Create Superuser and Admin Dashboard

In this guide, you will learn how to create a superuser for the Django admin dashboard.

1. Create Superuser

Create a superuser for the admin dashboard.

python manage.py createsuperuser

Username: admin
Email address:
Password:
Password (again):
Superuser created successfully.

2. Admin Dashboard

To access the admin dashboard, run the server and navigate to http://localhost:8000/admin/.

python manage.py runserver

Navigate to http://localhost:8000/admin/ in your browser and log in with the superuser credentials.

3. Register Model

Register the model in the admin.py file.

from django.contrib import admin
from .models import Post
 
admin.site.register(Post)

4. Customize Admin Dashboard

Customize the admin dashboard by creating a new class in the admin.py file.

from django.contrib import admin
from .models import Post
 
class PostAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
    list_display = ('title', 'author', 'created_date')
 
admin.site.register(Post, PostAdmin)

5. Admin Dashboard Features

The admin dashboard provides the following features:

• Add, edit, and delete records.
• Filter records.
• Search records.
• Export records to CSV, XML, and other formats.