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| ===== Connections bar settings ===== | ===== Connections bar settings ===== | ||
| - | The next three settings allow you to customise the display of the Connections bar. | + | The next three settings allow you to customise the display of the Connections bar that appears along the bottom of the screen when patrons are viewing the library catalog. |
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| + | You can set the bar height (how much of the screen Connections will cover when expanded - 55% in the screenshot below), the bar color (red in the screenshot), and the bar font color (be sure the text is visible on the background color you've chosen!). When entering a color, you can enter a hex code (try [[http://www.w3schools.com/tags/ref_colorpicker.asp|here]] or [[http://www.colorpicker.com/|here]] for assistance) or simply name a basic color. | ||
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| + | {{:connections:admin:connections-bar.png?nolink |}} | ||
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| ===== Additional settings ===== | ===== Additional settings ===== | ||
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| * Allow minors (users 13 or younger) to sign up: choose whether to allow minors to sign up for Connections through your OPAC. | * Allow minors (users 13 or younger) to sign up: choose whether to allow minors to sign up for Connections through your OPAC. | ||
| * Allow sign-in with Twitter and Facebook: this will allow users to log in with their Twitter or Facebook account rather than having to create a separate Connections login. | * Allow sign-in with Twitter and Facebook: this will allow users to log in with their Twitter or Facebook account rather than having to create a separate Connections login. | ||
| - | * Display "Connections by chilifresh.com" link: | + | * Display "Connections by chilifresh.com" link: this will display at the bottom of the login screen: |
| - | * Enable Connections widgets (below Reviews link): | + | {{:connections:admin:connections-signupbox.png?nolink|}} |
| - | * Show connections in: | + | * Enable Connections widgets (below Reviews link): this will display an additional Connections button below the Reviews link by items in your OPAC. When a user moves their mouse over it, it will either prompt them to log in, or if they are already logged in, it will show functions such as adding the item to their bookshelf or recommending it. For example: |
| + | {{:connections:admin:connections-widget.png?nolink|}} | ||
| + | * Show connections in: here you can set whether you'd like the Connections bar along the bottom of the opac or whether to use lightboxes. | ||
| ===== Enabling the Connections features ===== | ===== Enabling the Connections features ===== | ||
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| * Enable Connections feature | * Enable Connections feature | ||
| * Enable drag'n'drop feature | * Enable drag'n'drop feature | ||
| - | * Enable discussion groups ([[connections:functionality:discussion|more info]]) | ||
| - | * Enable chat rooms ([[connections:functionality:chatrooms|more info]]) | ||
| * Enable book clubs ([[connections:functionality:bookclubs|more info]]) | * Enable book clubs ([[connections:functionality:bookclubs|more info]]) | ||
| * Enable communities ([[connections:functionality:communities|more info]]) | * Enable communities ([[connections:functionality:communities|more info]]) | ||
| ===== Connections promotion settings ===== | ===== Connections promotion settings ===== | ||
| - | //Info coming soon// | + | The Connections promotion is a speech bubble that appears for new users (i.e. only on the first visit to the site, and not for logged-in users) at the bottom of the OPAC. It displays to highlight the Connections bar and explain what it is for! |
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| + | You can choose whether or not to enable it, and then customise the border color, background color, and the text that displays within the bubble. Here's an example: | ||
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| + | {{:connections:admin:connections_promotion.png?nolink|}} | ||
connections/admin/general.1364828015.txt.gz · Last modified: 2013/04/01 09:53 by georgina
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