Robert Heller
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Forum: Plugins
In reply to: [WebLibrarian] More fileds in patrons profile*I* not going to add new features. You are free to fork the project. You need to update the code in two places: database_code.php contains the database access and defination code, and WEBLIB_Patrons_Admin.php where the admin pages for the patron data exists.
Forum: Plugins
In reply to: [WebLibrarian] Allowed number of telephone digitsPlease check the support thread at
https://wordpress.org/support/topic/can-patrons-have-postal-code-rather-than-zip-code
For information about ‘forking’ the plugin to maintain custom changes (eg non USA telephone numbers, zip/postal codes. states, etc.
Forum: Plugins
In reply to: [WebLibrarian] Can patrons have Postal Code rather than Zip Code?This plugin: “Easy Theme and Plugin Upgrades” is handy for easy updates of plugins that you upload as a Zip file, rather than updating from the WP plugin repo. *I* use it with various ‘private’ plugins (and for my company website’s custom theme).
Forum: Plugins
In reply to: [WebLibrarian] Questions1. Is there a limit of books/magazines/etc we can add?
The only limit is your hosting server’s disk and memory.
2. Can this be translated to another language? (need it in Spanish)
Yes, but that is something you need to do yourself.
3. Can the fields recognize Latin characters? (ñ, ¿, accents, etc)
I think so.
4. Do the items need a barcode everytime? Some of the items in the library are alumni thesis and there are not barcodes in them(as in ISBN), just some internal code to find them
You should *NOT* be using the ISBN or UPC or ISSN as the barcode, since if you have multiple copies you will get duplicate barcodes! It is *presumed* that you have attached generated barcode stickers with unique barcoded numbers on them. Each item needs a *unique* barcode, even if you have two copies of the same book — each copy would get a *different* barcode.
5. I saw “Scanned barcode” in the manual, does this means you can have a barcode scanner and it places the codes automatically?
Yes.
6. Do the patrons need a wordpress user? Or can we just make a database with the user details without them to login and email?
No patrons do not need to be WordPress users. That is only needed/used so that patrons can do things like login and place holds on items, check to set the due dates for items that they have checked out (and even renew items). For mere database lookups, this is not needed. The patron would have to physically visit your library and ask a librarian for help to place holds, etc. if they don’t have a WordPress login.
Forum: Plugins
In reply to: [WebLibrarian] is having a AWS account perpetually free?You just need an ‘Associates’ account, not a full fledged AWS account.
*Some* AWS services are free and some are paid. Amazon’s whole AWS system has many things going on and it is easy to get completely ‘lost’.
https://affiliate-program.amazon.com/gp/associates/join/getstarted
Forum: Plugins
In reply to: [WebLibrarian] Can patrons have Postal Code rather than Zip Code?If you have many changes, your best option would be to ‘fork’ the plugin and have a local copy on your desktop computer. There is a plugin that lets you update a plugin from an uploaded Zip file — this is very handy.
It would then be easy to download and patch new versions with your changes.Forum: Plugins
In reply to: [WebLibrarian] unable/do now know how to start using itPLEASE READ THE FAQ! See question #1 “Where are the admin menus?”
Forum: Plugins
In reply to: [WebLibrarian] unable/do now know how to start using itPLEASE READ THE FAQ! See question #1 “Where are the admin menus?”
Forum: Plugins
In reply to: [WebLibrarian] Deleting circulation typesCirculation types are not deletable.
Forum: Plugins
In reply to: [WebLibrarian] Allowed number of telephone digitsYou need to modify the database table setup in database_code.php as well.
Both the telephone and state fields were coded with telephone numbers and state abbreviations suitable to how things are in the USA. This code was never designed for use outside of the USA. It is open source, so a reasonable compentent PHP program should be able to adapt it as needed.
Forum: Plugins
In reply to: [WebLibrarian] Collection items adding then disappearingOK, I’ve updated the code to truncate over long fields.
Forum: Plugins
In reply to: [WebLibrarian] Collection items adding then disappearingWith Debug Database on, it just display database errors — they should just show up (in red).
Yes, the fields have limited sizes (publisher is 36 characters). The sanity checks just check for empty fields, but not for over long fields, but the insert function is failing with a DB error, which is not being handled.
Forum: Plugins
In reply to: [WebLibrarian] Collection items adding then disappearingOK, it *sounds* like there is something about some of the items that are failing to be added — some fields are being passed the sanity checks, but the low-level database insert code is failing for some reason.
There is some debugging code in the low-level database insert code (includes/database.php starting at line 831 — function store() in class WEBLIB_ItemInCollection). The code is commented out — the lines start line this: “//file_put_contents(“, you can edit this file and remove the “//”s. Debugging messages will go to the Apache error log file (you might need to talk to your server admin about getting access to that file). This might tell us what is going on.
Forum: Plugins
In reply to: [WebLibrarian] Collection items adding then disappearingThe plugin does do some ‘sanity checks’, making sure there is correct information in certain fields — maybe something is screwy there. Maybe there is a field that is wrong and it is not reporting the error, but not inserting the item either. You can try setting the Debug Database flag to ON, maybe that will show what is happening.
Forum: Plugins
In reply to: [WebLibrarian] Collection items adding then disappearingThe only thing I can think of that cause this is that somehow there are duplicate barcodes, and a new item is overwriting an old one, thus making the old one ‘disappear’. There was an old bug with the bar code incrementer that was recycling barcodes that was causing problems, but that bug has long been fixed.
Is there any sort of pattern to the ‘disappearing’ items? Are you able to create a 43rd item? Or when you create the 43rd item does one of the other items disappear? Or does the 43rd item disappear?