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Avoids issues where models are not yet loaded and document model is needed. - apply isort - fix minor typos - fixes #5614
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.. _custom_document_model:
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Custom document model
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=====================
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An alternate ``Document`` model can be used to add custom behaviour and
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additional fields.
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You need to complete the following steps in your project to do this:
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- Create a new document model that inherits from
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``wagtail.documents.models.AbstractDocument``. This is where you would
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add additional fields.
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- Point ``WAGTAILDOCS_DOCUMENT_MODEL`` to the new model.
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Here's an example:
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.. code-block:: python
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# models.py
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from wagtail.documents.models import Document, AbstractDocument
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class CustomDocument(AbstractDocument):
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# Custom field example:
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source = models.CharField(
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max_length=255,
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# This must be set to allow Wagtail to create a document instance
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# on upload.
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blank=True,
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null=True
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)
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admin_form_fields = Document.admin_form_fields + (
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# Add all custom fields names to make them appear in the form:
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'source',
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)
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.. note::
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Fields defined on a custom document model must either be set as non-required
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(``blank=True``), or specify a default value. This is because uploading the
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document and entering custom data happens as two separate actions. Wagtail
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needs to be able to create a document record immediately on upload.
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Then in your settings module:
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.. code-block:: python
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# Ensure that you replace app_label with the app you placed your custom
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# model in.
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WAGTAILDOCS_DOCUMENT_MODEL = 'app_label.CustomDocument'
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.. topic:: Migrating from the builtin document model
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When changing an existing site to use a custom document model, no documents
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will be copied to the new model automatically. Copying old documents to the
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new model would need to be done manually with a
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:ref:`data migration <django:data-migrations>`.
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Any templates that reference the builtin document model will still continue
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to work as before.
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Referring to the document model
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===============================
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.. module:: wagtail.documents
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.. autofunction:: get_document_model
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.. autofunction:: get_document_model_string
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