Hi Carlos,

I translated the simple certificate language strings into Mexican spanish at AMOS (http://lang.moodle.org/). I will try it in my local server and report to you.

It certainly looks very nice and useful.

Hello Carlos,

I'm using the Simple Certificate plugin and accurate paste text and a picture on the back of the certificate on page 02.

Please, vote in this module in Moodle Tracker,  to the moodle admin give me edit access to tracker, so i can use it to put improvements tasks and any one can report a bug (in moodle tracker).
https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/CONTRIB-4120

Hi Carlos,

This may be an ignorant question but do I understand this module to allow for custom certificate?  I mean can I create a custom cert. in a PDF with appropriate spaces for customizable text, and just upload it into the system?

Thanks in advance, Steve

Works great with 2.4.3 so far.  Thanks for doing the mods.  One question: Is there a way I can add variables other than the ones you've listed in the module help?  Info from other global or custom fields?  I added a couple of unique fields to the user profile area and I need the info displayed on the cert.

Thanks,

Greg

hi

just for information, french language file (thanks to Daniel Methot) is updated in AMOS system for all Moodle 2.x versions.

cheers.

More than 1000 downloads,  that's great,  thanks for all

you can add in the certificate list of fully equipped Scorm with the completion date?
something like the attached file

Hello again Carlos, I think I found a little bug in this module.

With the module installed, if I try to launch an activity report I get an error message that says it can not access the table "simple_certificate" (in debug mode).

I tried to copy the table "simplecertificate" into a new table called "simple_certificate" and the error has been fixed.

New version has come,  version 2.0.0,  with many improvements like:

• 2-side certificate with text and image;
• disabling QR code;
• user's profile fields (user custom fields too)

Enjoy

This plugin is now available to moodle 2.5

Hi,

I am new to moodle and my first add-on is simple certificate and found it very useful and easy. Just one suggestion if can be consider to add a unique certificate number (auto generated) and provided a variable of the same so it can be displayed on the certificate.

thanks

Olá Carlos,

É possível neste módulo realizar a liberação do certificado apenas quando o aluno atingir uma nota X (60% por exemplo)?

Caso seja possível, como eu poderia configurar esta opção?

Hi, Carlos. Nice Job with the plugin.

I've installed and tested it and i really like it. There's some issue that i'd like to tell you about: When you use an empty parragraph tag in the text box, the whole text disappears. I mean that if i use <p></p> in the html code, the whole text get lost, whereas using </br> tags works fine. I've tried in different browsers with the same behavoir. It's not a big deal, just a bit odd.

Does it happen to you, or should it be something about my theme, browser, or whatever?

Thanks.

New plug-in version available

• plug-in version for moodle2.2 is now fixed (it's was broken);
• some deprecated warnings is now fixed;

Okay, so forgive me because I am a newbie. I have installed this plugin and everything checks out. My question is how does the certificate get implemented? Does the certificate become available when the user completes the course within the conditions set for completion? Does the Teacher/Administrator have to make it or send it to them? There is no indication of a certificate when someone completes my course. The only place where there is anything about a certificate is in the Site Admin >Plugins >Simple Certificate. I don't see it anywhere in the Course Administration or in the user settings when they complete it. Please help.

I recently upgraded to Moodle 2.5 and upgraded to your most recent version of Simple Certificate. When I print a certificate using the {DATE} option see (Screen Capture 1) the certificate  prints the numeral '1' where I've specified the date should appear.

In your previous response you referred me to http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.date.php for additional information on how to format the {DATE} variable but no matter how I try to implement your recommendation I do not get a date. As the 'help' for the certificate does not provide additional information, please provide some examples of how I would use the {DATE} variable. 

Thank you

Hi, thank you for this plugin.  Your hard work is very much appreciated.  I have installed it on a 2.2 version of Moodle.  All works great except for the custom fields that I have created.  The certificate is not pulling the information from the short names created under Administration > Site administration > Users
> Accounts > User profile fields.  I have tried all different combinations (i.e. PROFILE_PHOTOID, profile_photoid, profile_field_photoid, etc.)

