Question

How can I change the site title Django site admin, the site header Django administration and the index title Site administration in Django Admin?

Answer 1

Update: If you are using Django 1.7+, see the answer below.

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Original answer from 2011:
You need to create your own admin base_site.html template to do this. The easiest way is to create the file:

/<projectdir>/templates/admin/base_site.html

This should be a copy of the original base_site.html, except putting in your custom title:

{% block branding %}
<h1 id="site-name">{% trans 'my cool admin console' %}</h1>
{% endblock %}

For this to work, you need to have the correct settings for your project, namely in settings.py:

• Make sure /projectdir/templates/ is added into TEMPLATE_DIRS.
• Make sure django.template.loaders.filesystem.Loader is added into TEMPLATE_LOADERS.

See docs for more information on settings.py.