diff --git a/evennia/web/website/templatetags/__init__.py b/evennia/web/website/templatetags/__init__.py
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diff --git a/evennia/web/website/templatetags/addclass.py b/evennia/web/website/templatetags/addclass.py
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+++ b/evennia/web/website/templatetags/addclass.py
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+from django import template
+
+register = template.Library()
+
+@register.filter(name='addclass')
+def addclass(field, given_class):
+    existing_classes = field.field.widget.attrs.get('class', None)
+    if existing_classes:
+        if existing_classes.find(given_class) == -1:
+            # if the given class doesn't exist in the existing classes
+            classes = existing_classes + ' ' + given_class
+        else:
+            classes = existing_classes
+    else:
+        classes = given_class
+    return field.as_widget(attrs={"class": classes})