How to Add Subscribe option in a Django Website - django

Question

I am trying to add a subscribe to newsletter option on a django website. When a visitor enters
a valid email address it will be stored in the database. The subscription form is part of the base.html template.
All other templates of the website extend this template. I wish to implement this in a DRY way.
This is how I am trying to do it :
forms.py :
from dataclasses import fields
from django import forms
from . models import Subscribers, MailMessage
class SubcribersForm(forms.ModelForm):
class Meta:
model = Subscribers
fields = ['email', ]
views.py :
def base(request):
if request.method == 'POST':
form = SubcribersForm(request.POST)
if form.is_valid():
form.save()
return redirect('/')
else:
form = SubcribersForm()
context = {'form': form}
return render(request, 'base.html', context)
The template: base.html
<form method = "POST" class="signup-form form-inline justify-content-center pt-3">
{% csrf_token %}
<div class="form-group">
<label class="sr-only" for="semail">{{context}}</label>
<input type="email" id="semail" name="semail1" class="form-control mr-md-1 semail" placeholder="Enter email">
</div>
<button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary">Subscribe</button>
</form>
models.py :
class Subscribers(models.Model):
email = models.EmailField(null=True)
date = models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True)
def __str__self(self):
return self.email
In the backend, I can see that the Subscribers table has been created. However, when I enter any email address from the home
page and click subscribe button it does not store it in the database. What could be the issue here?

Answer 1

It could be that you have no action declared in your form. Assuming you have a url like this:
path('add-subscriber/', base, name='base'),
...your form would need a way to call it upon submit, like this:
<form method = "POST" action="{% url 'base' %}" class="signup-form form-inline justify-content-center pt-3">
{% csrf_token %}
<div class="form-group">
<label class="sr-only" for="semail">{{context}}</label>
<input type="email" id="semail" name="semail1" class="form-control mr-md-1 semail" placeholder="Enter email">
</div>
<button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary">Subscribe</button>
</form>