I'm in Moodle 2.2.2 (Build: 20120312)
I was suprised to see these as options for subscriptions:
The "Yes Initially" option is missing.
The docs http://docs.moodle.org/22/en/Forum_settings#Subscription_mode referring to "Yes, initially"
No setting found here: /admin/settings.php?section=modsettingforum
Has the wording changed? I think I have missed something.
-Derek
Hello Derek
The screen shot which you have seen on this link of forum module
http://docs.moodle.org/22/en/Forum_settings#Subscription_mode
is of Moodle 1.9.It has not been updated for Moodle 2.x.
Nothing is missing, now options are changed in Moodle 2.x. You can read the options properties by clicking on the help link icon.
I noticed this also Derek - and the documentation does not reflect these new options. Edit: I would contribute to the docs wiki with the inline help but I'm concerned it is not accurate... Following is the explanation in the inline help however "Auto subscription" doesn't appear to behave as expected - which is where I used to use 'Yes, initially'...
Edit: I've had a user complain that the Auto subscribe does not behave as expected but after testing this afternoon, it appears to be working well!!!
Edit (Add): I created a forum with 'Auto subscription' in a course with 8 users (just to be sure the user's profiles didn't have any effect I tested this with three users who had ''No: don't automatically subscribe me to forums' as the auto-subscribe profile field with the others having 'Yes: when I post, subscribe me to that forum in their profile). ALL users were subscribed to the forum immediately after I created it
Therefore Derek I suggest you use 'Auto subscription' as your Yes initially option
Edit: Has anyone else had issues with Auto subscription not subscribing everyone initially?
Cheers
Teresa
Inline help :
There are 4 subscription mode options:
Optional subscription - Participants can choose whether to be subscribed
Forced subscription - Everyone is subscribed and cannot unsubscribe
Auto subscription - Everyone is subscribed initially but can choose to unsubscribe at any time
Subscription disabled - Subscriptions are not allowed
More testing!! I have found an issue was related to changing a forum with 'Optional subscription' to 'Auto subscription'... and the subscribers not being updated. Here are my findings:
| Forum created with | Who is subscribed | Is this expected? |
| Optional subscription | Nobody | Yes - they can 'opt-in' |
| Auto subscription | Everyone | Yes - they can 'opt-out' |
| Forced subscription | Everyone | Yes - obviously! |
| Disabled | Nobody | Yes - obviously! |
But... create an Optional subscription forum then change the mode, this is what happens:
| Forum created with | Who is NOW subscribed | Is this expected? |
| Auto subscription | Nobody | No!! - you are even told 'Everyone is now subscribed to this forum' |
| Forced subscription | Everyone | Yes - you are told 'Everyone is now subscribed to this forum' and they are |
| Disabled | Nobody | Yes |
then create a Forced subscription forum then change the mode, this is what happens:
| Forum created with | Who is NOW subscribed | Is this expected? |
| Auto subscription | Nobody | No!! - you are even told 'Everyone is now subscribed to this forum' |
| Optional subscription | Nobody | Yes - they need to opt-in |
| Disabled | Nobody | Yes |
I've created MDL-32125 for this.
Cheers
Teresa
Teresa, an astounding piece of detective work, I admire your persistence and attention to detail. I knew there was something else happening. I don't know if I could have figured this out.
-Derek
You see MDL-32125 now has a 2.2 patch thanks to Kanika Goyal.
Cheers
Teresa