dalf 0.7.1
Dead simple autocompletion for Django admin list_filter with goodies.
Requires Python: >=3.11
Keywords: django, django admin, list filter

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# Django Admin List Filter

Dead simple autocompletion for Django admin `list_filter`. This was made using
the libraries shipped with Django (`select2`, `jquery`), Django’s built-in
list filters and Django’s built-in `AutocompleteJsonView`.

This package is an **improved** version of the previously created 
[django-admin-autocomplete-list-filter][1] package. It supports Django **version 5** and 
above. Please note that the *django-admin-autocomplete-list-filter* package is 
now **deprecated**. Since I am no longer part of the organization where it was 
initially developed, I cannot archive it.

No extra package or install required!

Before **Django Admin List Filter**

![Before Django Admin List Filter](screens/before-dalf.gif)

After **Django Admin List Filter**

![After Django Admin List Filter](screens/after-dalf.gif?1)

---

## Installation

```bash
pip install dalf
```

Add `dalf` to your `INSTALLED_APPS` in your `settings.py`:

```python
INSTALLED_APPS = [
    "django.contrib.admin",
    "django.contrib.auth",
    "django.contrib.contenttypes",
    "django.contrib.sessions",
    "django.contrib.messages",
    "django.contrib.staticfiles",
    "dalf", # <- add
]
```

---

## Usage

Use `DALFModelAdmin`, inherited from `admin.ModelAdmin` to inject media urls only.
You have some filters;

- `DALFRelatedField`: inherited from `admin.RelatedFieldListFilter`.
- `DALFRelatedFieldAjax`: inherited from `admin.RelatedFieldListFilter`
- `DALFRelatedFieldAjaxMulti`: inherited from `admin.FieldListFilter` - **multi-select with AJAX**
- `DALFRelatedOnlyField`: inherited from `admin.RelatedOnlyFieldListFilter`.
- `DALFChoicesField`: inherited from `admin.ChoicesFieldListFilter`.

Example `models.py`

```python
# models.py
import uuid

from django.conf import settings
from django.db import models


class Category(models.Model):
    id = models.UUIDField(primary_key=True, default=uuid.uuid4, editable=False)
    title = models.CharField(max_length=255)

    def __str__(self):
        return self.title


class Tag(models.Model):
    id = models.UUIDField(primary_key=True, default=uuid.uuid4, editable=False)
    name = models.CharField(max_length=255)

    def __str__(self):
        return self.name


class Post(models.Model):
    id = models.UUIDField(primary_key=True, default=uuid.uuid4, editable=False)
    category = models.ForeignKey(to='Category', on_delete=models.CASCADE, related_name='posts')
    author = models.ForeignKey(to=settings.AUTH_USER_MODEL, on_delete=models.CASCADE, related_name='posts')
    title = models.CharField(max_length=255)
    body = models.TextField()
    tags = models.ManyToManyField(to='Tag', blank=True)

    def __str__(self):
        return self.title
```

Example `admin.py`:

```python
# admin.py
from dalf.admin import DALFModelAdmin, DALFRelatedOnlyField, DALFRelatedFieldAjax, DALFRelatedFieldAjaxMulti
from django.contrib import admin
from YOURAPP.models import Post

@admin.register(Post)
class PostAdmin(DALFModelAdmin):
    list_filter = (
        ('author', DALFRelatedOnlyField),       # if author has a post!
        ('category', DALFRelatedFieldAjax),     # enable ajax completion for category field (FK)
        ('tags', DALFRelatedFieldAjax),         # enable ajax completion for tags field (M2M) - single select
        ('tags', DALFRelatedFieldAjaxMulti),    # enable ajax completion for tags field (M2M) - multi select
    )
```

**Multi-select filter in action:**

![DALFRelatedFieldAjaxMulti](screens/multiple.gif)

That's all... There is also `DALFChoicesField`, you can test it out:

```python
# admin.py
from django.contrib import admin
from django.contrib.auth.admin import UserAdmin as BaseUserAdmin
from django.contrib.auth.models import User

from dalf.admin import (
    DALFModelAdmin,
    DALFChoicesField,
    DALFRelatedOnlyField,
    DALFRelatedFieldAjax,
)

from YOURAPP.models import Post, Category, Tag

# must be registered, must have search_fields, required for `author` field demo.
# this is demo purpose only, you can register/import your own/custom User model
class UserAdmin(BaseUserAdmin):
    search_fields = ['username']
    ordering = ['username']

admin.site.unregister(User)
admin.site.register(User, UserAdmin)

@admin.register(Post)
class PostAdmin(DALFModelAdmin):
    list_filter = (
        ('author', DALFChoicesField),        # enable autocomplete w/o ajax (FK)
        ('category', DALFRelatedFieldAjax),  # enable ajax completion for category field (FK)
        ('tags', DALFRelatedOnlyField),      # enable ajax completion for tags field (M2M) if posts has any tag!
    )

# must be registered, must have search_fields
@admin.register(Category)
class CategoryAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
    search_fields = ['title',]
    ordering = ['title']


# must be registered, must have search_fields
@admin.register(Tag)
class TagAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
    search_fields = ['name',]
    ordering = ['name']

