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Revision as of 23:50, 2 October 2007
Template:Forums Template:Moodle 1.7 Roles and capabilities in Moodle 1.7 onwards enable possibilities such as students being given permission to moderate forums.
Forum capabilities
- mod/forum:addnews (from 1.8 onwards)
- mod/forum:createattachment
- mod/forum:deleteanypost
- mod/forum:deleteownpost
- mod/forum:editanypost
- mod/forum:managesubscriptions
- mod/forum:movediscussions
- mod/forum:rate
- mod/forum:replynews (from 1.8 onwards)
- mod/forum:replypost (from 1.8 onwards)
- mod/forum:splitdiscussions
- mod/forum:startdiscussion
- mod/forum:throttlingapplies
- mod/forum:viewanyrating
- mod/forum:viewdiscussion
- mod/forum:viewhiddentimedposts
- mod/forum:viewqandawithoutposting
- mod/forum:viewrating
- mod/forum:viewsubscribers
- mod/forum:initialsubscriptions (from 1.8 onwards)
No discussions, but replies are allowed
A role override may be used to set up a forum in which only teachers are to be allowed to start new discussions.
- Access the Assign roles page via the Roles tab in editing forum page
- Follow the "Override roles" link
- Select the Student role
- Set the capability mod/forum:startdiscussion to Prevent
- Click the "Save changes" button
No discussions, no replies
A role override may be used to close/archive a forum so that students may no longer start new discussions, nor add replies, but may still read all the discussions.
- Access the Assign roles page via the Roles tab in editing forum page
- Follow the "Override roles" link
- Select the Student role
- Set the capabilities mod/forum:startdiscussion and mod/forum:replypost to Prevent
- Click the "Save changes" button
Enabling students to rate posts
By default, only admins and teachers can rate posts. A role override may be used to enable students to rate posts.
- Access the Assign roles page via the Roles tab in editing forum page
- Follow the "Override roles" link
- Select the Student role
- Set the capability mod/forum:rate to Allow
- Click the "Save changes" button
See also
- Forum moderator role
- Using Moodle Role names showing next to posting photos forum discussion