environment Python 3.5.0 Django 1.9.2
settings.py
MESSAGE_STORAGE = 'django.contrib.messages.storage.cookie.CookieStorage'
views.py
from django.contrib import messages
messages.success(request, 'Has been updated!')
template.html
{% if messages %}
<ul class="messages">
{% for message in messages %}
<li{% if message.tags %} class="{{ message.tags }}"{% endif %}>{{ message }}</li>
{% endfor %}
</ul>
{% endif %}
References I want to do the same thing as the Rails Flash message in Django-Miscellaneous notes