Am relatively new to django and I have searched for this problem but couldn't find a solution. Forgive me if the solution is obvious but I just can't seem to get it right.
So, this is the issue. I have two models Parishioner and Community. Parishioner has a many-to-one relationship with Community. On the parishioner_detail page, I am trying to display the community name as a link to the community_detail page. I feel I am not using the get_absolute_url() method correctly. Any help would be appreciated.
Models:
from django.db import models
from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
class Community(models.Model):
name = models.CharField(max_length=41)
description = models.TextField()
leader = models.CharField(max_length=41)
email = models.EmailField()
phone_number = models.CharField(max_length=20)
slug = models.SlugField(max_length=31, unique=True)
def __str__(self):
return self.name
def get_absolute_url(self):
return reverse('people_community_detail', kwargs={'slug': self.slug})
class Parishioner(models.Model):
name = models.CharField(max_length=41)
date_of_birth = models.DateField('date of birth', blank=True)
email = models.EmailField()
phone_number = models.CharField(max_length=20)
start_date = models.DateField('date posted')
societies = models.ManyToManyField(Society, blank=True, related_name='parishoners')
communities = models.ForeignKey(Community, blank=True, related_name='parishoners')
sacraments = models.ManyToManyField(Sacrament, blank=True, related_name='parishoners')
slug = models.SlugField(max_length=31, unique=True)
def __str__(self):
return self.name
def get_absolute_url(self):
return reverse('people_parishioner_detail', kwargs={'slug': self.slug})
class meta:
ordering = ['name']
verbose_name_plural = "parishioners"
Views:
from django.shortcuts import get_object_or_404, render, redirect
from .models import Society, Community, Sacrament, Festival, Parishioner
def community_list(request):
return render(request, 'people/community_list.html', {'community_list': Community.objects.all()})
def community_detail(request, slug):
community = get_object_or_404(Community, slug__iexact=slug)
return render(request, 'people/community_detail.html', {'community': community})
def parishioner_list(request):
return render(request, 'people/parishioner_list.html', {'parishioner_list': Parishioner.objects.all()})
def parishioner_detail(request, slug):
parishioner = get_object_or_404(Parishioner, slug__iexact=slug)
return render(request, 'people/parishioner_detail.html', {'parishioner': parishioner})
parishioner_detail.html:
<dt>Community</dt>
<dd><a href="{{ community.get_absolute_url }}">{{ parishioner.communities|title }}</a></dd>
<dt>Societies</dt>
{% for society in parishioner.societies.all %}
<dd><a href="{{ society.get_absolute_url }}">{{ society.name|title }}</a></dd>
{% endfor %}
The society name links correctly to the society_detail page but the community name links to the parishioner_detail page instead of the community_detail page. It basically reloads the page.
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.