• Resolved ikosweb

    (@ikosweb)


    Hi there I am interested a lot in using your plugin so here are some of the questions I must ask to see if this is a reliable plugin for my project.

    This is for a university’s library not sure how many items will be but…

    1. Is there a limit of books/magazines/etc we can add?
    2. Can this be translated to another language? (need it in Spanish)
    3. Can the fields recognize Latin characters? (?, ?, accents, etc)
    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
    5. I saw “Scanned barcode” in the manual, does this means you can have a barcode scanner and it places the codes automatically?
    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?

    Thanks

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  • Plugin Author Robert Heller

    (@robertpheller)

    1. 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? (?, ?, 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.

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