django-admin-sortable2¶
is a generic drag-and-drop ordering package to sort objects in the list- and detail inline-views
of the Django admin interface. This package offers simple mixin classes which enriches the
functionality of any existing class derived from admin.ModelAdmin, admin.StackedInline
or admin.TabularInline. It thus makes it very easy to integrate with existing models and their
model admin interfaces.
Project home: https://github.com/jrief/django-admin-sortable2
Features¶
Must not inherit from any special Model base class¶
Other plugins offering functionality to make list views for the Django admin interface sortable,
offer a base class to be used instead of models.Model. This class then contains a hard coded
position field, additional methods, and meta directives.
By using a mixin to enrich an existing class with sorting, we can integrate this Django-app into existing projects with minimal modification to the code base.
Intuitive List View¶
By adding a draggable area into one of the columns of the Django admin’s list view, sorting rows becomes very intuitive. Alternatively, rows can be selected using the checkbox and sorted as a group.
If rows have to be sorted accross pages, they can be selected using the checkbox and moved to any other page using an Admin action.
Support for Stacked- and Tabular Inlines¶
If a Django admin view uses InlineModelAdmin objects, and the related model provides an ordering field, then those inline models can be sorted in the detail view.
Contents:¶
- Installation
- Using Admin Sortable
- Prepare the Model Classes
- In Django’s Admin, make the List View sortable
- In Django’s Admin Detail View, make Stacked- and Tabular-Inlines sortable
- Sortable Many-to-Many Relations with Sortable Inlines
- Initial data
- Note on unique indices on the ordering field
- Usage in combination with other libraries
- Contributing to the Project