Django admin starter template (A.K.A. my attempt at organizing the Django's admin.py file).

admin.py

from django.contrib import admin
from django.contrib.admin.views.main import ChangeList
from <app>.models import Foo, Bar, Baz
from <app>.forms import BazForm

# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/contrib/admin/

#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
# 
# Classes:
# 
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------

class BazChangeList(ChangeList):
    
    # ...
    
    pass

#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
# 
# Methods:
# 
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------

#----------------------------------
# Actions:
#----------------------------------

def some_action(modeladmin, request, queryset):
    
    # ...
    
    pass

#----------------------------------
# Changelist:
#----------------------------------

def baz_getchangelist(self, request, **kwargs):
    
    return BazChangeList

#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
# 
# Model inlines:
# 
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------

class FooModelInline(admin.StackedInline):
    
    # Stacked inline ...
    
    #----------------------------------
    # Standard options:
    #----------------------------------
    
    fields = ('name', 'photo', 'file', 'uri', 'embed', 'description',)
    
    # form
    # fieldsets
    # exclude
    # filter_horizontal
    # filter_vertical
    # prepopulated_fields
    # radio_fields
    # raw_id_fields
    # formfield_for_foreignkey()
    # formfield_for_manytomany()
    # readonly_fields
    # formfield_overrides
    # ordering
    # queryset()
    
    #----------------------------------
    # Inline-specific options:
    #----------------------------------
    
    model = Foo
    extra = 1
    
    # fk_name
    # formset
    # form
    # max_num
    # raw_id_fields
    # template
    # verbose_name
    # verbose_name_plural
    # can_delete

class BarModelInline(admin.TabularInline):
    
    # Tabular inline ...
    
    pass

#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
# 
# Models:
# 
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------

class BazAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
    
    #----------------------------------
    # Fields:
    #----------------------------------
    
    """
    fields = ('slug', 'name', 'notes',) # Basic.
    
    fieldsets = (
        (None, {
            'fields': (('name', 'slug'), 'notes',), # In this example, "name" and "slug" are on same line.
        }),
    )
    """
    
    fieldsets = [
        ('Meta', {'fields': ['slug', 'status',], 'classes': ['collapse',],},),
        ('About', {'fields': ['title', 'categories', 'description',],},),
        ('Marker', {'description': 'This is a fieldset description', 'fields': ['address1', 'address2', 'city', 'state', 'zip', 'country', 'geolocation', 'miles',],},),
    ]
    
    prepopulated_fields = {
        'slug': ['title',],
    }
    
    readonly_fields = ('geolocation',)
    
    exclude = ('phonographer',)
    
    #----------------------------------
    # Interfaces:
    #----------------------------------
    
    filter_horizontal = ('categories',)
#     filter_vertical = ('categories',)
#     raw_id_fields = ('categories',)
    
#     radio_fields = {'phonographer': admin.VERTICAL} # ... or HORIZONTAL
    
    #----------------------------------
    # Forms:
    #----------------------------------
    
    form = BazForm
    formfield_overrides = { models.TextField: {'widget': forms.Textarea(attrs={'class':'ckeditor'})}, } # See media section below.
    
    #----------------------------------
    # Inlines:
    #----------------------------------
    
    inlines = [FooModelInline, BarModelInline]
    
    #----------------------------------
    # Change lists:
    #----------------------------------
    
    get_changelist = baz_getchangelist # Never used this before... Is this (a) correct usage?
    
    list_display = ('title', 'status', 'geolocation',)
    list_display_links = ('title',)
    list_editable = ('status',)
    list_filter = ('status', 'categories',)
    list_max_show_all = 200
    list_per_page = 100
    list_select_related = False
    
    ordering = ['-created',]
    
#     paginator = ??? (need example)
    
    search_fields = ('title', 'description', 'address1', 'address2', 'city', 'state', 'zip', 'country', 'miles',)
    
    actions = [some_action,]
    actions_on_top = True;
    actions_on_bottom = False
    actions_selection_counter = True
    
    date_hierarchy = 'created'
    
    #----------------------------------
    # Change forms:
    #----------------------------------
    
    save_as = False
    save_on_top = False
    
    #----------------------------------
    # Template overrides:
    #----------------------------------
    
    add_form_template = '<app>/admin/add_form.html'
    change_form_template = '<app>/admin/change_form.html'
    change_list_template = '<app>/admin/change_list.html'
    delete_confirmation_template = '<app>/admin/delete_confirmation.html'
    delete_selected_confirmation_template = '<app>/admin/delete_selected_confirmation.html'
    object_history_template = '<app>/admin/object_history_template.html'
    
