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16915	contrib.admin should use a variable to select base_site template	CBWhiz	nobody	"Currently, I have two AdminSite instances. I'd like them to be customized in different ways. For this example, suppose I want a different branding for each section (say 'Warehouse Admin' and 'Content Admin') at the top of every admin page.

The current suggested way to customize the admin is to create a new `admin/base_site.html` file and fill in the `branding` and `title` blocks. However, in the scenario above, both AdminSite instances will use the same base_site template.

I suggest AdminSite be given a new instance level attribute called `base_template_name`, have all admin views pass this variable to the template context (or create an admin ContextProcessor), and change each admin template from `{% extends ""admin/base_site.html"" %}` to `{% extends admin_base %}`.

Another option would be just changing the subdirectory of the include (that is, allow each AdminSite to change the '/admin' default).

I suspect this may be able to be solved externally from the AdminSite and templates with a customized TemplateLoader, but i'm not sure how to best indicate that a particular TemplateLoader be used for a particular view response, as that seems to be a global list in the settings module."	New feature	closed	contrib.admin	dev	Normal	fixed			Accepted	0	0	0	0	0	0