{% extends 'admin/base_site.html' %} {% block content %} {{message}}... <span style="color:red;" id="done"></span> {% endblock %} {% block extrahead %} <script type="text/javascript"> function delayer(){ console.log("function fired") document.getElementById('done').innerHTML = 'done' window.location = "/admin/" } document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function(event) { window.setTimeout(delayer, 1000); }); </script> {% endblock %}