I would prefer if this just opens up a modal window instead of going to a separate page altogether. It's already built into bootstrap: http://getbootstrap.com/javascript/#modals

So basically, in the dashboard view, you would create a status form instance, pass it into the template as `status_form` or something. Then you would just put that modal html in the body somewhere (doesn't matter where since it's hidden) with the form inside the `modal-body` div. So it would be like `<form method="post" action="{% url status %}">{% csrf_token %} {{ status_form|crispy}} <button class="btn btn-large btn-primary" type="submit">Submit</button></form>`. The action attribute will call the status view when you submit. So in your status view, you can just redirect back to the dashboard when it's done.