Part 2: The admin site 

====> Creating an admin user
$ python manage.py createsuperuser
   Username: admin
   Email address: admin@example.com
   Password: **********
   Password (again): *********
   Superuser created successfully.


====> Start the development server 
$ python manage.py runserver



====> Enter the admin site 
(http://127.0.0.1:8000/admin/)


====> Make the poll app modifiable in the admin
$ edit polls\admin.py

from django.contrib import admin

from .models import Question

admin.site.register(Question)



====> Explore the free admin functionality



====> Customize the admin form
$ edit polls\admin.py

from django.contrib import admin

from .models import Question


class QuestionAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
    fields = ['pub_date', 'question_text']

admin.site.register(Question, QuestionAdmin)





====> Split the form up into fieldsets
$ edit polls\admin.py

from django.contrib import admin

from .models import Question


class QuestionAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
    fieldsets = [
        (None,               {'fields': ['question_text']}),
        ('Date information', {'fields': ['pub_date']}),
    ]

admin.site.register(Question, QuestionAdmin)




====> Assign arbitrary HTML classes to each fieldset
$ edit polls\admin.py

from django.contrib import admin

from .models import Question


class QuestionAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
    fieldsets = [
        (None,               {'fields': ['question_text']}),
        ('Date information', {'fields': ['pub_date'], 'classes': ['collapse']}),
    ]

admin.site.register(Question, QuestionAdmin)



====> Adding related objects
$ edit polls\admin.py

from django.contrib import admin

from .models import Choice, Question
# ...
admin.site.register(Choice)


====> Remove the register() call for the Choice model. Then, change the Question registration code
$ edit polls\admin.py

from django.contrib import admin

from .models import Choice, Question


class ChoiceInline(admin.StackedInline):
    model = Choice
    extra = 3


class QuestionAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
    fieldsets = [
        (None,               {'fields': ['question_text']}),
        ('Date information', {'fields': ['pub_date'], 'classes': ['collapse']}),
    ]
    inlines = [ChoiceInline]

admin.site.register(Question, QuestionAdmin)




====> Change the display style of the related objects in a more compact, table-based format
$ edit polls\admin.py

class ChoiceInline(admin.TabularInline):
    #...



====> Customize the admin change list -- use the list_display admin option
$ edit polls\admin.py

class QuestionAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
    # ...
    list_display = ('question_text', 'pub_date', 'was_published_recently')



====> Add a “Filter” sidebar -- using the list_filter admin option
$ edit polls\admin.py

class QuestionAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
    # ...
    list_filter = ['pub_date']


====> Add some search capability
$ edit polls\admin.py

class QuestionAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
    # ...
    search_fields = ['question_text']





====> Customize the admin look and feel

====> Customizing your project’s templates
$ mkdir templates
$ edit mysite\settings.py
TEMPLATES = [
    {
        # ...
        'DIRS': [os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'templates')],
        # ...
    },
]
$ mkdir templates\admin
$ copy C:\python34\lib\site-p~1\django\contrib\admin\templates\amdin\base_site.html templates\admin\base_site.html
$ edit tempaltes\admin\base_site.html
# replace {{ site_header|default:_('Django administration') }} with Polls Administration
# ...
{% block branding %}
<h1 id="site-name"><a href="{% url 'admin:index' %}">Polls Administration</a></h1>
{% endblock %}
# ...




====> Customizing your application’s templates



====> Customize the admin index page