Yes. Technically you should extend the abstract user model or things get real broken real fast, but that still gives you all the functionality of the built-in u

Yes. Technically you should extend the abstract user model or things get real broken real fast, but that still gives you all the functionality of the built-in user model right out the gate. The main reason is that if you ever want to change how the username works, it will be a major pain to do if you've been using the built-in user model and already run migrations.