Courses and Categories Lists Overview in 2.4
In 2.4 we have several different methods displaying list of categories/courses:
Front page
List of courses on front page
Setting:
Admin can see:
Student can see:
Not logged in user can see:
Note: student can see "Weekly course" (located in subcat1), but admin and not logged in can not (bug?)
Note: student can see remote courses in different format than local courses
Note: if isset($CFG->disablemycourses) student will see the same as guest
if the number of courses > FRONTPAGECOURSELIMIT (constant = 200), courses will not be displayed, just the course search form
List of categories on front page
Setting:
Admin can see:
Student can see:
Not logged in user can see the same as student because in my example student is enrolled in all courses
Combo list on front page
Setting:
Admin can see:
Student can see:
Not logged in user can see:
Note: looks like the most attractive format, BUT student can not see remote courses. And there is no functionality to show only remote courses
Summary
$CFG->maxnumcoursesincombo (default 500) is the maximum number of courses to print in combo form, otherwise the link is shown (for admin, students and guests, regardless on number of available/visible courses):