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wagtail/docs/advanced_topics/images/custom_image_model.rst
Matt Westcott 4023a90d6e Allow custom image model to have fields defined as required
If validation rules prevent the multiple image upload view from
creating Image objects from just the image file, an UploadedImage object is
created instead, and turned into an image once the form is filled in.

* Fixes #847
* Add UploadedImage model and related views
* Update custom image model docs
2020-04-20 14:46:24 +10:00

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.. _custom_image_model:
===================
Custom image models
===================
The ``Image`` model can be customised, allowing additional fields to be added
to images.
To do this, you need to add two models to your project:
- The image model itself that inherits from
``wagtail.images.models.AbstractImage``. This is where you would add
your additional fields
- The renditions model that inherits from
``wagtail.images.models.AbstractRendition``. This is used to store
renditions for the new model.
Here's an example:
.. code-block:: python
# models.py
from django.db import models
from wagtail.images.models import Image, AbstractImage, AbstractRendition
class CustomImage(AbstractImage):
# Add any extra fields to image here
# eg. To add a caption field:
# caption = models.CharField(max_length=255, blank=True)
admin_form_fields = Image.admin_form_fields + (
# Then add the field names here to make them appear in the form:
# 'caption',
)
class CustomRendition(AbstractRendition):
image = models.ForeignKey(CustomImage, on_delete=models.CASCADE, related_name='renditions')
class Meta:
unique_together = (
('image', 'filter_spec', 'focal_point_key'),
)
.. versionchanged:: 2.9
Fields on a custom image model can now be defined as required (``blank=False``).
Then set the ``WAGTAILIMAGES_IMAGE_MODEL`` setting to point to it:
.. code-block:: python
WAGTAILIMAGES_IMAGE_MODEL = 'images.CustomImage'
.. topic:: Migrating from the builtin image model
When changing an existing site to use a custom image model, no images will
be copied to the new model automatically. Copying old images to the new
model would need to be done manually with a
:ref:`data migration <django:data-migrations>`.
Any templates that reference the builtin image model will still continue to
work as before but would need to be updated in order to see any new images.
.. _custom_image_model_referring_to_image_model:
Referring to the image model
============================
.. module:: wagtail.images
.. autofunction:: get_image_model
.. autofunction:: get_image_model_string