Add ability to define custom quick_add views #1388

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MrUnknownDE · 2026-04-06T00:30:49+02:00

MrUnknownDE commented

2026-04-06 00:30:49 +02:00

Originally created by @tom0010 on 8/26/2025

NetBox version

v4.3.5

Feature type

Change to existing functionality

Proposed functionality

When building a plugin, if you define quick_add=True it uses the queryset.model, therefore you cannot predefine a custom view for plugin purposes and better UX.
Seen here: 0870ec6eb8/netbox/utilities/forms/fields/dynamic.py (L176)

Use case

When building a plugin, if I want to quick add a prefix for example, there are a lot extra attributes that I don't want my end users to see, nor do they need them. It would be good if I could customise the quick_add view.
For example, to have the option for the users to just add the prefix and the tenant without anything extra as the rest is optional anyway, and for my plugin I don't need the extra attributes.

From a plugin point of view, it would be good if we could point the quick_add view to a specific view, so we can subclass some of the core models for better customisation.

Database changes

N/A, just extending the current functionality of quick_add.

External dependencies

No response

*Originally created by @tom0010 on 8/26/2025* ### NetBox version v4.3.5 ### Feature type Change to existing functionality ### Proposed functionality When building a plugin, if you define `quick_add=True` it uses the `queryset.model`, therefore you cannot predefine a custom view for plugin purposes and better UX. Seen here: https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/blob/0870ec6eb8ec20be5045be5976c0c4f1bd4b37df/netbox/utilities/forms/fields/dynamic.py#L176 ### Use case When building a plugin, if I want to quick add a prefix for example, there are a lot extra attributes that I don't want my end users to see, nor do they need them. It would be good if I could customise the quick_add view. For example, to have the option for the users to just add the prefix and the tenant without anything extra as the rest is optional anyway, and for my plugin I don't need the extra attributes. From a plugin point of view, it would be good if we could point the quick_add view to a specific view, so we can subclass some of the core models for better customisation. ### Database changes N/A, just extending the current functionality of `quick_add`. ### External dependencies _No response_

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Reference: github/netbox#1388