Mail Layout Force
Odoo will add a default email layout on most commercial communications.
The email layout is a QWeb view that ends up wrapping the message body when sending an email. It usually displays the related document reference, the company logo, and a small footer saying “Powered by Odoo”.
There are notably two main layouts used in Odoo, and the user can’t control when they’re used, as it’s hardcoded into the different applications.
- mail.message_notification_email
- mail.mail_notification_light
- mail.mail_notification_paynow
This module allows to force a specific layout for a given email.template, effectively overwritting the one hardcoded by Odoo. Additionally, it enables forcing a custom layout for emails that do not use an existing email.template record (e.g., when sending an email from the chatter).
This allows you to fully customize the way Odoo emails are rendered and sent to your customers.
Table of contents
Configuration
- Go to Settings > Technical > Emails > Templates
- Open the desired email.template record.
- In Advanced Parameters tab, find the Force Layout field.
You can leave it empty to use the default email layout (chosen by Odoo). You can force a custom email layout of your own. You can use the Mail: No-Layout notification template to prevent Odoo from adding a layout.
To configure a custom layout of your own, some technical knowledge is needed. You can see how the existing layouts are defined for details or inspiration:
- mail.mail_notification_light
- mail.mail_notification_paynow
- mail.mail_notification_borders
To force a new custom layout for emails that do not use an existing email.template record (e.g., emails sent from the chatter):
- Go to Settings > Technical > User Interface > Views.
- Copy the current layout (e.g., mail.message_notification_email) to create a new one, and remove any parts you don’t need.
- Open the layout that you want to swap with a substitute. Then, under the Layout Mapping tab:
- Set Substitute Layout to the new custom layout you created.
- Set Models if you want to apply the replacement only to specific models. If left empty, the email layout will be replaced for all models.
Bug Tracker
Bugs are tracked on GitHub Issues. In case of trouble, please check there if your issue has already been reported. If you spotted it first, help us to smash it by providing a detailed and welcomed feedback.
Do not contact contributors directly about support or help with technical issues.
Credits
Authors
- Camptocamp
Contributors
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- Iván Todorovich <ivan.todorovich@camptocamp.com>
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- Aung Ko Ko Lin
- Yoshi Tashiro
Maintainers
This module is maintained by the OCA.
OCA, or the Odoo Community Association, is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to support the collaborative development of Odoo features and promote its widespread use.
Current maintainer:
This module is part of the OCA/social project on GitHub.
You are welcome to contribute. To learn how please visit https://odoo-community.org/page/Contribute.