There are a lot of ways you can customize your OPAC in Koha.
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Decide how you want your OPAC to look & what content you want on the main page
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Create a library branded stylesheet using CSS
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Important
Do not edit the default CSS files, instead create a new one, that way the system can always fall back on the original CSS.
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Create a custom XSLT stylesheet to change the way search results and bib records appear in the OPAC
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OPAC System preferences
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OPACBaseURL : Enter your library's url
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opacuserlogin : Decide if you want to allow patrons to login to the OPAC to access customized functionality (searching will be allowed without logging in)
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RequestOnOpac : Decide if patrons can place holds via the OPAC
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OpacPasswordChange : Decide if patrons can change their password (don't allow this if you're using LDAP)
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OpacRenewalAllowed : Decide if patrons can renew their checked out items via the OPAC
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opacreadinghistory : Decide if patrons can view their reading/checkout history via the OPAC
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reviewson : Decide if you want to allow patrons to comment on bib records via the OPAC
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OpacStarRatings : Decide if patrons can leave star ratings
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virtualshelves : Decide if you want patrons to be able to create Lists
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OpacAllowPublicListCreation : If patrons can create lists then decide if they are allowed to create public lists
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suggestion : Decide if you want patrons to be able to submit purchase suggestions
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OPACViewOthersSuggestions : Decide if you want patrons to be able to see purchase suggestions made by other patrons
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opacbookbag : Decide if patrons can save items into their cart
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AnonSuggestions : Decide if you want non logged in users to be able to make purchase suggestions
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LibraryName : Enter your library name for display in the <title> tag and on the top of the OPAC
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opaccredits : Enter HTML to appear at the bottom of every page in the OPAC
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OpacMainUserBlock : Enter HTML that will appear in the center of the main OPAC page
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OpacNav : Enter HTML that will appear to the left on the main OPAC page
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OpacNavBottom : Enter HTML that will appear below OpacNav
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OpacNavRight : Enter HTML that will appear below the login box on the right
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opacheader : Enter the HTML that will appear above the search box on the OPAC
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OPACNoResultsFound : Enter the HTML that will appear when no results are found
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OPACResultsSidebar : Enter the HTML that will appear below the facets on your search results
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OPACMySummaryHTML : Enter the HTML that will appear in the far right of the circulation summary in the OPAC
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Customize your stylesheets:
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OPACUserCSS : Enter any additional fields you want to define styles for
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opaclayoutstylesheet : Point to a CSS file on your Koha server
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OpacHighlightedWords : Decide if you want search terms to be highlighted on the search results
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hidelostitems : Decide if you want to show patrons items you have marked as lost
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BiblioDefaultView : Decide what view is the default for bib records on the OPAC
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OPACShelfBrowser : Decide if you want to enable the shelf browse functionality
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OPACURLOpenInNewWindow : Decide if URLs clicked in the OPAC are opened in a new window
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SearchMyLibraryFirst : If you have a multi-branch system decide if you want patrons to search their library first
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OpacAuthorities : Decide if you want patrons to be able to search your authority file
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OpacBrowser : Decide if you want patrons to browse your authority file (French libraries only)
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OPACSearchForTitleIn : Choose which libraries you want patrons to be able to re-run their search in
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OpacAddMastheadLibraryPulldown : If you're a multi-branch system you can add a pull down to the search bar for patrons to search which library to search
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EnableOpacSearchHistory : Decide if you want the system to keep a search history
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Set up your cron jobs
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If you have the OpacBrowser preference set decide when you want the contents to rebuild (French libraries only)
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If you have custom RSS feeds, decide when you want the feed to be populated
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Using the OPAC system preferences you can customize various regions, the following graphic will define what preferences update each of the regions in the Bootstrap theme.
