Bug 41680

Summary: Add clarity to PatronSelfRegistrationVerifyByEmail system preference
Product: Koha Reporter: Esther Melander <esther.melander>
Component: DocumentationAssignee: Bugs List <koha-bugs>
Status: Needs documenting --- QA Contact: Testopia <testopia>
Severity: minor    
Priority: P5 - low CC: david, philip.orr
Version: 25.05   
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Description Esther Melander 2026-01-21 20:44:38 UTC
The Koha manual states "If you require patrons to verify their accounts via email they will not be able to log in to the OPAC until they acknowledge the email sent by Koha."

This statement is accurate, but it is lacking detail about the patron account creation. For example, the patron account creation does not happen until the account is verified. Staff are not able to find the account from the staff interface until verified, preventing troubleshooting if there is a typo in the email address. The manual seems to imply the only thing the system preference impacts is the ability to log in to the OPAC.