Custom user examples

See also

• https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/topics/auth/customizing/#using-a-custom-user-model-when-starting-a-project

• https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/2.1/topics/auth/customizing/#specifying-custom-user-model

• https://docs.djangoproject.com/fr/2.1/topics/auth/customizing/#extending-the-existing-user-model

• Caktus groups How to Switch to a Custom Django User Model mid-project
  • TL;DR
  • 1) Start a new users app
  • 2) Add a new User model to users/models.py
  • 3) users admin
  • 4) update settings.py
  • 5) Migration
    • makemigrations
    • showmigrations
  • 6) SQL commands for fake migration
  • 7) shell_plus
• (2019-02-07) Michael Herman => highly recommended to set up a custom User when starting a new Django project
  • Advice
  • managers.py
  • models.py
• pretalx person.models.user.py
  • user.py
  • test_user_model.py
• (2018-01-18) Vitor Freitas => Never use the built-in Django User model directly
  • Advice
  • Description
• (2018-10-26) William S. Vincent => always use a custom user model
  • Advice