Should I use the Django admin for user submitted content?

Question

I'm creating a site that will allow users to authenticate via Facebook and create content.

Should I use the Django admin interface for content creation or would it be smarter to create my own interface. If I should roll my own are there any good tutorials about this?

Answer 1

As a general rule, the django admin is best for validating your models during development and testing; and should not be used as a front end user interface.

Since each site/application has their own unique requirements, it is difficult to recommend a tutorial. Once you are familiar with django, you will find the following libraries helpful:

• django-bootstrap-toolkit - this integrates the the excellent bootstrap css/javascript framework in django.
• django-social-auth - allows your users to login using their social network credentials.
• pinax project - a collection of common utilities for developing just about any kind of front end website.

For customizing the existing admin application:

• grappelli - a custom skin for the admin
• django-frontendadmin - edit models in the front end using template tags
• django-admin-tools - customized widgets and UI elements for the admin application

Answer 2

You can use admin login page and with custom URL redirection. Here is the working example for facebook authentication. https://github.com/sivaa/django-social-auth-facebook