django-simple-form

Django-simple-form is a simple way to build your forms in HTML-level.

Installation

You can get Django simple form by using pip:

$ pip install django-simple-form

To enable the package you need to add it to INSTALLED_APPS:

INSTALLED_APPS = [
    ...
    'simple_form',
    ...
]

Usage

Render all fields form:

{% load simple_form %}

...

{{ form|render_form }}

Render field by field:

{% load simple_form %}

...

{{ form.name|render_field }}
{{ form.email|render_field }}

Custom the template

Create a folder with name simple_form in your template dir:

templates/
    ...
    simple_form/
        field.html
        ...

In HTML file you define the structure for each field the form:

<div>
  <label for="{{ field.auto_id }}">
    {{ field.label }}
  </label>

  {{ field }}

  {% if field.errors %}
    {% for error in field.errors %}
      <span>{{ error }}</span>
    {% endfor %}
  {% endif %}
</div>

{% if field.help_text %}
  <p title="{{ field.help_text }}">
    {{ field.help_text }}
  </p>
{% endif %}

If you need to customize the rendering for the type field, create an HTML file to the specific type of his widget:

templates/
    ...
    simple_form/
        field.html
        checkboxinput.html
        ...