Opened 2 years ago
Last modified 22 months ago
#33868 closed Cleanup/optimization
Admin “delete object(s)” view: improve labels of m2m relations — at Initial Version
| Reported by: | julian@pinabausch.org | Owned by: | nobody |
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| Component: | contrib.admin | Version: | 4.0 |
| Severity: | Normal | Keywords: | admin, delete view |
| Cc: | julian@pinabausch.org, Adam Johnson | Triage Stage: | Unreviewed |
| Has patch: | yes | Needs documentation: | no |
| Needs tests: | yes | Patch needs improvement: | no |
| Easy pickings: | no | UI/UX: | no |
Description
When deleting an object that has m2m relations in Django Admin, it shows a nice overview of what’s going to be deleted, including the records from m2m relations. Here’s a screenshot of a minimal example:
The labels for the m2m relations are constructed like this:
Photo-person relationship: Photo_depicts object (1)
Photo-person relationship makes perfect sense to me; Photo_depicts object (1) could be improved.
I suggest using the labels of the string representation of the concrete from- and to-objects.
Let me know what you think about it and I will see if I can come up with a patch.
Background:
Two years ago, I had a discussion on the Django developers mailing list about improving the labels that are used for m2m relations in Django Admin’s delete view. While reviewing old tickets to day, I checked the mailing list again and thought “Why not give it another shot?”.
https://groups.google.com/g/django-developers/c/TxZtZyB3kpc
Delete view sample – deleting a Photo instance that has a “depcits” relation to four people