CSRF verification failed. Request aborted

You may have missed adding the following to your form:

{% csrf_token %}

Use the render shortcut which adds RequestContext automatically.

from django.http import HttpResponse
from django.shortcuts import get_object_or_404, render
from steps_count.models import Top_List
from steps_count.forms import Top_List_Form


def index(request):

    if request.method == 'POST':
        #form = Top_List_Form(request.POST)
        return HttpResponse("Do something") # methods must return HttpResponse
    else:
        top_list = Top_List.objects.all().order_by('total_steps').reverse()
        #output = ''.join([(t.name+'\t'+str(t.total_steps)+'\n') for t in top_list])
        return render(request,'steps_count/index.html',{'top_list': top_list})

When you found this type of message , it means CSRF token missing or incorrect. So you have two choices.

1. For POST forms, you need to ensure:

   • Your browser is accepting cookies.

   • In the template, there is a {% csrf_token %} template tag inside each POST form that targets an internal URL.

2. The other simple way is just commented one line (NOT RECOMMENDED)('django.middleware.csrf.CsrfViewMiddleware') in MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES from setting tab.

   MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES = (
       'django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware',
       'django.middleware.common.CommonMiddleware',
       # 'django.middleware.csrf.CsrfViewMiddleware',
       'django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware',
       'django.contrib.auth.middleware.SessionAuthenticationMiddleware',
       'django.contrib.messages.middleware.MessageMiddleware',
       'django.middleware.clickjacking.XFrameOptionsMiddleware',
   

   )