Koha-US The Terrific Every-Other-Thursday Training Videos Open Meetings

28 Sep 2023

This week we have an episode so big, we can barely fit everyone on one screen! Today we welcome Kelly McElligott and Jessie Zairo from ByWater Solutions and Monday Minutes as we follow up with their Monday Minutes from this week, and go beyond out-of-the-box functionality by bringing cancelled hold alerts to your home screen! That's right! We break all the rules, and put things where we think they should go! We are rebels, and we HAVE FRIENDS!

Supplemental links:
https://hopperdietzel.org/koha_notes/homepage_action_buttons

Music by: https://www.bensound.com
License code: BNOBSHWCYCGHC0OS
Text -to-speech: https://wideo.co/text-to-speech/
Audio Effects: https://zapsplat.com/
Visual Effects: https://flexclip.com/

4 participants
9 minutes

holds

cancellations

kansas

waiting

episode

rules

notified

public

koha

library

14 Sep 2023

It's here! We've officially reached season 4! And to kick off this new season, we have a special guest! On this week's episode, we will dive deeper into a topic we've touched on briefly in season 1, where we harness the power of Authorized Values to streamline reports. We'll also touch on using CASE and other logic with dates in SQL.

Contents:
0:00 - Title
0:27 - Intros
1:38 - A Report Scenario
4:08 - Hard Coding Last Month
5:02 - Picking Months with Dropdowns
7:18 - Using Date Ranges
9:20 Caveats with Date/Time Fields
15:38 - Another Approach
19:51 - More Authorized Values
20:57 - Authorized Values and Library (Branch) Subsets
31:32 - A Simplified Date Picker with Logic

Supplemental links:
Season 1 / Episode 12: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eY-oGqIQXGA
Season 1 / Episode 24: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvSAzBJTyKY

Music: https://bensound.com/
Text -to-speech: https://wideo.co/text-to-speech/
Audio Effects: https://zapsplat.com/
Visual Effects: https://flexclip.com/

5 participants
53 minutes

kansas

libraries

reporting

community

information

curated

having

reviewed

staff

central

31 Aug 2023

I get it... you saw the word "Matrix" and thought "Cool! George and Christopher are going to get all decked out in black with shades, and do some killer special effects, and bend reality before our eyes!" Well, we're not dressing up, but I think we'll blow your mind with all the info we throw at you about holds and the Transport Cost Matrix. We'll lay out the basics about how holds work in Koha, and some important settings you need to know about, and how to fine tune the system with the aid of the matrix to maximize the efficiency of the holds system. Sorry...we couldn't get Keanu. I guess you'll just have to settle for the satisfaction of knowing SO much more than your peers that DIDN'T watch this video.

Contents:
0:00 - Title
0:27 - Intros
1:18 - 2023 koha-US Conference
3:58 - How Holds Work
11:20 - StaticHoldsQueueWeight
17:03 - Local Holds Priority
22:38 - The Transport Cost Matrix
46:50 - Taming the Matrix with some jQuery
50:44 - The Transfer Policy
57:32 - Wrap-up

Supplemental links:
https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/JQuery_Library#Transportation_cost_matrix_-_move_row_to_top_of_table
https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/JQuery_Library#Transportation_cost_matrix_-_Highlight_row_on_hover
https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/JQuery_Library#Transportation_cost_matrix_-_Add_button_to_open_all_input_boxes_in_matrix

Music: https://bensound.com/
Text -to-speech: https://wideo.co/text-to-speech/
Audio Effects: https://zapsplat.com/
Visual Effects: https://flexclip.com/

4 participants
59 minutes

conference

conferences

kansas

visit

koha

cohai

meet

community

hold

wiki

17 Aug 2023

Koha 22.11 is slick with it's brand new look. So slick, it has inspired folks to customize the colors to fit their organization's colors. But this is a pretty hefty ask. Fortunately, George has done a lot of the heavy lifting on this one, and has given us a way to make quick work of this monumental task. Check it out, try it out, then buy George a drink at the next conference. He's earned it.

Contents:
0:00 - Title
0:27 - Intros
1:34 - 2023 koha-US Conference
3:39 - Customizing Koha 22.11
9:34 - A11Y Color blindness empathy test for Firefox and Chrome
11:58 - What was addressed
19:12 - Venngage Accessible Color Palette Generator
24:04 - Stylus for Firefox and Chrome
29:07 - George's Notes on This Project
32:56 - Changing the Logo
38:27 - Wrap-up and Summary

Supplemental links:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/a11y-color-blindness-test/
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/a11y-color-blindness-empa/idphhflanmeibmjgaciaadkmjebljhcc
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/styl-us/
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/stylus/clngdbkpkpeebahjckkjfobafhncgmne
https://venngage.com/tools/accessible-color-palette-generator

Music: https://bensound.com/
Text -to-speech: https://wideo.co/text-to-speech/
Audio Effects: https://zapsplat.com/
Visual Effects: https://flexclip.com/

4 participants
43 minutes

koha

kohai

kohan

coha

host

kansas

2211

community

hey

foreign

3 Aug 2023

Tweaking your Koha CSS or jQuery can be challenging, even daunting, especially if you don't have a test server. Who wants to make an adjustment to code to their production server, only to find that it isn't readable, or even worse, broken. In today's episode, George walks through several tools that will help make your project less risky, and maybe a little more enjoyable. We love it when George is helpful!

Contents:
0:00 - Title
0:27 - Intros
0:54 - 2023 koha-US Conference
3:31 - General Modifications to CSS
5:10 - Colorblindly for Chrome
5:29 - A11Y Color blindness empathy test for Firefox and Chrome
8:17 - Greasemonkey for Firefox
9:42 - Tampermonkey for Firefox and Chrome
11:54 - Stylus for Firefox and Chrome
16:18 - Venngage Accessible Color Palette Generator

Supplemental links:
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/colorblindly/floniaahmccleoclneebhhmnjgdfijgg
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/a11y-color-blindness-test/
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/a11y-color-blindness-empa/idphhflanmeibmjgaciaadkmjebljhcc
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/greasemonkey/
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/tampermonkey/
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/tampermonkey/dhdgffkkebhmkfjojejmpbldmpobfkfo?hl=en
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/styl-us/
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/stylus/clngdbkpkpeebahjckkjfobafhncgmne
https://venngage.com/tools/accessible-color-palette-generator

Music: https://bensound.com/
Text -to-speech: https://wideo.co/text-to-speech/
Audio Effects: https://zapsplat.com/
Visual Effects: https://flexclip.com/

4 participants
22 minutes

koha

kohan

conference

kansas

cohan

visiting

community

sponsored

coeur

com

20 Jul 2023

Here's an idea that won't break the bank - and it will help you to prevent people from breaking Koha. Yes, despite all the hard work the community puts in to Koha, there are still ways we can accidently cause ourselves a headache or two. Hopefully this pill is easy to swallow. Specifically we will show how to set a limit on creating multiple copies at once in a bibliographic record.

