Django HTMX

Use HTMX to keep Django templates, views, forms, permissions, and server-side validation in charge while adding focused partial-page updates. Prefer plain Django first, then add the smallest HTMX behavior that improves the workflow.

In generated django-saas-starter projects:

• django-htmx is installed and django_htmx.middleware.HtmxMiddleware adds request.htmx.
• htmx.min.js is copied from npm to frontend/static/vendors/js/ and loaded by frontend/templates/base_app.html and frontend/templates/base_landing.html.
• The base templates already add X-CSRFToken during htmx:configRequest and set window.htmx.config.historyRestoreAsHxRequest = false. Do not duplicate this setup in feature templates.
• Use Alpine.js only for browser-local state such as menus, modals, disclosure state, and lightweight transitions.

Framework-Neutral HTMX Skills