diff --git a/crudkit/eager.py b/crudkit/eager.py
index f32efc2..34e7884 100644
--- a/crudkit/eager.py
+++ b/crudkit/eager.py
@@ -1,8 +1,21 @@
-from typing import List
+from __future__ import annotations
+from typing import Iterable, List, Sequence, Set
 from sqlalchemy.inspection import inspect
-from sqlalchemy.orm import Load, joinedload, selectinload
+from sqlalchemy.orm import Load, joinedload, selectinload, RelationshipProperty
 
-def default_eager_policy(Model, expand: List[str]) -> List[Load]:
+class EagerConfig:
+    def __init__(self, strict: bool = False, max_depth: int = 4):
+        self.strict = strict
+        self.max_depth = max_depth
+
+def _rel(cls, name: str) -> RelationshipProperty | None:
+    return inspect(cls).relationships.get(name)
+
+def _is_expandable(rel: RelationshipProperty) -> bool:
+    # Skip dynamic or viewonly collections; they don’t support eagerload
+    return rel.lazy != "dynamic"
+
+def default_eager_policy(Model, expand: Sequence[str], cfg: EagerConfig | None = None) -> List[Load]:
     """
     Heuristic:
       - many-to-one / one-to-one: joinedload
@@ -12,31 +25,51 @@ def default_eager_policy(Model, expand: List[str]) -> List[Load]:
     if not expand:
         return []
 
+    cfg = cfg or EagerConfig()
+    # normalize, dedupe, and prefer longer paths over their prefixes
+    raw: Set[str] = {p.strip() for p in expand if p and p.strip()}
+    # drop prefixes if a longer path exists (author, author.publisher -> keep only author.publisher)
+    pruned: Set[str] = set(raw)
+    for p in raw:
+        parts = p.split(".")
+        for i in range(1, len(parts)):
+            pruned.discard(".".join(parts[:i]))
+
     opts: List[Load] = []
+    seen: Set[tuple] = set()
 
-    for path in expand:
+    for path in sorted(pruned):
         parts = path.split(".")
+        if len(parts) > cfg.max_depth:
+            if cfg.strict:
+                raise ValueError(f"expand path too deep: {path} (max {cfg.max_depth})")
+            continue
+
         current_model = Model
-        current_inspect = inspect(current_model)
+        # build the chain incrementally
+        loader: Load | None = None
+        ok = True
 
-        # first hop
-        rel = current_inspect.relationships.get(parts[0])
-        if not rel:
-            continue  # silently skip bad names
-        attr = getattr(current_model, parts[0])
-        loader: Load = selectinload(attr) if rel.uselist else joinedload(attr)
-        current_model = rel.mapper.class_
-
-        # nested hops, if any
-        for name in parts[1:]:
-            current_inspect = inspect(current_model)
-            rel = current_inspect.relationships.get(name)
-            if not rel:
+        for i, name in enumerate(parts):
+            rel = _rel(current_model, name)
+            if not rel or not _is_expandable(rel):
+                ok = False
                 break
             attr = getattr(current_model, name)
-            loader = loader.selectinload(attr) if rel.uselist else loader.joinedload(attr)
+            if loader is None:
+                loader = selectinload(attr) if rel.uselist else joinedload(attr)
+            else:
+                loader = loader.selectinload(attr) if rel.uselist else loader.joinedload(attr)
             current_model = rel.mapper.class_
 
-        opts.append(loader)
+        if not ok:
+            if cfg.strict:
+                raise ValueError(f"unknown or non-expandable relationship in expand path: {path}")
+            continue
+
+        key = (tuple(parts),)
+        if loader is not None and key not in seen:
+            opts.append(loader)
+            seen.add(key)
 
     return opts
diff --git a/crudkit/html/templates/crudkit/_macros.html b/crudkit/html/templates/crudkit/_macros.html
index 4dbf0fc..bac6692 100644
--- a/crudkit/html/templates/crudkit/_macros.html
+++ b/crudkit/html/templates/crudkit/_macros.html
@@ -18,11 +18,13 @@
 {%- endfor -%}
 {% endmacro %}
 