Contents:
0:00 - Title
0:27 - Intros
0:59 - 2023 koha-US Conference
3:19 - A Problem that Cropped Up
9:44 - A Simple Solutions
14:44 - Another Possible Approach

Additional Resources:
https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/JQuery_Library#Put_limit_on_.22Add_multiple_copies_of_this_item.22_button_on_additem.pl

Music: https://bensound.com/
Text -to-speech: https://wideo.co/text-to-speech/
Audio Effects: https://zapsplat.com/
Visual Effects: https://flexclip.com/

4 participants
18 minutes

koha

kohai

quahog

kohan

poha

community

visit

presentations

having

foreign

6 Jul 2023

Quick! Check this out! Don't let this episode slip by! Print the most recent checkouts on your quick slips with these handy slip tips. Christopher and George show a couple ways to tackle this challenge using Template Toolkit.

Contents:
0:00 - Title
0:27 - Intros
2:40 - A Smarter Quick Slip
7:40 - Template Toolkit in Slips
12:57 - Christopher's Approach with Timestamps
17:28 - A Challenge for Developers
19:50 - George's Approach with Branches
23:34 - The Difference Between ISSUESLIP and ISSUEQSLIP
27:33 - The Wrap Up

Additional Resources:
http://template-toolkit.org/docs/manual/index.html
https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Notices_with_Template_Toolkit
https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Notices_and_Slips_Library
https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Notices_and_Slips_Library#Issue_slip_with_current_session_checkouts_only
https://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=34210
https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Notices_and_Slips_Library#Issue_slip_with_current_branch_checkouts_only
https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Customising_Notices_and_Slips#Notice_Specific_Markup

Music: https://bensound.com/
Text -to-speech: https://wideo.co/text-to-speech/
Audio Effects: https://zapsplat.com/
Visual Effects: https://flexclip.com/

4 participants
30 minutes

koha

kohan

wiki

sponsor

hi

users

kansas

quahog

page

slip

22 Jun 2023

Sometimes math sucks. And figuring out the math for a report on permissions is the worst. Christopher and George with share their approaches to creating reports that will help you keep a handle on who has what permissions. While the reports are more advanced, the outcome is quite simple and extremely helpful. And they challenge users to find better solutions to keeping up with the ever-changing permissions beast.

Contents:
0:00 - Title
0:27 - Intros
5:17 - The Idea
7:03 - The Permissions
12:43 - Previous Permission Reports
18:46 - George's Approach to a Permissions Report
28:27 - Christopher's Approach to a Permissions Report
39:25 - A Hope for a Better Report

Additional Resources:
https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/SQL_Reports_Patrons#Patrons.2C_Categories.2C_and_Permissions
https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/SQL_Reports_Patrons#Accounts_with_permissions
https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/SQL_Reports_Patrons#Accounts_with_permissions_.28v22.11.29

Music: https://bensound.com/
Text -to-speech: https://wideo.co/text-to-speech/
Audio Effects: https://zapsplat.com/
Visual Effects: https://flexclip.com/

4 participants
46 minutes

koha

kohan

conference

community

kansas

cohan

visit

wiki

sponsored

quahog

8 Jun 2023

We can't pronounce it at all, but we sure can talk about it. We've had anonymization around for a while, but pseudonymization is a mouth-full and a fairly new topic. In fact, it is so new we brought a guest on today's episode to help slaughter the word, while bringing light to the subject. Help reduce the clutter of your data while securing your patron's privacy. All this and Rogan Hamby. Whoops! I should have encrypted his name!!!

Contents:
0:00 - Title
0:27 - Intros
4:45 - Confidentiality
5:32 - Anonymization
13:51 - GDPR
23:56 - Pseudonymization
31:48 - Cleaning up Data
37:28 - Report to Find Old Data

Additional Resources:
https://github.com/northeast-kansas-library-system/nextkansas.sql/blob/master/R.003559.sql

Music: https://bensound.com/
Text -to-speech: https://wideo.co/text-to-speech/
Audio Effects: https://zapsplat.com/
Visual Effects: https://flexclip.com/

5 participants
48 minutes

koha

kohan

kohai

quahog

anonymized

host

wiki

community

kansas

funded

25 May 2023

Yes, that is right. We're lazy. So lazy, in fact, that we want the system to do things for itself. That's why this week we've decided to talk about the Automatic Item Modifications feature of Koha. Heck, we're so lazy that we would have had an AI do all the talking about this feature, but I guess were not quite there yet.

Contents:
0:00 - Title
0:27 - Intros
3:38 - 2023 koha-US Conference
6:06 - Automatic Item Modifications by Age
29:56 - The CART Location
37:02 - CART Limitation in Statistics / Bug 27663

Additional Resources:
https://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=27663

Music: https://bensound.com/
Text -to-speech: https://wideo.co/text-to-speech/
Audio Effects: https://zapsplat.com/
Visual Effects: https://flexclip.com/

4 participants
44 minutes

koha

kohan

kansas

cohan

national

community

kawaii

cooperative

visit

awareness

11 May 2023

It's no secret! We're sharing our passwords. Er...we're sharing everything we know about how passwords work in Koha, that is. So, if you are looking for ways to tighten up security, and help your forgetful patrons, this video is a must-see.

Contents:
0:00 - Title
0:27 - Intros
2:58 - Intro to Passwords
4:23 - Password Expiration in the Patron Account
6:03 - OpacPasswordChange
7:16 - OpacResetPassword
8:28 - EnableExpiredPasswordReset
8:54 - minPasswordLength
10:20 - RequireStrongPassword
10:55 - Password Notices
12:35 - Patron Category Specific Settings
20:55 - How this All Works
22:40 - OPAC - How a Patron Changes Their Password
25:48 - OPAC - Forgot My Password
29:07 - Resetting a Patron's Password or Changing the Password
38:49 - When a Password Expires
46:36 - Upcoming Feature in 22.11 - Password Changed Notification
48:43 - Koha Still Needs a Forced Reset for First Time Logins
53:53 - Koha Still Needs to Force Different Passwords

Additional Resources:
https://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=33462

Music: https://bensound.com/
Text -to-speech: https://wideo.co/text-to-speech/
Audio Effects: https://zapsplat.com/
Visual Effects: https://flexclip.com/

4 participants
56 minutes

koha

kohan

kansas

sponsored

courtesy

user

community

conference

authentication

foreign

27 Apr 2023

Closing libraries? Who wants to close a library??? Well, schools, for one. Not all of your schools want to operate through summer vacation. So, wouldn't it be nice if you could give them a well-deserved break? Well, some of us care about the school libraries. And if you are like us, you'll check out this video and tighten up your library closing skills.

Contents:
0:00 - Title
0:27 - Intros
2:46 - George's Process
7:20 - Turning off a pickup location
18:55 - Christopher's Process
27:16 - Wrap Up

Additional Resources:
https://hopperdietzel.org/koha_notes/closing_a_library

Music: https://bensound.com/
Text -to-speech: https://wideo.co/text-to-speech/
Audio Effects: https://zapsplat.com/
Visual Effects: https://flexclip.com/

4 participants
28 minutes

koha

kansas

coha

libraries

community

closing

requesting

cohan

wiki

quahog

13 Apr 2023

You thought last week was bad. This is worse! Last week we talked about repurposing library fields. Now we actually DO something with it. Yes, that's right. We make it MORE useful. Can you believe it? What will we come up with next?

