django-admin-env-badge 0.1.0

Visual environment indicators for the Django admin header to distinguish Local, Dev, Stage, and Production.

django-admin-env-badge

A simple Django app that displays an environment badge in the Django admin — so you always know whether you're on Production, Staging, or Development.

Screenshots

Staging (light mode)

Development (dark mode)

Production (light mode)

Installation

pip install django-admin-env-badge

Setup

1. Add the app to INSTALLED_APPS

Place it before django.contrib.admin:

INSTALLED_APPS = [
    "django_admin_env_badge",
    "django.contrib.admin",
    # ...
]

2. Add the context processor

TEMPLATES = [
    {
        "BACKEND": "django.template.backends.django.DjangoTemplates",
        "OPTIONS": {
            "context_processors": [
                # ... default processors
                "django_admin_env_badge.context_processors.env_badge",
            ],
        },
    },
]

Configuration

Add these settings to your settings.py:

Setting	Type	Default	Description
ADMIN_ENV_NAME	str	None	The environment name to display. Badge is hidden when not set.
ADMIN_ENV_COLOR	str	"#22FE00"	Badge background color (any valid CSS color).
ADMIN_ENV_ICON	str	""	Optional emoji shown before the name. ⚙️, 🚀, 🛠️

Example

# settings.py

ADMIN_ENV_NAME = "Production"
ADMIN_ENV_COLOR = "#0003a6"
ADMIN_ENV_ICON = "⚡"