Add page

As explained in Django in Action

An add page is a Django Admin page containing a form for creating a new database object.

An add page is a Django Admin form for creating a new database object. It belongs to the standard CRUD set: listing, change, add, and delete pages. section 5.1.3

Register a model with an admin.ModelAdmin class, and Django supplies the add page alongside the other administrative screens. The default class can remain empty. section 5.1.3

Adding a Musician

In RiffMates, registering Musician with MusicianAdmin adds a Bands admin section containing a link to add a Musician object. Selecting it opens the Add Musician page. section 5.1.3

Figure 5.6 Add Musician page

Use the Add Musician page view to see the concrete administrative form produced for a registered model. section 5.1.3

How Django in Action covers it

How deep it goes

Explains the page’s place in Django Admin’s CRUD screens but does not detail form internals.

Examples

Uses the Musician model, MusicianAdmin class, Bands admin section, and Add Musician page.

What it assumes

Assumes a model is registered with an admin.ModelAdmin class.

What you can do after

Operate Django Admin to create new objects for a registered model.

How it connects

Connects Django Admin, ModelAdmin registration, models, and CRUD operations.

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Related concepts

• change pagecontrasts with · A change page is a Django Admin page containing a form for editing an existing database object.

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