Contents:
0:00 - Title
0:27 - Intros
2:57 - The Plan: Using the Renamed Library Fields
10:28 - Previous Video: Tab Hackdown
11:03 - The jQuery
20:20 - The Linked Report

Additional Resources:
https://hopperdietzel.org/koha_notes/library_contact_sheet

Music: https://bensound.com/
Text -to-speech: https://wideo.co/text-to-speech/
Audio Effects: https://zapsplat.com/
Visual Effects: https://flexclip.com/

4 participants
26 minutes

koha

kohan

maintained

sponsor

kansas

cohan

visit

wiki

quahog

sharing

30 Mar 2023

Are you wasting perfectly good fields? Do you have empty text boxes doing absolutely nothing? Do you hide your unused fields? Well, stop it! Make use of those fields. Put them to work for you. George is going to show you how to repurpose fields in the library branch data.

Contents:
0:00 - Title
0:27 - Intros
0:51 - Repurposing
6:33 - Inspecting Pages to Target Elements
11:53 - What's Coming in the Next Video

Music: https://bensound.com/
Text -to-speech: https://wideo.co/text-to-speech/
Audio Effects: https://zapsplat.com/
Visual Effects: https://flexclip.com/

4 participants
13 minutes

kohan

koha

kansas

quahog

episode

funded

users

visit

library

having

16 Mar 2023

Don't make a mess of your bib records or patron records. Clean up the clutter and the duplication by merging records. George walks us through both processes with ease.

Contents:
0:00 - Title
0:27 - Intros
2:36 - Merging Records
13:28 - Merging Patrons
20:22 - Bug 20271 - Deletion Tables

Additional Resources:
https://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=20271

Music: https://bensound.com/
Text -to-speech: https://wideo.co/text-to-speech/
Audio Effects: https://zapsplat.com/
Visual Effects: https://flexclip.com/

5 participants
31 minutes

koha

kohan

cooperative

kansas

sponsor

library

cohab

community

users

foreign

2 Mar 2023

Hold it! Don't go any further. If you are looking for a way to wrangle your holds better around closed libraries, you should check out this video. George shows us ways to force "suspend until" dates for particular libraries, as well as work around some unexpected bugs with default hold expiration dates in current versions of Koha. I can't wait! But your patrons will have to if you implement these tweaks.

Contents:
0:00 - Title
0:27 - Intros
2:44 - The Situation
5:50 - Suspend Until
7:10 - Suspend Until Modification
9:04 - Select2 Quirks
22:05 - Default Hold Expiration Bug
25:00 - The jQuery Workarounds
25:58 - The Case for Default Holds
32:52 - Quick Discussion about Library Closures

Additional Resources:
https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/JQuery_Library#Set_.22Hold_starts_on.22_date_in_future_for_closed_libraries
https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/JQuery_Library#Autofill_.22Hold_expires_on.22_date_when_placing_a_request_in_the_OPAC
https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/JQuery_Library#Autofill_.22Hold_expires_on.22_date_when_placing_a_request_in_the_staff_client

Music: https://bensound.com/
Text -to-speech: https://wideo.co/text-to-speech/
Audio Effects: https://zapsplat.com/
Visual Effects: https://flexclip.com/

4 participants
37 minutes

koha

kohan

kansas

reserve

quahog

library

sponsor

gohan

community

visit

16 Feb 2023

If you enjoyed our last video on ILL Workflows, you'll love this episode. Christopher walks us through hijacking the hold notices with a little bit of template toolkit to leverage a whole new notice for ILL notifications.

Contents:
0:00 - Title
0:27 - Intros
0:40 - Another ILL Workflow Idea
1:09 - koha-US
2:48 - ILL Workflow Recap
9:57 - ILL Notifications
16:11 - Checking Out ILLs Immediately vs at Pick-up Time
20:10 - Wrap Up
22:39 - Template Toolkit and Notices Wikis

Additional Resources:
https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Notices_with_Template_Toolkit
https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Notices_and_Slips_Library

Music: https://bensound.com/
Text -to-speech: https://wideo.co/text-to-speech/
Audio Effects: https://zapsplat.com/
Visual Effects: https://flexclip.com/

3 participants
25 minutes

episode

community

committee

kohan

requested

interesting

kansas

christopher

information

having

2 Feb 2023

This is cutting edge stuff here. Learn how to incorporate your ILL process into Koha without the ILL module using holds, frameworks, and statuses. If you have relied on tracking your ILL requests outside of Koha, or even within Koha using various hodgepodge methods, this is definitely worth checking out.

Contents:
0:00 - Title
0:27 - Intros
3:11 - An ILL Workflow Idea
9:42 - Create an ILL Status
11:47 - Create an ILL Framework
15:17 - Create an ILL Shelving Location
15:42 - Make Sure Records are Suppressed
18:02 - jQuery to Create Custom Call Number
19:55 - Walk Through the Process
25:48 - Enhancing the Check In Message
30:05 - Final Discussions
32:30 - A Way Around Full Cataloging Permissions Using Fast Add

Music: https://bensound.com
Audio Effects: https://zapsplat.com
Visual Effects: https://flexclip.com

3 participants
37 minutes

koha

kansas

hey

thanks

currently

george

comments

video

quahog

home

19 Jan 2023

Where's George? Probably doing something exciting. Sorry we didn't give you a heads up. But if you want a better heads up in Koha, then this week's video is for you. Christopher will share how to create custom alerts for check in, or whatever else floats your boat. He'll demonstrate how he created a custom alert for deactivated devices that have made their way back to the library.

Contents:
0:00 - Title
0:27 - Intros
0:47 - The Custom Alert
3:24 - A Demonstration
4:26 - A New Authorized Value
5:55 - An Audio Prompt
6:23 - Wideo Text to Speech Website
7:46 - Uploading the Audio to Koha
9:04 - Creating the Audio Alert
14:34 - Missing George and Wrapping Up

Supplemental links:
https://wideo.co/text-to-speech/

Music: https://bensound.com
Audio Effects: https://zapsplat.com
Visual Effects: https://flexclip.com

2 participants
16 minutes

deactivate

deactivation

deactivated

reactivate

removed

edit

host

downloaded

audio

roku

5 Jan 2023

Is your holds queue not getting the attention it deserves? Are the holds piling up? Well, unless you want to add 'Policing the Queue' to your list of duties, you might want to consider watching this week's episode. We even have a special guest! Here's a hint: he likes sharks!

Contents:
0:00 - Title
0:27 - Intros
2:32 - What are we talking about today?
6:00 - George's Approach
7:32 - George's SQL Reports
10:32 - George's jQuery
13:00 - Jason's Approach
18:21 - Jason's CSS
19:53 - The Animista Animation
20:58 - Jason's jQuery
22:14 - Jason's SQL Report
24:44 - Accessing the Emoji Keyboard
25:38 - The Confetti
27:12 - Wrap Up

Supplemental links:
https://hopperdietzel.org/koha_notes/holds_queue_count
https://github.com/jsonks/Koha-Modifications/tree/main/Staff/HoldsQueueTweaks
https://animista.net/
https://github.com/loonywizard/js-confetti

Music: https://bensound.com
Audio Effects: https://zapsplat.com
Visual Effects: https://flexclip.com

4 participants
30 minutes

koha

kansas

discussion

requests

enjoy

community

sponsored

homepage

currently

videos

15 Dec 2022

It's that time again. Wait, what? You didn't know? If only you had a calendar. Oh, yeah!!! Today's episode IS about calendars. How about that?? Christopher and George show how they went from a general discussion in a slack channel with their friend Andrew to two different takes on incorporating upcoming closure dates from the Koha calendar into the main Koha staff page. And there is even a little side tip in the middle about pulling report results into your jQuery. All I can say is, it's about time.

