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==Standard repositories== | ==Standard repositories== | ||
Repositories are managed in ''Site administration > Plugins > Repositories > Manage repositories''. | |||
===Repositories enabled by default=== | ===Repositories enabled by default=== | ||
* [[ | * [[Embedded files]] - Allows linking to files and images available to the user that have been added/embedded in courses and activities | ||
* [[Server files repository|Server files]] - | * [[Server files repository|Server files]] - Gives access to files elsewhere on Moodle (limited by a user's permissions) | ||
* [[Recent files repository|Recent files]] - the last 50 files you have uploaded, according to the context | * [[Recent files repository|Recent files]] - Shows the last 50 files you have uploaded, according to the context | ||
* [[Private files]] - | * [[Upload a file repository|Upload a file]] - Enables the "Upload a file" option in the site to allow users to browse for and upload files | ||
* [[URL downloader repository|URL downloader]] - | * [[Private files]] - Enables access to a personal storage area for every user | ||
* [[Wikimedia repository|Wikimedia]] - search for and display media from Wikimedia | * [[URL downloader repository|URL downloader]] - Allows downloading of files and images from a particular URL | ||
* [[Wikimedia repository|Wikimedia]] - Let's users search for and display media from Wikimedia | |||
===Additional repositories may be enabled by a site administrator | ===Additional standard repositories disaled by default=== | ||
These may be enabled and set to visible or hidden by a site administrator. | |||
* [[Alfresco repository|Alfresco]] - link to or copy files from Alfresco into Moodle | * [[Alfresco repository|Alfresco]] - link to or copy files from Alfresco into Moodle | ||
* [[Box repository|Box]] - bring files in from your Box account | * [[Box repository|Box]] - bring files in from your Box account | ||
* [[Legacy course files]] - use the old system from 1.9 of "course files" | |||
* [[Dropbox repository|Dropbox]] - bring files in from Dropbox | * [[Dropbox repository|Dropbox]] - bring files in from Dropbox | ||
* [[EQUELLA repository|EQUELLA]] - link to files in an EQUELLA installation | * [[EQUELLA repository|EQUELLA]] - link to files in an EQUELLA installation | ||
* [[File_system_repository|File system]] - access files uploaded to a folder on your server (by, eg FTP) | * [[File_system_repository|File system]] - access files uploaded to a folder on your server (by, eg FTP) | ||
* [[Flickr repository|Flickr]] - search for and display images from your personal Flickr account | * [[Flickr repository|Flickr]] - search for and display images from your personal Flickr account | ||
* [[Flickr public repository|Flickr public]] - search for and display images publicly available from Flickr | |||
* [[Google Drive repository|Google Drive]] - bring files from your Google Drive account | * [[Google Drive repository|Google Drive]] - bring files from your Google Drive account | ||
* [[Merlot.org repository|Merlot.org]] - bring resources in from Merlot.org | * [[Merlot.org repository|Merlot.org]] - bring resources in from Merlot.org | ||
* [[Picasa web album repository|Picasa web album]] - search for and display images from your Picasa account | * [[Picasa web album repository|Picasa web album]] - search for and display images from your Picasa account | ||
* [[ | * [[Amazon S3 repository|Amazon S3]] - | ||
* [[Skydrive repository|OneDrive]] bring in files from your Microsoft OneDrive (formerly known as ''Skydrive'') | * [[Skydrive repository|OneDrive]] bring in files from your Microsoft OneDrive (formerly known as ''Skydrive'') | ||
* [[WebDAV repository|WebDAV]] -bring in files using webdav | * [[WebDAV repository|WebDAV]] -bring in files using webdav | ||
* [[Youtube videos repository|Youtube videos]] - search for and display Youtube videos | * [[Youtube videos repository|Youtube videos]] - search for and display Youtube videos | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Revision as of 01:13, 23 October 2015
Repositories in Moodle enable users to upload files, access previously uploaded files and to easily bring content into Moodle from external repositories, such as Flickr or Google Docs. Enabled repositories are available in the File picker. (Note that you cannot upload files into a repository from Moodle.)
Standard repositories
Repositories are managed in Site administration > Plugins > Repositories > Manage repositories.
Repositories enabled by default
- Embedded files - Allows linking to files and images available to the user that have been added/embedded in courses and activities
- Server files - Gives access to files elsewhere on Moodle (limited by a user's permissions)
- Recent files - Shows the last 50 files you have uploaded, according to the context
- Upload a file - Enables the "Upload a file" option in the site to allow users to browse for and upload files
- Private files - Enables access to a personal storage area for every user
- URL downloader - Allows downloading of files and images from a particular URL
- Wikimedia - Let's users search for and display media from Wikimedia
Additional standard repositories disaled by default
These may be enabled and set to visible or hidden by a site administrator.
- Alfresco - link to or copy files from Alfresco into Moodle
- Box - bring files in from your Box account
- Legacy course files - use the old system from 1.9 of "course files"
- Dropbox - bring files in from Dropbox
- EQUELLA - link to files in an EQUELLA installation
- File system - access files uploaded to a folder on your server (by, eg FTP)
- Flickr - search for and display images from your personal Flickr account
- Flickr public - search for and display images publicly available from Flickr
- Google Drive - bring files from your Google Drive account
- Merlot.org - bring resources in from Merlot.org
- Picasa web album - search for and display images from your Picasa account
- Amazon S3 -
- OneDrive bring in files from your Microsoft OneDrive (formerly known as Skydrive)
- WebDAV -bring in files using webdav
- Youtube videos - search for and display Youtube videos
See also
- Managing repositories
- Repositories FAQ
- Repositories in Moodle 2.0 video
- Whitepaper – Moodle 2 Repositories by ghenrick
- Five Tips for Using the New File Repository System in Moodle by Marcelo Mendes
- dev:Repository plugins developer documentation