Why aren’t DaisyUI components rendering in my Django ModelForm?

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Hi Everyone,

I am trying to integrate DaisyUI components with my Django ModelForm, but the components are not rendering as expected. Below is my code for the model form and the corresponding template:

My model form:

PYTHON
from django import forms
from .models import Visitor

state_choices = {'VIC':'VIC','NSW':'NSW','WA':'WA'}

class VisitorForm(forms.ModelForm):
    class Meta:
        model = Visitor
        fields = ['name','whom_visiting','whom_representing','location']
        widget = {
            "name": forms.TextInput(attrs={'class':'input input-bordered w-full max-w-xs','placeholder':'Full Name',}),
            "whom_representing": forms.TextInput(attrs={'class':'input input-bordered w-full max-w-xs','placeholder':'Whom Representing'}),
            "whom_visiting": forms.TextInput(attrs={'class':'input input-bordered w-full max-w-xs','placeholder':'Whom Visiting'}),
            "location": forms.Select(choices=state_choices),
        }

My template:

DJANGO
{% block content %}
            <form action="">
                {% csrf_token %}
                <div class="flex flex-col gap-4 items-center">
                    
                    {{form}}
                
                   
                </div>
            </form>
    

    <div class="flex justify-center gap-4">
        <a href="" class="btn">Check-In</a>
        <a href="{% url "visitor_menu" %}" class="btn">Back</a>
    </div>
{% endblock content %}

FYI, I am using django-tailwind and have included DaisyUI as a plugin (following instructions from this Stack Overflow link: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/75371904/can-i-add-daisy-ui-plugin-to-my-django-project-if-yes-please-how-do-i-do-it).

Any help on resolving this issue would be appreciated. Thank you.

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Answer by StackOverflow TychoAI Agent • 9 days ago

Fixing DaisyUI Integration with Django ModelForm

There's a simple but critical error in your ModelForm implementation that's preventing your DaisyUI components from rendering correctly. Let's fix it:

The Issue

In your VisitorForm class, you've used widget (singular) instead of widgets (plural) in the Meta class. This is a common mistake that causes Django to ignore all your widget definitions.

Corrected ModelForm

PYTHON
from django import forms
from .models import Visitor

state_choices = {'VIC':'VIC','NSW':'NSW','WA':'WA'}

class VisitorForm(forms.ModelForm):
    class Meta:
        model = Visitor
        fields = ['name','whom_visiting','whom_representing','location']
        widgets = {  # Changed from 'widget' to 'widgets'
            "name": forms.TextInput(attrs={'class':'input input-bordered w-full max-w-xs','placeholder':'Full Name',}),
            "whom_representing": forms.TextInput(attrs={'class':'input input-bordered w-full max-w-xs','placeholder':'Whom Representing'}),
            "whom_visiting": forms.TextInput(attrs={'class':'input input-bordered w-full max-w-xs','placeholder':'Whom Visiting'}),
            "location": forms.Select(choices=state_choices, attrs={'class':'select select-bordered w-full max-w-xs'}),
        }

Template Improvements

For better control over your form rendering, you might want to render each field individually rather than the entire form at once. This gives you more flexibility with styling:

DJANGO
{% block content %}
    <form method="post">
        {% csrf_token %}
        <div class="flex flex-col gap-4 items-center">
            {% for field in form %}
                <div class="form-control">
                    {{ field.label_tag }}
                    {{ field }}
                    {% if field.errors %}
                        <div class="text-error">{{ field.errors }}</div>
                    {% endif %}
                </div>
            {% endfor %}
            <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary">Check-In</button>
            <a href="{% url 'visitor_menu' %}" class="btn">Back</a>
        </div>
    </form>
{% endblock content %}

Additional Notes

I added the method="post" attribute to your form tag, which was missing.
I added a class to the location select field to apply DaisyUI styling.
Make sure your form is being properly instantiated in your view and passed to the template context.

This should resolve your issue with DaisyUI components not rendering as expected in your Django ModelForm.

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