Superuser: browse site-wide admin action log (all users, not just My actions)

[jonfroehlich]

Problem

The admin index "Recent actions" sidebar is deliberately scoped to the current user's own actions (Django's {% get_admin_log ... for_user user %}), so a superuser can only see My actions — there's no easy way to see what other editors/contributors have been doing.

Every admin add/change/delete is recorded in django.contrib.admin.models.LogEntry; it's just never surfaced in the UI.

Solution (Option A)

Register LogEntry as a read-only, superuser-only admin so a superuser can browse everyone's admin activity:

• Filter by user, action type (add/change/delete), and content type
• Search by object name, change message, username/name
• Columns: time, user, colored action label, content type, link to the affected object, change summary
• Strictly read-only (no add/change/delete) — it's an append-only audit trail
• Superuser-only visibility (matches the Grant/Award access model); editors/contributors can't see or reach it
• Appears under Administration as "Log entries"

Notes

• Considered Option B (widen the sidebar panel for superusers) — not doing that here; the filterable changelist is the more useful tool.

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