I’m using direct_to_template for a url but I need the logged in user to display the page. How do I pass it to direct_to_template?
I’m using direct_to_template for a url but I need the logged in user to
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I’m using direct_to_template for a url but I need the logged in user to display the page. How do I pass it to direct_to_template?
If your
TEMPLATE_CONTEXT_PROCESSORSvariable insettings.pyis set to include'django.contrib.auth.context_processors.auth', it will already be on the page context. (This is configured by default).The
direct_to_templategeneric view usesRequestContext, so there will be a context variable calleduserthat will provide the currently logged in user (or anAnonymousUserif there is no logged in user).For example, to display the username in your template:
{{ user.username }}.For more details see the django docs on the auth context processor.