django model versioning/revisions/approval - how to allow user to edit own profile but keep old online until new approved?

Question

I am building a site where users can make changes to their publicaly displayed profile. However I need all changes to be approved by an admin before going live. Until the changes are approved their old profile will be displayed. In the admin there should be a list of profiles awaiting approval. It is preferable, but not required, to keep a history of versions.

I have looked at django-reversion, but don't think that will handle showing an old version while keeping a new one under-approval.

I'm looking for ways to achieve this with django...

Answer 1

Two from-the-hip ideas. How about...

Use reversion and add logic which auto-marks a profile as 'unapproved' on save() if the save is not performed by an administrator, then add a custom accessor to your code that gets the latest approved profile from the reversion archive.

Or, if reversion won't play nicely, have a 'current profile' and 'pending profile' for each user and update the FKs when the profile is approved...

Answer 2

This apps do exactly what you need http://github.com/dominno/django-moderation