Contents:
0:00 - Title
0:27 - Intros
2:11 - The Idea
5:17 - Christopher's Approach
6:24 - Andrew's Original SQL Report
6:39 - Christopher's Modified SQL Report
7:28 - Christopher's jQuery
9:56 - An Issue with getJSON and SQL Reports
13:31 - George's Approach
14:36 - George's SQL Report and Other Code Notes
19:17 - Using SQL Reports in jQuery vs APIs
26:11 - Calendar Limitations
28:54 - Bug 32329
31:52 - Wrap Up

Supplemental links:
https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/SQL_Reports_Library#Closures_in_the_Next_Week
https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/SQL_Reports_Library#Closures_in_the_Next_4_Weeks_for_Specific_Library
https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/JQuery_Library#Display_Calendar_Events_on_Home_Page
https://hopperdietzel.org/koha_notes/upcoming_closures
https://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=32329

Music: https://bensound.com
Audio Effects: https://zapsplat.com
Visual Effects: https://flexclip.com

3 participants
36 minutes

confidential

manage

kansas

community

koha

scheduled

currently

request

library

layout

8 Dec 2022

It's bigger! It's bolder! It just might be too much to pack into one video! In fact, it was. This is part two of our Batch Patron Permissions Modifier (try saying that five times fast) training. It's so good, we even updated our graphics and intro. Someone is having to much fun in editing!

Contents:
0:00 - Title
0:28 - Intros
2:31 - Previously
3:06 - The Plugin Repository
4:44 - What We Learned
6:18 - Possibly Lose Existing Permissions
6:40 - Patron Template Mapping
7:10 - Finding the Plugin
8:57 - Finding Borrower Numbers and List Numbers
11:37 - Submitting Bugs/Ideas on the Plugin
13:10 - Automatic Updating
15:07 - Automatic Updating Pitfalls
18:30 - Can't See the Changes
23:16 - What List is in Use?
24:32 - Patrons in Multiple Lists
25:50 - Protecting Permission Templates
29:06 - The Template Lockdown jQuery
29:33 - Limitations on List Protection
32:06 - All Lists Shown
33:29 - Can't Add Extra Permissions to Individual Patrons
34:39 - Report to Show Who Has Permissions
39:48 - Wrap Up

Supplemental links:
https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Koha_plugins
https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/SQL_Reports_Patrons#Accounts_with_permissions
https://github.com/bywatersolutions/koha-plugin-batch-permissions-modifier/
https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/JQuery_Library#Protect_borrowers_in_a_specific_category_from_modification_or_deletion

Music: https://bensound.com
Audio Effects: https://zapsplat.com
Visual Effects: https://flexclip.com

3 participants
39 minutes

permission

safeguard

hosted

repository

user

support

batch

edit

kansas

koha

23 Nov 2022

This week's video is so spectacular, we not only had to scrap our first attempt, but we had to split it into two videos. That's right: TWO. Not only that, we're releasing it a day early, because we just know our viewers can't wait. That, and I didn't want to have to post and advertise on a holiday. Be sure to check out our outtake at the end. Happy Thanksgiving!

Contents:
0:00 - Title
0:32 - Intros
2:21 - The Plugin
4:46 - Installing a Plugin
7:00 - Configuring the Plugin
7:32 - Setting Up Permission Templates
11:49 - Patron Lists
15:30 - Wrap Up
18:52 - Outtake

Supplemental links:
https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Koha_plugins

Music: https://bensound.com
Audio effects: https://zapsplat.com

2 participants
20 minutes

permission

hosted

credentials

wiki

community

user

administrative

koha

kansas

videos

9 Nov 2022

A day early, but not short on content. Don't want my validation???? Well, tough! You're going to get anyway. How do you like them apples?
And today's episode is brought to you by the letter 'k'. Just so you know.

Contents:
0:00 - Title
0:32 - Intros
0:49 - Letter of the Day
4:16 - A New Approach to Validation
8:59 - The Code
33:00 - Wrap Up

Music: https://www.bensound.com

2 participants
35 minutes

koha

kohai

kansas

episode

conference

great

videos

international

knucklehead

home

27 Oct 2022

More validation! I feel so loved! And validated! Did I mention I love to be validated? Part 2 of our 3 part series.

Contents:
0:00 - Title
0:32 - Intro
2:27 - Recap Last Week
5:58 - Validating Addresses
33:46 - Validating Phone Numbers
44:34 - Wrap Up

Music: https://www.bensound.com

2 participants
49 minutes

validation

validate

allow

episode

testing

requiring

reminder

visit

recorded

koha

14 Oct 2022

You know, I just pour my heart into Koha. I don't ask for a lot. But when I do, it would just be nice to get some validation. What? You hear me? You really do care about our data? It's so NICE to be validated! In fact, let's start a small series on patron data validation.

Contents:
0:00 - Title
0:32 - Intro
2:40 - KohaCon22
4:40 - koha-US 2023 Conference
7:00 - What is Patron Validation?
9:10 - The Original Code
11:20 - Existing Validation
13:07 - The New Improved Code
14:15 - RegEx
15:58 - RegEx Tester
17:03 - Getting Started with Validation
40:40 - Wrap Up

Music: https://www.bensound.com

2 participants
44 minutes

koha

kohakhan

presenter

hosting

patrons

conference

validation

kansas

important

wiki

29 Sep 2022

Okay, you've successfully created a patron list. Now what? This week George gives your patron lists meaning by showing you how to create cards (or pages of cards) from a patron list. Isn't it great to have meaningful lists? (Say yes.)

Contents:
0:00 - Title
0:32 - Intro
2:51 - Patron Lists for Cards
12:54 - Wrap Up

Music: https://www.bensound.com

2 participants
14 minutes

patronists

presentations

hosted

patreon

share

guide

kohakhan

episode

clubs

comments

15 Sep 2022

Whether you've made the list, or are in the club, you'll want to check out this video. George and Christopher explore the differences between the two, highlighting the strengths of each, and giving examples on how to use both. And welcome to Season 3!

Contents:
0:00 - Title
0:32 - Intro
3:53 -Patron Lists
9:36 - Patron Clubs
26:31 - Wrap Up

Music: https://www.bensound.com

2 participants
29 minutes

conference

patrons

kansas

booking

thanks

community

quahog

club

having

librarian

1 Sep 2022

We've got nothing clever to say about this episode, but the episode speaks for itself. If you need to do some batch modifications to marc records that you can't do in Koha, then this is the tool for you. George will show you how to connect MarcEdit to your Koha server so you can work your magic. (Some assembly required.)

