ColdBlue

ColdBlue is a modern, minimal dark theme for Django Admin.
It enhances the default admin UI with a clean design, dashboard stats, optional grouped navigation, and improved mobile usability — while staying fully compatible with Django’s core admin system.

Screenshots

Login

Dashboard

Mobile UI

Features

• Modern dark UI (no JavaScript frameworks)
• Dashboard statistics (model counts)
• Optional grouped sidebar navigation
• Mobile-friendly layout
• Respects Django admin permissions
• Drop-in app (no admin rewrites)

Installation

pip install coldblue

Add ColdBlue to your INSTALLED_APPS before django.contrib.admin:

INSTALLED_APPS = [
    "coldblue",
    "django.contrib.admin",
    "django.contrib.auth",
    "django.contrib.contenttypes",
    "django.contrib.sessions",
    "django.contrib.messages",
    "django.contrib.staticfiles",
]

Configuration

Core Theme Settings

COLDBLUE_SETTINGS = {
    "ENABLE_STATS": True,
    "STATS_LIMIT": 6,
    "STAT_SORT": "count_desc",  # or "alpha" or "count_asc"
    "SITE_HEADER": "Admin Panel",
    "SITE_TITLE": "Admin Login",
    "INDEX_TITLE": "Dashboard",
}

Sidebar Configuration (Optional)

COLDBLUE_SIDEBAR = {
    "ENABLE": True,
    "SECTIONS": [
        {
            "label": "Authentication",
            "icon": "fa-user-shield",
            "models": [
                "auth.User",
                "auth.Group",
            ],
        },
        {
            "label": "Shop",
            "icon": "fa-box",
            "models": [
                "shop.Product",  # app.Model
                "shop.Category",
            ],
        },
    ],
}

If ENABLE=True and no SECTIONS are provided, ColdBlue will automatically group models by app label.

Icon Overrides (Optional)

COLDBLUE_ICON_OVERRIDES = {
    "user": "fa-user-shield",
    "product": "fa-box-open",
}

Fallback icon: fa-database

Dashboard

ColdBlue replaces the default admin index with:

• Model cards
• Optional statistics panel
• Recent actions panel
• Clean layout optimized for large and small screens

Mobile Support

• Responsive layout
• Sidebar adapts to small screens
• No breaking admin functionality

Compatibility

• Django 4.x, 5.x
• Works with default admin templates
• Does not override admin views or permissions

What ColdBlue Does NOT Do

• No admin logic changes
• No database migrations
• No JavaScript-heavy UI frameworks

License

MIT License