Getting Started

Admin - Look and Feel

Using Django admin look and feel in my own application

• Make a copy of base_site.html or extend the built in version:

  {% extends "admin/base_site.html" %}
  

  Note: This will not work unless admin is enabled on your application. Try adding django.contrib.admin to INSTALLED_APPS:

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

• Put your content into the block content:

  {% block content %}
      <p>No tickets are available.</p>
  {% endblock %}
  

Configuration

Create a folder in your application directory e.g. for the cake application:

mkdir cake/templates/cake/

Put your templates into this folder. Here is a sample render_to_response which renders the cake/templates/cake/home.html template:

return render_to_response(
    'cake/home.html',
    context_dict,
    context_instance=RequestContext(request))

Note:

• I think this configuration uses django.template.loaders.app_directories.Loader so there is no need to set TEMPLATE_DIRS.

• You might need to re-start the server before it can find the template.

• If the server cannot find the template, then make sure you have included the

  application in the settings.py file.