From 334cdfc1bb6a6794791497cdefda843bca2ea57a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Russell Keith-Magee Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2012 20:00:12 +0800 Subject: [PATCH] Added release notes for new swappable User feature. --- docs/releases/1.5.txt | 17 +++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/releases/1.5.txt b/docs/releases/1.5.txt index 6420239f47..921742163f 100644 --- a/docs/releases/1.5.txt +++ b/docs/releases/1.5.txt @@ -34,6 +34,23 @@ release featuring 2.7 support. What's new in Django 1.5 ======================== +Configurable User model +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +In Django 1.5, you can now use your own model as the store for user-related +data. If your project needs a username with more than 30 characters, or if +you want to store usernames in a format other than first name/last name, or +you want to put custom profile information onto your User object, you can +now do so. + +If you have a third-party reusable application that references the User model, +you may need to make some changes to the way you reference User instances. You +should also document any specific features of the User model that your +application relies upon. + +See the :ref:`documentation on custom User models ` for +more details. + Support for saving a subset of model's fields ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~