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The Django Admin for Web Developers

Name: The Django Admin for Web Developers
Price: 59 USD
Author: Surbier Christophe

Gain insights into the Django Admin interface, learn about automatic generation, data management, custom functionalities, advanced UI customization, and explore admin rights permission management.

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25 lessons

17h 30min

Created by Surbier Christophe

What's included

25 lessons across 5 modules
AI Tutor on every lesson

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What You'll Learn

Set up a Django project, run migrations, create a superuser, and access the Django Admin
Generate admin pages for models and populate the database with Faker and model_bakery
Configure ModelAdmin display options (list_display, fieldsets, pagination, ordering, date hierarchy)
Implement searching and filtering using search_fields, list_filter, and SimpleListFilter
Improve admin performance with list_select_related, autocomplete_fields, and raw_id_fields
Build custom admin fields and actions, including intermediate pages and CSV export
Customize and rebrand the admin UI with template overrides, Bootstrap, and Chart.js charts

Learning Roadmap

25 Lessons

Getting Started

Learn how to use the Django Admin interface for data management and customization.

Introduction

Helloworld Project and Sample App

Populating the Database with Fake Data

Displaying Models

More Complex Layouts

Filtering and Searching

Database View and Proxy Model

Inlines, Uneditable Fields, and ModelAdmin Methods

Design Customization

Unpack the core of Django admin customization, encompassing template overrides, chart integration, and dynamic visualizations.

Basics Customization

Customising the Admin Template

Plotting Charts

Dynamic Charts

More Customisation

Advanced Customization

6 Lessons

Rebrand and enhance Django Admin by customizing templates, adding views, and using third-party packages.

Access and Rights Management

Break down complex ideas on managing user and group permissions in Django Admin.

User and Group Management

Conclusion

Map out the steps for choosing between Django Admin and custom interfaces.

Wrap Up!

Certificate of Completion

Showcase your accomplishment by sharing your certificate of completion.

About this course

WHY I WROTE THIS COURSE

In this course, you will learn the basics of the Django Admin interface, a great tool to build a powerful admin interface quickly for your Django project. First, you will learn how to automatically generate the admin interface for your Django models, how to populate fake data, and then search or filter data with some advice to improve performance. Next, you will see how to extend the functionalities of the admin interface such as adding custom fields, add intermediate pages, or creating custom actions like exporting data in CSV format. After that, you will also explore basic and advanced UI customization such as adding charts or modifying the index page.Finally, you will have a look at the Django admin rights permission management.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Surbier Christophe

I'm a french freelance mobile developer using Ionic and Django. I'm living in Barcelona, and since 2009, I have developed more than 200 hundred applications for various customers.

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