“Password Reset in Django – Complete Guide”

 Password Reset in Django – Complete Guide

🔐 Introduction

Web applications lo Password Reset feature chala important.
User password marchipothe, easy ga recover chesukovadaniki use avutundi.

Real-time lo:

• Gmail
• Facebook
• Instagram

anni password reset system use chestayi.

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⚙️ How Password Reset Works?

👉 Step-by-step flow:

1. User “Forgot Password” click chestadu
2. Email enter chestadu
3. System reset link send chestundi
4. User link open chestadu
5. New password set chestadu

👉 Idi secure ga untundi because:

• Token based verification
• Time limit untundi

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⚙️ Django Password Reset Code

1️⃣ settings.py (EMAIL Setup)

# settings.py

EMAIL_BACKEND = 'django.core.mail.backends.console.EmailBackend'

👉 Dev lo console lo email link chupistundi
👉 Production lo Gmail SMTP use cheyachu

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2️⃣ urls.py

from django.urls import path
from django.contrib.auth import views as auth_views

urlpatterns = [

    path('password-reset/',
        auth_views.PasswordResetView.as_view(
            template_name='registration/password_reset.html'
        ),
        name='password_reset'),

    path('password-reset/done/',
        auth_views.PasswordResetDoneView.as_view(
            template_name='registration/password_reset_done.html'
        ),
        name='password_reset_done'),

    path('reset/<uidb64>/<token>/',
        auth_views.PasswordResetConfirmView.as_view(
            template_name='registration/password_reset_confirm.html'
        ),
        name='password_reset_confirm'),

    path('reset/done/',
        auth_views.PasswordResetCompleteView.as_view(
            template_name='registration/password_reset_complete.html'
        ),
        name='password_reset_complete'),
]

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🎨 Templates

📄 password_reset.html

<h2>Forgot Password</h2>

<form method="POST">
    {% csrf_token %}
    {{ form.as_p }}

    <button type="submit">Send Reset Link</button>
</form>

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📄 password_reset_done.html

<h2>Email Sent</h2>
<p>Check your email for reset link 📩</p>

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📄 password_reset_confirm.html

<h2>Set New Password</h2>

<form method="POST">
    {% csrf_token %}
    {{ form.as_p }}

    <button type="submit">Change Password</button>
</form>

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📄 password_reset_complete.html

<h2>Password Changed Successfully 🎉</h2>
<a href="{% url 'login' %}">Login</a>

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🔗 Add Link in Login Page

<a href="{% url 'password_reset' %}">Forgot Password?</a>

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🧠 Explanation (Simple)

👉 Django automatically:

• Token generate chestundi
• Email send chestundi
• Password update handle chestundi

👉 Manam:

• URLs configure chestam
• Templates create chestam

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🔥 Final Flow

👉 User clicks Forgot Password
👉 Email link vastundi
👉 Link open chesi password change chestadu