Django form fields not loading in template

Question

I can't seem to get a model form to load in my template.

models.py

from django.db import models

class Event(models.Model):
    name = models.CharField(max_length=60)
    start_datetime = models.DateTimeField()
    end_datetime = models.DateTimeField()
    description = models.TextField()

forms.py

from django import forms
from .models import Event

class EventForm(forms.ModelForm):
    class Meta:
        model = Event
        fields = ['name']

views.py

from django.shortcuts import render
from .forms import EventForm

def index(request):
    if request.method == 'POST':
        form = EventForm(request.POST)
        if form.is_valid():
            form.save()
    else:
        form = EventForm()

    return render(request, 'index.html')

index.html

<form method="POST" action="">
  {% csrf_token %}
  {{ form.as_p }}
</form>
<button type="submit">Save</button>

I can get the form to print to the console on load when adding print(form) in views.py on the GET request, but it doesn't load in the template.

Render method you are sending events which is not defined. Also form =EventForm is unused. — Vikash Singh
– Vikash Singh, Commented Aug 20, 2017 at 16:41
Just to reinforce Vikash's point, you need to pass form to the template's context (in render) so it is available in the template. If you were using a class-based view this would be done automatically by specifying the form class. — Paulo Almeida
– Paulo Almeida, Commented Aug 20, 2017 at 16:46
Ah that makes sense. So my render function should be render(request, 'index.html', {'form': form})? — Luke Phillip
– Luke Phillip, Commented Aug 20, 2017 at 16:58
you don't define the events why your code is work without errors? — user8060120
– user8060120, Commented Aug 20, 2017 at 16:59

Vikash Singh · Accepted Answer · 2017-08-20 17:05:33Z

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Good examples on different ways to use forms : https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.11/topics/forms/#the-view

For index.html to render it is expecting form variable. So Render method call should be like this:

render(request, 'index.html', {'form': form})

answered Aug 20, 2017 at 17:05

Vikash Singh

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4 Comments

Luke Phillip Over a year ago

I changed my render to the above, but the form still doesn't show on the template. Your answer makes great sense though, I thought that would end up being be the main problem.

Vikash Singh Over a year ago

that's exactly why I was avoiding posting the answer. I feared there might be multiple issues.

Luke Phillip Over a year ago

Nevermind, I realized I had recently inserted a typo in index.html. When I fixed that, the form showed on the template!

Vikash Singh Over a year ago

Great. I was just going to suggest you to try this: docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.11/topics/forms/#more-on-fields

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