id summary reporter owner description type status component version severity resolution keywords cc stage has_patch needs_docs needs_tests needs_better_patch easy ui_ux 17522 ModelAdmin.ordering validation too strict Sebastian Goll nobody "`ModelAdmin.ordering` checks whether all elements are the names of valid fields on the model. This is too strict as we can also define methods on the model or admin class and set `admin_order_field`. In fact, if such columns are used in `list_display` they are sortable by clicking on the corresponding column in the change list view. The attached patch relaxes the admin validation so that the names of such methods are allowed for the default sorting. It also adds several tests to check this relaxed validation." Bug new contrib.admin dev Normal admin, validation, ordering, strict Sebastian Goll k@… Sarah Boyce Ülgen Sarıkavak Accepted 1 0 0 1 0 0