---
id: djangocms-admin-style
version: "3.3.1"
license: BSD-3-Clause
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: active
---

# djangocms-admin-style — Adds pretty CSS styles for the django CMS admin interface.

License: permissive · Maintenance: active · Downloads: 144.4K/mo

## What it is and what it does

djangocms-admin-style is a Django app that replaces the default Django admin interface styling with a custom CSS theme designed for Django CMS. It ships as a pre-built wheel with no compilation required at install time, depending only on Django itself. The package overrides Django admin's base_site.html template and provides a cohesive visual design across the admin dashboard, list views, and form elements.

The package includes built-in support for Django's dark mode (available since Django 3.1) through CSS variables that adapt to the selected theme. It allows selective customization by letting you override specific template blocks, and provides a .djangocms-admin-style selector for apps to conditionally apply styles when the package is installed. Configuration options control update notifications and their granularity.

Use it for:

- Apply a consistent, professional admin interface theme to Django CMS projects without writing custom CSS
- Enable dark mode support in Django admin while maintaining visual consistency with the CMS design
- Customize admin styling per-app by using the .djangocms-admin-style selector for conditional CSS rules
- Integrate optional admin shortcuts into the dashboard for quick navigation in Django CMS installations
- Maintain admin UI consistency across multiple Django versions (2.2 through 5.0) in a single project

## Worth the install?

AI-flagged interpretation of the facts above — verify before relying.

Provides styled CSS templates and admin interface customizations for Django CMS, replacing the default Django admin appearance with a themed alternative.

Yes. This is a stable, actively maintained styling package with low install friction, no security vulnerabilities, and broad Django version support. Install it if you run Django CMS and want a polished admin interface without building custom CSS. The permissive BSD license poses no restrictions. Only skip it if you prefer the default Django admin appearance or have conflicting admin customizations.

## Install

pip install djangocms-admin-style
uv add djangocms-admin-style
poetry add djangocms-admin-style

## Installing djangocms-admin-style

Before you install: Low friction install with a single Django dependency. Active maintenance with recent commits and 453 repository stars. Supports Django versions 2.2 through 5.0 and Python 3.7 and above.

License in practice: BSD-3-Clause permissive license allows commercial and private use with minimal restrictions; you must include the license text and original copyright notice.

Quickstart:

pip install djangocms-admin-style

# In settings.py, add to INSTALLED_APPS before 'django.contrib.admin':
INSTALLED_APPS = [
    'djangocms_admin_style',
    'django.contrib.admin',
]

# Then run:
python manage.py migrate djangocms_admin_style

Requires Django to be installed and configured; the package must be added to INSTALLED_APPS before django.contrib.admin to override templates correctly.

Verify before relying:

- Whether the optional django-admin-shortcuts integration works with all supported Django versions listed
- Performance impact of CSS variable-based theming on large admin interfaces
- Compatibility with third-party Django admin packages beyond django-admin-shortcuts

## Package facts

- License: BSD-3-Clause (permissive)
- Python support: supports_current
- Install friction: low
- Maintenance: active
- Downloads: 144.4K/month (top 15,000 on PyPI)
- Known vulnerabilities: none known

## Tags

django cms admin styling, django admin css theme, cms admin interface customization, django admin dark mode support, django cms dashboard styling, django-cms, admin-ui, theming

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