Permission to view, but not to change! - Django

Question

is it possible to give users the permission to view, but not to change or delete.

currently in the only permissions I see are "add", "change" and "delete"... but there is no "read/view" in there.

I really need this as some users will only be able to consult the admin panel, in order to see what has been added in.

Answer 1

Update: Since Django 2.1 this is now built-in.

In admin.py

# Main reusable Admin class for only viewing class ViewAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):      """     Custom made change_form template just for viewing purposes     You need to copy this from /django/contrib/admin/templates/admin/change_form.html     And then put that in your template folder that is specified in the      settings.TEMPLATE_DIR     """     change_form_template = 'view_form.html'      # Remove the delete Admin Action for this Model     actions = None      def has_add_permission(self, request):         return False      def has_delete_permission(self, request, obj=None):         return False      def save_model(self, request, obj, form, change):         #Return nothing to make sure user can't update any data         pass  # Example usage: class SomeAdmin(ViewAdmin):     # put your admin stuff here     # or use pass 

In change_form.html replace this:

{{ adminform.form.non_field_errors }} 

with this:

<table> {% for field in adminform.form %}     <tr>       <td>{{ field.label_tag }}:</td><td>{{ field.value }}</td>     </tr> {% endfor %} </table> 

Then remove the submit button by deleting this row:

{% submit_row %}