Tags & Custom Tags

Lesson in the Django Roadmap · Stage 12: Models

Last updated 14 September 2026

What is Tags & Custom Tags?

Tags are control structures that Django's template engine uses to perform actions like looping, variable assignment, or conditional logic within templates. Custom tags allow developers to extend the template language by defining their own tags to perform specific tasks or render complex data in a reusable way.

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Free resources to learn Tags & Custom Tags

Official docsBuilt-in template tags and filters
Official docsHow to create custom template tags and filters
ArticleDjango Templates: Implementing Custom Tags and Filters
ArticleUnderstanding and Implementing Custom Template Tags in Django
VideoDjango Tutorial #10 - Template Tags
VideoPython Django template tags, filters and custom template tags

Tags & Custom Tags: common questions

Can I learn Tags & Custom Tags in Hindi?

This lesson is written in English. Once you sign in, open it in the interactive course and ask the AI tutor to explain Tags & Custom Tags in Hindi or Hinglish. The tutor answers from this lesson’s own text, so it stays on the syllabus, and it runs on your own Google, OpenAI or Anthropic key.

Is this Tags & Custom Tags tutorial for beginners?

It is lesson 47 of 112 in the free Django roadmap, in stage 12, Models. If you are new to Django, start from stage 1 and come back here in order; if you already know the earlier stages, this lesson stands on its own.