Django — Admin

Basic Admin Setup

# blog/admin.py
from django.contrib import admin
from .models import Post

admin.site.register(Post)

Create Superuser

python manage.py createsuperuser

ModelAdmin

@admin.register(Post)
class PostAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
    list_display = ('title', 'author', 'created_at', 'published')
    list_filter = ('published', 'created_at')
    search_fields = ('title', 'content')
    ordering = ('-created_at',)

Admin Features

Feature	Description
list_display	Columns to show
list_filter	Sidebar filters
search_fields	Search box
ordering	Default sort
readonly_fields	Non-editable fields
inlines	Related objects

Inline Admin

class CommentInline(admin.TabularInline):
    model = Comment
    extra = 1

@admin.register(Post)
class PostAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
    inlines = [CommentInline]

Admin Actions

@admin.register(Post)
class PostAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
    actions = ['make_published']
    
    def make_published(self, request, queryset):
        queryset.update(published=True)
    make_published.short_description = "Mark selected posts as published"

Custom Admin Templates

class MyAdminSite(admin.AdminSite):
    site_header = "My Blog Admin"
    site_title = "Blog Admin"

Mini Practice

1. Register models in admin
2. Customize list display
3. Add filters and search
4. Create admin actions

Up Next

Continue with Forms — handling user input with forms.