skevy/django-filebrowser-no-grappelli — explained in plain English
Analysis updated 2026-07-17 · repo last pushed 2010-05-25
Add a file browser to your Django admin so content editors can upload and organize media without touching code.
Use Django's built-in admin theme for file management instead of installing the Grappelli theme.
Let non-technical team members manage documents and assets through a familiar admin panel.
README is empty, check the original django-filebrowser docs for install and Django version support.
The README for this repository is empty, so I can only work from the repo name and description. This project is a version of django-filebrowser that works with Django's standard admin interface, without requiring Grappelli (a third-party admin theme). Django-filebrowser is a tool that lets you browse, upload, and manage files directly from your Django admin panel, instead of using a separate file manager or command line. Normally, django-filebrowser integrates with Grappelli, which is a polished alternative admin interface. This fork strips out that dependency and makes it compatible with Django's built-in admin. The creator is asking other developers to contribute fixes and features upstream (to the main django-filebrowser project) rather than here, and only keeping patches specific to removing Grappelli in this version. You'd use this if you want a file browser for your Django admin but prefer to stick with Django's default admin interface and don't want to install or learn Grappelli. It's useful for content editors who need to upload and organize media files, documents, or other assets without touching code. Since the README is empty, the project doesn't explain setup, current status, or known limitations. You'd want to check the actual code or the original django-filebrowser documentation to understand what version of Django it supports and how to install it.
A fork of django-filebrowser that lets you browse and upload files from Django's standard admin panel, without needing the Grappelli admin theme.
Mainly ActionScript. The stack also includes Django, Python.
Dormant — no commits in 2+ years (last push 2010-05-25).
Setup difficulty is rated moderate, with roughly 30min to a first successful run.
Mainly developer.
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