# Forms.py: from django import forms class MyForm(forms.Form): field1 = forms.IntegerField() field2 = forms.IntegerField() def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs): highlight_field = kwargs.pop('highlight') #pass the fieldname-to-highlight as kwarg super(MyForm, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs) self.fields[highlight_field].css = "highlight" # first part done. Now you have the css-attribute attached to your field. # templatetags\form_manipulation_filters.py: """ We need an own template-filter to access the css-attribute. We can't just use {{ field.css }} in the template, since {{ field """ from django.conf import settings from django import template register = template.Library() @register.filter(name='css') def css(field): try: css = field.form.fields[field.name].css return css except AttributeError: return settings.TEMPLATE_STRING_IF_INVALID css.is_safe = True # form_snippet.html: """ This snippet can be included inside a
""" {% load form_manipulation_filters %} {% csrf_token %} {{ form.non_field_errors }} {% for field in form.hidden_fields %}