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The Navigation Block is a feature of Moodle 2.0, and contains an expanding tree menu. Default menu items include My Home, Site Pages, My Profile, and Courses.  
The navigation block is used to provide navigation links when using the Clean or More theme or a custom theme based on Clean.


The block's appearance and location can be Theme dependent. This block can also appear in a course.  The navigation block contents depends upon the global settings, context, and the role of the user.
(The [[Boost theme]] in Moodle 3.2 onwards uses a navigation drawer rather than the navigation block.)


==Overview==
*If enabled, the navigation block will appear on every page of the site. It contains an expanding tree menu which includes Dashboard, Site Pages and Courses. What appears in the navigation block depends on the role of the user, where they are in the Moodle site, and any settings that have been applied globally.
The navigation block has links which can be expanded or collapsed.   Here are examples of a 2.0 Standard theme's navigation block in collapsed mode and one that has the higher links opened one level.
*The administrator can change settings (such as the default home page) from Navigation in Site Administration.
*If the [[Dashboard]] is forced and the navigation block hidden, students will find it harder to see courses they are not enrolled in.


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Here are examples of the navigation block:
| [[Image:Navigation block col std theme 1.png|frame|center|Navigation block on Front Page]]
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| [[Image:Navigation block expanded std 1.png|frame|center|Site Front Page links expanded]]
| [[Image:Navigation block courses expanded 1.png|frame|center|Front Page, course links expanded]]
| [[Image:Navigation block course courses 1.png|frame|center|A course's links expanded]]
|}


==Navigation Block settings==
Image:AdminSiteAdminBlock.png|Navigation block on front page  
Site Administrators can configure the site level Navigation Block. Teacher and Student roles have limited options to configure the position of the Navigation Block on their MyMoodle page.
Image:NavBlock32.png|Navigation block in a course


Log in, go to the course area, Turn Editing On, then select the Edit icon in the Navigation Block. Then configure the following settings.
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===Allow users to dock this block===
This allows users to free up screen area if they need to, displaying a link to the Navigation Block in a tab at the side.


===Display categories as links===
==See also==
As long as Display Categories is enabled in Site Administration > Appearance > Navigation (which it is by default), this setting can be enabled.
 
Where Categories display as links, clicking on those links opens the category page, whereas clicking on the small arrowhead pulls down a further menu of its courses. It may be helpful to induct users to this distinction. 
 
===Trimming===
 
Long titles wrap over several lines, and this can affect the readability of a menu.
 
Enabling trimming removes characters which exceed an optional limit for each menu item. There is an option to remove characters from the beginning, middle, or end of the title.
 
===Generate Navigation for the following===
 
The options in this setting allow you to configure how far the menu should expand.
 
;Everything: the menu expands to allow access to any page in any of your course areas.
 
;Categories and courses: the menu expands as far as listing links to the course areas in each category.
 
;Categories, courses and course structures: the menu expands as far as listing the section titles in each course area (these display unlinked).
 
;Categories, courses and course activities: the menu expands to allow access to any page in any of your course areas.
 
===Page contexts===
;Display on front page only: the menu will be visible only on the front page
;Display on the front page and any pages added to the front page: the menu will be visible on the front page and pages added to it, but not on individual course area pages (for each course area there's the option to enable a separate, configurable Navigation Block).
;Display throughout the entire site: the menu will be visible on every page of the site (n.b. there's the potential for confusing duplication if a Navigation Block is enabled for a course area).
 
===[And the rest of the settings TBC]===
 
==To hide the Navigation Block==
Administrators can hide the Navigation Block at course level via Site Administration > Plugins > Blocks. This is site wide, therefore drastic, and should only be pursued after consultation.
 
At course area level, Teachers can hide their Navigation Block by clicking its Pen/Hand icon to access its Settings, clicking Permissions, and removing from Authenticated User the View Block capability.


==See also==
Contributed plugins with similar functionality:


*Using Moodle [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=115620 What is the structure of a Moodle site?] forum discussion
* [https://moodle.org/plugins/view.php?plugin=block_fn_my_menu FN My Menu]
* [https://moodle.org/plugins/view.php?plugin=block_course_menu Course Menu]


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Latest revision as of 12:41, 29 August 2017

The navigation block is used to provide navigation links when using the Clean or More theme or a custom theme based on Clean.

(The Boost theme in Moodle 3.2 onwards uses a navigation drawer rather than the navigation block.)

  • If enabled, the navigation block will appear on every page of the site. It contains an expanding tree menu which includes Dashboard, Site Pages and Courses. What appears in the navigation block depends on the role of the user, where they are in the Moodle site, and any settings that have been applied globally.
  • The administrator can change settings (such as the default home page) from Navigation in Site Administration.
  • If the Dashboard is forced and the navigation block hidden, students will find it harder to see courses they are not enrolled in.

Here are examples of the navigation block:

  • Navigation block on front page

    Navigation block on front page

  • Navigation block in a course

    Navigation block in a course


See also

Contributed plugins with similar functionality:

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