Configure Custom Settings

Use the Custom Settings options to configure Destiny Discover to meet your school's needs. Options include:

Note: To learn about other ways to customize Destiny Discover, see Customize display options.

Choose a theme

You can choose from the following themes for groups of users at your school. The theme you select appears in both the browser and app versions of Destiny Discover.

Midnight Blue (default)

Midnight blue theme.

Dark Orange

Dark orange theme.

Under the Sea

Under the Sea theme.

Grey

Dark grey.

Space

Space theme.

Green

Green theme.

Technology

Technology theme.

Orange

Orange theme.

Blue

Blue theme.

Purple

Purple theme.

Dark Green

Dark green theme.

 

To change the theme:

  1. Go to Discover Admin.
  2. Select Display Options > Custom Settings.
  3. Use the Themes drop-downs to select a theme for each role.

    Note: To set all roles to the same theme, use the Set All drop-down.

  4. Click Save.

Enable or disable features

Define which of the following features you want to show by user role: reviews, ratings, sharing, citations, Collections, and Search Options.

To enable or disable a feature:

  1. Go to Discover Admin.
  2. Select Display Options > Custom Settings.
  3. Select or deselect the appropriate checkboxes for each role.
  4. Click Save.

Show larger content

Use custom settings to enlarge images, text, and action buttons, as well as show more graphic-based icons on the homepage, search results, Title Preview, and a title's details.

To enable larger content:

  1. Go to Discover Admin.
  2. Select Display Options > Custom Settings.
  3. Use the Larger Content checkboxes to enable it for each role.

    Note: To set all roles to the same view, use the Set All checkbox.

    Custom Settings page with Display Options, Custom Settings and Larger Content option highlighted.
  4. Click Save.

Set a default search results view

You can configure a default search results view – card or list – by user role. This lets you choose the way that works best for students and other patrons, while still letting them change the view if they want to.

Card View

Search results in card view.

List View

Search results in list view.

To set a default view:

  1. Go to Discover Admin.
  2. Select Display Options > Custom Settings.
  3. Use the Search Returns drop-downs to select a default view for each role.

    Note: To set all roles to the same view, use the Set All drop-down.

    Custom Settings page with Display Options, Custom Settings, Search Returns option selected. 
  4. Click Save.

Choose a reading program to feature

Decide the reading program you want to show in Title Preview and the top section of Title Details for each user role.

Title Preview:
Title Preview with reading program information highlighted.

Title Details:

Title Details with reading program information highlighted.

Notes:

  • Reading program information appears if the title record includes that data.
  • If a title record includes data for multiple reading programs, any non-selected reading program information appears in a title's details in the More Info section.

To choose a reading program to feature:

  1. Go to Discover Admin.
  2. Select Display Options > Custom Settings.
  3. Use the Reading Program drop-downs to select a default view for each role.

    Note: To set all roles to the same reading program, use the Set All drop-down.

    Custom Settings page with Display Options, Custom Settings and Reading Program option highlighted. 
  4. Click Save.