class ButtonableModelAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin): """ A subclass of this admin will let you add buttons (like history) in the change view of an entry. ex. class FooAdmin(ButtonableModelAdmin): ... def bar(self, obj): obj.bar() bar.short_description='Example button' buttons = [ bar ] you can then put the following in your admin/change_form.html template: {% block object-tools %} {% if change %}{% if not is_popup %} {% endif %}{% endif %} {% endblock %} """ buttons=[] def change_view(self, request, object_id, extra_context={}): extra_context['buttons']=self.buttons return super(ButtonableModelAdmin, self).change_view(request, object_id, extra_context) def __call__(self, request, url): if url is not None: import re res=re.match('(.*/)?(?P\d+)/(?P.*)', url) if res: if res.group('command') in [b.func_name for b in self.buttons]: obj = self.model._default_manager.get(pk=res.group('id')) getattr(self, res.group('command'))(obj) return HttpResponseRedirect(request.META['HTTP_REFERER']) return super(ButtonableModelAdmin, self).__call__(request, url)