Contents:
0:00 - Title
0:32 - Intro
1:58 - MarcEdit
10:15 - The Integration Nuts & Bolts
9:14 - How it Works
17:05 - Wrap Up

Referenced notes:
https://marcedit.reeset.net/

Music: https://www.bensound.com

2 participants
22 minutes

editing

editor

edit

mark

edition

cohop

managed

quahog

website

george

18 Aug 2022

You'd think it is an easy choice, but there are legitimate reasons to go one way or the other. We'll talk about some of these reasons, and as an added bonus, we'll recap our last video with a great practical application on using drilldown SQL reports.

Contents:
0:00 - Title
0:32 - Intro
0:58 - KohaCon22
2:32 - Episode 22 Recap and Application
11:58 - Hide vs Show
9:14 - How it Works
19:28 - Wrap Up

Referenced notes:
https://www.w3schools.com/jquery/eff_hide.asp
https://www.w3schools.com/jquery/jquery_dom_remove.asp

Music: https://www.bensound.com

2 participants
20 minutes

kansas

conference

quahog

hosted

koha

registration

report

course

library

patrons

4 Aug 2022

Open this report. Now open that one. Now fill in all the same info again. Now use some of the info from the last report and use it in this one. (Silent screams go through my head.) Oh, wait! I can tell this report to run another report!!!! And it can fill in all the parameters for me! (Glorious cheering now takes the place of the screams in my head.) Great! Gives me time for some coffee. Oh, wait. The coffee maker is broken. (Resume screaming.)

Contents:
0:00 - Title
0:32 - Intro
1:49 - The Previous Videos
5:44 - The Example
9:14 - How it Works
12:55 - The Notes
13:57 - Wrap Up

Referenced code:
https://hopperdietzel.org/koha_notes/sqldrilldown

Music: https://www.bensound.com

2 participants
17 minutes

report

information

episode

recent

dashboard

helpful

guided

topic

library

videos

21 Jul 2022

Wanna kill bugs, dead? Forget about Raid. We'll show you a quick and easy trick to test a page without your jQuery or CSS modifications, without disrupting service or inconveniencing staff or patrons.

Contents:
0:00 - Title
0:32 - Intro
3:04 - The goal
5:07 - Bypass staff jQuery
6:10 - Bypass staff CSS
6:38 - Bypass staff jQuery & CSS
8:30 - Bypass on the OPAC
9:05 - Wrap Up

Referenced code:
Bypass staff jQuery: ?DISABLE_SYSPREF_IntranetUserJS=1
Bypass staff CSS: ?DISABLE_SYSPREF_IntranetUserCSS=1
Bypass OPAC jQuery: ?DISABLE_SYSPREF_OPACUserJS=1
Bypass OPAC jQuery: ?DISABLE_SYSPREF_OPACUserCSS=1
Bypass staff both: ?DISABLE_SYSPREF_IntranetUserJS=1&DISABLE_SYSPREF_IntranetUserCSS=1
Bypass OPAC both: ?DISABLE_SYSPREF_OPACUserJS=1&DISABLE_SYSPREF_OPACUserCSS=1

Music: https://www.bensound.com

2 participants
10 minutes

kansas

koha

coha

website

cohop

user

committee

quahog

community

syspref

7 Jul 2022

Badges? We don't need no badges. I don't have to show you any stinkin badges! But what I will show you are bootstrap badges and labels.

Contents:
0:00 - Title
0:32 - Intro
1:15 - Bootstrap badges & labels
3:51 - An old enhancement
8:02 - The local copy enhancement code
11:00 - Enter the bootstrap badges & labels
13:06 - The result
14:45 - More about bootstrap badge & label classes
16:49 - Wrap Up

Referenced code:
https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/JQuery_Library#Show_Local_Copy_Status_in_Staff_Search_Results.2C_Hide_all_others_.28Updated_for_21.11.29
https://www.w3schools.com/bootstrap/bootstrap_badges_labels.asp

Music: https://www.bensound.com

2 participants
19 minutes

bootstrap

quahog

responsive

cohost

wiki

enhancement

online

koha

kansas

help

23 Jun 2022

This week, George shows off his savvy jQuery skills as he demonstrates how he confronts an onslaught of space invaders in item record call numbers. Using his mastery of code, he wipes out these unwanted spaces with a single click. He then goes on to show how to detect these unwanted pests that may already infest our domain. Well done, space slayer!

Contents:
0:00 - Title
0:33 - Intro
2:54 - The Problem - Space Invaders!
6:46 - The Simple Code
12:36 - Finding the Infestation - The Report
18:07 - Wrap Up

Referenced code:
https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/JQuery_Library#Prevent_extra_whitespace_while_editing_item_record
https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/SQL_Reports_Library#Find_records_with_excessive_whitespace_in_the_call_number

Music: https://www.bensound.com

2 participants
21 minutes

koha

kansas

problematic

placeholders

quahog

online

catalogs

space

conference

videos

9 Jun 2022

Can't find what you're looking for? Then look no further! Seriously. This week Christopher shows a clever mod for adding links that will continue your search in the staff catalog to other resources on the web, all with a simple click! No more opening new tabs, finding the link for your resource, and retyping your search criteria! Make searching simple for your staff.

Contents:
0:00 - Title
0:33 - Intro
1:13 - The Mod
2:40 - The Code
2:50 - Getting the Search Criteria
4:44 - Building the Link Navigation Panel
5:25 - Adding Your Links
7:52 - Adding Links for Specific Libraries
9:41 - Addling a Link Section for Catalogers
11:04 - Reminder of Search Filter Enhancement
11:35 - The Results
13:28 - Demonstrating the Links for Specific Libraries
16:02 - Wrap Up

Referenced code:
https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/JQuery_Library#Also_Try_-_Extend_staff_searching_to_other_sources

Music: https://www.bensound.com

2 participants
17 minutes

searches

catalogers

resources

library

staff

inspect

curated

needs

kansas

user

26 May 2022

2 participants
24 minutes

circulation

community

episode

important

library

cooperative

editing

taking

kansas

kohai

12 May 2022

This week George will show how to make several modifications to the Circulation Rules page, including downsizing or "unembiggening" the entire page. In an ironic twist, there is SO MUCH CONTENT that we have split this presentation into a two-part episode. And friends, don't you worry. If you get stuck, we'll be there for you! Just remember to subscribe, like, and comment on our video!

Contents:
0:00 - Title
0:37 - Intro
1:56 - The Crazy Circulation Rules
6:08 - The Massive Notes
7:44 - Hide the Side Navigation Column
16:18 - Highlighting Rows
19:40 - Move the Row Where You are Working
21:44 - Sorting Your Rows
23:43 - Wrap Up

Referenced code:
https://hopperdietzel.org/koha_notes/circ_rules_21_05
https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/JQuery_Library#Circulation_rules_modifications_3.0
https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/JQuery_Library#Create_button_to_hide_left_side_navigation
https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/JQuery_Library#Highlight_row_on_hover
https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/JQuery_Library#Click_on_row_to_move_it_to_the_bottom_of_the_table
https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/JQuery_Library#Click_on_the_footer_to_sort_the_table

Music: https://www.bensound.com / I'll Be There For You - The Rembrandts

2 participants
24 minutes

coha

rules

koha

quahog

administration

circulation

require

library

issue

sharing

28 Apr 2022

We've slipped up again, but in a good way! Check out this week's hack where we hi-jack the print summary for our self registered patrons and create a confirmation slip that patrons can sign. If you've ever hesitated using Koha's self registration feature because your library is required to hold on to signed applications, this may be the workaround for you.

