Hevok so what are the steps for doing this? Sure I know where the admin files are located but once I have copied them does magic just happen and Django uses my new configurations?
Thanks, JJ PS. apparently after I left my website alone for a little the CSS propagated through and now I see this: http://www.madtrak.com/admin Which has the red, different text color, etc. On Sunday, September 16, 2012 4:34:10 AM UTC-4, hevok wrote: > > Its the correct way to copy the templates and static files into your > project folder, if you want to customize them. Otherwise the changes > would disappear as soon as you deploy or setup-up your project on a > different computer/virtual environment. > > Try F5, CTRL-F5 or CTRL-R to reload CSS in the browser as they are often > kept in cache. > > Best regards, > Hevok > > > On Sunday, September 16, 2012 8:25:18 AM UTC+2, JJ Zolper wrote: >> >> Hello, >> >> I was able to locate the Django files for the admin under contrib in the >> source. I was curious if I could get some tips about customizing the >> interface. >> >> One website I read said I shouldn't change any of the Django source but >> if I want to set up a slightly different login page for example, to put the >> admin files in my local directories that I'm working with. >> >> The real question is that I was able to edit some template files to >> change some of the wording displayed but when I tried to edit the CSS files >> to get a different design I did not see any changes when I restarted my >> server. Is there some sort of collectstatic command that needs to be run? >> Any input on how to propagate these CSS files through would be great. >> >> Thanks, >> >> JJ Zolper >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/django-users/-/8Cop1sBPfqYJ. To post to this group, send email to django-users@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.
