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This article is for the global
configurations of the Board module and the
individual Board settings.
Global
configurations for
Board
The Board (mod_board) can be
installed using all the default settings
safely.
To access the global configuration
for the Board plugin, navigate to:
- Site administration > Plugins >
Activity Modules > Board
The global configurations for Board
are as follows:
- New column icon: Icon displayed on the
new
button for columns.
- New post icon: Icon displayed on the
new
button for posts.
- Media selection: Configure how the
media
selection for posts will be displayed
as.
- Post maximum length: The maximum
allowed
content length. Anything over this
length
will be trimmed.
- Board refresh timer : Timeout in
seconds
between automatic board refreshes. If
set
to 0 or empty then the board will only
refresh during board actions
(add/update/etc)
- Column colours: The colours used at
the
top of each column. These are hex
colors
and should be placed once per line as
3 or
6 characters. If any of these values
are
not equal to a colour then the
defaults
will be used.
- Allow youtube: If activated a button
to
add an embeded Youtube Video is
supported.
- Embed width: Width to use for the
iframe
when embedding the board within the
course. This should be a valid CSS
value,
e.g. px, rem, %, etc…
- Embed height: Height to use for the
iframe
when embedding the board within the
course. This should be a valid CSS
value,
e.g. px, rem, %, etc...
- Accepted filetypes for background images: Select the filetypes for background images to be supported.
- Accepted filetypes for content images: Select the filetypes for content to be supported.
- Enabled single user modes: Allow/Disallow usage of certain single user modes. Does not affect already created boards.
Board settings
The Board settings only apply to
individual Board modules and can be
altered
when creating or updating a Board.
The Board settings are as
follows:
- Background colour: If you want to
give a background colour for the board
enter
the valid hex colour here such as
#00cc99. For
a list of hex colours check out this
website
color-hex.com
- Background Image: If you want to use
an image for the background instead,
upload an
image under the Background Image
option. BMP,
JPEG or PNG are acceptable. We
recommend an
image size of 1280 (height) x
800(width).
- Rating posts: If you want to let you
(teachers) or students rate posts
select the
appropriate option:
- Disabled.
- by Students.
- by Teachers.
- by All.
- Hide column headers from students:
either disabled or enabled to hide the
column
headers from students
- Sort by - By default the posts are
listed as they are created and if they
are
moved around. However, you can sort
the
entries on the Board by:
- None.
- Creation Date.
- Rating.
- Single user mode - By default
a board is shared. However you can set
a board
to be available for each user:
- Disabled
- Single user mode (private)
- Single user mode (public)
- Limit students posting by date: If
you want to implement a cut off date
for
students adding posts, select the
Limit
students Posting by date. This will
unhide the
Post by Date date option. Set the date
and
time that you want students to stop
posting.
- Allow all users to edit the
placement of their own posts: Students
cannot
move their posts around by default.
However,
if you want them to be able to move
the post -
select Allow all users to edit the
placement
of their own posts.
- Enable blank target: When enabled,
all links will open in a new
tab/window.
- Embed the board into the course
page: a board will appear on the
course
page.
Capability Requirements
Access to a Board is controlled by
capabilities and users must have the
correct
capabilities in the correct context.
- 'mod/board:addinstance' capability -
Add a new board resource.
For more information, see: Capabilities