Django admin tips and tricks

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How to disable `Add` button in the Django admin for certain Model admins?

Sometimes you do not want the admin to add new entries in a Model admin, here is how you disable the Add button, as given in the below image.

# app_name/admin.py

@admin.register(Book)
class BookAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
    ...
    def has_add_permission(self, request, obj=None):
        return False

How to disable edit/change functionality in the Django admin for certain Model?

Sometimes you do not want the admin to edit/change the entries in a Model Admin, here is how you disable the change/edit functionality.

# app_name/admin.py

@admin.register(Book)
class BookAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
    ...
    def has_change_permission(self, request, obj=None):
        return False

How to disable `Delete` functionality in the Django admin for certain Model:

Sometimes you do not want the admin to edit/change the entries in a Model Admin, here is how you disable the Delete functionality.

# app_name/admin.py

@admin.register(Book)
class BookAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
    ...
    def has_delete_permission(self, request, obj=None):
        return False

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Django admin tips and tricks - Part 2

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