diff --git a/desktop/src/components/databases/boards/board-view.tsx b/desktop/src/components/databases/boards/board-view.tsx
index bedd9858..a6e5c528 100644
--- a/desktop/src/components/databases/boards/board-view.tsx
+++ b/desktop/src/components/databases/boards/board-view.tsx
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ export const BoardView = ({ node }: BoardViewProps) => {
     (field) => field.id === node.groupBy,
   );
 
-  console.log(node.groupBy, database.fields);
-
   if (!groupByField || groupByField.dataType !== 'select') {
     return null;
   }
diff --git a/desktop/src/components/databases/tables/table-view-name-cell.tsx b/desktop/src/components/databases/tables/table-view-name-cell.tsx
index 68572e2a..01cdeb16 100644
--- a/desktop/src/components/databases/tables/table-view-name-cell.tsx
+++ b/desktop/src/components/databases/tables/table-view-name-cell.tsx
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ export const TableViewNameCell = ({ record }: TableViewNameCellProps) => {
             {hasName ? (
               record.name
             ) : (
-              <span className="text-muted-foreground">Untitled</span>
+              <span className="text-muted-foreground">Unnamed</span>
             )}
           </div>
           <button
diff --git a/desktop/src/components/databases/tables/table-view-record-create-row.tsx b/desktop/src/components/databases/tables/table-view-record-create-row.tsx
index d16e7007..2d43251c 100644
--- a/desktop/src/components/databases/tables/table-view-record-create-row.tsx
+++ b/desktop/src/components/databases/tables/table-view-record-create-row.tsx
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@ import React from 'react';
 import { Icon } from '@/components/ui/icon';
 import { useDatabase } from '@/contexts/database';
 import { useRecordCreateMutation } from '@/mutations/use-record-create-mutation';
+import { useWorkspace } from '@/contexts/workspace';
 
 export const TableViewRecordCreateRow = () => {
+  const workspace = useWorkspace();
   const database = useDatabase();
   const { mutate, isPending } = useRecordCreateMutation();
 
@@ -13,9 +15,16 @@ export const TableViewRecordCreateRow = () => {
       disabled={isPending}
       className="animate-fade-in flex h-8 w-full cursor-pointer flex-row items-center gap-1 border-b pl-2 text-muted-foreground hover:bg-gray-50"
       onClick={() => {
-        mutate({
-          databaseId: database.id,
-        });
+        mutate(
+          {
+            databaseId: database.id,
+          },
+          {
+            onSuccess: (recordId) => {
+              workspace.openModal(recordId);
+            },
+          },
+        );
       }}
     >
       <Icon name="add-line" />
diff --git a/desktop/src/components/records/record-name.tsx b/desktop/src/components/records/record-name.tsx
index 43c60fab..0b4dcc19 100644
--- a/desktop/src/components/records/record-name.tsx
+++ b/desktop/src/components/records/record-name.tsx
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ export const RecordName = ({ record }: RecordNameProps) => {
         });
       }}
       className="font-heading border-b border-none pl-1 text-4xl font-bold shadow-none focus-visible:ring-0"
+      placeholder="Unnamed"
     />
   );
 };
diff --git a/desktop/src/components/ui/smart-text-input.tsx b/desktop/src/components/ui/smart-text-input.tsx
index abec3f2b..4d4a881e 100644
--- a/desktop/src/components/ui/smart-text-input.tsx
+++ b/desktop/src/components/ui/smart-text-input.tsx
@@ -7,10 +7,11 @@ interface SmartTextInputProps {
   onChange: (newValue: string) => void;
   className?: string;
   readOnly?: boolean;
+  placeholder?: string;
 }
 
 const SmartTextInput = React.forwardRef<HTMLInputElement, SmartTextInputProps>(
-  ({ value, onChange, className, readOnly, ...props }, ref) => {
+  ({ value, onChange, className, readOnly, placeholder, ...props }, ref) => {
     const [localValue, setLocalValue] = React.useState(value ?? '');
     const initialValue = React.useRef(value ?? '');
 
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@ const SmartTextInput = React.forwardRef<HTMLInputElement, SmartTextInputProps>(
         onBlur={handleBlur}
         onKeyDown={handleKeyDown}
         readOnly={readOnly}
+        placeholder={placeholder}
         {...props}
       />
     );
diff --git a/desktop/src/editor/views/page.tsx b/desktop/src/editor/views/page.tsx
index 47ee8ebc..296e4b84 100644
--- a/desktop/src/editor/views/page.tsx
+++ b/desktop/src/editor/views/page.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { useWorkspace } from '@/contexts/workspace';
 export const PageNodeView = ({ node }: NodeViewProps) => {
   const workspace = useWorkspace();
   const id = node.attrs.id;
-  const name = node.attrs.name ?? 'Untitled';
+  const name = node.attrs.name ?? 'Unnamed';
   const avatar = node.attrs.avatar;
 
   if (!id) {
diff --git a/desktop/src/mutations/use-record-create-mutation.tsx b/desktop/src/mutations/use-record-create-mutation.tsx
index cf64d586..5f6e723a 100644
--- a/desktop/src/mutations/use-record-create-mutation.tsx
+++ b/desktop/src/mutations/use-record-create-mutation.tsx
@@ -26,11 +26,12 @@ export const useRecordCreateMutation = () => {
         result.rows && result.rows.length > 0 ? result.rows[0] : null;
       const maxIndex = lastChild?.index ? lastChild.index : null;
 
+      const recordId = NeuronId.generate(NeuronId.Type.Record);
       const index = generateNodeIndex(maxIndex, null);
       const query = workspace.schema
         .insertInto('nodes')
         .values({
-          id: NeuronId.generate(NeuronId.Type.Record),
+          id: recordId,
           type: NodeTypes.Record,
           parent_id: input.databaseId,
           index,
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ export const useRecordCreateMutation = () => {
         .compile();
 
       await workspace.mutate(query);
+      return recordId;
     },
   });
 };