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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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