How to use custom manager with related objects?

Question

I have a custom manager. I want to use it for related objects. I found use_for_related_fields in docs. But it does not work the way I used it:

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Answer 1

In django 2.0 use_for_related_fields is deprecated https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/2.0/releases/1.10/#manager-use-for-related-fields-and-inheritance-changes

You should use base_manager_name: https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/2.0/ref/models/options/#django.db.models.Options.base_manager_name

Updated docs: https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/2.0/topics/db/managers/#using-managers-for-related-object-access

class MyModel(models.Model):
    field1 = ...
    field2 = ...
    special_manager = MyManager()

    class Meta:
        base_manager_name = 'special_manager'