diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6f2f03ca..45b944d8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -346,6 +346,25 @@ if not DEBUG:
})
```
+## Different production and development chunks
+
+If webpack produces a vendor, manifest etc. file which are required in
+the production config but are not produced in the dev environment, use
+templatetags as below:
+
+`django template.html`
+```HTML+Django
+{% load render_bundle render_bundle_pass_exceptions from webpack_loader %}
+
+
+
+ {% render_bundle_pass_exceptions 'manifest' %}
+ {% render_bundle_pass_exceptions 'vendor' %}
+ {% render_bundle 'app' %}
+
+
+```
+
diff --git a/webpack_loader/templatetags/webpack_loader.py b/webpack_loader/templatetags/webpack_loader.py
index d1e87ce7..a274cf96 100644
--- a/webpack_loader/templatetags/webpack_loader.py
+++ b/webpack_loader/templatetags/webpack_loader.py
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
from django.utils.safestring import mark_safe
from .. import utils
+from ..exceptions import (
+ WebpackBundleLookupError
+)
register = template.Library()
@@ -12,6 +15,18 @@ def render_bundle(bundle_name, extension=None, config='DEFAULT', attrs=''):
tags = utils.get_as_tags(bundle_name, extension=extension, config=config, attrs=attrs)
return mark_safe('\n'.join(tags))
+@register.simple_tag
+def render_bundle_pass_exceptions(bundle_name, extension=None, config='DEFAULT', attrs=''):
+ try:
+ tags = utils.get_as_tags(
+ bundle_name,
+ extension=extension,
+ config=config,
+ attrs=attrs,
+ )
+ return mark_safe('\n'.join(tags))
+ except WebpackBundleLookupError:
+ return mark_safe("" % bundle_name)
@register.simple_tag
def webpack_static(asset_name, config='DEFAULT'):