Hi Tom if you read my original post you will realise that the error is being caused by setting of context processors to media_url (see original post). When context processors are active the {media_url} tag works perfectly, but breaks the admin.
If I comment out : settings.py #TEMPLATE_CONTEXT_PROCESSORS = ('portfolio.context_processors.media_url',) and urls.py #from django.template import RequestContext the admin then works. I believe this has nothing to do with a template error, but some kind of conflict. To satisfy mystic meg, I have included error with traceback: TemplateSyntaxError at /admin/ Caught an exception while rendering: userRequest Method: GET Request URL: http://127.0.0.1:8000/admin/ Exception Type: TemplateSyntaxError Exception Value: Caught an exception while rendering: user Exception Location: C:\Python26\lib\site-packages\django\template \debug.py in render_node, line 81 Python Executable: C:\Python26\python.exe Python Version: 2.6.4 Python Path: ['c:\\django\\portfolio_root', 'C:\\Python26\\lib\\site- packages\\html5lib-0.90-py2.6.egg', 'C:\\Python26\\lib\\site-packages\ \django_page_cms-1.1.1-py2.6.egg', 'C:\\Python26\\lib\\site-packages\ \django_cms-2.0.2-py2.6.egg', 'C:\\Python26\\lib\\site-packages\ \django_admin_tools-0.2.0-py2.6.egg', 'C:\\Python26\\lib\\site-packages \\django_friends-0.1.5-py2.6.egg', 'C:\\Python26\\lib\\site-packages\ \django_schedule-0.1.0-py2.6.egg', 'C:\\Python26\\lib\\site-packages\ \python_dateutil-1.5-py2.6.egg', 'C:\\Python26\\lib\\site-packages\ \django_forum-r53-py2.6.egg', 'C:\\Python26\\lib\\site-packages\ \django_notification-0.1.4-py2.6.egg', 'C:\\Python26\\lib\\site- packages\\django_pagination-1.0.5-py2.6.egg', 'C:\\Python26\\lib\\site- packages\\sphinx-0.6.5-py2.6.egg', 'C:\\Python26\\lib\\site-packages\ \docutils-0.6-py2.6.egg', 'C:\\Python26\\lib\\site-packages\ \jinja2-2.4.1-py2.6.egg', 'C:\\Python26\\lib\\site-packages\ \pygments-1.3.1-py2.6.egg', 'C:\\Python26\\lib\\site-packages\ \django_avatar-1.0.4-py2.6.egg', 'C:\\Python26\\lib\\site-packages\ \django_locations-0.1.0-py2.6.egg', 'C:\\Windows\\system32\ \python26.zip', 'C:\\Python26\\DLLs', 'C:\\Python26\\lib', 'C:\ \Python26\\lib\\plat-win', 'C:\\Python26\\lib\\lib-tk', 'C:\ \Python26', 'C:\\Python26\\lib\\site-packages', 'C:\\Python26\\lib\ \site-packages\\PIL', 'c:\\python26\\lib\\site-packages'] Server time: Tue, 29 Jun 2010 13:36:03 +0100 Template error In template c:\python26\lib\site-packages\django\contrib\admin \templates\admin\index.html, error at line 56 Caught an exception while rendering: user 46 {% endif %} 47 </div> 48 {% endblock %} 49 50 {% block sidebar %} 51 <div id="content-related"> 52 <div class="module" id="recent-actions-module"> 53 <h2>{% trans 'Recent Actions' %}</h2> 54 <h3>{% trans 'My Actions' %}</h3> 55 {% load log %} 56 {% get_admin_log 10 as admin_log for_user user %} 57 {% if not admin_log %} 58 <p>{% trans 'None available' %}</p> 59 {% else %} 60 <ul class="actionlist"> 61 {% for entry in admin_log %} 62 <li class="{% if entry.is_addition %}addlink{% endif %} {% if entry.is_change %}changelink{% endif %}{% if entry.is_deletion %} deletelink{% endif %}"> 63 {% if entry.is_deletion %} 64 {{ entry.object_repr }} 65 {% else %} 66 <a href="{{ entry.get_admin_url }}">{{ entry.object_repr }}</a> Environment: Request Method: GET Request URL: http://127.0.0.1:8000/admin/ Django Version: 1.1.1 Python Version: 2.6.4 Installed Applications: ['django.contrib.auth', 'django.contrib.contenttypes', 'django.contrib.sessions', 'django.contrib.sites', 'django.contrib.admin', 'django.contrib.markup', 'portfolio'] Installed Middleware: ('django.middleware.common.CommonMiddleware', 'django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware', 'django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware') Template error: In template