Contents:
0:00 - Title
0:33 - Intro
1:15 - The Backstory
4:17 - Take over the Menu Listing
7:22 - Inspecting the Print Page
11:26 - RestAPI for Patron Data
18:05 - Building the New Slip Layout
25:00 - The Final Results
25:58 - Summary

Referenced code:
https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/JQuery_Library#Self_Registration_Confirmation_Slip

Music: https://www.bensound.com

2 participants
29 minutes

registered

paperwork

patreon

patrons

hassle

committee

kansas

took

library

koha

14 Apr 2022

Yes, we're locking things down. But never fear! We're also giving you the keys...the keys to customizing access in Koha. That's right! You can decide who has access to what, even if Koha doesn't give you that specific option. In this episode, we'll show you the basics by locking the the switch library feature. No switching for you!

Contents:
0:00 - Title
0:33 - Intro
4:50 - Locking down library settings
14:49 - Testing Demo
15:46 - Summary

Referenced code:
https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/JQuery_Library#Lockdown_Library_Settings

Music: https://www.bensound.com

2 participants
18 minutes

library

librarians

koha

users

hosted

wiki

routing

quahog

issue

kansas

31 Mar 2022

Yes, you heard that right! You can now embiggen your selections to your hearts content. That is perfectly cromulent. Don't believe me? You'll just have to see for yourself.

Contents:
0:00 - Title
0:33 - Intro
2:30 - Embiggening your selections
4:38 - Summary

Referenced code:
https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/JQuery_Library#Embiggen_the_select_boxes_on_the_item_search_page

Music: https://www.bensound.com

2 participants
8 minutes

koha

quahog

hosting

kansas

community

conference

wiki

committee

apparently

big

17 Mar 2022

We're so CRAZY but we're not slashing prices! No! We ARE slashing the slashes in the titles! That's right! You too can slash the slash! Simply watch this video and apply our jQuery, and you and your patrons can enjoy endless results in staff AND OPAC searches without all those pesky trailing slashes! (Only applies if you modify the XSLT to remove authors and contributors from the title line and may not be valid in all 50 states (just kidding). Side effects may include spontaneous jumping for joy after endless ranting about slashes being part of the MARC standard for titles, and may alleviate strange looks from co-workers as you recount your annoyance at the existence of characters mixed in with your data which would otherwise be pristine.)

Contents:
0:00 - Title
0:33 - Intro
2:25 - Explaining Trailing Slashes
6:28 - The Code
11:25 - The Rant
12:44 - The MARC History
15:01 - Summary

Referenced code:
https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/JQuery_Library#Remove_the_trailing_.2F_from_titles
https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/JQuery_Library#OPAC_Remove_the_trailing_.2F_from_titles

Music: https://www.bensound.com

2 participants
16 minutes

website

edited

reorganizing

version

catalogers

wiki

kansas

hosted

episode

titles

3 Mar 2022

It's time for our annual Koha Hackdown! This time we have a two round special where George and Christopher go head-to-head, battling to defend their methods for creating tabs in Koha pages. Who will come out on top? Only our viewers can decide. Be sure to weigh in on the comments.

Contents:
0:00 - Title
0:33 - Intro
3:06 - Round 1: Javascript/CSS Tabs
10:39 - Round 2: Bootstrap Tabs
22:34 - Summary

Referenced code:
https://hopperdietzel.org/koha_notes/tabbed_content
https://koha-us.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Bootstrap-4-Tab-Example.txt

Music: https://www.bensound.com
Other sounds: https://zapsplat.com

2 participants
29 minutes

kansas

presentation

editor

koha

committee

user

website

recorded

instructions

tab

17 Feb 2022

You have to go with the flow - unless you change the flow. In this episode, we make modifications to the circulation process to help streamline the workflow by highlighting buttons, and provide useful information along the way with links and instructions.

Referenced code:
https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/JQuery_Library#Highlight_print_buttons_in_circulation_modals
https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/JQuery_Library#Add_html_to_the_.22No_item_barcode_found.22_message

Music: https://www.bensound.com

2 participants
15 minutes

modifications

section

buttons

checks

policies

library

important

coordinator

highlighting

kansas

3 Feb 2022

It's time to slip into another iconic episode where George shares how to modify the print slip descriptions for easier identification. He'll even throw in another quick modification to change which slip is printed with the print/close icon.

Referenced code:
https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/JQuery_Library#Change_text_of_options_on_.22Print.22_dropdown
https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/JQuery_Library#Change_receipt_printed_by_icon_on_checkout_page

Music: https://www.bensound.com

2 participants
14 minutes

coha

cooperative

information

kansas

receipt

committee

currently

library

vice

preferences

20 Jan 2022

It just keeps getting better. Three tweaks in one video! Three tweaks to tame your reporting environment. Three tweaks to make your life better. (Well, at least to make your workflow better.) This week's video shows how to adjust your home Reports icon to go straight to your saved reports, how to clean up reports printing, and how to improve the tabs loading. We could add more, but we don't want to overwhelm you with so much good stuff.

Referenced code:
https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/JQuery_Library#Make_reports_button_on_home_page_default_to_saved_reports
https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/JQuery_Library#Remove_navigation_bar_from_reports_printout
https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/JQuery_Library#Delay_displaying_tabs_until_built

Music: https://www.bensound.com

2 participants
20 minutes

coha

report

kansas

cooperative

hosted

coordinator

conference

informative

experience

kohai

6 Jan 2022

It's about time! Well, actually, it's about pickup locations. But we're back, and today you get TWO tips for the price of one! Which is FANTASTIC, since you don't pay anything at all! And don't forget to leave a comment and let us know what you think of the video.

Referenced code: https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/JQuery_Library#Match_the_new_.22Allowed_pickup_location.22_dropdown_to_the_logged_in_library

Music: https://www.bensound.com

2 participants
14 minutes

upgraded

version

recent

change

preferences

anymore

load

libraries

kansas

cohop

28 Oct 2021

When it's time to change then it's time to change. Don't fight the tide, go along for the ride. Don't ya see? When it's time to change, you've got to rearrange what you report and how you're gonna communicate. (Sha na na na na na na na na, Sha na na na na!) Just make sure you have good backups! George will show you how to git 'er done, and help you save a "bunch" of your work.

Additional Resources: https://hopperdietzel.org/koha_notes/github_backups

Music: https://www.bensound.com

2 participants
29 minutes

repository

librarians

wiki

backup

editor

credentials

kansas

log

process

koha

14 Oct 2021

Whoa! Hold on a moment. Let's just take a moment and let this soak in... you mean to say there is MORE? Like, we can do better? Well apparently that is exactly what George is showing us this week. He took the challenge and came back full force by trying out the REST API with his code, applying it to his unique setup, and coming up with some great code. George applies the REST API to multiple scenario dropdowns. As an added bonus, he was able to improve his code and layout on another page. It just keeps getting better and better!

