Update: seemingly the "two stage" is the way to do it. I have not managed to get any alternative methods to work (and there are more pressing problems :)
On Oct 27, 9:07?am, derek <gamesb...@gmail.com> wrote: > Actually, it seems more complex... ?you now have a 2 stage operation > to carry out what should be a relatively(?) simple operation - add a > user with their details. > > I have *exactly* the same problem as the original user - is there no > one else who has managed to create a usuable User+Profile admin edit > form? > > (Sidebar: Django is all kinds of wonderful, but user management seems > strangely clunky compared to all the other goodness...) > > On Oct 13, 1:48?pm, Martin Burger <mburger...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Oh, thanks! Actually, it's much simpler this way. > > > On Oct 13, 12:29?pm, Jonathan Barratt <jonathan.barr...@knifeict.com> > > wrote: > > > > On 13 ?.?. 2010, at 17:19, Martin Burger wrote: > > > > > Hello, > > > > > I implemented a user profile that is activated via AUTH_PROFILE_MODULE > > > > in settings.py. In order to be able to view and edit user profiles in > > > > the admin site, I used the method described at > > > >http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3400641/how-do-i-inline-edit-a-dja.... > > > > Basically, this method uses a custom ModelAdmin to enable inline > > > > editing. > > > > > <snip complexities of the new "user" admin section> > > > > How can I enable viewing / editing of user profiles while preserving > > > > the original password functionality? > > > > The way I'm doing this is just to add > > > "admin.site.register(models.UserProfile)" to my admin.py > > > > This makes the user profiles available through the admin section as a > > > separate entity, like any other model class. It's not in-line editing > > > under the same section as the basic Django user module, so you do have to > > > create the user first and then create their profile separately, but it > > > avoids the problems you're running into and seems like the simplest > > > solution to your problem to me... > > > > Others with more Django experience may have a better answer for you > > > though. > > > > Best wishes, > > > Jonathan -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-us...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en.