    #----------------------------------
    # Methods:
    #----------------------------------
    
    def save_model(self, request, obj, form, change):
        pass
    
    def delete_model(self, request, obj):
        pass
    
    def save_formset(self, request, form, formset, change):
        pass
    
    def get_ordering(self, request):
        pass
    
    def save_related(self, request, form, formsets, change):
        pass
    
    def get_readonly_fields(self, request, obj=None):
        pass
    
    def get_prepopulated_fields(self, request, obj=None):
        pass
    
    def get_list_display(self, request):
        pass
    
    def get_urls(self):
        pass
    
    def formfield_for_foreignkey(self, db_field, request, **kwargs):
        pass
    
    def formfield_for_manytomany(self, db_field, request, **kwargs):
        pass
    
    def formfield_for_choice_field(self, db_field, request, **kwargs):
        pass
    
    def has_add_permission(self, request):
        pass
    
    def has_change_permission(self, request, obj=None):
        pass
    
    def has_delete_permission(self, request, obj=None):
        pass
    
    def queryset(self, request):
        pass
    
    def message_user(request, message):
        pass
    
    def get_paginator(queryset, per_page, orphans=0, allow_empty_first_page=True):
        pass
    
    def add_view(self, request, form_url='', extra_context=None)
        pass
    
    def change_view(self, request, object_id, extra_context=None):
        pass
    
    def changelist_view(self, request, extra_context=None):
        pass
    
    def delete_view(self, request, object_id, extra_context=None):
        pass
    
    def history_view(self, request, object_id, extra_context=None):
        pass
    
    #----------------------------------
    # Media definitions:
    #----------------------------------
    
    """
    Note: Django admin Javascript makes use of the jQuery library. To avoid conflict with user 
    scripts, Django's jQuery is namespaced as django.jQuery. If you want to use jQuery in your own 
    admin JavaScript without including a second copy, you can use the django.jQuery object on 
    changelist and add/edit views.
    """
    
    class Media:
        
        css = {
            'all': ('<app>/my_styles.css',)
        }
        js = ('ckeditor/ckeditor.js',)

#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
# 
# Registrations:
# 
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------

admin.site.register(Baz, BazAdmin)
# Using the default admin interface:
admin.site.register(Foo)
admin.site.register(Bar)

admin_template.py

from django.contrib import admin
from <app>.models import Foo, Bar

# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/contrib/admin/

#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
# 
# Classes:
# 
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------

# ...

#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
# 
# Methods:
# 
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------

# ...

#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
# 
# Model inlines:
# 
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------

# class FooInline(admin.TabularInline):
class FooInline(admin.StackedInline):
    
    #----------------------------------
    # Standard options:
    #----------------------------------
    
    # fields
    # form
    # fieldsets
    # exclude
    # filter_horizontal
    # filter_vertical
    # prepopulated_fields
    # radio_fields
    # raw_id_fields
    # formfield_for_foreignkey()
    # formfield_for_manytomany()
    # readonly_fields
    # formfield_overrides
    # ordering
    # queryset()
    
    #----------------------------------
    # Inline-specific options:
    #----------------------------------
    
    model = Foo
    # extra
    # fk_name
    # formset
    # form
    # max_num
    # raw_id_fields
    # template
    # verbose_name
    # verbose_name_plural
    # can_delete

#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
# 
# Models:
# 
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------

class BarAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
    
    #----------------------------------
    # Fields:
    #----------------------------------
    
    # ...
    
    #----------------------------------
    # Interfaces:
    #----------------------------------
    
    # ...
    
    #----------------------------------
    # Forms:
    #----------------------------------
    
    # ...
    
    #----------------------------------
    # Inlines:
    #----------------------------------
    
    inlines = [FooInline,]
    
    # ...
    
    #----------------------------------
    # Change lists:
    #----------------------------------
    
    # ...
    
    #----------------------------------
    # Change forms:
    #----------------------------------
    
    # ...
    
    #----------------------------------
    # Template overrides:
    #----------------------------------
    
    # ...
    
    #----------------------------------
    # Methods:
    #----------------------------------
    
    # ...
    
    #----------------------------------
    # Media definitions:
    #----------------------------------
    
    # ...

#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
# 
# Registrations:
# 
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------

admin.site.register(Foo)
admin.site.register(Bar, BarAdmin)

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