Referfenced code:
https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/JQuery_Library#Quick_Credential_Reset
https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/JQuery_Library#Easy_fill_userid_and_password_buttons

Additional Resources: https://demo.bibkat.no/api/v1/.html

Music: https://www.bensound.com

2 participants
22 minutes

koha

credentials

user

sharing

wiki

quahog

episode

edit

conference

learning

30 Sep 2021

Stressed about patron credentials? You can rest easy with this week's hack. Christopher shows how to add a couple of quick reset buttons for patron credentials using Koha REST API. This video shows off a tool which allows you to grab information that isn't normally available on the page you are modifying, without relying on public reports. This is definitely a video worth checking out.

Referenced code: https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/JQuery_Library#Quick_Credential_Reset

Other Resources:
https://demo.bibkat.no/api/v1/.html
https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/JQuery_Library#Quick_Credential_Reset

Music: https://www.bensound.com

2 participants
17 minutes

credentials

passwords

password

reset

buttons

setup

hosted

access

user

edit

16 Sep 2021

It's time for another alarming video! This time we give you a short but impactful enhancement that will make your Moderation Alerts on the home page stand out and get noticed. Didn't know you needed this? That's because the alerts are probably not getting noticed! So, take a peek at what we've done here, and make your Koha just a little more productive, beautiful, and readable.

Referenced code:
https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/JQuery_Library#Make_Alerts_.28Pending_Moderations.29_More_Visible
https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/HTML_%26_CSS_Library#Changes_background_of_the_news_area_for_readability

Music: https://www.bensound.com

2 participants
16 minutes

conference

coha

cohan

alert

quahog

episode

coordinator

course

kansas

online

2 Sep 2021

This video is long overdue, both literally and figuratively! Need to get a better handle on overdues, and see them a little more clearly? Tired of the hunt through dozens of checkouts? Well then, feast your eyes on this helpful video! George and Christopher share their work on some eye-opening modifications that will make dealing with overdues just a little bit easier.

Referenced code:
https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/JQuery_Library#Blocking_Checkouts_-_Example_1
https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/JQuery_Library#Blocking_Checkouts_-_Example_2

Music: https://www.bensound.com

2 participants
20 minutes

coha

overdues

episode

backdated

refresher

cohort

currently

coordinator

adding

christopher

19 Aug 2021

Halt! Don't go any further! This is the perfect jQuery to learn about if you want to stop people in their tracks. Well, at least if you want to stop certain accounts from checking out when they shouldn't. Christopher and George each share their own version of helpful code to keep both staff and patrons on track with checkouts. And when you're done, be sure to like the video or add a comment. Now...proceed with watching!

Referenced code:
https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/JQuery_Library#Move_overdue_items_to_the_top_of_the_current_checkouts_table
https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/JQuery_Library#Move_overdue_items_to_the_top_of_the_current_checkouts_table_.2819.x.29
https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/JQuery_Library#Move_overdue_items_to_the_top_of_the_current_checkouts_table_.2820.x.29

Music: https://www.bensound.com

2 participants
20 minutes

allows

policies

preference

public

blocking

patrons

libraries

edit

kansas

checkouts

6 Aug 2021

A day late but not short on content. Today George dazzles us with a clever way to limit parameters in SQL reports AND bib frameworks using Authorized Values. You are authorized to use this in whatever way it works best for you. Really. You don't need our permission. Unless you want it. Then yes, we permit you to do this.

Referenced code: https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/SQL_Reports_Library#Runtime_Parameters

Music: https://www.bensound.com

2 participants
30 minutes

coho

authorized

report

help

information

cooperative

county

coordinator

org

kansas

22 Jul 2021

This week our lofty goal has our heads in the clouds as special guest Jason Robb goes over the plugin for Bibliotheca's cloudLibrary content. If you are in a fog about this plugin, be sure to watch this episode.

Music: https://www.bensound.com

3 participants
19 minutes

wednesdays

kansas

conference

tuesday

guest

koha

recorded

community

hey

online

8 Jul 2021

Time to get excited for this event! What's all the hoopla? Well, it's actually Hoopla! Today George walks us through the setup and use of the Hoopla plugin in Koha. And as an added bonus, he shows off how to enhance the Hoopla results so they stand out. So, make a big racket. Otherwise, you'll just look silly standing (or sitting) there during this Hoopla.

Referenced code: https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/JQuery_Library#Enhance_results_from_the_Hoopla_Plug-in

Additional Resources: https://www.hoopladigital.com/

Music: https://www.bensound.com

2 participants
23 minutes

screen

laptop

tablet

conference

hands

camera

wow

big

kansas

quahog

24 Jun 2021

It was bound to happen. Not just one, but TWO great hacks in today's video. George and Christopher go head-to-head with a couple short, but helpful hacks in this week's special Koha Hackdown episode. Which hack is more helpful? You decide.

Referenced code:
https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/JQuery_Library#Add_notes_to_add_record_page_and_edit_record_page
https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/JQuery_Library#Automatic_Library_Setting

Music: https://www.bensound.com

2 participants
20 minutes

conference

coha

conferencing

kansas

cooperative

sponsored

visit

online

kohai

libraries

10 Jun 2021

There is just no getting around it. Bad e-mails exist. And we all have to deal with them in our own way. Christopher shows how he takes care of these nasty buggers in an efficient way. And George plots to use this idea for his own nefarious purpose. What will he do?

Referenced code: https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/JQuery_Library#Bad_E-mail_Handler

Music: https://www.bensound.com

2 participants
22 minutes

conference

conferences

koha

present

hosted

texas

episode

plans

mckinney

patreon

27 May 2021

Someone had a question, and guess what! We had an answer! Not only that, we had two! Join us as we go over 2 past episodes and provide some new content for one of our past hacks and a WordPress plugin we featured recently. There is always something new to learn with The Terrific Ever-Other-Thursday Training Videos.

Referenced code: https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/JQuery_Library#Add_database_placards_in_search_results_based_on_keywords_.28v20.x.29

Additional Resources: https://wordpress.org/plugins/library-bookshelves/

Music: https://www.bensound.com

2 participants
28 minutes

episode

version

topics

coha

enhancements

having

showing

suggested

kansas

examine

13 May 2021

We give you permission to ooh and aah over this gem of jQuery. We'll show you how to setup quick permission buttons in your user permissions, so you don't have to scramble, trying to remember the same settings you've set for every other staff member. And as an added bonus, a button to copy permissions from one user to another, just to make it that much more exciting and spectacular. Are you drooling yet?

Referenced code: https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/JQuery_Library#Add_clear_and_preset_permission_buttons.2C_and_a_copy_button_to_user_permissions_page_.28v20.x.29

Music: https://www.bensound.com

2 participants
27 minutes

permission

permissions

user

coha

hosted

cooperative

instructions

important

quahog

kansas

29 Apr 2021

This week we escape from the norm, and look at a WordPress plugin to display book covers based on reports from Koha. And our video editing is slightly improved as well. But don't let that distract you from this awesome plugin.

