Micro Users - Arabic Django User Management App

micro Users has been discontinued, and is instead now offered as an integral part of django-microSYS ui framework.

Arabic lightweight, reusable Django app providing user management with abstract user, permissions, localization, and activity logging.

Requirements

• Must be installed on a fresh database.
• Python 3.11+
• Django 5.1+
• django-crispy-forms 2.4+
• django-tables2 2.7+
• django-filter 24.3+
• pillow 11.0+
• babel 2.1+

Features

• Custom AbstractUser model
• Scope Management System (Optional)
• Custom Grouped User permissions system
• Automatic Activity logging (login/logout, CRUD for all models)
• Specific User detail and log view
• Localization support
• Admin interface integration
• CRUD views and templates
• Filtering and tabulation

Future updates are planned to support dynamic language switching between RTL and LTR.

Installation

pip install git+https://github.com/debeski/micro-users.git
# OR
pip install micro-users

Configuration

1. Add to INSTALLED_APPS:

INSTALLED_APPS = [
    'users',  # Preferably on top
    'django.contrib.admin',
    'django.contrib.auth',
    ...
]

2. Add Middleware in settings.py (Required for logging):

MIDDLEWARE = [
    # ...
    'django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware',
    # ...
    'users.middleware.ActivityLogMiddleware',  # Add this line
]

3. Add Context Processor in settings.py (Optional, for scope_enabled variable in templates):

TEMPLATES = [
    {
        # ...
        'OPTIONS': {
            'context_processors': [
                # ...
                'users.context_processors.scope_settings', # Add this line
            ],
        },
    },
]

4. Set custom user model in settings.py:

AUTH_USER_MODEL = 'users.CustomUser'

5. Include URLs in your main project folder urls.py:

urlpatterns = [
    ...
    path('manage/', include('users.urls')),
]

6. Run migrations:

python manage.py migrate users

How to Use

Once configured, the app automatically handles user management and activity logging. Ensure your project has a base.html template in the root templates directory, as all user management templates extend it.

Activity Logging

The app provides a fully automated activity logging system. No manual configuration is required in your views.

• Login/Logout: Automatically tracked.
• Create/Update/Delete: Any change to any model in your app (including Scope and User) is automatically logged via Django Signals.
• Log content: Tracks the user, action type, model name, object ID, and timestamp.
  • Note: last_login field updates are automatically filtered out to prevent redundant "Update" logs on login.

To view logs, navigate to manage/logs/ or use the Django Admin interface ("حركات السجل").

Available URLs

All user management URLs are prefixed with manage/ as configured above. Below is the complete list:

URL Pattern	View/Function	Description
manage/login/	auth_views.LoginView.as_view()	User login
manage/logout/	auth_views.LogoutView.as_view()	User logout
manage/users/	views.UserListView.as_view()	List all users
manage/users/create/	views.create_user	Create new user
manage/users/edit/<int:pk>/	views.edit_user	Edit existing user
manage/users/delete/<int:pk>/	views.delete_user	Delete user
manage/users/<int:pk>/	views.UserDetailView.as_view()	View user details
manage/profile	views.user_profile	View current user profile
manage/profile/edit/	views.edit_profile	Edit current profile
manage/logs/	views.UserActivityLogView.as_view()	View activity logs
manage/reset_password/<int:pk>/	views.reset_password	Reset user password
manage/scopes/manage/	views.manage_scopes	Scope Manager (Modal)

Structure

users/
├── views.py        # CRUD operations
├── urls.py         # URL routing
├── tables.py       # User and Activity Log tables
├── signals.py      # Logging signals
├── middleware.py   # Request capture for signals
├── models.py       # User model, permissions, activity logs
├── forms.py        # Creation, edit,. etc.
├── filter.py       # Search filters
├── apps.py         # Permissions Localization
├── admin.py        # Admin UI integration
├── __init__.py     # Python init
├── templates/      # HTML templates (includes partials)
├── static/         # CSS classes
└── migrations/     # Database migrations

Customization

Replacing Login Logo

To replace the default login logo, simply place your own login_logo.webp image in your project's static directory at static/img/login_logo.webp.

