Utility Tags

30 tags

block delineates a block of content that can be overwritten in child templates. Most useful
blocktrans older spelling of blocktranslate. Needs {% load i18n %}
blocktranslate translates a block containing variables. Needs {% load i18n %} Most useful
cache caches part of a template. Needs {% load cache %} Most useful
comment used to comment out code. Most useful
csp_nonce_attr renders the CSP nonce attribute on <script> and <link> tags. New in Django 6.1
csrf_token protects against cross site request forgery. Most useful
debug outputs debugging information.
extends signals that the template extends a parent template. Most useful
filter applies a pipe-delimited list of filters to the contained content.
get_available_languages lists the languages the site offers. Needs {% load i18n %}
get_current_language puts the active language code in a variable. Needs {% load i18n %}
get_current_language_bidi says whether the active language is right-to-left. Needs {% load i18n %}
get_language_info looks up the details of one language. Needs {% load i18n %}
get_language_info_list looks up details for several languages. Needs {% load i18n %}
get_media_prefix puts MEDIA_URL into the template. Needs {% load static %}
get_static_prefix puts STATIC_URL into the template. Needs {% load static %}
include used to include one template in another. Most useful
language switches the active language for a block. Needs {% load i18n %}
load used to load one or more libraries of tags and filters. Most useful
lorem outputs lorem ipsum placeholder text.
now outputs the current date and/or time.
partial renders a template fragment defined with partialdef. New in Django 6.0 Most useful
partialdef defines a reusable template fragment. New in Django 6.0 Most useful
querystring outputs a URL-encoded query string. New in Django 5.1 Most useful
regroup used for outputting list of dictionaries in different orders and structures.
static builds a URL for a static file. Needs {% load static %} Most useful
trans older spelling of translate. Needs {% load i18n %}
translate marks a string for translation. Needs {% load i18n %} Most useful
url used to output the path to the view mapping to urlname as defined in the URLConf file. Most useful