django-admin-edit-mode 0.1.0

Provides a possibility to open objects in django-admin in read-only mode by default, with a special button "Go to edit mode" to open the same change-object page in regular editable mode.

djang-admin-edit-mode

The intention of this library is provide a possibility to open objects in django-admin in read-only mode by default, with a special button "Go to edit mode" to open the same change-object page in regular editable mode.

Why read-only mode in the beginning is needed ? For some applications, django-admin serves mostly for reading the info. Readonly mode looks better, doesn't allow to make some changes accidentially, and the page loads quicker (no need to load a list of choices for the fields).

But despite this, sometimes you want to change the object. Then you can go to edit mode!

Installation

• pip install -e git+https://github.com/mihasK/djang-admin-edit-mode.git#egg=django_admin_edit_mode
• Add 'django_admin_edit_mode' to INSTALLED_APPS, before 'django.contrib.admin'. Order matters for template loading!
• Install and add 'spurl' to INSTALLED_APPS.
• Check that 'APP_DIRS' is True in TEMPLATES settings.

Usage

Use the mixins for the model admins you want to have "readonly by default and edit by clicking button" mode:

import django_admin_edit_mode.admin


@admin.register(models.Respondent)
class RespondentAdmin(django_admin_edit_mode.admin.EditModeAdminMixin,
                      admin.ModelAdmin):
    ...