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{{Blocks}}The community finder block enables users to access [http://moodle.net Moodle.net], and search for courses to download or enrol in.
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''Note: The community finder block has been removed from Moodle 3.6.6 as part of [[:en:Sunsetting moodle.net|Sunsetting moodle.net]].''


* Downloadable courses may be immediately restored to your Moodle site
If you are using an older version of Moodle which still contains the community finder block, it is recommended that you hide it.
* Links to enrollable courses are saved in the community finder block
 
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| [[File:community finder block.png|thumb|Community finder block]]
| [[File:search for community course.png|thumb|Search for community courses]]
|}
 
==Downloading courses from a hub==
 
# In the community finder block click Search
# Select 'Courses I can download' and then click the Search button
# For any courses of interest, click 'Visit demo' then if you're happy with the course, click 'Download'
# The course backup will then be downloaded and saved in your private files. Click Yes to immediately restore the course
 
==Finding courses to enrol in==
 
# In the community finder block click Search
# Select  [http://moodle.net Moodle.net]
# Select 'Courses I can enrol in' and then click the Search button
# For any courses of interest, click 'Visit site' then if you're happy with the course, click 'Save a link to this course'
 
The link to the course will then be displayed in the community finder block.
 
If you wish to remove any saved links, click the X icon after the link.
 
==Capabilities==
 
By default, users with the role of manager or teacher can use the community finder block.
 
The following capabilities control access to the block:
* [[Capabilities/moodle/community:add|moodle/community:add]] - allows a user to use the Community block to search for courses on a hub
* [[Capabilities/moodle/community:download|moodle/community:download]] - allows a user to use the Community block to download courses from a hub
 
==See also==
 
* [[Community hub]]
* [[Restoring file aliases]] for details of what happens when restoring a course which has been downloaded from a hub and which contains file aliases
 
[[Category:Hub]]


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Latest revision as of 12:17, 4 September 2019

Note: The community finder block has been removed from Moodle 3.6.6 as part of Sunsetting moodle.net.

If you are using an older version of Moodle which still contains the community finder block, it is recommended that you hide it.

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