How to prevent patrons from logging into the OPAC
This document will outline how to remove the login option from the OPAC site to make it impossible for patrons or staff to log into the OPAC. Doing this will not impact on library staff members being able to login on the staff side of Koha.
Why can patrons log into the OPAC site?
Koha is made up of two sites, the staff site and the OPAC site. The staff side is for administrative tasks, such as circulation and cataloging and should only be accessible to library staff members.
The OPAC site, or the Online Personal Access Catalogue, is for patrons of the library to search the online catalogue, but it can also be set up to allow patrons to login and complete a variety of functions, including viewing checkouts, renewing items and making purchase suggestions.
The different options that will be available when a patron logs in may vary from site to site. To get an idea of these options, please check our Help Centre.
If the login feature is enabled, the options to login will appear in the upper right hand corner and the lower right hand side of the OPAC.
How to remove the login option
To remove the login option from the OPAC page, go to Koha administration > Global System Preferences and search for opacuserlogin.
This will bring up a system preference of the same name.
After the login option was removed:
Even after removing the login option it will still be possible for patrons to search the online catalogue.
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