```

### Extras

I mostly use `django-timezone-field`, here is an illustration of timezone
completion w/o **ajax**:

```bash
pip install django-timezone-field
```

Now add `timezone` field to `Post` model:

```python
# modify models.py, add new ones
# ...

from timezone_field import TimeZoneField                 # <- add this line

class Post(models.Model):
    # all the other fiels
    timezone = TimeZoneField(default=settings.TIME_ZONE) # <- add this line
    
    # rest of the code
```

Now, just add `timezone` as regular `list_filter`:

```python
# modify admin.py, add new ones

@admin.register(Post)
class PostAdmin(DALFModelAdmin):
    # previous codes
    list_filter = (
        # previous filters
        ('timezone', DALFChoicesField), # <- add this line
    )
```

That’s it!

---

## Contributor(s)

* [Uğur Özyılmazel](https://github.com/vigo) - Creator, maintainer
* [Ehco](https://github.com/Ehco1996) - Contributor
* [Bahattin Çiniç][bahattincinic] - Contributor
* [Nguyễn Hồng Quân](https://github.com/hongquan) - Contributor
* [Stanislav Terliakov](https://github.com/sterliakov) - Contributor

---

## Contribute

All PR’s are welcome!

1. `fork` (https://github.com/vigo/django-admin-list-filter/fork)
1. Create your `branch` (`git checkout -b my-feature`)
1. `commit` yours (`git commit -am 'add some functionality'`)
1. `push` your `branch` (`git push origin my-feature`)
1. Than create a new **Pull Request**!

I am not very proficient in JavaScript. Therefore, any support, suggestions,
and feedback are welcome to help improve the project. Feel free to open
pull requests!

---

## Development

Clone the repo somewhere, and install with:

```bash
pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
pip install -e /path/to/dalf
pre-commit install
```

And play with the filters :)

## Publish

Note to my self:

```bash
pip install build twine
rake -T

rake build           # Build package
rake bump[revision]  # Bump version: major,minor,patch
rake clean           # Remove/Delete build..
rake test            # Run tests
rake upload:main     # Upload package to main distro (release)
rake upload:test     # Upload package to test distro
```

---

## Change Log

**2026-01-25**

- Add [`DALFRelatedFieldAjaxMulti`](https://github.com/vigo/django-admin-list-filter/issues/15) -
  multi-select filter with AJAX support for selecting multiple values
- Fix clear button
- Fix max-width (now all filters are same width)
- Fix facet counts

**2026-01-24**

- Fix [DALFRelatedFieldAjax filter repopulation bug](https://github.com/vigo/django-admin-list-filter/issues/18) -
  selected values beyond pagination limit now display correctly on page reload

**2025-10-06**

- [Fix nested FK problem](https://github.com/vigo/django-admin-list-filter/issues/7), thanks to
  [penenkel](https://github.com/penenkel)

**2025-03-14**

- Fix ForeignKey relation to `__id` issue. [Stanislav Terliakov](https://github.com/sterliakov)

**2024-11-07**

- Fix dark-mode ajax autocompletion colors - [Nguyễn Hồng Quân](https://github.com/hongquan)

**2024-09-06**

- Fix dark-mode text color.

---

**2024-08-25**

- Fix extend media in `DALFModelAdmin` without overriding default assets - [Bahattin][bahattincinic]

---

**2024-08-16**

- Add `gettextSafe` function to handle missing gettext in Django - [Bahattin][bahattincinic]

---

**2024-07-14**

- Fix choice.display last element issue

---

**2024-07-03**

Now package is working fine :) Thanks to [Bahattin][bahattincinic]! Thanks to
my dear friend [Bahattin Çiniç][bahattincinic]’s warning, He realized that the
necessary HTML, CSS, and JavaScript files were missing from the published
package! I quickly fixed this and published a new version. The `0.1.0` version
is a faulty version. I apologize to the users for this confusion.

---

You can read the whole story [here][changelog].

---

## License

This project is licensed under MIT

---

This project is intended to be a safe, welcoming space for collaboration, and
contributors are expected to adhere to the [code of conduct][coc].

[1]: https://github.com/demiroren-teknoloji/django-admin-autocomplete-list-filter "Deprecated, old package"
[coc]: https://github.com/vigo/django-admin-list-filter/blob/main/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
[changelog]: https://github.com/vigo/django-admin-list-filter/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md
[bahattincinic]: https://github.com/bahattincinic