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== Links == | == Links == | ||
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<li>[http://download.moodle.org/download.php/plugins/blocks/active_forums.zip Block Code Download]</li> | |||
<li>[http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?d=13&rid=4242 Moodle Modules Posting] (Please add comments here)</li> | |||
<li>[http://tracker.moodle.org/browse/CONTRIB-2369 Bug Tracker Page for Active Forums](Please report bug here, Thanks)</li> | |||
<li>[http://cvs.moodle.org/contrib/plugins/blocks/active_forums CVS Repository]</li> | |||
</ul> | </ul> | ||
== Installing == | == Installing == | ||
This Active Forums block is installed like other blocks ([https://docs.moodle.org/en/Installing_contributed_modules_or_plugins See: How to install a block]) | <p>This Active Forums block is installed like other blocks ([https://docs.moodle.org/en/Installing_contributed_modules_or_plugins See: How to install a block])</p> | ||
== Configuration == | == Configuration == | ||
Revision as of 20:41, 27 October 2010
Features
- Active Forums Block allows users to view forum activity in a tag cloud style.
- The most active discussions will be displayed bold and large while less active discussions are less prominent.
- Help users to differentiate and track the discussion activity over a certain period of time.
- Show all discussion forums activity but News forums are excluded by default
Links
- Block Code Download
- Moodle Modules Posting (Please add comments here)
- Bug Tracker Page for Active Forums(Please report bug here, Thanks)
- CVS Repository
Installing
This Active Forums block is installed like other blocks (See: How to install a block)
Configuration
It is possible to achieve the following configurations:
- Block instance title: There can be multiple instances of the Active Forums block. You may want to show a different time period for active forum discussions in same course.
- Period checked (days): This option lets a teacher set different time frames for forum activity in a course.
- Maximum name length before truncation: This option constrains the discussion title to a maximum length, before it is truncated and displayed in the block. With this, a teacher can allow discussion titles to be shown at full length or they can shorten the titles to reduce space occupied by the tag cloud.
- Maximum discussions in tag cloud: In periods of high activity, there may be many active forums. A teacher can restrict the number of discussions displayed to reduce the space occupied by the discussion tag cloud.
- Include News forums: News forums are used to make announcements, so students will not be able to be active in them. By default, therefore, these are not shown among active forums.
