django tutorial: End of part 2. Custom template for the admin page.

Author: andrecp

mysite/mysite/settings.py

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 TEMPLATES = [
     {
         'BACKEND': 'django.template.backends.django.DjangoTemplates',
-        'DIRS': [],
+        'DIRS': [os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'templates')],
         'APP_DIRS': True,
         'OPTIONS': {
             'context_processors': [

mysite/templates/admin/base_site.html

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{% extends "admin/base.html" %}
+
+{% block title %}{{ title }} | {{ site_title|default:_('Django site admin') }}{% endblock %}
+
+{% block branding %}
+<h1 id="site-name"><a href="{% url 'admin:index' %}">Polls Administration</a></h1>
+
+{% endblock %}
+
+{% block nav-global %}{% endblock %}