django-admin-applist-order 0.6.0

A simple Django middleware to reorder the admin app list and models from a single dict in

django-admin-applist-order

A simple Django middleware to reorder the admin app list and models from a single dict in settings.py.

Order the Django admin app list — the apps shown on the admin index, and the models within each app — from a single dict in your settings.py.

It works through a middleware that post-processes the admin's response, so you don't need to swap your AdminSite or change any admin registration. Add one line to MIDDLEWARE, define the setting, done.

Install

pip install django-admin-applist-order

Setup

Add the middleware (this is the only required step):

MIDDLEWARE = [
    # ...
    "django_admin_applist_order.middleware.AppListOrderMiddleware",
]

Usage

Define ADMIN_APPS_DISPLAY_ORDER in settings.py. Keys are app labels (the app's folder name, e.g. core, auth).

ADMIN_APPS_DISPLAY_ORDER = {
    "APP_NAME": ["MODEL1", "MODEL2", "MODEL3"],
}

Behaviour:

• Apps listed in the dict appear first, in dict order. Apps not listed follow, sorted alphabetically by their display name.
• Models listed for an app appear first, in that order, followed by any unlisted models sorted alphabetically.
• An empty list means "show all of this app's models, sorted alphabetically".
• If the setting is missing or empty, the package does nothing.

For example, ordering the blog app's models first, and then the auth app's models:

ADMIN_APPS_DISPLAY_ORDER = {
    "blog": ["Author", "Post"],  # these first, alphabetical order will show the rest of the blog app models
    "auth": [],  # listed app, but all models will appear by  alphabetical
}

How it works

Django builds the app list in the response context under app_list (the index page) and available_apps (the nav sidebar). The middleware reorders those lists in process_template_response according to your setting. Because it only touches the rendered context, it composes cleanly with a default admin.site or any custom AdminSite.