How do I extend my Django Default UserCreationForm? - python-3.x

Question

here is my "forms.py"
class CreateUser(UserCreationForm):
class Meta:
model = User
fields = ['username', 'email', 'password1', 'password2']
and here is my "views.py"
def register(request):
form = CreateUser()
if request.method == 'POST':
form = CreateUser(request.POST)
if form.is_valid():
form.save()
# messages.sucess(request, 'Acccount created!')
return redirect('login')
context = {'form':form}
return render(request, 'register.html', context)
and here is my basic register.html so far.
<h3>Register</h3>
<form method="POST" action="">
{% csrf_token %}
{{form.as_p}}
<input type="submit" name="Create User">
I already have a user!
{{form.errors}}
</form>
The thing is, I need to add a lot of stuff to the registration. The default user/password login is ideal, but the registration needs to have other fields for things like address and credit card number. How do I properly extend this registration, in a way that the login is still the same?

Answer 1

I don't know if it is the best way or similar, so I'm not sure about using Usercreationform, but I did it in my projects like this. I created a User model in my models.py, and then I just defined the fields I needed for the registerform before the meta class in the forms.py
class RegisterForm(forms.ModelForm):
username = forms.CharField(max_length=30)
first_name = forms.CharField(max_length=30)
last_name = forms.CharField(max_length=30)
email = forms.EmailField(max_length=254)
password = forms.CharField(widget=forms.PasswordInput)
class Meta:
model = User
fields = ['username', 'first_name', 'last_name', 'email', 'password']