22 Nov 2019
Koha is the first free and open source software library automation package (ILS). Development is sponsored by libraries of varying types and sizes, volunteers, and support companies from around the world. The website for the Koha project is:
Koha 18.11.11 can be downloaded from:
Installation instructions can be found at:
Koha 18.11.11 is a bugfix/maintenance release.
It includes 3 enhancements, 24 bugfixes.
[21180] Allow Talking Tech outbound script to limit based on patron home library branchcode
[23537] Overdrive won't show complete results if the Overdrive object doesn't have a primaryCreator
[21058] Missing class for results_summary spans
[23526] Shibboleth login url with query has double encoded '?' %3F
[23353] ACQ framework makes fr-CA web installer explode
[23597] Holds API is missing reserved parameters on the GET spec
[23004] Missing authtype filter in auth_finder.pl
[23961] [18.11] Menu "add subcription fields" has disappeared
[18710] Wrong subfield modified in batch item modification
[23101] Contracts permissions for staff patron
[23658] [18.11] WrongTransfer modal drops off specified checkin date on returns.pl
[23679] Software error when trying to transfer an unknown barcode
[21406] Not adding author to request can cause JS errors
[22744] Remove confusing 'Do not notify' checkboxes from messaging preferences
[16111] RSS feed for OPAC search results has wrong content type
[23625] ArticleRequestsMandatoryFields* only affects field labels, does not make inputs required
Sponsored by California College of the Arts
[23683] Course reserves public notes on specific items should allow for HTML
[23688] System preference uppercasesurnames broken by typo
[23607] Make /patrons/:patron_id/account privileged user only
[23624] Count rows in report without (potentially) consuming all memory
Sponsored and written by HELM/FLO
SIP2
[22037] regression: guarantor no longer blocked (debarred) if child is over limit, when checking out via SIP.
[22929] Enabling the GDPR_Policy will affect libraries using the SCO module in Koha
[23651] RestrictedPage system preferences should include the address of the page in the description
[23575] Template error causes item search to be submitted multiple times
Important notes:
The Koha manual is maintained in Sphinx. The home page for Koha documentation is
As of the date of these release notes, only the English version of the Koha manual is available:
The Git repository for the Koha manual can be found at
Complete or near-complete translations of the OPAC and staff interface are available in this release for the following languages:
Partial translations are available for various other languages.
The Koha team welcomes additional translations; please see
For information about translating Koha, and join the koha-translate list to volunteer:
The most up-to-date translations can be found at:
The release team for Koha 18.11.11 is
Documentation Team:
Translation Managers:
We thank the following libraries who are known to have sponsored new features in Koha 18.11.11:
We thank the following individuals who contributed patches to Koha 18.11.11.
We thank the following libraries, companies, and other institutions who contributed patches to Koha 18.11.11
We also especially thank the following individuals who tested patches for Koha.
We regret any omissions. If a contributor has been inadvertently missed, please send a patch against these release notes to koha-patches@lists.koha-community.org.
The Koha project uses Git for version control. The current development version of Koha can be retrieved by checking out the master branch of:
The branch for this version of Koha and future bugfixes in this release line is new-security-release-18.11.11.
Bug reports and feature requests can be filed at the Koha bug tracker at:
He rau ringa e oti ai. (Many hands finish the work)
Autogenerated release notes updated last on 22 Nov 2019 17:46:39.