From 1717332ca2b39f28cd734e2c91a84bbdc0718b7e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Natalia <124304+nessita@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2026 16:51:33 -0300
Subject: Relocated content from docs/topics/external-packages.txt where
 appropriate.

Following up a forum post and a conversation with the Steering Council,
it was decided to remove the docs/topics/external-packages.txt to avoid
confusion with the Ecosystem page. Relevant content was moved to their
related sections, except for `django-contrib-comments` which is not
actively maintained.

Thank you Tim Schilling for the review.
---
 docs/ref/models/fields.txt        | 10 ----------
 docs/topics/external-packages.txt | 38 --------------------------------------
 docs/topics/forms/index.txt       |  4 ++++
 docs/topics/i18n/formatting.txt   |  8 ++++++++
 docs/topics/index.txt             |  1 -
 5 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 49 deletions(-)
 delete mode 100644 docs/topics/external-packages.txt

(limited to 'docs')

diff --git a/docs/ref/models/fields.txt b/docs/ref/models/fields.txt
index fe4d764ab3..308c93d868 100644
--- a/docs/ref/models/fields.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/models/fields.txt
@@ -10,16 +10,6 @@ Model field reference
 This document contains all the API references of :class:`Field` including the
 `field options`_ and `field types`_ Django offers.
 
-.. seealso::
-
-    If the built-in fields don't do the trick, you can try
-    :pypi:`django-localflavor` (`documentation
-    <https://django-localflavor.readthedocs.io/>`_), which contains assorted
-    pieces of code that are useful for particular countries and cultures.
-
-    Also, you can easily :doc:`write your own custom model fields
-    </howto/custom-model-fields>`.
-
 .. note::
 
     Fields are defined in :mod:`django.db.models.fields`, but for convenience
diff --git a/docs/topics/external-packages.txt b/docs/topics/external-packages.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 4dc863ba1c..0000000000
--- a/docs/topics/external-packages.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-=================
-External packages
-=================
-
-Django ships with a variety of extra, optional tools that solve common
-problems (``contrib.*``). For easier maintenance and to trim the size of the
-codebase, a few of those applications have been moved out to separate projects.
-
-Localflavor
-===========
-
-``django-localflavor`` is a collection of utilities for particular countries
-and cultures.
-
-* `GitHub <https://github.com/django/django-localflavor>`__
-* `Documentation <https://django-localflavor.readthedocs.io/>`__
-* :pypi:`PyPI <django-localflavor>`
-
-Comments
-========
-
-``django-contrib-comments`` can be used to attach comments to any model, so you
-can use it for comments on blog entries, photos, book chapters, or anything
-else. Most users will be better served with a custom solution, or a hosted
-product like Disqus.
-
-* `GitHub <https://github.com/django/django-contrib-comments>`__
-* `Documentation <https://django-contrib-comments.readthedocs.io/>`__
-* :pypi:`PyPI <django-contrib-comments>`
-
-Formtools
-=========
-
-``django-formtools`` is a collection of assorted utilities to work with forms.
-
-* `GitHub <https://github.com/jazzband/django-formtools/>`__
-* `Documentation <https://django-formtools.readthedocs.io/>`__
-* :pypi:`PyPI <django-formtools>`
diff --git a/docs/topics/forms/index.txt b/docs/topics/forms/index.txt
index 04c795352f..ba78b43023 100644
--- a/docs/topics/forms/index.txt
+++ b/docs/topics/forms/index.txt
@@ -856,3 +856,7 @@ This covers the basics, but forms can do a whole lot more:
     :doc:`The Forms Reference </ref/forms/index>`
         Covers the full API reference, including form fields, form widgets,
         and form and field validation.
+
+    :pypi:`django-formtools`
+        Provides additional form utilities, such as form previews and wizards
+        (`documentation <https://django-formtools.readthedocs.io/>`_).
diff --git a/docs/topics/i18n/formatting.txt b/docs/topics/i18n/formatting.txt
index ed941a20e0..62ce308d3c 100644
--- a/docs/topics/i18n/formatting.txt
+++ b/docs/topics/i18n/formatting.txt
@@ -47,6 +47,14 @@ argument::
         product = forms.CharField()
         revenue = forms.DecimalField(max_digits=4, decimal_places=2, localize=True)
 
+Locale specific helpers
+-----------------------
+
+For country specific form fields, validation, and data formats that are not
+included in Django itself, consider using the :pypi:`django-localflavor`
+package, which provides localized form fields and utilities for many countries
+and regions (`documentation <https://django-localflavor.readthedocs.io/>`_).
+
 .. _topic-l10n-templates:
 
 Controlling localization in templates
diff --git a/docs/topics/index.txt b/docs/topics/index.txt
index 59484d9799..8df59f63f2 100644
--- a/docs/topics/index.txt
+++ b/docs/topics/index.txt
@@ -31,6 +31,5 @@ Introductions to all the key parts of Django you'll need to know:
    settings
    signals
    checks
-   external-packages
    async
    tasks
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