I’ve been using default Django admin forever. Till while back... It works, but once the project grows, the UI starts feeling old and customizing it gets messy fast.

I tried django-unfold while back and it took few minutes to get it running. No model changes, no weird hacks. Just install and use ModelAdmin from unfold instead of django. The admin instantly looked modern, and building a small dashboard on top was way easier than I expected.

What I liked most was the great UI, customizations made simple, and DX. Extending admin filters, views, adding components, tweaking layouts feels clean and structured instead of fighting templates.