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{{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).
{{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).


[[Image:Block_online_users.gif]]
Clicking the eye next to your name will hide you from others in the block.
 
[[Image: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 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)


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.
Note 1: 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.
Note 2: 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.
 
==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
* [[Capabilities/block/online users:viewlist| View the list of online users in the online users block]] - allowed for the default roles of manager, teacher, non-editing teacher, student, authenticated user and guest


==Site administration settings==
==Site administration settings==


The online users block has one setting which may be changed by an administrator in ''Settings > Site administration > Plugins > Blocks > Online users''.
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.
* ''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.
==See also==
Using Moodle forum posts:
* [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]]
* [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=33172#244755 tweaking code to add icon after teachers name] for site administrators


[[Category:Site administration]]
[[Category:Site administration]]

Latest revision as of 11:33, 25 April 2019

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).

Clicking the eye next to your name will hide you from others in the block.

onlineusers.png


  • 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 1: 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. Note 2: 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.

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.