AL Chatter Button Rename

Rename the Send message, Log note, and Activities buttons on the form chatter per company and per language, with safe fallbacks to standard Odoo labels.

Overview

This module lets administrators define custom labels for the three main chatter top-bar buttons. Empty fields keep the default Odoo wording. Configured values are loaded into the web client session and applied on backend form views through a lightweight mail.Chatter patch.

Key Features

• Settings screen: Settings > Discuss > Chatter button labels.
• Three configurable buttons: Send message, Log note, and Activities.
• Multi-language support via translatable company fields.
• Multi-company: each company can use its own button names.
• Fallback to standard Odoo labels when a field is left empty.

How to Use

1. Install the module AL Chatter Button Rename (al_chatter_button_rename).
2. Open Settings and go to the Discuss section.
3. Fill in Send message button, Log note button, and/or Activities button.
4. Click Save, then reload the browser page (F5).
5. Open any record with a chatter and verify the new button labels.

Configuration

Go to Settings > Discuss > Chatter button labels. Enter a custom name for each button, or leave the field blank to keep the default label. Switch the user language before editing to save translations. After saving, reload the browser so the web client loads updated labels from the session.

Multi-language

Labels are stored on res.company with translate=True. Set your user language, open the same settings screen, enter text for that language, and save. Users see the label that matches their UI language. Missing translations fall back to the default language or to the standard Odoo button name when the field is empty.

Technical Information

Version: 18.0  |  Dependencies: mail, base_setup  |  License: LGPL-3

Screenshot: Settings

Screenshot: Chatter Buttons

Custom labels applied on the form chatter top bar after configuration and page reload.