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[[Image:Block_online_users.gif|right]]The '''Online Users''' block shows a list of users who have been logged into the current course. This block can be added or deleted by a teacher.  The list is updated on a regular basis (the default is every 5 minutes). The time frame can be modified for the entire Moodle site in Administration >> Configuration >> Blocks >> Online Users by the site administrator.
{{Blocks}}The '''Online users''' block shows a list of users who have been logged into the current course. The list is updated on a regular basis (the default is every 5 minutes but this may be changed - see below).
 
Clicking the eye next to your name will hide you from others in the block.
 
[[Image:onlineusers.png]]


Note that even though a user may have been logged into a course within the last 5 minutes, it does not necessarily mean that this user is still online.


* Bold type indicates a teacher
* If you hold the cursor over somebody's name, you will see how long ago that person was last "seen" in the course
* If you hold the cursor over somebody's name, you will see how long ago that person was last "seen" in the course
* If you click on the envelope icon next to somebody's name, you will be able to send a private message to that person (using Moodle's messaging system)
* If you click on the envelope icon next to somebody's name, you will be able to send a private message to that person (using Moodle's messaging system)
* You must keep your messaging window open to receive notice of messages being sent to you


Note 1: If separate groups are enabled in a course and this block is added onto the course page, only members of the group will be displayed in the list.
Note 2: Even though a user may have been logged into a course within the last 5 minutes, it does not necessarily mean that this user is still online.
==Capabilities==
* [[Capabilities/block/online users:myaddinstance|Add a new online users block to the Dashboard]] - allowed for the default role of authenticated user
* [[Capabilities/block/online users:addinstance|Add a new online users block]] to a course page - allowed for the default roles of manager and teacher
* [[Capabilities/block/online users:viewlist| View the list of online users in the online users block]] - allowed for the default roles of manager, teacher, non-editing teacher, student, authenticated user and guest


==Messaging window==
==Site administration settings==
Within the messaging window you can:
* Add or Remove Contact with another person logged into the course (if the face icon is showing, you have contact)
* Block or Unblock Contact with another person (if the green dot is showing, you have Unblocked contact)
* View your Message History with another person (the message history is only for the person whose messaging window you have open)


Note that if you close the messaging window, your current messages will be removed from the window and become part of the messaging history.
The online users block has one setting which may be changed by an administrator in ''Administration > Site administration > Plugins > Blocks > Online users''.


==See also==
* ''block_online_users_timetosee'' - The number of minutes after which users will not be displayed in the list. The default is 5 minutes. You may want to adjust this if the list of users displayed is too long or too short.
* Using Moodle [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=32461#151290 The Lonely People Block] forum discussion and code for combining the Online Users block and [[People block]]
*See forum post [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=33172#244755 tweaking code to add icon after teachers name] for site administrators


[[Category:Block]]
[[Category:Site administration]]


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[[es:Bloque de usuarios en línea]]
[[fr:Bloc Utilisateurs en ligne]]
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Latest revision as of 11:33, 25 April 2019

The Online users block shows a list of users who have been logged into the current course. The list is updated on a regular basis (the default is every 5 minutes but this may be changed - see below).

Clicking the eye next to your name will hide you from others in the block.

onlineusers.png


  • If you hold the cursor over somebody's name, you will see how long ago that person was last "seen" in the course
  • If you click on the envelope icon next to somebody's name, you will be able to send a private message to that person (using Moodle's messaging system)

Note 1: If separate groups are enabled in a course and this block is added onto the course page, only members of the group will be displayed in the list. Note 2: Even though a user may have been logged into a course within the last 5 minutes, it does not necessarily mean that this user is still online.

Capabilities

Site administration settings

The online users block has one setting which may be changed by an administrator in Administration > Site administration > Plugins > Blocks > Online users.

  • block_online_users_timetosee - The number of minutes after which users will not be displayed in the list. The default is 5 minutes. You may want to adjust this if the list of users displayed is too long or too short.