Star Admin

Hello! This article presents Django Admin Star, the PyPi integration of this iconic design for Django. The latest stable version is provided by Star Admin maintainers, including Dark Mode (sidebar), widgets, charts, and authentication pages. The product can be used in any Django project (new or legacy) that needs a modern design with Star Admin design DNA. Thanks for reading!

• 👉 Django Admin Star - source code
• 🚀 Free support provided by AppSeed (just in case)

✨ What's in the box

This library can be installed and used with minimum effort and configuration. Once installed, the design covers the following:

• ✅ Admin Section reserved for Django superusers
• ✅ All Django.contrib.AUTH pages + Registration
• ✅ Pages for common users: Dashboard, Widgets, Forms

For those in a rush, this video material explains how to start fast with this library using the playground project.

✨ How to use it

As mentioned before, the library can be used in a new Django project or for legacy projects that need a small UI boost in order to look better. In the following section, I will mention the installation steps as listed on the official PyPi Page.

👉 Step #1 - Install the library

$ pip install django-admin-star

👉 Step #2 - Update the INSTALLED_APPS section of the project

    INSTALLED_APPS = (
        ...
        'admin_star.apps.AdminStarConfig',  # <-- NEW
        'django.contrib.admin',
    )

Make sure the StarAdmin line is above django.contrib.admin in order to overwrite the Django defaults.

👉 Step #3 - Update project routing to include the theme URLs

    from django.urls import path, include

    urlpatterns = [
        ...
        path('', include('admin_star.urls')),  # <-- NEW
    ]

👉 Step #4 - Migrate & start the project

$ # Set up the database
$ python manage.py makemigrations
$ python manage.py migrate
$
$ # Create the superuser
$ python manage.py createsuperuser
$
$ # Start the application (development mode)
$ python manage.py runserver # default port 8000

At this point, the Star Admin styling should cover all sections: authentication, the admin section reserved for superusers, and pages for common users.

Star Admin Django - UI Elements page

✨ Star Admin Playground project

For those without much time or patience to manually configure the project, a playground app is also available with all the above steps already crafted.

👉 Django Admin Star - playground project

Thanks for reading! For more resources, please access:

• 🚀 Free support provided by AppSeed (email & Discord)
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