Some of my fields below (custom ones not working):

Proof of Completion Certificate is presented to:
Name:  {USERNAME}    <--- works
Type of Photo ID:  {profile_field_photoid}  <--- no (custom)
ID Number:  {PROFILE_IDNUMBER}  <--- no (custom)
ID Expiration Date:  {PROFILE_IDEXPIRATION}   <--- no (custom)
Completion Date: {DATE}  <--- works
for Completion of {COURSENAME}.  <-- works

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

New version is released, 2.1.0

and i will not apply new stuffs in this plugin for moodle 2.3 and 2.2, this is the last version for them

Changes:

version - 2.1.0
-Put code in a text mark (#17)
-Bulk Operations (#21)
-QR Code in frontpage (#22)
-Background images not required item (#27)

---FIXED BUGS
-Issue options send as email: conding_excetpion thrown (#22)-slabrador

see at:
https://github.com/bozoh/moodle-mod_simplecertificate/issues?milestone=4&page=1&state=closed

New version: v2.1.1 - 2013092800,  Enjoy

• improvements

#28 -TCPDF ERROR: Can't open image file
#33 - put check boxes in bulk operations
#35 - Put SIMPLECERT_PER_PAGE e SIMPLECERT_MAX_PER_PAGE in settings

• fixed bugs

#30 - Wrong translation
#32 - Wrong db field
#34 - The head of table in bulk operation is not translated

Reporting another issue ... latest version of simplecert installed ... Moodle 2.4.highest - CentOS PHP 5.3.3.

Using latest FireFox.

[Wed Oct 09 18:00:53 2013] [error] [client IPADDRESSofclient] PHP Fatal error:  Call to undefined method core_renderer::tabtree() in /var/www/html/mod/simplecertificate/locallib.php on line 1083, referer: http://site/course/view.php?id=4

After setting up a simplecert, when clicking the link to it, get blank page with only header of the moodle site and the beginning of the rest of the page (blocks/content/etc are gone).  There is a 'box' started with certificate in the content area.  Switching themes made no diff.

Commented out the line referenced above: 1083

//      echo $OUTPUT->tabtree($tabs, $tab);

Now renders and can click links to acquire cert, but there might be some other functionality now broken ... don't know and really don't have the time right now to investigate more.

'spirit of sharing', Ken

Hi Carlos. First off, great plugin. Quick question for you. If I'm logged in as a user called Training Manager. When I navigate to the Issued Certificates tab for a course it lists the users who have certificates just fine. However, if I click on the PDF link, it opens up in a new browser window and instead of the {username} variable saying John Doe like it should it says Training Manager. If I navigate to Bulk Operations tab and download the certificate it has the correct name on it, John Doe.

Did I do something wrong? Maybe I have a configuration setting wrong?

I attached a screenshot and spliced the two screens so you can see that the certificate was awarded to John Doe but comes up as Training Manager.

Hi there,  

I am having a problem with the certificate issue. When a user finishes the course the certificate link becomes available.  But when the certificate is clicked I get the message: "The certificate can't be issued, because the user hasn't reached the course objectives" The objectives is 100 score completion and student even shows as passed. It is the same settings used with the previous version that works.  I have just updated to the latest Simple Certificate version, then when i got the error, tried to uninstall the module and re install it. Are there any ideas as to what might be causing the issue? I am running the latest version of 2.5.2+.

Cheers

Steve

For some reason the {TEACHERS} variable does not show up any values on the certificate but the other variables are working fine? Any help is appreciated. I am running Moodle 2.5. Thanks!

New simplecertificate version v.2.1.2

Fixed BUGS:

1. #39 No certificate are displayed in moodle 2.2 bug
2. #42 Fatal error: Call to undefined method core_renderer::tabtree() in /home/elo.ja.nl/www/mod/simplecertificate/locallib.php on line 1083 on moodle 2.4 bug
3. #43 Error when upgrading - Moodle 2.4 branch bug
4. #46 Bulk operations : Doesn't write the grade on pdf bug
5. #47 Front text is printed in front and in back page, back text is ignored bug

Enhancements:

1. #41 improve {TEACHERS}
2. #44 Add "send to e-mail" in bulk operation
3. #48 Create a test case checklist
4. #49 put a white background in QR code

Plugin version for moodle 2.6 is release !