-{% macro rows(items, fields, getp=None) -%}
+{% macro rows(items, fields, getp=None, model=None) -%}
 {%- for obj in items -%}
 <tr id="row-{{ obj.id }}" style="cursor: pointer;">
     {%- for f in fields -%}
-    <td data-field="{{ f }}" class="text-nowrap">{{ getp(obj, f) if getp(obj, f) is not none else '-' }}</td>
+    <td data-field="{{ f }}" class="text-nowrap" {% if model %}
+        onclick="window.location='{{ url_for('main.' + model + '_item', id=obj.id) }}'" {% endif %}>{{ getp(obj, f) if
+        getp(obj, f) is not none else '-' }}</td>
     {%- endfor -%}
 </tr>
 {%- else -%}
@@ -32,101 +34,133 @@
 {%- endfor -%}
 {%- endmacro %}
 
-{% macro pager(model, page, pages, per_page, sort, filters, fields_csv) -%}
-{#
-<nav id="pager">
-    {% if page > 1 %}
-    <button type="button"
-        hx-get="/ui/{{ model }}/frag/rows?page=1&per_page={{ per_page }}{% if sort %}&sort={{ sort }}{% endif %}{% if fields_csv %}&fields_csv={{ fields_csv|urlencode }}{% endif %}{% for k,v in filters.items() %}&{{k}}={{ v|urlencode }}{% endfor %}"
-        hx-target="#rows" hx-swap="innerHTML">First</button>
-    <button type="button"
-        hx-get="/ui/{{ model }}/frag/rows?page={{ page-1 }}&per_page={{ per_page }}{% if sort %}&sort={{ sort }}{% endif %}{% if fields_csv %}&fields_csv={{ fields_csv|urlencode }}{% endif %}{% for k,v in filters.items() %}&{{k}}={{ v|urlencode }}{% endfor %}"
-        hx-target="#rows" rel="prev" hx-swap="innerHTML">Prev</button>
-    {% endif %}
-
-    <span>Page {{ page }} / {{ pages }}</span>
-
-    {% if page < pages %} <button type="button"
-        hx-get="/ui/{{ model }}/frag/rows?page={{ page+1 }}&per_page={{ per_page }}{% if sort %}&sort={{ sort }}{% endif %}{% if fields_csv %}&fields_csv={{ fields_csv|urlencode }}{% endif %}{% for k,v in filters.items() %}&{{k}}={{ v|urlencode }}{% endfor %}"
-        hx-target="#rows" rel="next" hx-swap="innerHTML">Next</button>
-        <button type="button"
-            hx-get="/ui/{{ model }}/frag/rows?page={{ pages }}&per_page={{ per_page }}{% if sort %}&sort={{ sort }}{% endif %}{% if fields_csv %}&fields_csv={{ fields_csv|urlencode }}{% endif %}{% for k,v in filters.items() %}&{{k}}={{ v|urlencode }}{% endfor %}"
-            hx-target="#rows" hx-swap="innerHTML">Last</button>
-        {% endif %}
-</nav>
-#}
-{% set p = page|int %}
-{% set pg = pages|int %}
-{% set prev = [1, p-1]|max %}
-{% set nxt = [pg, p+1]|min %}
-
-<nav class="mt-3" aria-label="Pagination">
-    <ul class="pagination justify-content-center bg-white">
-        <li class="page-item{{ ' disabled' if p <= 1 }}">
-            <a class="page-link"
-                hx-get="/ui/{{ model }}/frag/rows?page={{ prev }}&per_page={{ per_page }}{% if sort %}&sort={{ sort }}{% endif %}{% if fields_csv %}&fields_csv={{ fields_csv|urlencode }}{% endif %}{% for k,v in (filters or {}).items() %}&{{k}}={{ v|urlencode }}{% endfor %}"
-                hx-target="#rows" hx-swap="innerHTML"
-                hx-on:click="document.querySelector('#pager-state input[name=page]').value='{{ prev }}'">
-                Prev
-            </a>
-        </li>
-
-        <li class="page-item{{ ' disabled' if p >= pg }}">
-            <a class="page-link"
-                hx-get="/ui/{{ model }}/frag/rows?page={{ nxt }}&per_page={{ per_page }}{% if sort %}&sort={{ sort }}{% endif %}{% if fields_csv %}&fields_csv={{ fields_csv|urlencode }}{% endif %}{% for k,v in (filters or {}).items() %}&{{k}}={{ v|urlencode }}{% endfor %}"
-                hx-target="#rows" hx-swap="innerHTML"
-                hx-on:click="document.querySelector('#pager-state input[name=page]').value='{{ nxt }}'">
-                Next
-            </a>
-        </li>
-    </ul>
-    <span>Page {{ p }} / {{ pg }}</span>
-</nav>
+{# helper: build hx-get URL with shared params #}
+{% macro _rows_url(model, page, per_page, sort, filters, fields_csv) -%}
+/ui/{{ model }}/frag/rows
+?page={{ page }}&per_page={{ per_page }}
+{%- if sort %}&sort={{ sort }}{% endif -%}
+{%- if fields_csv %}&fields_csv={{ fields_csv|urlencode }}{% endif -%}
+{%- for k, v in (filters or {}).items() %}&{{ k }}={{ v|urlencode }}{% endfor -%}
 {%- endmacro %}
 
