Category: Django

What Actually Happens When Django Returns 404? User requests a URL (e.g. /polls/this-question-does-not-exist/) Django checks all patterns in urls.py (project + included apps) No match → Django raises Http404 exception internally Django catches it...

Django Add Test View: Many beginners skip testing because “it works on my machine”… until it doesn’t, or until you hand the project to someone else, or until you deploy and everything breaks in...

Admin: Today we’re going to: Activate it completely Make it beautiful and useful for your polls app Customize list views, filters, search, inline editing, actions, etc. Add superuser + understand permissions basics Show real-world...

The Django Admin Many beginners see the admin as “just a toy for learning” — but in real Indian startups, internal tools, content platforms, SaaS products, inventory systems, and even early versions of fairly...

Django Admin – Create User: How to create, manage, and understand users in the Django admin interface. Many beginners think “creating a user = just createsuperuser command” — but that’s only the beginning. In...

Django Admin – Include Member: How to add / include / manage “Members” (team members, staff users, content editors, moderators) in the Django admin. In almost every project that goes beyond a personal hobby...

Django Admin – Set Fields to Display: How to control exactly which fields appear in the list view (also called the change list, the table view you see when you click on “Questions” or...

Django Admin – Update Members: How to update / edit / modify existing members (staff users) in the Django admin. Most people learn how to create users, but then get stuck when they need...

Django Admin – Add Members: How to add new members (staff users, content editors, moderators, support team, etc.) to the Django admin. This is the moment when your app stops being “just my personal...

Django Admin – Delete Members: How to delete (or more importantly: how NOT to delete) members / staff users in the Django admin. This is one of those topics where beginners make big mistakes...