Ask HN: Favorite CSS / component framework for web admins?

1 debo_ 1 9/12/2025, 6:57:32 PM

I find myself about to build several administrative-type interfaces for a few different businesses. Similar stuff like create organizations / projects / users, view audit logs, things like this.

Do you have any favorite CSS or "fuller-stack" tools you reach for? I'm using Django (but not the Django admin) and would ideally prefer to just pull resources in from a 3rd-party CDN if possible (at least during dev.)

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wryoak · 4m ago

What kind of tools are the users familiar with for such tasks? It’s best to make it look like something the users already know, not something HN tells you is their favorite

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Ask HN: Favorite CSS / component framework for web admins?

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