Change Django ModelChoiceField to show users' full names rather than usernames
django, django-authentication, django-forms, python
Solution
You can setup a custom `ModelChoiceField` that will return whatever label you'd like.
Place something like this within a fields.py or wherever applicable.
class UserModelChoiceField(ModelChoiceField):
def label_from_instance(self, obj):
return obj.get_full_name()
Then when creating your form, simply use that field
UserModelChoiceField(queryset=User.objects.filter(is_staff=False), required = False)
More info can be found here
Problem
I have a form in my Django app (not in admin) that allows staff members to select a user from a dropdown. ``` forms.ModelChoiceField(queryset = User.objects.filter(is_staff=False), required = False) ``` The problem is that the dropdown shows users by usernames whereas I'd rather it show their full name from user.get_full_name() and use username only if that is not available. I only really need this change on this page, in other places like admin, I don't care if it uses username. Is there a way I can do this? Thanks!