raw_id_fields can be a bit confusing to people. Have you tried the new
autocomplete_fields? It's almost as easy to use as a select field, and it
should help solve the problem. However, it's not as easy to make the
default (because it requires specifying search_fields on the related model)
On Wed,
One last note: M2M could also benefit from this, and could continue to look
for `filter_horizontal` and not use a raw IDs field in those cases.
On Wednesday, October 17, 2018 at 11:59:43 AM UTC-4, Yo-Yo Ma wrote:
>
> I have yet to ever come across a situation where the default
> field is more
I have yet to ever come across a situation where the default field
is more useful than the raw ID field, pertaining foreign key fields in the
admin.
I have, however, personally witnessed a major publishing company bring
their production app servers to a halt (out of memory) due to Django
