Extend User Profiles – Django Wednesdays ECommerce 24 [Video]

In this video we’ll learn how to extend the User Profile from the Django User Authentication system in our Ecommerce app.

Up until now our user has a username, first and last name, and email address.

But normal users will have much more information, like an address etc. How do we save that info when the Django user authentication system doesn’t account for it?

We extend the User Profile!

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Timecodes

0:00​​ – Introduction
0:51 – Import User Model
1:55 – Create Profile Model
6:50 – Create Profile on Signup
8:46 – Automate Signal post_save
9:45 – Make Migration and Migrate
10:45 – Check Admin Area
11:20 – Update Admin.py
15:34 – Test Out Admin Area
15:55 – Create Test User
18:22 – Conclusion