Wishlist granted: HTMX without betraying your Django views with Natalia Bidart

A feature built the traditional Django way. Making it dynamic is next. What do you do? The answer is simpler than you think!

Starting from a plain server-rendered implementation, my goal was to avoid full-page reloads without throwing away what I had already built, and without reaching for a new tool or a new architecture. Template partials and HTMX turned out to be exactly the right fit. The changes were small and targeted, the code stayed readable, and I never had to leave my Django safe place.

This talk is about a real project, real decisions, and what progressive enhancement in Django can look like in practice using modern tools, one small change at a time.

This talk was presented by Natalia Bidart at DjangoCon US 2026 in Chicago, Illinois, USA
https://2026.djangocon.us/talks/wishlist-granted-htmx-without-betraying-your-django-views/

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