from django.db.models.signals import post_save from django.dispatch import receiver from django.contrib.auth.models import User from .models import UserProfile @receiver(post_save, sender=User) def create_user_profile(sender, instance, created, **kwargs): if created: user_type = "administrator" if instance.is_staff else "user" UserProfile.objects.create(user=instance, user_type=user_type)