-{% macro form(schema, action, method="POST", obj_id=None, hx=False, csrf_token=None) -%}
-<form action="{{ action }}" method="post" {%- if hx %} hx-{{ "patch" if obj_id else "post" }}="{{ action }}"
-    hx-target="closest dialog, #modal-body, body" hx-swap="innerHTML" hx-disabled-elt="button[type=submit]" {%- endif
-    -%}>
-    {%- if csrf_token %}<input type="hidden" name="csrf_token" value="{{ csrf_token() }}">{% endif -%}
-    {%- if obj_id %}<input type="hidden" name="id" value="{{ obj_id }}">{% endif -%}
-    <input type="hidden" name="fields_csv" value="{{ request.args.get('fields_csv','id,name') }}">
+{# helper: render one page link or a disabled/current state #}
+{% macro _page_li(model, label, page, current_page, per_page, sort, filters, fields_csv, attrs='') -%}
+{% if page is none %}
+<li class="page-item disabled"><span class="page-link">{{ label }}</span></li>
+{% elif page == current_page and label is string and label|int(default=None) is none %}
+{# non-numeric current like "…" shouldn't happen, but be safe #}
+<li class="page-item active" aria-current="page"><span class="page-link">{{ label }}</span></li>
+{% elif page == current_page %}
+<li class="page-item active" aria-current="page">
+    <span class="page-link">{{ label }}</span>
+</li>
+{% else %}
+<li class="page-item">
+    <a class="page-link" hx-get="{{ _rows_url(model, page, per_page, sort, filters, fields_csv) }}" hx-target="#rows"
+        hx-swap="innerHTML" data-page="{{ page }}" {{ attrs|safe }}>
+        {{ label }}
+    </a>
+</li>
+{% endif %}
+{%- endmacro %}
 
