Using the settings

Settings are designed to be used both in Python code, and in templates.

Using in Python

If access to a setting is required in the code, the BaseSetting.for_site method will retrieve the setting for the supplied site:

def view(request):
    social_media_settings = SocialMediaSettings.for_site(request.site)
    ...

Using in templates

Add the request and wagtailsettings context processors to your settings:

from django.conf import global_settings
TEMPLATE_CONTEXT_PROCESSORS = global_settings.TEMPLATE_CONTEXT_PROCESSORS + (
    'django.core.context_processors.request',
    'wagtailsettings.context_processors.settings',
)

Then access the settings through settings:

{{ settings.app_label.SocialMediaSettings.instagram }}

If you are not in a RequestContext, then context processors will not have run, and the settings variable will not be availble. To get the settings, use the provided template tags:

{% load wagtailsettings_tags %}
{% get_settings %}
{{ settings.app_label.SocialMediaSettings.instagram }}

Note

You can not reliably get the correct settings instance for the current site from this template tag, as the request object is not available. This is only relevant for multisite instances of Wagtail though, so most developers will not have to worry.