Glossary FAQ

How can I turn on glossary auto-linking?

1. The glossary auto-linking filter should be enabled by an administrator in Administration > Site administration > Plugins > Filters > Manage filters.
2. Each glossary entry should have the "This entry should be automatically linked" box checked.

How can I make glossary entries auto-link to the first instance on a page ONLY?

To stop the linking of every instance, an administrator can enable either 'Filter match once per page' or 'Filter match once per text' in Settings > Site administration > Plugins > Filters > Common filter settings.

How can I delete a glossary entry attachment?

Simply delete the glossary entry and add a new one.

How can I enable glossary auto-linking in uploaded HTML files?

In Administration > Site administration > Plugins > Filters > Common filter settings, set filteruploadedfiles to "All files" or "HTML files only".

How can I exempt individual words from auto-linking to a Glossary entry?

If you don't want particular text to be linked (in a Forum post, say) then:

1. In Edit mode, locate and click the Toggle HTML Source button on the formatting toolbar (appears as '<>' symbol)
2. Locate the piece of text you want to exempt from autolinking
3. Before and after the text respectively, add <nolink> and </nolink>.
4. Save and check.

How can I prevent glossary auto-linking in a quiz?

1. In Administration > Quiz administration > Filters turn the glossary auto-linking filter off
2. Click the 'Save changes' button

How can I make a glossary "read only" for students?

• In Administration > Glossary administration > Permissions, set the Create new entries capability for Student to Prevent. (screenshot in forum thread thanks to Joseph Rézeau)

How do I import entries from another glossary?

See Import glossary entries.

I am frustrated trying to import my old images glossary into my new glossary with XML

Please note the tracker issue MDL-28526

Here is a workaround, there has to be an easier way but

• Create a webfolder that you can link to. For example call it "images"
• Add images to that folder
• Export your XML file and edit it
• Change the src="@@PLUGINFILE@@/ to something line src="Mydomain.edu/images/ for every entry in the file.
• Save the XML file with a different name
• Import that new XML file into your new glossary

Now when you use the course import feature, your glossary will work in the new course.

How can I make a glossary global?

See this forum thread on making a glossary global.

What is the code for the different display formats?

The table below summarises the different display formats.

Format	Entry	Author	Date	Definition	Images	Attachments
Entry list	x	-	-	x	x	link
Simple Dictionary	x	-	-	x	x	link
Continuous	x	-	-	x	x	link
FAQ	x	-	x	x	x	link
Full without Author	x	-	x	x	x	link
Full with Author	x	x	x	x	x	link
Encyclopedia	x	x	x	x	x	x*

* Attached images are shown inline.

See also

• Using Moodle Glossary module forum
• Import and export FAQ
• XML FAQ