Many features of VuFind can be customized without changing any code. This page should help guide you through.

Most users should take a look at these configuration options, as they are the most commonly used.

• Alphabetical Heading Browse - How to activate traditional OPAC-style heading browsing.
• Autocomplete - Provide real-time, context-sensitive suggestions.
• Call Number Configuration - Dealing with Dewey vs. LC call numbers.
• Customizing the User Interface
• Customizing and Tuning Search Options
• Customizing Facets
• Search Result Highlighting - Help explain search results by highlighting matched terms.
• Stop Words and Synonyms - Improve search results by giving certain words special treatment.
• Tracking Record Changes - Special features needed for optimal RSS and OAI-PMH server support.
• Use of External Content - Cover images, reviews, excerpts, biographies, etc.

This section covers more specialized customizations that are of interest to a smaller group of users but may still be useful.

• Alternate MySQL Database Name - How to change the database name after you have installed VuFind.
• Using Solr Shards - How to combine results from multiple Solr servers.