Bug 41855

Summary: Clarify and reorganize the user menu (usermenu.inc)
Product: Koha Reporter: Matthias Berland <matthias.berland>
Component: OPACAssignee: Owen Leonard <oleonard>
Status: NEW --- QA Contact: Testopia <testopia>
Severity: enhancement    
Priority: P5 - low    
Version: 25.11   
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Description Matthias Berland 2026-02-16 10:50:08 UTC
Is it possible to rearrange the user menu in the OPAC (usermenu.inc) with sub-menus/dropdowns? Especially when the library enables a lot of features and additional plug-ins, I find the menu heavy with information and not very user friendly.

- Some elements of the lists are repetitive : Search history, Checkout history, Holds history, Recalls history.
- Some elements have similar descriptions and/or are not clear : Privacy / Consents.
- Elements benefit from logical subdivisions: placing actions the patrons need more frequently at the top, and rare actions at the bottom. Regarding accessibility, it would also benefit screen-reader users who can navigate from elements to sub-elements of the list to find directly what they are looking for instead of going through each element of the list every time. I think it could benefit all users who struggle with computers.

An example of what I am thinking about :

Summary

Library card

Charges

Document requests and suggestions

-----Interlibrary loan requests
    
-----Curbside pickups

-----Purchase suggestions


Lists and tags

-----Lists

-----Tags

-----Routing lists


History

-----Search history

-----Checkout history

-----Holds history
        
-----Recalls history


Settings

-----Ask for discharge

-----Change password

-----Personal details
        
-----Consents -> Personal data consents

-----Messaging -> Messaging preferences
        
-----Alert subscriptions 
            
-----Privacy -> History preferences and privacy
Comment 1 Matthias Berland 2026-02-16 10:50:33 UTC
The current list if everything is enabled:
Summary
Library card
Charges
Personal details
Consents
Tags
Change password
Search history
Checkout history
Privacy
Holds history
Recalls history
Purchase suggestions
Messaging
Lists
Routing lists
Ask for discharge
Interlibrary loan requests
Curbside pickups
Alert subscriptions