wagtail-modeladmin
Add any model in your project to the Wagtail admin. Formerly wagtail.contrib.modeladmin.
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, if you have an existing Wagtail project that needs to manage Django models alongside Wagtail content and you're not starting a new project. The package is stable, actively maintained for compatibility, and has low install friction. However, for new projects, evaluate Wagtail's built-in features first, as this package is in maintenance mode and will not receive new functionality.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Wagtail 7.0 or 7.3, Django 5.2 or 6.0, and Python 3.10 or later
- Low friction install with a single runtime dependency on Wagtail.
- Actively maintained with recent releases; last commit 2026-06-07.
License · maintenance · safety
BSD-3-Clause (permissive) — BSD-3-Clause permissive license allows commercial and private use with minimal restrictions; you must include the license text in distributions.
last release 2026-06-07 (68 days) · last repo commit 2026-06-07 · 35 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 134,418 downloads/mo, #11,473 on PyPI
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Verify before relying
pip install wagtail-modeladmin
# In your Django settings.py INSTALLED_APPS:
INSTALLED_APPS = [
# ...
"wagtail_modeladmin",
]
# Then register models via ModelAdmin classes (see documentation)- Whether migration path from wagtail.contrib.modeladmin is seamless or requires code changes
- Performance characteristics when managing large numbers of models or records
What it is and what it does
Wagtail ModelAdmin extends Wagtail's admin interface to manage arbitrary Django models alongside Wagtail's built-in content types. Originally part of Wagtail core (wagtail.contrib.modeladmin), it was extracted into a standalone package and is now in maintenance mode, receiving bug fixes and compatibility updates but no new features.
The package lets you register any Django model to appear in the Wagtail admin, providing a familiar admin interface for non-Wagtail models without leaving the Wagtail ecosystem. It depends only on Wagtail and supports modern Python versions (3.10–3.14) and recent Django/Wagtail releases. The maintainers recommend migrating to Wagtail's built-in features for new projects, but this package remains stable for existing codebases that rely on it.
Use it for
- Manage non-content Django models (e.g., settings, configurations, user roles) from within the Wagtail admin interface
- Migrate legacy Django admin interfaces into Wagtail without rewriting model management code
- Provide a unified admin panel for teams working with both Wagtail pages and custom application models
- Maintain backward compatibility in projects that previously used wagtail.contrib.modeladmin before it was extracted
Worth the install?
AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page. Verify before relying on it.
Yes, if you have an existing Wagtail project that needs to manage Django models alongside Wagtail content and you're not starting a new project.
The package is stable, actively maintained for compatibility, and has low install friction. However, for new projects, evaluate Wagtail's built-in features first, as this package is in maintenance mode and will not receive new functionality.
Install
wagtail-modeladmin on PyPI
Before you install
Low friction install with a single runtime dependency on Wagtail. Actively maintained with recent releases; last commit 2026-06-07. In maintenance mode—bug fixes and compatibility updates only, no new features planned.
Requires Wagtail 7.0 or 7.3, Django 5.2 or 6.0, and Python 3.10 or later
License in practice
BSD-3-Clause permissive license allows commercial and private use with minimal restrictions; you must include the license text in distributions.
Quickstart
pip install wagtail-modeladmin
# In your Django settings.py INSTALLED_APPS:
INSTALLED_APPS = [
# ...
"wagtail_modeladmin",
]
# Then register models via ModelAdmin classes (see documentation)Verify before relying
- Whether migration path from wagtail.contrib.modeladmin is seamless or requires code changes
- Performance characteristics when managing large numbers of models or records
Package facts
| License | BSD-3-Clause permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.10 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 1 packageWagtail |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 68 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 134,418 / month, #11,473 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 5 - Production/StableFramework :: DjangoFramework :: Django :: 5.2Framework :: Django :: 6.0Framework :: WagtailFramework :: Wagtail :: 7Intended Audience :: DevelopersOperating System :: OS IndependentProgramming Language :: PythonProgramming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13Programming Language :: Python :: 3.14 |
Evidence: wagtail_modeladmin-2.4.0-py3-none-any.whl
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