def search_results(request):
    query = request.GET.get('q')
    results = box.objects.filter(Q(box_contents__icontains=query))
    return render(request, 'main_app/search_results.html', {"results":results})

<form class="search-button" action= "{% url 'main_app:search_results' %}" method="get">
    <label for="form-control">
        <input class="form-control" name = "q" value="{{request.GET.q}}" placeholder="Enter asset name here">
    </label>
        <button id = "search-button" class="btn btn-dark" type="submit"> Submit </button>
    </form>

class user_search_history(models.Model):

    user = models.ForeignKey(User)
    search_history = models.CharField(max_length=300, blank=True, null=True)
    date_searched = models.DateTimeField(blank=True, null=True)

    class Meta:
        managed = True
        db_table = 'user_search_history'