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Django's built-in, automatic admin interface (django.contrib.admin) which is part of the Django Web framework for the Python programming language.

One of the most powerful parts of Django is the automatic admin interface. It reads metadata from your models to provide a quick, model-centric interface where trusted users can manage content on your site. The admin’s recommended use is limited to an organization’s internal management tool. It’s not intended for building your entire front end around.

-- Django Admin Documentation

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Django admin: How to display the field marked as "editable=False" in the model?

Even though a field is marked as 'editable=False' in the model, I would like the admin page to display it. Currently, it hides the field altogether.. How can this be achieved?
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How to show a many-to-many field with "list_display" in Django Admin?

class Product(models.Model): products = models.CharField(max_length=256) def __unicode__(self): return self.products class PurchaseOrder(models.Model): product = models.ManyToManyField('Product') vendor =…
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Resize fields in Django Admin

Django tends to fill up horizontal space when adding or editing entries on the admin, but, in some cases, is a real waste of space, when, i.e., editing a date field, 8 characters wide, or a CharField, also 6 or 8 chars wide, and then the edit box…
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Django "xxxxxx Object" display customization in admin action sidebar

I would like to change the default behavior of how the admin recent changes sidebar displays the name of "objects" added. Refer to the picture below: I would like to change how these are named in the Admin. Ideally, I would like to be able to…
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How can I set a default value for a field in a Django model?

Suppose I have a model: class SomeModel(models.Model): id = models.AutoField(primary_key=True) a = models.CharField(max_length=10) b = models.CharField(max_length=7) Currently I am using the default Django admin to create/edit objects…
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django admin make a field read-only when modifying obj but required when adding new obj

In admin I would like to disable a field when modifying object, but make it required when adding new object. Whats the django way to go about this one?
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Can I make an admin field not required in Django without creating a form?

Every time I enter in a new player in the Admin portion of Django I get an error message that says "This field is required.". Is there a way to make a field not required without having to create a custom form? Can I do this within models.py or…
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DateTimeField doesn't show in admin system

How come my "date" field doesn't come up in the admin system? In my admin.py file i have from django.contrib import admin from glasses.players.models import * admin.site.register(Rating) and the Rating model has a field called "date" which looks…
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Tying in to Django Admin's Model History

The Setup: I'm working on a Django application which allows users to create an object in the database and then go back and edit it as much as they desire. Django's admin site keeps a history of the changes made to objects through the admin…
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Default filter in Django admin

How can I change the default filter choice from 'ALL'? I have a field named as status which has three values: activate, pending and rejected. When I use list_filter in Django admin, the filter is by default set to 'All' but I want to set it to…
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How to override css in Django Admin?

I want to change certain css in admin django like base.css. Is it better to change directly in the django library? How can I override it in the best way?
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A Better Django Admin ManyToMany Field Widget

I find the the Django Admin's default models.ManyToManyField widget to be cumbersome to use. It's the HTML select element and if you have a lot of Objects of the "other" model then it's quite impractical to actually find the "other" Objects you want…
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How to drop all tables from the database with manage.py CLI in Django?

How can I drop all tables from a database using manage.py and command line? Is there any way to do that executing manage.py with appropriate parameters so I can execute it from a .NET application?
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Django-Admin: CharField as TextArea

I have class Cab(models.Model): name = models.CharField( max_length=20 ) descr = models.CharField( max_length=2000 ) class Cab_Admin(admin.ModelAdmin): ordering = ('name',) list_display = ('name','descr', ) # what to write…
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Unique BooleanField value in Django?

Suppose my models.py is like so: class Character(models.Model): name = models.CharField(max_length=255) is_the_chosen_one = models.BooleanField() I want only one of my Character instances to have is_the_chosen_one == True and all others to…
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