set favicon in django admin

Question

I need to set up a favicon for django admin interface.

It would be best to do it globally, without overriding templates for all apps.

What is the cleanest way

Answer 1

If favicon is in '/app/static/img/favicon.ico', link it into the {% block extrahead %} of this file: '/app/templates/admin/base_site.html'

    {% extends "admin/base.html" %}

    {% block title %}{{ title }} | {{ site_title|default:_('Django site admin') }}{% endblock %}

    {% block extrahead %}
        
    {% endblock %}
    {% block branding %}
        
{{ site_header|default:_('Django administration') }}
    {% endblock %}

In settings.py INSTALLED_APPS be sure your app is listed before django.contrib.admin.

To test get rid of template cache by deleting .pyc files: "$find . -name \"*.pyc\" -delete".

Works with Django 1.8.12 Firefox, Chrome.