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Asked: 2026-05-31T14:30:50+00:00

We have some models that are have a user as a foreign key. But

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We have some models that are have a user as a foreign key. But with about 25000 users in our system, it’s a bit daunting to find the one we need.

Is there a solution out there that’s better than the select box? Maybe an autocomplete so we can start typing the user name / address? Or just a search box? When switching the related user for these objects, it’s getting harder and harder with 25000 unsorted users.

Even just setting it to sort the users by username would be helpful.

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  1. Editorial Team

    I had this problem and my conclusion was to use an autocomplete field instead. It works pretty well in most cases. The only problem is when you have a lot of entries that are mostly the same. For example, in your case, if you type Robert for the name and there’s a few hundred Robert entries in the list…

    UPDATE

    As mentions in shuckc’s answer, Django 2.0+ admin as now autocomplete built in.

    For older Django or to use outside of the admin (old answer)

    There are many apps that add autocomplete to the Django admin:

    My preferred one is the last one. It’s well written, it can be used with the admin and outside of the admin, it works with ManyToManyFields, ForeignKeyFields, CharFields, etc.

    I did a fork of this project for my client that adds some niceties like a lookup (loupe) button like the ForeignKeyRawIdWidget.

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