Commit 5312e7b4 authored by Russell Keith-Magee's avatar Russell Keith-Magee
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[1.1.X] Fixed #9236 -- Added documentation on the dependencies of the admin.

Merge of r11543 from trunk.

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There are five steps in activating the Django admin site:

    1. Add ``django.contrib.admin`` to your ``INSTALLED_APPS`` setting.
    1. Add :class:``django.contrib.admin`` to your :setting:``INSTALLED_APPS``
       setting.

    2. Determine which of your application's models should be editable in the
    2. Admin has two dependencies - :class:``django.contrib.auth`` and
       :class:``django.contrib.contenttypes``. If these applications are not
       in your :setting:``INSTALLED_APPS`` list, add them.

    3. Determine which of your application's models should be editable in the
       admin interface.

    3. For each of those models, optionally create a ``ModelAdmin`` class that
    4. For each of those models, optionally create a ``ModelAdmin`` class that
       encapsulates the customized admin functionality and options for that
       particular model.

    4. Instantiate an ``AdminSite`` and tell it about each of your models and
    5. Instantiate an ``AdminSite`` and tell it about each of your models and
       ``ModelAdmin`` classes.

    5. Hook the ``AdminSite`` instance into your URLconf.
    6. Hook the ``AdminSite`` instance into your URLconf.

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