Site Information¶
The Site Information page lets you configure many site-level settings for Colectica Portal.
General¶
- Site Name
The name of the site, as displayed in the upper left corner of the site
- Site Title
The title of the site, as included in the HTML
<title>
element- Theme Name
The name of the visual theme that determines fonts, colors, and other design elements.
- Allow Commenting
Determines whether to allow users to add comments to items.
- Allow Rating
Determines whether to allow users to rate items.
- Display EU Cookie Warning
Determines whether the EU cookie warning should be displayed when users first visit the site.
- Show tours on first visit
Determines whether the user is shown a tour of the site on their first visit.
- Cookie Warning Text
The text to display in the cookie warning bar. If left blank, the default is “We use cookies to track usage and preferences.”
- Allow Data Download
Determines whether custom data extracts can be downloaded.
- Disable dataset download links on dataset page for non-registered users
Determines whether the links to public data file identifications are displayed on the dataset page for anonymous users
Home Page Content¶
- Welcome Message
Text to be displayed at the top of the home page.
- Secondary Welcome Message
Text to be displayed at the top of the home page, in the right column. If present, the Welcome Message (above) is displayed in the left column.
- Custom HTML Content
Raw HTML to be displayed on the home page. This content will appear under the welcome message, if a welcome message is set.
- Show Search
Determines whether the search box is displayed on the home page.
- Types to Search
Determines which types of items to search when searching from the home page. If no item types are set, then all item types are searched.
- Displayed Item Counts
Determines which types of items will show their item counts with links on the home page.
- Item Lists
Determines which types of items will be listed directly on the home page.
- Show grouped QuestionItem + QuestionGrid + QuestionBlock count
Determines whether a composite item count consisting of all QuestionItem, QuestionGrid, and QuestionBlock types is displayed on the home page. If enabled, it is recommended that none of the three question types are selected in the Item Counts setting, to avoid redundancy.
Search¶
- Allow searching all types
If turned on, the
/search/
page allows users to search for all item types. If turned off, only item-specific search pages are allowed (for example,/search/variables/
).- Show series search facet
If turned on, the
/search/
page allows users to filter results by series selected from a dropdown.- Show studies search facet
If turned on, the
/search/
page allows users to filter results by studies selected from a dropdown.- Show languages search facet
If turned on, the
/search/
page allows users to choose which metadata content languages are searched.- Show breadcrumbs in search results
If turned on, the
/search/
page displays a breadcrumb trail at the top of the each search result.- Visible Item Types
Determines which item types are visible in the Item Types facet box. Other item types are available through the More button.
- Results Page Size
The number of search results to be displayed per page.
- Use POST instead of GET for search form
Determines whether the search form uses the POST or GET method. It is recommended not to enable this setting, because POST requests break backward navigation.
- Show search targets dropdown
Determines whether the search form includes a dropdown to select the search target (e.g. search only item names or labels).
Login¶
- Allow anonymous access
Determines whether users who are not logged in can access the portal
- Is registration allowed
Determines whether users who are not administrators can create their own accounts. If turned off, only administrators can create new accounts.
- Registration page welcome message
Text to be displayed at the top of the registration page.
- Login page welcome message
Text to be displayed at the top of the login page.
Content¶
- Footer Text
Text to appear at the bottom of every page.
- Help Links
Links to be added to the help menu. Each line describes one link in the following format:
Link One,http://example.org/link1 Link Two,http://example.org/link2
- HTML before </body>
Content to appear immediately before the closing body tag. This may include
<script>
elements.- Javascript files to include
Paths to Javascript files to include on every page. Each line should contain a single path.
- Message for /explore
A message to be displayed on the
/explore/
page when no concept is selected.- Message for /search
A message to be displayed on the
/search/
page.- Message for /basket
A message to be displayed on the
/basket/
page.- Message for /classifications
A message to be displayed on the
/classifications/
page.
Visualization¶
- Use concise concordance view by default
Determines whether the concise concordance view is displayed by default. If not enabled, the verbose concordance table is shown by default.
- Use Line Charts not Bar Charts
For variable statistics, determines which type of chart is displayed.
- Sort concordance views in descending order
Determines the order in which concordance tables and charts are displayed. By default, they are displayed in ascending order.
Email¶
- Email Address for Feedback
The email address to which messages from the Feedback form will be directed
Basket¶
- Types Allowed in Basket
Determines which types of items are allowed to be added to the basket.
- Enable public basket sharing
If turned on, users can share their basket with others by providing a link.
User Profile¶
- Terms of Use
Text to be displayed on the user registration page. The user must check a box to assent to the terms.
- Position Choices
Determines the options available in the Position dropdown on the user registration page.
PDF¶
- Enable PDF download
Determines whether users can download PDFs of items.
- Header Text
Header text to be included in generated PDFs
- Footer Text
Footer text to be included in generated PDFs
- Include Cover Page
Determines whether a cover page is included in generated PDFs
- Cover Page Image
The location on disk of an image to be included on the cover page of generated PDFs.
- Include Table of Contents
Determines whether a table of contents is included in generated PDFs
- Page Size
The page size of generated PDFs: either Letter or A4
Notes on the Cover Page Image¶
The cover page image should be an image the same size as the page size.
The image is used as the page background.
The document title is centered above the image.
API¶
- Types Allowed for Set Creation
Determines which types items for which users can request full set retrieval. This effects the …/ddi-set request and the OAI PMH GetRecords functionality.
- OAI lists latest versions only
If checked, the OAI PMH ListRecords request will only return the latest version of each item. If not checked, all versions are included.