Modern template for Django that covers Admin Section, all authentication pages (registration included) crafted on top of Black Dashboard, an open-source Bootstrap 5 design from Creative-Tim.

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• Django Black Dashboard - Product that uses the library
  • Features: Fully-configured, CI/CD via Render
• UI Kit: Black Dashboard free version by Creative-Tim
• Sections Covered:
  • Admin Section, reserved for superusers
  • All pages managed by Django.contrib.AUTH
  • Registration page
  • Misc pages: colors, icons, typography, blank-page

• Modern Bootstrap Design
• Responsive Interface
• Minimal Template overriding
• Easy integration

Install the package via PIP

$ pip install django-admin-black
// OR
$ pip install git+https://github.com/app-generator/django-admin-black.git

Add admin_black application to the INSTALLED_APPS setting of your Django project settings.py file (note it should be before django.contrib.admin):

    INSTALLED_APPS = (
        ...
        'admin_black.apps.AdminBlackConfig',
        'django.contrib.admin',
    )

Add admin_black urls in your Django Project urls.py file.

    from django.urls import path, include

    urlpatterns = [
        ...
        path('', include('admin_black.urls')),
    ]

Collect static if you are in production environment:

$ python manage.py collectstatic

Start the app

$ # Set up the database
$ python manage.py makemigrations
$ python manage.py migrate
$
$ # Create the superuser
$ python manage.py createsuperuser
$
$ # Start the application (development mode)
$ python manage.py runserver # default port 8000

Access the admin section in the browser: http://127.0.0.1:8000/

When a template file is loaded in the controller, Django scans all template directories starting from the ones defined by the user, and returns the first match or an error in case the template is not found. The theme used to style this starter provides the following files:

# This exists in ENV: LIB/admin_black
< UI_LIBRARY_ROOT >                      
   |
   |-- templates/                     # Root Templates Folder 
   |    |          
   |    |-- accounts/       
   |    |    |-- auth-signin.html     # Sign IN Page
   |    |    |-- auth-signup.html     # Sign UP Page
   |    |
   |    |-- includes/       
   |    |    |-- footer.html          # Footer component
   |    |    |-- sidebar.html         # Sidebar component
   |    |    |-- navigation.html      # Navigation Bar
   |    |    |-- scripts.html         # Scripts Component
   |    |
   |    |-- layouts/       
   |    |    |-- base.html            # Masterpage
   |    |
   |    |-- pages/       
   |         |-- dashboard.html       # Dashboard page
   |         |-- user.html            # Settings  Page
   |         |-- *.html               # All other pages
   |    
   |-- ************************************************************************

When the project requires customization, we need to copy the original file that needs an update (from the virtual environment) and place it in the template folder using the same path.

For instance, if we want to customize the dashboard.html these are the steps:

• Step 1: create the templates DIRECTORY inside your app
• Step 2: configure the project to use this new template directory
  • Edit settings.py TEMPLATES section
• Step 3: copy the dashboard.html from the original location (inside your ENV) and save it to the YOUR_APP/templates DIR
  • Source PATH: <YOUR_ENV>/LIB/admin_black/pages/dashboard.html
  • Destination PATH: YOUR_APP/templates/pages/dashboard.html
• Edit the footer (Destination PATH)

At this point, the default version of the dashboard.html shipped in the library is ignored by Django.

In a similar way, all other files and components can be customized easily.

The SCSS/CSS files used to style the Ui are saved in the admin_black/static/assets directory. In order to update the Ui colors (primary, secondary) this procedure needs to be followed.

$ yarn # install modules
$ # # edit variables 
$ vi static/assets/scss/black-dashboard/custom/_variables.scss 
$ gulp # SCSS to CSS translation

The _variables.scss content defines the primary and secondary colors:

$default:       #344675 !default; // EDIT for customization
$primary:       #e14eca !default; // EDIT for customization
$secondary:     #f4f5f7 !default; // EDIT for customization
$success:       #00f2c3 !default; // EDIT for customization
$info:          #1d8cf8 !default; // EDIT for customization
$warning:       #ff8d72 !default; // EDIT for customization
$danger:        #fd5d93 !default; // EDIT for customization
$black:         #222a42 !default; // EDIT for customization

This design is a pixel-perfect Bootstrap Dashboard with a fresh, new design. Black is a completly new product built on our newest re-built from scratch framework structure that is meant to make our products more intuitive, more adaptive and, needless to say, so much easier to customize.

Features:

• Up-to-date Dependencies
• Design: Django Theme Black - PRO Version
• Sections covered by the design:
  • Admin section (reserved for superusers)
  • Authentication: Django.contrib.AUTH, Registration
  • All Pages available in for ordinary users
• Docker, Deployment:
  • CI/CD flow via Render

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