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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).
 
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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.
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)
==See also==


* 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]]
Note: 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.
[[Category:Teacher]]
 
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==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
 
==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.
 
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[[de:Online-Aktivitäten]]
[[es:Bloque de usuarios en línea]]
[[fr:Bloc Utilisateurs en ligne]]

Latest revision as of 13:33, 23 January 2017

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).

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.

  • 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: 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.

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.