django-logentry-admin

What it is and what it does

django-logentry-admin is a minimal Django admin extension that exposes Django's built-in LogEntry model—which tracks all changes made through the admin interface—as a browsable, filterable admin page. It wraps Django's audit logging with a user-friendly admin interface, letting you view who changed what and when across your entire project.

The package adds a single app to your INSTALLED_APPS and requires only Django as a runtime dependency. It includes features like links to related users and objects, filtering by staff user, and prefetching for performance. The codebase is stable and has been in production use since 2011, though it has not received updates since mid-2021.

Use it for:

• Audit trail review: inspect all admin-triggered changes to your models in one place.
• Troubleshooting: trace who made a change and when during a data issue investigation.
• Compliance reporting: export or review LogEntry records for regulatory or internal audit purposes.
• User activity monitoring: identify staff members' actions across the Django admin site.

Worth the install?

AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying

Registers Django's built-in LogEntry model in the admin site, making audit logs viewable and searchable through the standard Django admin interface.

Yes, if you are running Django 2.2–3.2 and Python 3.5–3.9. The package is stable, has no known vulnerabilities, and solves a real problem with minimal friction. However, do not install if you need support for newer Django or Python versions; the abandoned status means no updates are forthcoming. For projects on current Django LTS releases, verify compatibility before relying on it.

Install

django-logentry-admin on PyPI

pip install django-logentry-admin

uv add django-logentry-admin

poetry add django-logentry-admin

Installing django-logentry-admin

Before you install

Low friction install with a single Django dependency. The package is marked abandoned (last commit 2021-06-07, 1907 days ago) but remains in Production/Stable status and receives regular downloads. No active maintenance should be expected.

License in practice

ISC license is permissive and imposes minimal restrictions; you may use, modify, and distribute this package with few obligations.

Quickstart

pip install django-logentry-admin

# In your Django settings.py INSTALLED_APPS:
INSTALLED_APPS = (
    ...
    'logentry_admin',
)

Requires Django 2.2, 3.1, or 3.2 and Python 3.5–3.9 as declared; older or newer versions may not be supported.

Verify before relying

• Whether the package works with Django versions released after 3.2 (e.g., 4.0+) despite being abandoned.
• Whether the package works with Python 3.10+ despite version classifiers stopping at 3.9.
• Current state of any translations (Russian, Azerbaijani, Portuguese) mentioned in changelog.

Package facts

Evidence: django_logentry_admin-1.1.0-py3-none-any.whl

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