import django_filters from .models import Program class ProgramFilter(django_filters.FilterSet): title = django_filters.CharFilter(lookup_expr="icontains", label="") class Meta: model = Program fields = ["title"] def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs): super().__init__(*args, **kwargs) # Change html classes and placeholders self.filters["title"].field.widget.attrs.update( {"class": "au-input", "placeholder": "Program name"} )