-    {%- for f in schema -%}
-    <div class="field" data-name="{{ f.name }}">
-        {% set fid = 'f-' ~ f.name ~ '-' ~ (obj_id or 'new') %}
-        <label for="{{ fid }}">{{ f.label or f.name|replace('_',' ')|title }}</label>
-        {%- if f.type == "textarea" -%}
-        <textarea id="{{ fid }}" name="{{ f.name }}" {%- if f.required %} required{% endif %}{% if f.maxlength %}
-            maxlength="{{ f.maxlength }}" {% endif %}>{{ f.value or "" }}</textarea>
-        {%- elif f.type == "select" -%}
-        <select id="{{ fid }}" name="{{ f.name }}" {% if f.required %}required{% endif %}>
-            <option value="">{{ f.placeholder or ("Choose " ~ (f.label or f.name|replace('_',' ')|title)) }}</option>
-            {% if f.multiple %}
-            {% set selected = (f.value or [])|list %}
-            {% for val, lbl in f.choices %}
-            <option value="{{ val }}" {{ 'selected' if val in selected else '' }}>{{ lbl }}</option>
-            {% endfor %}
-            {% else %}
-            {% for val, lbl in f.choices %}
-            <option value="{{ val }}" {{ 'selected' if (f.value|string)==(val|string) else '' }}>{{ lbl }}</option>
-            {% endfor %}
-            {% endif %}
-        </select>
-        {%- elif f.type == "checkbox" -%}
-        <input type="hidden" name="{{ f.name }}" value="0">
-        <input id="{{ fid }}" type="checkbox" name="{{ f.name }}" value="1" {{ "checked" if f.value else "" }}>
-        {%- else -%}
-        <input id="{{ fid }}" type="{{ f.type }}" name="{{ f.name }}"
-            value="{{ f.value if f.value is not none else '' }}" {%- if f.required %} required{% endif %} {%- if
-            f.maxlength %} maxlength="{{ f.maxlength }}" {% endif %}>
-        {%- endif -%}
-        {%- if f.help %}<div class="help">{{ f.help }}</div>{% endif -%}
-    </div>
-    {%- endfor -%}
+{% macro pager(model, page, pages, per_page, sort, filters, fields_csv) -%}
+{% set p = page|int %}
+{% set pg = pages|int %}
+{% set prev = 1 if p <= 1 else p - 1 %} {% set nxt=pg if p>= pg else p + 1 %}
 
