Usernews
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It's a new bulk user action that allows administrators (doanything capability) to add news on Moodle index page using Moodle user filters.
Features
- News are shown in moodle frontpage
- The admin user chooses if news can be hidden by users or if they are fixed, as well as send an email with the news.
- Users only can hide the news that the administrator has created as concealable and can also view a log of old news
- To manage news, system administrators have a 'Manage news' button in Moodle frontpage, where they can edit, delete or hide news.
Usage
- To add a news go to Admin block -> Users -> Accounts -> Bulk user actions, choose users and select 'Add news' option.
Installation
- Copy usernews/admin/user/news folder into admin/user/, and usernews/local in your moodle root. If you already have a local/ folder follow local/db/upgrade.php comments
- Click notifications on Moodle frontpage Admin block
- Apply admin/user/news/usernews.diff patch, it should patch 3 files, instructions to apply patches at https://docs.moodle.org/en/Development:How_to_apply_a_patch
Other information
- Supported languages: English, Español and Català.
- Moodle supported versions: 1.9
