from django.db.models.signals import post_save from django.dispatch import receiver from django.contrib.auth.models import User from .models import UserProfile @receiver(post_save, sender=User) def create_profile_for_user(sender, instance, created, **kwargs): """Auto-create a UserProfile (default Client) whenever a User is created.""" if created: UserProfile.objects.get_or_create( user=instance, defaults={"user_type": UserProfile.UserType.CLIENT}, )