c:\python26\lib\site-packages\django\contrib\admin \templates\admin\index.html, error at line 56 Caught an exception while rendering: user 46 : {% endif %} 47 : </div> 48 : {% endblock %} 49 : 50 : {% block sidebar %} 51 : <div id="content-related"> 52 : <div class="module" id="recent-actions-module"> 53 : <h2>{% trans 'Recent Actions' %}</h2> 54 : <h3>{% trans 'My Actions' %}</h3> 55 : {% load log %} 56 : {% get_admin_log 10 as admin_log for_user user %} 57 : {% if not admin_log %} 58 : <p>{% trans 'None available' %}</p> 59 : {% else %} 60 : <ul class="actionlist"> 61 : {% for entry in admin_log %} 62 : <li class="{% if entry.is_addition %}addlink{% endif %}{% if entry.is_change %}changelink{% endif %}{% if entry.is_deletion %}deletelink{% endif %}"> 63 : {% if entry.is_deletion %} 64 : {{ entry.object_repr }} 65 : {% else %} 66 : <a href="{{ entry.get_admin_url }}">{{ entry.object_repr }}</a> Traceback: File "C:\Python26\lib\site-packages\django\core\handlers\base.py" in get_response 92. response = callback(request, *callback_args, **callback_kwargs) File "C:\Python26\lib\site-packages\django\contrib\admin\sites.py" in wrapper 196. return self.admin_view(view, cacheable)(*args, **kwargs) File "C:\Python26\lib\site-packages\django\views\decorators\cache.py" in _wrapped_view_func 44. response = view_func(request, *args, **kwargs) File "C:\Python26\lib\site-packages\django\contrib\admin\sites.py" in inner 186. return view(request, *args, **kwargs) File "C:\Python26\lib\site-packages\django\views\decorators\cache.py" in _wrapped_view_func 44. response = view_func(request, *args, **kwargs) File "C:\Python26\lib\site-packages\django\contrib\admin\sites.py" in index 374. context_instance=context_instance File "C:\Python26\lib\site-packages\django\shortcuts\__init__.py" in render_to_response 20. return HttpResponse(loader.render_to_string(*args, **kwargs), **httpresponse_kwargs) File "C:\Python26\lib\site-packages\django\template\loader.py" in render_to_string 108. return t.render(context_instance) File "C:\Python26\lib\site-packages\django\template\__init__.py" in render 178. return self.nodelist.render(context) File "C:\Python26\lib\site-packages\django\template\__init__.py" in render 779. bits.append(self.render_node(node, context)) File "C:\Python26\lib\site-packages\django\template\debug.py" in render_node 71. result = node.render(context) File "C:\Python26\lib\site-packages\django\template\loader_tags.py" in render 97. return compiled_parent.render(context) File "C:\Python26\lib\site-packages\django\template\__init__.py" in render 178. return self.nodelist.render(context) File "C:\Python26\lib\site-packages\django\template\__init__.py" in render 779. bits.append(self.render_node(node, context)) File "C:\Python26\lib\site-packages\django\template\debug.py" in render_node 71. result = node.render(context) File "C:\Python26\lib\site-packages\django\template\loader_tags.py" in render 97. return compiled_parent.render(context) File "C:\Python26\lib\site-packages\django\template\__init__.py" in render 178. return self.nodelist.render(context) File "C:\Python26\lib\site-packages\django\template\__init__.py" in render 779. bits.append(self.render_node(node, context)) File "C:\Python26\lib\site-packages\django\template\debug.py" in render_node 71. result = node.render(context) File "C:\Python26\lib\site-packages\django\template\loader_tags.py" in render 24. result = self.nodelist.render(context) File "C:\Python26\lib\site-packages\django\template\__init__.py" in render 779. bits.append(self.render_node(node, context)) File "C:\Python26\lib\site-packages\django\template\debug.py" in render_node 81. raise wrapped Exception Type: TemplateSyntaxError at /admin/ Exception Value: Caught an exception while rendering: user -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. 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