Turn a sprawling menu tree into a curated dashboard
Group backend menus into color-coded, icon-tagged categories with a draft/publish workflow, one-click snapshots, group-based visibility and full JSON import/export — so growing Odoo instances stay easy to navigate.
The problem
As more apps and custom modules land in an Odoo instance, the app drawer and technical menus grow into a long, flat list. Functional admins and IT managers struggle to help non-technical staff find the tools they need, and reorganizing menus today means editing sequence numbers buried in Technical settings or asking a developer to hard-code a fix.
The solution
Menu Category groups any backend menu into color-coded, icon-tagged categories with nested subcategories. Build a category in Draft, preview it exactly as end users will see it, then Publish with one click — every publish takes an automatic snapshot so you can roll back a bad change instantly.
Everything you need to tame the menu tree
Every capability below is implemented in the module.
Category Dashboard
A kanban dashboard of published categories with icons, colors, item counts and state badges — the view your end users open every day.
Nested Subcategories
Organize categories in a parent/child tree (for example Finance → Accounting) so large menu sets stay easy to scan.
Draft & Publish Workflow
Build and edit a category in Draft; nothing reaches end users until you click Publish, so changes never surprise a live instance.
One-Click Snapshots & Restore
Every publish automatically snapshots the full configuration. Open any snapshot and click Restore to undo a mistake instantly.
Bulk Menu Assignment
Assign or replace dozens of menu items on a category at once from a single wizard, instead of editing entries one by one.
Group-Based Visibility
Restrict a category to specific security groups so departments only see the menus relevant to them; leave it open to show it to everyone.
Starter Templates
Apply a ready-made departmental template (Sales, Finance, HR, Inventory, Projects, Settings) to seed new categories in seconds.
Import & Export Configuration
Export the full category setup as JSON and import it into another database, merging with or replacing existing categories.
Granular Permissions
Three access tiers — Viewer, Editor, Manager — give every role exactly the read/edit/delete rights it needs, not a single all-or-nothing switch.
How it works
Create a Category
Set a name, icon, color and optional parent to start building your structure in Draft.
Assign Menus
Use the Bulk Assign wizard to add existing backend menus to the category in any order.
Preview & Publish
Review the category in Draft, then click Publish — a snapshot is captured automatically before it goes live.
Adjust & Restore
Keep refining categories anytime; if a change goes wrong, restore any snapshot in one click.
Frequently asked
No sales fog. If your question isn't here, email us and we'll answer it the same way.
No. Menu Category never touches Odoo's core menu loading. It renders its own dashboard of links to your existing menus, so it is safe to install and uninstall on any instance.
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Menu Category — Organize, Categorize & Curate Backend Menus
A curated, permission-aware dashboard over the backend menu tree with nested subcategories, group-based visibility, starter templates, and a draft-and-publish workflow backed by one-click snapshots and JSON import/export.
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