Hi Carlos. 

Thanks for the plugin, it's exactly what I'm looking for. However, I have a problem with it: i have the issue options selected as Email User the PDF. I do get the email, but no attachement, even though it's coming up on-screen fine. 

Any ideas on howto fix this? Thanks!

Hugh. 

Hi Carlos,

I notice that your certificate can be emailed to the student.

Would it be possible to re-notify the student via email that based on the certificate date that the course needed to be done again?  For example an annual Fire Safety compliance course. It would be good to be able to set the number of days between certificate issue and the reminder.

I hope this is possible 

Cheers

Mark

Hi Carlos, 

I've popped this into a different thread - I hope this is ok. Is there a way to edit the text/subject in the email that is sent to users? An XML file of something similar or is it hard-coded?

Thanks!

Hugh.

I installed the module in 2.6.  I can add Simple Certificate as an activity to a test course in weekly format.  However, when I login as a student, I can see all activities except for the certificate activity.  I have no restricted access or completion requirements set.  Am I missing something?  If I login with the admin account, the certificate activity displays appropriately.

Hi, 

I just installed simple certificate the latest version just now, on a moodle 2.6 install on linux. 

I was wanting to know how do i get the certificate to appear when the student has completed the work. but not before.. is this possible. 

Many thanks for your help. 

Hi Carlos, 

All is working brilliantly with this plugin - thanks for creating it. I've tried to change the text in the Lang>En>simplecertificate.php file for one of my on-screen messages - however this isn't reflected on-screen. Any ideas what I might be doing wrong? Is this caching somewhere etc?!

Thanks. 

Hugh.

Is there a way to have a fraction of an hour or a decimal in the Hours in course field?  Whenever I put something like .5 or 0.5 the hours field is blank on the certificate.  If I put in 1/2, it shows as 1 hour on the certificate.

Moodle v.2.5.1 + Oracle 11.2.0.1.0

Simple Certificate version 2013111200

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I have a course with four tests, and a certificate associated with each test. As configured, the certificates are only available when the related test is passed with a grade of 70% or higher. Each certificate is also configured to email the certificate to the student and notify the course administrator when the certificate is completed. I am experiencing a problem with messages being sent to the course administrator for two certificates when the link on the course main page is selected, and no message is being sent to the course administrator for one certificate when the 'get certificate' button is selected. The following are the exact symptoms for each situation

Here is how the course main page is set up...

Here is how each Certificate is configured with the exception of the 'Certificate Text' field which is different for each test that is associated with each Certificate.

Thank you for any assistance.

Thank you for this great certificate module! I got it working just fine. One question:

If I set certlifetime = 0 will my certificates stay ? I want to keep our certificates

Hi Carlos! As requested, here are my suggestions...

If you don't mind, I have a few suggestions for a future release of this wonderful plugin. Would it be possible to:

1) Update the description page so that it indicates that your plugin is compatible with Moodle 2.6? The Download versions page indicates that it is compatible with Moodle 2.6 but the Description page says it is only compatible up to Moodle 2.5. Can you ?

2) Have Moodle filter support? We run a bilingual (English/French) site where users would want their certificates to be created the in the current site language. The functions format_string() and format_text() would need to be applied. For more information, see http://docs.moodle.org/dev/Output_functions.

3) Have a dropdown menu containing a list of certificate templates so that they would not have to be re-created each time someone creates a course? That way one could load a certificate and then just make minor changes as needed.

4) Expand the fonts? No matter what I do, the font always seems to be narrow. I was also going to ask if it would also be possible to add more sizes so that I could make fonts larger but then realized that I could probably do that in HTML. Still, it would be nice to have sizes available up to 72 pt.

5) Make the QR code in the Test Certificate verifiable? Either that or include a message somewhere that says it can't be verified. I spent some time testing the QR code with my phone only to eventually realize that it wasn't the Captcha I was typing that wasn't working.

6) Give the code below the QR Code image a solid background colour in case it is printed over an image?

That's it for now. Thanks again for all your great work!

Best regards,

Michael Milette