help text for a model field using the help_text argument when defining the field. Here's how you can create a Django model with a SlugField and a help_text option:

python
from django.db import models from django.utils.text import slugify class YourModel(models.Model): # Your other fields title = models.CharField(max_length=100, help_text="Enter a title.") # Slug field with help text slug = models.SlugField(max_length=150, unique=True, help_text="Auto-generated from the title.") def save(self, *args, **kwargs): # Automatically generate slug from the title if not provided if not self.slug: self.slug = slugify(self.title) super().save(*args, **kwargs) def __str__(self): return self.title

In this example:

  • We define a model called YourModel with a title field of type CharField and a slug field of type SlugField.
  • For the title field, we provide help text using the help_text argument. This text will be displayed alongside the field in forms and admin interfaces to provide guidance to users.
  • Similarly, for the slug field, we provide help text indicating that it is auto-generated from the title.
  • The save() method is overridden to automatically generate a slug from the title using Django's slugify() function if a slug is not provided.

By providing help_text for the SlugField, you can inform users about how the slug is generated or any other relevant information regarding its usage.