# Citation Entry Simplification

**URL:** <https://gramps.discourse.group/t/citation-entry-simplification/9121>\
**Category:** Ideas\
**Created:** [February 5, 2026, 8:46pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/citation-entry-simplification/9121 "2026-02-05T20:46:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
**Showing post:** 21

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![bjc49](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/gramps.discourse.group/bjc49/32/316_2.png) [@bjc49](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/bjc49)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2026, 3:22pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/citation-entry-simplification/9121/21 "2026-02-09T15:22:57Z")

</div>

> [@SNoiraud](#):
>
> Why you don’t use the last 10 objects add-ons ( I don’t remember the name) ?

Why don’t you use Kari’s “Recent Item” plugin? I couldn’t live without it now. It significantly reduces the number of clicks, regardless of the Gramps object being processed.

> [@Add a "Recent" sub-menu](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/add-a-recent-sub-menu/5760/98):
>
> > > [@Add a "Recent" sub-menu](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/add-a-recent-sub-menu/5760/87):
> > >
> > > The ‘recent-items’ addon has now been updated to support Gramps 6.0:
> 
> > v0.9.6 of **recent-items** (a “GENERAL” Plugin library [plug-in type](https://gramps-project.org/wiki/index.php/Addon_list_legend#Type)) has been migrated from the experimental repository of @kku and released to the Isotammi currated collection of add-ons.
> > 
> > The [README.md](https://github.com/Taapeli/isotammi-addons/blob/master/source/recent-items/README.md) is also moved.
> > 
> > It is available in the 5.0, 5.1, 5.2 and 6.0 addon lists. As with all Isotammi addons, this addon is for `Expert` audience under the 5.2 (and newer) [Addon Manager](https://gramps-project.org/wiki/index.php/Gramps_Glossary#addon).
> > 
> > See the _[Installation](https://www.gramps-project.org/wiki/index.php/Addon:Isotammi_addons#Installation)_[section of the Isotammi Addon wiki article](https://www.gramps-project.org/wiki/index.php/Addon:Isotammi_addons#Installation) for information about installing from the Isotammi collection.
> > 
> > After installing, all Object Select dialogs will include an extra sublist at the top of the dialog. This feature has no user selectable options or other interface. It can be un-installed (or hidden) via the Plugin Manager.
> > 
> > A big “_ **Thank you!** _” to Kari!

---

_[View the full topic](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/citation-entry-simplification/9121)._