Django Administration Interface, also known as Django Admin, is a powerful built-in tool that allows you to easily manage content on your site. It’s a versatile and secure way to manage your website’s content and users. It’s automatically generated with each Django project and includes user authentication, groups, and permissions [1].
Before beginning, make sure Django is installed correctly.
1. Setting up Admin Panel: To enable Django Admin for an app, the app needs to be included in the `INSTALLED_APPS` setting in the project’s setting.py file [2]. The instant Django project is set up, the admin panel is active by default. You can access it via `http://localhost:8000/admin/`.
1. Create ‘Superuser’: To access the Django admin interface you need to create a ‘superuser’ – an account that has total control over all things in the site. To create a superuser, open your terminal and type `python manage.py createsuperuser` and fill in the details requested [3].
1. Register Models in `admin.py`: To make your model editable in the Django admin, you should register it in `admin.py`. For instance, if you have created a model called ‘Programmer’ in your `models.py` file, you would need to include it in your `admin.py` file as such:
```
from django.contrib import admin
from .models import Programmer
admin.site.register(Programmer)
```
Now, when you access your Django admin interface, you would be able to add, delete, and edit ‘Programmer’ objects.
1. Customize Django Admin interface: The Django Admin interface is very flexible and can be tailored to your needs [4]. You can modify how the data is displayed, create and modify forms, filter data, etc. For instance, you can modify your `admin.py` file to include ’list\_display’ attribute to change how your model objects are displayed, as such:
```
class ProgrammerAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
list_display = (‘name’, ‘language’, ‘experience’)
admin.site.register(Programmer, ProgrammerAdmin)
```
This will display the ‘name’, ‘language’, and ‘experience’ fields of each ‘Programmer’ object in the Django admin interface.
Sources:
1. Django Project Documentation: https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/2.2/ref/contrib/admin/
2. Django for Beginners by William S. Vincent (Chapter 16)
3. Django for Professionals by William S. Vincent (Chapter 9)
4. Django Central: https://djangocentral.com/creating-super-user-in-django/
