Call external javascript in the default administration page in Django

Question

How can I call external javascript in my default admin html page in Django.

I know that using MEDIA class I can do this in admin.py file.

Here is the my try:

  class PlayerAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
      class Media:
        js = ('/static_files/js/adminsettings.js')

But I am not getting data written in the JavaScript file.

Gonzalo · Accepted Answer · 2012-12-18 10:51:02Z

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You need to use a path relative to STATIC_URL (or MEDIA_URL), in your example this may work:

  class PlayerAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
      class Media:
        js = ('js/adminsettings.js',)

Also, not that the js attribute is a tuple in my example (it can be any iterable, a list, set, etc.)

An alternative is overriding admin templates, which can give you more flexibility, and allow you to apply the same javascript to many models easily.

answered Dec 18, 2012 at 10:51

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