Customizing the Koha Staff Interface

Customizing the Koha Staff Interface

HTML Customization

Koha’s HTML customization tool allows staff to customize content on the staff interface and OPAC.


  1. To get there click on Tools > Additional tools > HTML customization 
  2. Select the display location for the staff interface or OPAC
  3. Read more about setting up the HTML Customization in the Koha Manual 

this feature will be deployed to ByWater supported libraries the week of 10/27/25

Adding a Calendar to the Koha Staff Interface

It is possible to embed a calendar from a third party provider into Koha so that it is visible to anyone that logs into the staff interface.

This calendar will be displayed to all staff logging into the staff interface.

Google Calendar

First, you need to get the HTML code from your calendar, open your Google Calendar
  1. In the top right, click Settings.
  2. On the left side of the screen, click the name of the calendar you want to embed
  3. In the "Integrate calendar" section, copy the iframe code displayed
  4. Under the embed code, click Customize
  5. Copy the HTML code displayed



This code will be specific to your calendar, so copy it right from the page.

News

Now, we need to add this code to the News section in Koha.
  1. Go to the Tools module, and choose News.
  2. Click ‘New entry’ and select 'Librarian Interface'
  3. If you have other News items, it is important you enter a position value.
  4. Create a title and then add the copied iframe to the News section
  5. Click Submit.
You should then see the Google Calendar on the main page of the Staff Interface.



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