django-hijack

django-hijack allows superusers to hijack (=login as) and work on behalf of another user.


Keywords
django, hijack, support, customer, debugging, django-hijack, python
License
MIT
Install
pip install django-hijack==3.4.5

Documentation

Django Hijack

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Screenshot of the notification seen while hijacking another user.

With Django Hijack, admins can log in and work on behalf of other users without having to know their credentials.

Docs

Docs are available on Read the Docs http://django-hijack.readthedocs.org/en/stable/, both for v2.x and v3.x.

Versions

There are two versions available: v2.x and v3.x.

v3.x provides a security first design, easy integration, customisation, out-of-the-box Django admin support and dark-mode. It is a complete rewrite and all former APIs are broken.

Testimonials

I am using django-hijack on a project with hundreds of users, wonderful tool for support. Thank you!

-- benzinonapoloni on reddit

This is a super useful tool. I have a site where I occasionally impersonating users to help troubleshoot their issues. This is a huge time saver.

-- orangishyellow on reddit

... one of our standard apps to install now.

-- thundersnow on reddit

Love django-hijack

-- bmihelac on Twitter