# Feature request (discussion): custom rendering for readonly fields in admin

**URL:** <https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/feature-request-discussion-custom-rendering-for-readonly-fields-in-admin/32009>\
**Category:** Django Internals\
**Created:** [June 12, 2024, 11:02am UTC](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/feature-request-discussion-custom-rendering-for-readonly-fields-in-admin/32009 "2024-06-12T11:02:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![pandafy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/forum.djangoproject.com/pandafy/32/14222_2.png) [@pandafy](https://forum.djangoproject.com/u/pandafy)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2025, 6:07pm UTC](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/feature-request-discussion-custom-rendering-for-readonly-fields-in-admin/32009/6 "2025-07-23T18:07:06Z")

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@sarahboyce I created a [demo project](https://github.com/openwisp/django-readonly-issue-demo-30577) of the difference in using custom widget for readonly field in Django 5.2 and development version of Django.

**Django 5.2: custom widget used for readonly field**

 ![django-5.2](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/djangoproject/original/3X/3/6/36a6c231714516a0a7aa028abd654d4308524ab3.png)  
**Development version: default admin rendering used**  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/djangoproject/original/3X/2/7/277ad24b6d19a0fc5ff216a7e67d4f0f8cdbb4f8.png)

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