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Steps to create a booklist widget:

  1. Log on to the ChiliFresh Admin Panel
  2. Go to the “Reviews” tab, choose “Widgets” and “Booklist widget”
  3. In the “Create new list” field enter a list name; this list name will appear to the user, so write something related to the list that patrons will understand. (You can edit it later, though.)
  4. Click the “Create list” button to continue to the list editing page, where you can add/remove/edit items on the list
  5. You must enter the following information:
  • Cover art URL in your OPAC - if you want to display cover art from a provider other than ChiliFresh, you can add the URL here. For example, http://www.coverart.com/?isbn={ISBN} - where the {ISBN} token displays where the ISBN from the widget will go. If you leave the field empty, the widget will display cover art provided by ChiliFresh.
  • ISBN-lookup URL in your OPAC - this is the URL that will be used to link back directly to a particular item in your OPAC. For example, http://www.youropac.com/?isbn={ISBN} where the {ISBN} token is where the ISBN in the URL should go. If you are unsure of what this URL should be, please contact us at support@chilifresh.com and we will help you to figure it out.
  • List name - here you can edit the list name if required
  • List width - use 100% if you wish the list to use the full width of the web page where you will be adding the widget. Alternatively, you can use a different % or pixel setting to specify the width you'd like the widget to be.
  1. You can add items to the list by adding item ISBN or UPC number(s) in the “Add item ISBN or UPC” field and clicking “Add items”. You can add several item ISBNs or UPCs at once, separating them by a line-break. Once you add the item, it will display the title and cover which will appear in the widget for that particular item.
  2. You can delete an item from the list by checking the “Delete” check-box by the item and clicking the “Update” button
  3. You can edit the item ISBN/UPC number by changing it in the “ISBN” field and clicking the “Update” button. You can also update individual fields for display, if required.

When you're happy with the settings, just click the “Update widget” button; you'll see the changes applied to the widget in the “Output example” display.

That's it - the widget is ready to use. Just copy and paste the code displayed at the top into the source code for the web page where you want the widget to be displayed.

booklists.txt · Last modified: 2013/03/29 09:25 by georgina