Improve upload form usability: clearer date and tag fields

photologue/forms.py

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ from crispy_forms.layout import Div, Layout, Submit
 from django import forms
 from django.utils.text import slugify
 from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
+from django_select2.forms import ModelSelect2MultipleWidget
 
 from .models import Gallery, Tag
 
@@ -82,11 +83,13 @@ class UploadForm(forms.Form):
         label=_("New gallery event start date"),
         initial=datetime.date.today,
         required=False,
+        widget=forms.DateInput(attrs={"type":"date"})
     )
     new_gallery_date_end = forms.DateField(
         label=_("New gallery event end date"),
         initial=datetime.date.today,
         required=False,
+        widget=forms.DateInput(attrs={"type":"date"})
     )
     new_gallery_description = forms.CharField(
         widget=forms.Textarea(attrs={"rows": 4}),
@@ -97,9 +100,14 @@ class UploadForm(forms.Form):
         Tag.objects.all(),
         label=_("New gallery tags"),
         required=False,
-        help_text=_(
-            'Hold down "Control", or "Command" on a Mac, to select more than one.'
-        ),
+        widget=ModelSelect2MultipleWidget(
+            model=Tag,
+            search_fields=['name__icontains'],
+            attrs = {
+                'data-minimum-input-length': 0,
+                'data-placeholder': 'Select tags',
+            }
+        )
     )
 
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):