django-admin-sortable2

import os # settings.py # INSTALLED_APPS = [ # ..., # 'adminsortable2', # 'your_app_name', # ] # your_app_name/models.py from django.db import models class Category(models.Model): name = models.CharField(max_length=100) order = models.PositiveIntegerField(default=0, blank=False, null=False, db_index=True) class Meta: ordering = ['order'] verbose_name_plural = 'Categories' def __str__(self): return self.name class Item(models.Model): category = models.ForeignKey(Category, on_delete=models.CASCADE) name = models.CharField(max_length=100) order = models.PositiveIntegerField(default=0, blank=False, null=False, db_index=True) class Meta: ordering = ['order'] def __str__(self): return self.name # your_app_name/admin.py from django.contrib import admin from adminsortable2.admin import SortableAdminMixin, SortableTabularInline from .models import Category, Item class ItemInline(SortableTabularInline): model = Item extra = 1 fields = ['name', 'order'] # 'order' can be omitted from 'fields' to be hidden @admin.register(Category) class CategoryAdmin(SortableAdminMixin, admin.ModelAdmin): list_display = ['name', 'order'] inlines = [ItemInline] # To run the example (after creating a Django project): # 1. Add 'adminsortable2' and 'your_app_name' to INSTALLED_APPS in settings.py. # 2. Run: python manage.py makemigrations your_app_name # 3. Run: python manage.py migrate # 4. Run: python manage.py createsuperuser # 5. Run: python manage.py runserver # 6. Access /admin/ and navigate to 'Categories' to test sorting.