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diff --git a/docs/sites.txt b/docs/sites.txt index cca9f14f31..8c5f1fc64b 100644 --- a/docs/sites.txt +++ b/docs/sites.txt @@ -266,7 +266,18 @@ this:: If you attempt to use ``CurrentSiteManager`` and pass a field name that doesn't exist, Django will raise a ``ValueError``. +Finally, note that you'll probably want to keep a normal (non-site-specific) +``Manager`` on your model, even if you use ``CurrentSiteManager``. As explained +in the `manager documentation`_, if you define a manager manually, then Django +won't create the automatic ``objects = models.Manager()`` manager for you. +Also, note that certain parts of Django -- namely, the Django admin site and +generic views -- use whichever manager is defined *first* in the model, so if +you want your admin site to have access to all objects (not just site-specific +ones), put ``objects = models.Manager()`` in your model, before you define +``CurrentSiteManager``. + .. _manager: http://www.djangoproject.com/documentation/model_api/#managers +.. _manager documentation: http://www.djangoproject.com/documentation/model_api/#managers How Django uses the sites framework =================================== |