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| Lines of code | 595 |
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wt_recent_records |
| License | OPL-1 |
| Website | https://way4tech.com |
| Versions | 18.0 19.0 |
| Availability |
Odoo Online
Odoo.sh
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| Odoo Apps Dependencies |
Discuss (mail)
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| Lines of code | 595 |
| Technical Name |
wt_recent_records |
| License | OPL-1 |
| Website | https://way4tech.com |
| Versions | 18.0 19.0 |
Recent Records & Pinned Favorites — for Odoo 18
Floating navbar widget that shows each user's last 20 opened records plus their pinned favorites. The fast-access shortcut Odoo Community is missing.
odoo recent records · quick access · bookmarks · pinned favorites · navbar widget · productivity shortcut
Live Preview
Exactly what you see after installing the module — clock icon in the navbar opens the Recent & Pinned dropdown.
Top-right of the navbar: the clock icon (highlighted in red). Click it to open the Recent & Pinned dropdown showing the records the user opened most recently — here, an Administrator contact and the S00001 sales order. Click any line to jump straight to the record. Hover for pin / remove actions.
The Problem This Solves
Power users open the same records dozens of times a day — and Odoo makes them navigate the menu tree every single time.
No "recently viewed" anywhere
Odoo has no global recent-records sidebar, no jump-back shortcut, no history. Every visit costs a full Apps menu navigation.
No way to pin a record
Want to keep a critical sale order one click away? Or your active project? Odoo has no bookmark feature. You build URL bookmarks in your browser instead.
Time wasted every day
Click Sales → Quotations → filter → open SO0042. Repeat 30 times a day for 5 different records. Adds up to 30+ minutes lost daily per power user.
The Solution
A small clock-icon widget in your navbar. Click it — see your last 20 records and your pinned favorites. Click any one to jump back instantly.
- ✓ Auto-tracks every record you open in a form view
- ✓ Per-user — your list is yours, no cross-pollution between colleagues
- ✓ Pin / unpin any entry to keep it forever
- ✓ One-click jump — opens the form view directly
- ✓ Works across every model — sales orders, contacts, products, invoices, projects, tasks, leads, you name it
- ✓ Auto-prune daily cron clears old unpinned entries (configurable)
- ✓ Permission-aware — respects record access rules; never leaks unauthorized records
- ✓ Dark mode ready — styles automatically adapt to theme
- ✓ Configurable retention — how many records to keep per user, how many days
- ✓ Zero config — install → refresh → widget appears in navbar
How to Use
Install → refresh → click the clock icon. That's it.
Install
Apps → search recent records → Install. Depends only on standard web + mail.
Hard refresh
Ctrl + Shift + R so the asset bundle reloads. The clock icon appears in the top-right navbar next to your user avatar.
Open any record
Sales / Inventory / CRM / Accounting — any form view. The widget tracks it automatically.
Pin & jump
Click the clock icon → click any record to jump straight back. Hover an entry → click the pin icon to keep it forever.
Power-user tips
- Adjust retention: Settings → General Settings → Recent Records Widget. Set how many records to keep per user (5-100) and how long unpinned entries stick around (1-365 days).
- Browse the full history: the Recent Records menu opens an admin list view of every tracked entry across all users (admins only).
- Clear unpinned: in the dropdown header, click the trash icon to wipe your unpinned history. Pinned entries are preserved.
- Cron timing: the daily auto-prune runs at Settings → Technical → Scheduled Actions → Recent Records prune. Adjust frequency anytime.
Key Features
📌 Pin Favorites
One click to pin any record at the top. Pinned entries persist forever and never get pruned by the cron.
⏱ Auto Tracking
Hooks into the Form view's mount lifecycle. Every record you open shows up in your widget within milliseconds. Zero manual action.
👥 Per-User Privacy
Each user sees only their own list. No information leaks between colleagues. Permission-aware so the widget only shows records the user can actually access.
🗑 Auto Cleanup
Daily cron prunes unpinned records older than your retention window. Database stays tiny no matter how many users you have.
🌙 Dark Mode Ready
Auto-adapts to data-bs-theme="dark" and Odoo's color-scheme cookie. Works perfectly with the Way4Tech Enterprise Theme.
🌐 Universal
Works on every model: sale.order, res.partner, account.move, project.project, hr.employee, stock.picking, crm.lead — anything that has a form view.
Compatibility
Odoo Version
Odoo 18 Community & Enterprise.
Plays Nicely With
Every standard app, every theme (light + dark), and most community modules.
Dependencies
Only web + mail — both standard Odoo modules. No extras.
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Built by Waqas Riasat
Production Odoo modules used in HR, accounting, POS, logistics, manufacturing, attendance and SaaS control planes — battle-tested across Pakistan, KSA, UAE and beyond.
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© Waqas Riasat — Recent Records + Pinned Favorites for Odoo 18. Released under OPL-1.
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