django-admin-keyshortcuts 0.2.0

Keyboard shortcuts for Django Admin

django-admin-keyshortcuts

A Django package that adds keyboard shortcuts to the Django Admin interface for improved accessibility.

Demo

A static preview of Django Admin with Keyboard Shortcuts is available at:
https://khanxmetu.github.io/django-admin-keyshortcuts-demo/

Setup

Install from pip:
pip install django-admin-keyshortcuts

then add django_admin_keyshortctus before django.contrib.admin in your INSTALLED_APPS:

INSTALLED_APPS = (
    ...,
    'django_admin_keyshortcuts',
    'django.contrib.admin', 
    ...,
)

Usage

The following is a list of supported shortcuts

Description	Shortcut (Windows/Linux)	Shortcut (MacOS)	Scope
Show shortcuts help dialog	?	?	Global
Go to the site index	g i	g i	Global
Toggle sidebar	[	[	Global (where it exists)
Select previous row for action	k	k	Change List
Select next row for action	j	j	Change List
Toggle row selection	x	x	Change List
Focus actions dropdown	a	a	Change List
Focus search field	/	/	Change List
Save and go to change list	Ctrl+s	⌘+s	Change Form
Save and add another	Ctrl+Shift+S	⌘+Shift+S	Change Form
Save and continue editing	Ctrl+Alt+s	⌘+⌥+s	Change Form
Delete	Alt+d	⌥+d	Change Form
Confirm deletion	Alt+y	⌥+y	Delete Confirmation
Cancel deletion	Alt+n	⌥+n	Delete Confirmation

About

The django-admin-keyshortcuts package is being developed with the goal of eventually merging its functionality into Django core.
This package has been undergoing refinements with respect to GSoC 2025: Keyboard Shortcuts Specification