Version History

Version	Changes
v1.0.0	• Initial release as pip package
v1.0.1	• Fixed a couple of new issues as a pip package
v1.0.2	• Fixed the readme and building files
v1.0.3	• Still getting the hang of this pip publish thing
v1.0.4	• Honestly still messing with and trying settings and stuff out
v1.1.0	• OK, finally a working seamless micro-users app
v1.1.1	• Fixed an expolit where a staff member could disable the ADMIN user
v1.2.0	• Added User Details view with specific user activity log
v1.2.1	• Fixed a minor import bug
v1.2.2	• Separated user detail view from table for consistency • Optimized the new detail + log view for optimal compatibiliyy with users
v1.2.3	• Fixed a couple of visual inconsistencies
v1.3.0	• Patched a critical security permission issue • Disabled ADMIN from being viewed/edited from all other members • Fixed a crash when sorting with full_name • Enabled Logging for all actions
v1.3.1	• Corrected a misplaced code that caused a crash when editing profile
v1.3.2	• Minor table modifications
v1.4.0	• Redesigned Permissions UI (Grouped by App/Action) • Added Global Bulk Permission Selectors • Improved Arabic Localization for Permissions • Optimized printing (hidden forms/buttons) • Fixed various bugs and crashes
v1.4.1	• Changed "Administrative User" translation to "Responsible User" (مستخدم مسؤول) • Enforced custom sorting order for Permissions (View -> Add -> Change -> Other)
v1.5.0	• Department Management (Modal-based CRUD) • Department field implementation • Template refactoring (partials/, profile/, users/ for logs) • Verbose names for models
v1.6.0	• Automated Activity Logging: dynamic logging for all CREATE/UPDATE/DELETE actions via Middleware & Signals • Refactor: Renamed Department model to Scope (Scope Management) • Removed manual logging requirement • Architecture: Decoupled models, forms, and tables using dynamic imports and apps.get_model • Soft Delete: Users are now marked as inactive with a timestamp instead of being permanently deleted • Activity Log: Deleted users appear with a strikethrough • CSS Refactor: Extracted and cleaned up styling with CSS variables • Login: Refactored login page with separated JS/CSS and a new modern default logo
v1.6.1	• Theme Configuration: Added MICRO_USERS_THEME setting for easy color customization • Bug Fixes: Explicitly excluded unwanted columns (id, ip_address, user_agent) from Activity Log table • UI: Improved Scope Manager button visibility
v1.6.2	• UI: Improved some tooltips for buttons and descriptions
v1.6.3	• Bug Fixes: Fixed a crash with table tooltips "disabled"
v1.7.0	• New Theme: Complete visual overhaul with modern, consistent styling • Refactor: Updated Login, Profile, and Detail templates for better UX • Feature: Added Scope filter to Activity Logs (superuser only) • UX: Clear button in filters now preserves current sort order
v1.7.1	• Bug Fixes: Fixed login/next url was not being passed correctly
v1.8.0	• Permissions UI: Complete redesign with App/Model-based grouping and hierarchical checkboxes • Aesthetics: Applied modern glassmorphism theme to permission cards with interactive toggles • Security: Implemented 3-level security logic (GM, SM, User) and "invisible" Superuser protection • Foolproofing: Added self-editing protection for staff and scope enforcement for managers • Localization: Fully translated system auth labels and metadata to Arabic
v1.8.1	• UI Refinement: Swapped Email and Phone positions across all forms, tables, and detail views • Field Logic: Set Email and Phone as optional (not required) for all users • Security: Added manage_staff custom permission to restrict is_staff management to authorized managers only • Bug Fix: Reserved manage_staff assignment power strictly for Superusers and fixed UI grouping for custom permissions
v1.8.2	• Login UX: Enhanced login flow with auto-focus on username and improved "Enter to Submit" handling
v1.8.3	• CSP Compliance: Added nonce attribute support to all inline and external script tags (Login, Permissions, Manage Users) for Content Security Policy compliance
v1.8.4	• Strict CSP: Refactored inline JS event handlers to use Event Listeners, fully resolving CSP violation errors
v1.8.5	• Optional Scopes: Added ability for Superusers to toggle Scope system ON/OFF via User Management interface
v1.8.6	• Strict CSP Repair: Fixed remaining inline event handlers in User Management pages (manage_users, scope_form) that were violating CSP directives, moving all logic to external manage_users.js
v1.8.7	• Fixed a couple of template tab title mismatches
v1.8.8	• Fixed a couple of template content title mismatches and classes
v1.8.9	• Fixed migrations
v1.9.0	• UI Overhaul: Unified all buttons, and clssses to conform to themes, rounded corners, and improved spacing