Customizing Model Display in Admin

The ModelAdmin class allows you to customize how the model is displayed in the admin panel.

1. list_display: Define which fields to display in the list view.

   class BookAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
       list_display = ('title', 'author', 'published_date', 'is_published')
   

2. list_filter: Add filters in the sidebar to filter the displayed list of objects.

   class BookAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
       list_filter = ('author', 'published_date')
   

3. search_fields: Enable a search bar to search for specific fields.

   class BookAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
       search_fields = ['title', 'author']
   

4. ordering: Set the default ordering of records.

   class BookAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
       ordering = ['published_date']
   

Customizing Form Display in Admin

1. fields: Specify the order of fields in the form view.

   class BookAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
       fields = ('title', 'author', 'content', 'published_date')
   

2. exclude: Exclude certain fields from the form view.

   class BookAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
       exclude = ('content',)