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Mail optional autofollow

mail_optional_autofollow folder_open OCA/mail open_in_new
Social Network License: AGPL-3

This module adds the possibility to choose if you want to automatically add new recipients as followers on mail.compose.message.

auto_awesome What this module does

AI-generated from the code · Odoo 19.0

Adds a checkbox to the Odoo email composer so you can decide whether the extra recipients of a message are automatically added as followers of the record you are writing on.

When you send a message from Odoo (for example from a customer, a sales order or any record that supports messages), the email composer window normally adds the new recipients as followers of that record. This module gives you the choice.

  • A new checkbox "Make recipients followers" appears in the composer, right after the recipients field.
  • If you tick it, the additional recipients are added as followers of the related record; if you leave it empty, they are not.
  • The checkbox is hidden when you are in mass mailing mode, so it only applies to normal messages.

The default value of the checkbox follows the context flag mail_post_autofollow, which is how Odoo already signals that automatic following is wanted. When the message is actually sent, the module passes your choice to the standard sending process, so the behaviour of the message and its followers matches what you selected.

It only touches the email composer (mail.compose.message) and does not change any other screen, report or scheduled action. No new menus are added; the change is visible directly inside the existing message composition window.

Depends on

mail
Models and fields (1)
  • mail.compose.message · extends an existing modelautofollow_recipients (Make recipients followers)

Text generated by AI (DeepSeek) from reading the Odoo 19.0 code on GitHub; it may contain mistakes, so check the code before deciding. View the code on GitHub

Availability by version

Reviewed: 2026-11-03
Confirmed (verified in repository and branch) Estimated (unverified) No information

Confirmation status: 8 confirmed, 1 with no information of 9 versions.

terminal Installation and usage

OCA documentation · Odoo 19.0

To use this module, you need to use the autofollow recipients checkbox on mail.compose.message:

Technically, this field is initialized to true if there is a 'mail_post_autofollow' key in the current context

No verified information in OCA: Installation, Configuration.

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Data imported from GitHub: this sheet reflects the latest catalog review, not a live lookup. Always check the module documentation and staging before installing in production.