Ticket #8806: model_admin_manager.patch

django/contrib/admin/options.py

@@ -166 +166 @@
     ordering = None
     inlines = []
 
+    manager = None
+
     # Custom templates (designed to be over-ridden in subclasses)
     change_form_template = None
     change_list_template = None
@@ -239 +241 @@
         Returns a QuerySet of all model instances that can be edited by the
         admin site. This is used by changelist_view.
         """
-        qs = self.model._default_manager.get_query_set()
+        if self.manager is None:
+            qs = self.model._default_manager.get_query_set()
+        else:
+            qs = self.manager.get_query_set()
         # TODO: this should be handled by some parameter to the ChangeList.
         ordering = self.ordering or () # otherwise we might try to *None, which is bad ;)
         if ordering: