Django Admin Customization

Darren Jones 11 Lessons 29m advanced django web-dev

The Django framework comes with a powerful administrative tool called admin. You can use it out of the box to quickly add, delete, or edit any database model from a web interface. But with a little extra code, you can customize the Django admin to take your admin capabilities to the next level.

In this course, you’ll learn how to:

Add attribute columns in the model object list
Link between model objects
Add filters to the model object list
Make model object lists searchable
Modify the object edit forms
Override Django admin templates

What’s Included:

11 Lessons
Video Subtitles and Full Transcripts
2 Downloadable Resources
Accompanying Text-Based Tutorial
Q&A With Python Experts: Ask a Question
Certificate of Completion

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Django Admin Customization

11 Lessons 29m

1. Django Admin Customization (Overview) 00:45

2. Course Prerequisites 01:21

3. Setting Up the Django Admin 07:35

4. Customizing the Django Admin 01:59

5. Modifying a Change List 04:18

6. Providing Links to Other Objects 03:09

7. Adding Filters to the List Screen 01:26

8. Adding Search to the List Screen 01:42

9. Changing How Models Are Edited 02:53

10. Overriding Templates 03:09

11. Django Admin Customization (Summary) 01:16

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About Darren Jones

With 20 years as a teacher of music technology, Darren is keen to bring his skills to the Python table.

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