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There are a number of capabilities associated with badges:
There are a number of capabilities associated with badges:


*[[Capabilities/moodle/badges:manageglobalsettings | Manage global badge settings]]
*[[Capabilities/block/badges:addinstance|Add a new My latest badges block]]
*[[Capabilities/moodle/badges:createbadge| Create or duplicate badges]]
*[[Capabilities/block/badges:myaddinstance|Add a new My latest badges block to My home]]
*[[Capabilities/moodle/badges:awardbadge| Award a badge]]
*[[Capabilities/moodle/badges:awardbadge| Award a badge]]
*[[Capabilities/moodle/badges:configurecriteria|Set up criteria for awarding a badge]]
*[[Capabilities/moodle/badges:configurecriteria|Set up criteria for awarding a badge]]
*[[Capabilities/moodle/badges:configuredetails|Set up and edit badge details]]
*[[Capabilities/moodle/badges:configuredetails|Set up and edit badge details]]
*[[Capabilities/moodle/badges:configuremessages|Configure badges messages]]
*[[Capabilities/moodle/badges:configuremessages|Configure badges messages]]
*[[Capabilities/moodle/badges:createbadge| Create or duplicate badges]]
*[[Capabilities/moodle/badges:deletebadge| Delete badges]]
*[[Capabilities/moodle/badges:deletebadge| Delete badges]]
*[[Capabilities/moodle/badges:earnbadge|Earn badges]]
*[[Capabilities/moodle/badges:earnbadge|Earn badges]]
*[[Capabilities/moodle/badges:manageglobalsettings | Manage badges site administration settings]]
*[[Capabilities/moodle/badges:manageownbadges|View and manage your own earned badges]]
*[[Capabilities/moodle/badges:manageownbadges|View and manage your own earned badges]]
*[[Capabilities/moodle/badges:viewawarded|View users who earned a specific badge without being able to award a badge]]
*[[Capabilities/moodle/badges:viewbadges |View badges without earning them]]
*[[Capabilities/moodle/badges:viewbadges |View badges without earning them]]
*[[Capabilities/moodle/badges:viewotherbadges|View public badges in other users' profiles]]

Revision as of 13:01, 26 April 2013


Individual user settings

  • A user can manage badges from Navigation>My profile>My badges.
  • A user can view available course badges from Navigation>Current course>Badges.
Viewing course badges

Course administration settings

  • A teacher can add and manage badges in their course if the administrator has enabled course badges in Administration>Site administration>Badges settings.
  • They will see a link to badges in Administration>Course administration>Badges. where badges may be managed and added.

Site administration settings

  • Badges are enabled by default and can be disbled in Administration>Site administration>Advanced features. (Note that disabling the feature once badges have been awarded does not prevent those badges being verifed by external backpacks.)
  • The site settings for badges are located in Administration>Site administration>Badges>Badges settings

Default badge issuer

Here you set the name and email address of the issuer. The name will appear where the badges are displayed and might typically be the name of the organisation.

Salt for hashing recipient's email address

If a hash is used (numbers and letters only) then backpack services can confirm a badge earner without exposing their email address.

Enable connection to external backpacks

This should be enabled in order to connect to, for example Mozilla Open Badges. Note that this will not work on a Moodle hosted locally/offline.

Enable course badges

Ticking this box will allow teachers to add and manage badges in their courses.

Badges capabilities

There are a number of capabilities associated with badges: