Page Tracker Block: Difference between revisions
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* '''start page:''' defines the starting page. all subnodes of this page will be displayed | * '''start page:''' defines the starting page. all subnodes of this page will be displayed | ||
* '''Depth:''' the page_tracker will scan the start page subpages until this depth (relative to start page) is reached | * '''Depth:''' the page_tracker will scan the start page subpages until this depth (relative to start page) is reached | ||
==Sensibility to page visibiliy status== | |||
The page tracker is fully aware of how the [[Page Course Format]] resolves the page visibiity for users. | |||
==Capabilities== | ==Capabilities== | ||
This block has tje single standard capability block/page_tracker:addinstance. | This block has tje single standard capability block/page_tracker:addinstance. |
Latest revision as of 13:13, 8 March 2014
this block is also known as "Learning Stations Block".
The Page Tracker Block is a utility block that allows exposing simple navigation menus in a Page Course Format
You can alternatively also use the Pagemenu Module as a module to build such navigation principles.
The page tracker block as some additionnal feature as a visual visit tracking indicators. Those indicators tell the user about unvisited pages.
One single instance of a page tracker can only expose one node siblings, developping a configurable amount of sublevels.
Requirements
This block needs the Page Course Format to be installed.
Installation
Deploy the Page Tracker archive into the "blocks" directory of Moodle Run the Administration -> Notification to finish install.
Settings
The Page Tracker Block has several settings that help to obtain a flexible menu depending on page construction and requirements.
Global settings
No global settings.
Instance settings
- Title: the visible block title. Will default to "Learning Stations"
- Allow links: this will let choose when (and which) pages appear as links
- None: No links
- Visited pages: will provide links on pages the user has some log traces in
- All pages: will always provide links
- Hide disabled links: this will completely hide pages the user has not yet visited.
- start page: defines the starting page. all subnodes of this page will be displayed
- Depth: the page_tracker will scan the start page subpages until this depth (relative to start page) is reached
Sensibility to page visibiliy status
The page tracker is fully aware of how the Page Course Format resolves the page visibiity for users.
Capabilities
This block has tje single standard capability block/page_tracker:addinstance.