[Answered ]-Download uploaded files from Django Admin

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you can simply do this

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from django.contrib import admin
from app.models import *

class AppAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
    list_display = ('author','title','file_link')
    def file_link(self, obj):
        if obj.file:
            return "<a href='%s' download>Download</a>" % (obj.file.url,)
        else:
            return "No attachment"
    file_link.allow_tags = True
    file_link.short_description = 'File Download'

admin.site.register(AppModel , AppAdmin)
👤Basil Jose

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You need an absolute url inside href, whereas self.cvFile.url will return a relative url. So unless you are on the home page, the link will simply append on to whatever url you are currently on. Simply add the domain url to self.cvFile.url and it should work.

👤TheGeorgeous

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