-    <div class="actions">
-        <button type="submit">Save</button>
-    </div>
-</form>
-{%- endmacro %}
\ No newline at end of file
+    {# window of pages around current #}
+    {% set win = 2 %}
+    {% set left = [2, p - win]|max %}
+    {% set right = [pg - 1, p + win]|min %}
+
+    <nav class="mt-3" aria-label="Pagination">
+        <ul class="pagination justify-content-center bg-white user-select-none" style="cursor: pointer;">
+
+            {{ _page_li(model, 'Prev', (None if p <= 1 else prev), p, per_page, sort, filters, fields_csv, 'rel="prev"'
+                ) }} {# always show page 1 #} {{ _page_li(model, 1, 1, p, per_page, sort, filters, fields_csv) }} {#
+                left ellipsis only if gap> 1 #}
+                {% if left > 2 %}
+                <li class="page-item disabled"><span class="page-link">…</span></li>
+                {% endif %}
+
+                {# middle window inclusive #}
+                {% for n in range(left, right + 1) %}
+                {{ _page_li(model, n, n, p, per_page, sort, filters, fields_csv) }}
+                {% endfor %}
+
+                {# right ellipsis only if gap > 1 #}
+                {% if right < pg - 1 %} <li class="page-item disabled"><span class="page-link">…</span></li>
+                    {% endif %}
+
+                    {# last page if more than one total #}
+                    {% if pg > 1 %}
+                    {{ _page_li(model, pg, pg, p, per_page, sort, filters, fields_csv) }}
+                    {% endif %}
+
+                    {{ _page_li(model, 'Next', (None if p >= pg else nxt), p, per_page, sort, filters, fields_csv,
+                    'rel="next"') }}
+
+        </ul>
+    </nav>
+
+    {# keep hidden pager-state in sync with one handler instead of inline click spam #}
+    <script>
+        document.currentScript?.previousElementSibling?.addEventListener?.('click', function (e) {
+            const a = e.target.closest('a.page-link');
+            if (!a) return;
+            const targetPage = a.getAttribute('data-page');
+            if (!targetPage) return;
+            const inp = document.querySelector('#pager-state input[name=page]');
+            if (inp) inp.value = targetPage;
+        }, { capture: true });
+    </script>
+    {%- endmacro %}
+
+    {% macro form(schema, action, method="POST", obj_id=None, hx=False, csrf_token=None) -%}
+    <form action="{{ action }}" method="post" {%- if hx %} hx-{{ "patch" if obj_id else "post" }}="{{ action }}"
+        hx-target="closest dialog, #modal-body, body" hx-swap="innerHTML" hx-disabled-elt="button[type=submit]" {%-
+        endif -%}>
+        {%- if csrf_token %}<input type="hidden" name="csrf_token" value="{{ csrf_token() }}">{% endif -%}
+        {%- if obj_id %}<input type="hidden" name="id" value="{{ obj_id }}">{% endif -%}
+        <input type="hidden" name="fields_csv" value="{{ request.args.get('fields_csv','id,name') }}">
+
+        {%- for f in schema -%}
+        <div class="field" data-name="{{ f.name }}">
+            {% set fid = 'f-' ~ f.name ~ '-' ~ (obj_id or 'new') %}
+            <label for="{{ fid }}">{{ f.label or f.name|replace('_',' ')|title }}</label>
+            {%- if f.type == "textarea" -%}
+            <textarea id="{{ fid }}" name="{{ f.name }}" {%- if f.required %} required{% endif %}{% if f.maxlength %}
+                maxlength="{{ f.maxlength }}" {% endif %}>{{ f.value or "" }}</textarea>
+            {%- elif f.type == "select" -%}
+            <select id="{{ fid }}" name="{{ f.name }}" {% if f.required %}required{% endif %}>
+                <option value="">{{ f.placeholder or ("Choose " ~ (f.label or f.name|replace('_',' ')|title)) }}
+                </option>
+                {% if f.multiple %}
+                {% set selected = (f.value or [])|list %}
+                {% for val, lbl in f.choices %}
+                <option value="{{ val }}" {{ 'selected' if val in selected else '' }}>{{ lbl }}</option>
+                {% endfor %}
+                {% else %}
+                {% for val, lbl in f.choices %}
+                <option value="{{ val }}" {{ 'selected' if (f.value|string)==(val|string) else '' }}>{{ lbl }}</option>
+                {% endfor %}
+                {% endif %}
+            </select>
+            {%- elif f.type == "checkbox" -%}
+            <input type="hidden" name="{{ f.name }}" value="0">
+            <input id="{{ fid }}" type="checkbox" name="{{ f.name }}" value="1" {{ "checked" if f.value else "" }}>
+            {%- else -%}
+            <input id="{{ fid }}" type="{{ f.type }}" name="{{ f.name }}"
+                value="{{ f.value if f.value is not none else '' }}" {%- if f.required %} required{% endif %} {%- if
+                f.maxlength %} maxlength="{{ f.maxlength }}" {% endif %}>
+            {%- endif -%}
+            {%- if f.help %}<div class="help">{{ f.help }}</div>{% endif -%}
+        </div>
+        {%- endfor -%}
+
+        <div class="actions">
+            <button type="submit">Save</button>
+        </div>
+    </form>
+    {%- endmacro %}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/crudkit/html/templates/crudkit/rows.html b/crudkit/html/templates/crudkit/rows.html
index 7784328..59155b6 100644
--- a/crudkit/html/templates/crudkit/rows.html
+++ b/crudkit/html/templates/crudkit/rows.html
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 {% import "crudkit/_macros.html" as ui %}
-{{ ui.rows(items, fields, getp=getp) }}
+{{ ui.rows(items, fields, getp=getp, model=model) }}
diff --git a/crudkit/html/ui_fragments.py b/crudkit/html/ui_fragments.py
index a75cd59..c5de214 100644
--- a/crudkit/html/ui_fragments.py
+++ b/crudkit/html/ui_fragments.py
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ def make_fragments_blueprint(db_session_factory, registry: Dict[str, Any], *, na
         s = session(); svc = CrudService(s, default_eager_policy)
         rows, _ = svc.list(Model, spec)
 
-        html = render_template("crudkit/rows.html", items=rows, fields=fields, getp=_getp)
+        html = render_template("crudkit/rows.html", items=rows, fields=fields, getp=_getp, model=model)
 
         return html
 
diff --git a/inventory/routes/worklog.py b/inventory/routes/worklog.py
index 6e9d91f..8b5b66a 100644
--- a/inventory/routes/worklog.py
+++ b/inventory/routes/worklog.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ def list_worklog():
     return render_template(
         'table.html',
         header=worklog_headers,
-        model_name='worklog',
+        model_name='work_log',
         title="Work Log",
         fields = ['contact.identifier', 'work_item.identifier', 'start_time', 'end_time', 'complete', 'followup', 'analysis'],
         entry_route='worklog_item',