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auto select current user in Django admin site
# models.py
from django.db import models
class Blog(models.Model):
user = models.ForeignKey(settings.AUTH_USER_MODEL)
title = models.CharField(max_length=255)
content = models.TextField()
# forms.py
from django.forms import ModelForm
class BlogForm(ModelForm):
class Meta:
model = Blog
# admin.py
from django.contrib import admin
class BlogAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
def get_form(self, request, obj=None, **kwargs):
form = super(BlogAdmin, self).get_form(request, obj, **kwargs)
form.base_fields['user'].initial = request.user
return form
admin.site.register(Blog, BlogAdmin)
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DiegoTc commented Apr 15, 2019

If you're using Django 2.2 you need to pass a second parameter to Foreign Key
user = models.ForeignKey(settings.AUTH_USER_MODEL,on_delete=models.CASCADE)

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