Navigation block: Difference between revisions

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

The navigation block is set as an 'unneeded block' in The Boost theme settings, and is therefore not available to add.

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.

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+The navigation block is used to provide navigation links when using the Classic theme or a custom theme based on Classic.
-{{Note|Since Moodle 3.2, the navigation block has been replaced by a navigation drawer used with the Boost theme.'''}}
+The navigation block is set as an 'unneeded block' in The [[Boost theme]] settings, and is therefore not available to add.
-While the [[Boost theme]] does not need the navigation block, other themes such as Clean, the [[More theme]] or themes from the [https://moodle.org/plugins/?q=type:theme Plugins directory] might still require it.
+*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 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. See the screencast [https://youtu.be/Ij4NWu-XxeU The Navigation block].
+[[File:ExplandedNavBlock4.png|frameless|center|Student view of expanded navigation block]]
+==See also==
-Here are examples of the navigation block:
+Contributed plugins with similar functionality:
-<gallery widths="400px" heights="400px" perrow="3">
-Image:AdminSiteAdminBlock.png|Navigation block on front page
-Image:NavBlockTeacherCourseView.png|Teacher view in a course
-</gallery>
-==Navigation block settings==
-An administrator can change navigation settings, such as the default home page, and whether to show course categories in the navigation, in ''Administration > Site administration > Appearance > Navigation''. See [[Navigation]] for details.
-==Hiding the navigation block==
-* One way to make it harder for students to see other courses they are not enrolled in, is to force the [[Dashboard]], and then hide the navigation block.
-* This will push all users to the Dashboard on login, where they will see a list of those courses that they are enrolled in.
-* Hiding the navigation block will make it harder for them to find the other courses.
-==FAQ==
-===Can you change what links are available in the navigation block?===
-Currently there are no admin settings to modify what is available in this block except as indicated above.  To do this requires a code hack.
-You can always try some contrib (3rd party) Navigation blocks that allow you to setup what is available on the menu.
 * [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]
-* [https://moodle.org/plugins Search for more...]
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Navigation block: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 09:20, 4 July 2022

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