Get user information in django templates
{% if request.user.is_authenticated %}Welcome '{{ request.user.username }}'
{% else %}<a href="{% url django.contrib.auth.login %}">Login</a>{% endif %}
and make sure you have the request
template context processor installed in your settings.py
:
TEMPLATE_CONTEXT_PROCESSORS = (
...
'django.core.context_processors.request',
...
)
An alternate method for current Django versions:
{% if user.is_authenticated %}
<p>Welcome, {{ user.get_username }}. Thanks for logging in.</p>
{% else %}
<p>Welcome, new user. Please log in.</p>
{% endif %}
Note:
- Use
request.user.get_username()
in views &user.get_username
in templates. Preferred over referringusername
attribute directly. Source - This template context variable is available if a RequestContext is used.
django.contrib.auth.context_processors.auth
is enabled by default & contains the variable user- You do NOT need to enable
django.core.context_processors.request
template context processor.
Source : https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/topics/auth/default/#authentication-data-in-templates
As per the question title, the following may come handy to someone. used the followings in my template:
Username: {{ user.username }}
User Full name: {{ user.get_full_name }}
User Group: {{ user.groups.all.0 }}
Email: {{ user.email }}
Session Started at: {{ user.last_login }}
Thanks :)