How to display the name of the patron who submitted a comment on the OPAC
It is possible to enable comments on the OPAC, for more details on this, please check our Help Centre.
By default, these comments will be anonymous on the OPAC, but it is possible to set the site to display a name of the patron who made the comment. Regardless of the settings for the OPAC, staff will be able to see the name of the patron who submitted the comment from the staff side.
How to enable the function
Go to Koha administration > Global System Preferences and search for ShowReviewer.
This will bring up a few system preferences with similar names. The system preference with the exact name of ShowReviewer provides the ability to identify the patron who submitted the comment on the OPAC.
The ShowReviewer system preference has a few options for what type of name should display on the OPAC next to the comment the patron has made.
first name
This will be the first name recorded on the patron account, in the first name field.
first name and last name initial
This will be the first name and first initial of the second name recorded on the patron account, in the first name field
and second name field.
full name
This will be the first and last name recorded on the patron account, in the first and surname fields.
no name
This will set the site not to display any name or identifier beside the comment.
last name
This will be the last name recorded on the patron account, in the surname field.
username
This will be the username recorded on the patron account, in the username field.
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