Additional Resources: https://wordpress.org/plugins/library-bookshelves/

Music: https://www.bensound.com

2 participants
21 minutes

kansas

library

coha

koha

website

edit

wordpress

plugin

sharing

support

15 Apr 2021

This week we welcome our very first special guest, the awesome Lisette Scheer! Lisette will be dazzling us with her wicked skills in Template Toolkit, making notices and slips better for the entire world. She will also bring an extra sparkle to the usual witty banter.

Additional Resources:
https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Notices_with_Template_Toolkit
https://youtu.be/j7q--o9zi90

Music: https://www.bensound.com

3 participants
32 minutes

toolkit

koha

wiki

making

videos

presentation

kansas

hosted

cohai

edit

1 Apr 2021

It's time to boldly go where no man has gone before - or at least no Koha OPAC has gone before. Join us this week as we explore strange, new worlds with our hosts while they show you how to add placards (information panels) to OPAC search results for items outside of your normal collection. This is an episode that even Jean Luc Picard would be proud of. (Or is that Jean Luc Placard?)

Referenced code: https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/JQuery_Library#Add_database_placards_in_search_results_based_on_keywords_.28v20.x.29

Music: https://www.bensound.com

2 participants
26 minutes

discussion

episodes

trek

prologue

chapter

captain

george

reading

april

takes

18 Mar 2021

Holy enhanced features, Batman! This is the feature you've all been waiting for. No more delays! This week, Christopher shows of a brand new tweak that will really make those suspended holds stand out, and even shed some light on future holds.

Referenced code:
https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/JQuery_Library#Enhanced_Search_Facets_for_Staff
https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/JQuery_Library#OPAC_Enhanced_Suspended_Hold_Listings

Music: https://www.bensound.com

2 participants
22 minutes

suspended

finished

apparently

operate

enhancement

reserve

episode

kansas

tinkering

koha

11 Mar 2021

Hold on to your facets, because you ain't seen nothing yet! This week Christopher takes the helm as he navigates viewers through the bizarre world of search facets. One could almost say it's "facet"-nating!

Referenced code:
https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/JQuery_Library#Enhanced_Search_Facets_for_Staff
https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/JQuery_Library#Enhanced_Search_Facets_for_OPAC

Music: https://www.bensound.com

2 participants
21 minutes

facet

quahog

koha

episodes

version

wiki

hey

currently

tweaking

submit

18 Feb 2021

You've watched the life-sucking training videos that led you step-by-step through each detail of George's twisted mind. Now watch the video that brings it all together in a slow, unrelenting madness as you take control of Koha and become the master of SQL and item records. (Maniacal laughing inserted here.)

Referenced code: https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/SQL_Reports_Library

Additional Resources: https://will1410.github.io/notebook/presentations/itemdashboard.html

Music: https://www.bensound.com

2 participants
1:06 hours

report

information

library

episodes

cooperative

collection

user

dashboard

queries

kansas

4 Feb 2021

In this exciting, action-packed episode, George goes in for an extraction - of subtitles in Marc records. Will he get them out in one piece? Watch, and find out!

Referenced code: https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/SQL_Reports_Library

Music: https://www.bensound.com

1 participant
25 minutes

report

reports

collaborate

recently

demonstration

coha

useful

concatenating

quahog

sql

21 Jan 2021

In order to form a more perfect union... you need to watch this video! We'll go over how to show the results of multiple queries in a single report.

Music: https://www.bensound.com

2 participants
23 minutes

sql

reserve

query

coho

having

working

minutes

scheduled

coeur

table

7 Jan 2021

You can't get something out of nothing - unless perhaps you understand the essence of coalesce, more or less. This is good stuff.

Referenced code: https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/SQL_Reports_Library

Music: https://www.bensound.com

2 participants
15 minutes

reports

kansas

coho

information

sql

community

coordinator

koha

coalesce

tricks

24 Dec 2020

Continuing on with the SQL saga, George freaks Christopher out with his geeky date voodoo and Subquery magic.

Referenced code: https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/SQL_Reports_Library

Music: https://www.bensound.com

1 participant
33 minutes

videos

roku

coho

koha

watching

viewership

cooperative

kansas

problems

thanks

10 Dec 2020

There is no tutorial that equals this bi-weekly mayhem. And if you enjoy it, be sure to like it too! George will dazzle you with his straight-forward explanation of these two comparison operators. And is there any thing else he might add this week?

Referenced code:
https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/SQL_Reports_Library
https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/JQuery_Library#Preset_branch_dropdowns_in_reports_to_your_branch

Music: https://www.bensound.com

2 participants
23 minutes

sql

report

coha

having

quahog

kansas

help

community

server

george

30 Nov 2020

Hey, its a SQL sequel! If that hasn't blown your mind, George certainly will when he combines Concatenating and If Statements into one glorious training video.

Referenced code: https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/SQL_Reports_Library

Music: https://www.bensound.com

2 participants
19 minutes

cohab

coho

cooperative

com

sharing

coordinator

concatenating

information

kansas

sql

13 Nov 2020

Excite your noodle on this fantastic episode, where George adds links to reports (Not the Jimmy Dean kind).

Referenced code: https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/SQL_Reports_Library

Music: https://www.bensound.com

2 participants
13 minutes

coho

coha

quahog

useful

wiki

information

reports

tips

community

www

16 Oct 2020

In this shorter, more riveting episode, George shows how to restore HTML functionality to patron messages and more. He also figures out how to stop the recording.

Referenced code:
https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/JQuery_Library#Render_patron_messages_as_HTML_and_in_Report_notes

Related Bug: https://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=19852

Music: https://www.bensound.com

2 participants
14 minutes

message

user

today

quahog

htm

noticed

collaborate

discussion

1705

wiki

10 Sep 2020

This frightening episode highlights the magical code that can add logic to your slips, making them smarter, powerful, and maybe even a little more attractive - much like the hosts.

Referenced code: https://koha-us.org/2020/09/09/slip-logic/

Additional Resource: https://kohathings.hopperdietzel.org/2017/08/modifying-holdslip-receipt-in-koha.html

Music: https://www.bensound.com

2 participants
28 minutes

modifying

improvements

slips

doing

notes

processing

recently

making

slightly

presentation

27 Aug 2020

In this week's terrifying episode, Christopher and George monkey around with the statuses in the detail page so staff can see jaw dropping detail between different statuses. Christopher also learns how to correctly spell TERRIFIC on the title screen.

Referenced code:
https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/JQuery_Library#Enhance_the_visibility_of_statuses_on_the_detail.pl_page_for_staff_.2818.x.29
https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/JQuery_Library#Enhance_the_visibility_of_statuses_on_the_detail.pl_page_for_staff_.2819.x.29

Music: https://www.bensound.com

2 participants
18 minutes

recently

updated

statuses

things

episode

enhancements

week

koha

kansas

inspect

13 Aug 2020

In this thrilling video, George and Christopher walk you through the jQuery needed to make the "CART" shelving location more visible in the OPAC and the staff client.

Referenced code: https://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/JQuery_Library#Enhance_CART_shelving_location_on_details_page

Music: https://www.bensound.com

2 participants
29 minutes

cart

library

shelving

inspect

stuff

koha

kansas

episode

virus

tweak

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