For using Grappelli 2.5.6, Django 1.6 needs to be installed and an Admin Site has to be activated.
$ pip install django-grappelli
Go to https://github.com/sehmaschine/django-grappelli if you need to download a package or clone/fork the repository.
Open settings.py and add grappelli to your INSTALLED_APPS (before django.contrib.admin):
INSTALLED_APPS = (
'grappelli',
'django.contrib.admin',
)
Add URL-patterns. The grappelli URLs are needed for related–lookups and autocompletes. Your admin interface is available with the URL you defined for admin.site:
urlpatterns = patterns('',
(r'^grappelli/', include('grappelli.urls')), # grappelli URLS
(r'^admin/', include(admin.site.urls)), # admin site
)
Add the request context processor (needed for the Dashboard and the Switch User feature):
TEMPLATE_CONTEXT_PROCESSORS = (
...
"django.core.context_processors.request",
)
Collect the media files:
$ python manage.py collectstatic
Start the devserver and login to your admin site:
$ python manage.py runserver <IP-address>:8000
Check if everything looks/works as expected. If you’re having problems, see Troubleshooting.