Connexion
Discover the Koha OPAC
2 octobre 2022 à 18:45
How patrons can intuitively navigate through the Koha OPAC, access their account information, and browse all materials.
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Favicon for Staff Client and OPAC
11 janvier 2021 à 18:27
Favicon stands for Favorite Icon. It can display on the website tab. Favicon is a small icon and acts as a website identity. Koha users can display favicon on Staff Client and OPAC. The favicon file extension is .ico.
How it works
Prepare a favicon file with the extension .ico. Many ways we can convert an image to .ico. Either using image processing software like GIMP / Photoshop or using favicon online generators.
Copy to /usr/share/koha/opac/htdocs.
sudo cp fav.ico /usr/share/koha/opac/htdocs
Here is the URL of favicon copied to /usr/share/koha/opac/htdocs.
http://127.0.1.1/fav.ico
The favicon can be store in a remote server and give the URL.
Visit the search box at Administration > Global System Preferences
Search for the term, favicon.
Give the URL of the favicon to each box and save.
Display logo on Koha staff client login page
11 janvier 2021 à 16:01
A system preference, stafflogininstructions available for this purpose. This feature available since the release of Koha version 18.04.
How it works
Copy the logo to htdocs
Prepare the logo image and put it in an internal folder or in an external server. You can place the image in the folder, /usr/share/koha/opac/htdocs to save in the Koha server. Apply the following command to copy the logo image from the home folder to htdocs.
sudo cp mgu-logo.jpg /usr/share/koha/opac/htdocs
Replace the file name (mgu-logo.jpg) match with the logo name with you.
Add image details in stafflogininstructions
Open Koha Staff Client, visit and find Administration > Global System Preference > Staff Interface > StaffLoginInstructions.
Otherwise, find the specific option by using the search feature in Administration > Global System Preferences. Put the term, StaffLoginInstructions in search box and find.
HTML tag to display logo
<center> <img src="http://127.0.1.1/mgu-logo.jpg" style="width:45%; height:45%;"> </center>
Change the IP (http://127.0.1.1/mgu-logo.jpg) match with yours. Save the settings. Sign out from Koha Staff Client and check the login page.
Google Input Tool: an alternative for Google Indic Transliteration in OPAC
28 septembre 2020 à 09:42
Koha made use Google Indic Transliteration (Global System Preferences > OPAC > GoolgeIndicTransliteration) addon in OPAC with the search box. It was useful for search bibliographic details in regional languages. This service not available with Koha now. The reason is that the service seized by Google. But an alternative not added with Koha yet. Anyhow, libraries with bibliographical details in regional languages can make use of Google Input Tools extension with Chrome browser. Koha OPAC needs to load with Chrome browser to make avail this service.
1. Install Google Chrome browser and install Google Input Tools from the following link,
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/google-input-tools/mclkkofklkfljcocdinagocijmpgbhab?hl=en
2. Enable regional languages
Google Input Tools extension appears on the browser page.
Click on the Google Input Tools extension button and select Extension Options. Select your languages and close the window.
Close the window after selecting the language.
3. Usage of Input Tools
Click on Google Input Tools button on the toolbar and select the language. Write in the search box.
Place a banner on OPAC header with Koha version since 20.05
28 septembre 2020 à 08:52
1. Prepare a banner and place in /usr/share/koha/opac/htdocs.
Apply the following command to copy the banner in the home folder to /usr/share/koha/opac/htdocs.
sudo cp header.jpg /usr/share/koha/opac/htdocs
Replace the image name. Check the banner successfully copied to the destination.
2. Add an entry for OPAC banner in Koha.
Open Tools > News > New entry
Select Display location > opacheader (en)
Enter other details
Add library location on OPAC using Google map
8 novembre 2019 à 17:44
The location of the institute/library can be embedded on OPAC interface. Users strange to the campus can find the location of the library using Google Maps app in mobile. Follow the steps below to add the location on OPAC interface.
Find the location from Google Maps
Visit https://www.google.com/mapsSearch your institution/library name,
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| Click on the share button. |
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| Click on embed a map tab. |
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| Copy the code. |
Display of location on OPAC
Koha offers many places for customisation on OPAC. Copy and paste the code anywhere in OPAC.For example, Koha > Administration > Global System Preferences > OPAC > OpacNav it display map on left side of the OPAC.
The map can also display on the left side of the OPAC. To display the map on the right side of the OPAC, goto, Tools > News > New Entry > Display location > OpacNavRight
Change the width and height of the map in the script,
If you would like to give a box around the map, paste the map script in the middle of the code. Then copy and paste the entire piece of code.
<html>
<head>
<style>
p.two {
border-style: solid;
border-color: blue;
</style>
</head>
<body>
<p class="two">
Paste the Google Map code here
</body>
</html>
Save the content. Check the result by visiting the OPAC.
Information courtesy: Subeesh Gopinathan
