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Installation

  • Download the plugin from the plugin database on moodle.org
  • Unzip and copy "board" folder into Moodle's "mod" folder
  • Visit admin page to install module

Further installation instructions can be found on the "Installing plugins" Moodle documentation page.

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.
The global settings for the Board plugin

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