# Optimizing the Django Admin Paginator

DevFeed: [Optimizing the Django Admin Paginator](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/optimizing-the-django-admin-paginator-33919.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://hakibenita.com/optimizing-the-django-admin-paginator>)

Author: Haki Benita

Published: 2018-11-05T22:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Haki Benita](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/haki-benita.md>)

Topics: [Django](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/django.md>), [Scalability](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/scalability.md>), [optimize](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/optimize.md>)

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## AI overview

This article examines the Django admin paginator's performance on large tables. It explains that counting all rows can dominate page-load time and discusses optimizing Django admin for consistent performance as datasets grow.

## Source excerpt

I often talk about making Django scale but what does it actually mean? It means getting consistent performance regardless of the amount of data. In this article we tackle The last nail in Django admin's scalability coffin - the paginator.