Hi!
In 3.3 Moodle, there is no more "-" sign to remove topics at the bottom of the page. Does anybody know how can I delete topics? I used Orphan topics quite often I find it very useful. For instance, if I hide topics, and students can't see it, but he/she can see on Course overview block that he/she has 60% work done, because Moodle calculate also hidden topics. But with Orphan topics that was not the case. So, does anybody knows how get to orphan topics again.
Thank you.
Ivica
The option to delete a topic is in the edit drop down for the individual topics.
If you are used to using orphaned topics, then please read the documentation on Stealth activities which is the New, Improved orphaned topics
Thank you, this is what I was looking for.
Ivica
Hi Mary,
I wonder if you still think this is an improvement? I like the idea of the stealth activity but not at the expense of easily controlling the number of sections. It seems that we can now add as many sections as we like but can only remove these sections one at a time! Given a choice I would switch back to orphaned sections until this problem is resolved.
There is a tracker related to this issue:
https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-59514
Thanks,
Jim
I was about to post this same thing, Jim!!!! Why can we no longer tell the "edit settings" area how many sections to show??????
I like to do my courses in units. Some have 4 units and some have 10. Having to delete sections one at a time to clear up clutter is so cumbersome.
Is it possible to just add that feature back into the Edit Settings area? Please!!!!
Robin
Although this thread is old anyone reading the last post with my users issue will appreciate my post.
Yes, it's easy to delete a single topic, but I have a teacher who somehow added 3000 topics!!! yes, 3000. Never underestimate the power of potential opportunity at the crossroads of reality. Deleting them one by one is not an option (although If I made her do this I imagine she would never make that mistake again ) But I'm a kind admin - so they only solution I can imagine for now is to import her used topics to a new course and import her students and then delete the offending course. Unless Mary or Howard you have a better idea.
Temporary solution (thanks for link Jim) is add plugin here for collapsible topics (check if you already installed it which I forgot I had done already), edit your settings for the offending course to use the format collapsible topics, edit the number of topics, then reset the course to the format of your choice.
Then vote here for bulk delete topics (58 and counting . . . )
Anyone else find that their version of the plugin for collapsible topics was missing the word numsections as described in the tracker? I tried uninstalling and re-installing the plugin for collapsible topics without success (Moodel version 3.4.3 so I likely have to update my moodle for it to work too maybe or purge before re-installing?) and remind your users that they will have to go to settings and re-select collapsible topics to get that format back
So, this instructor wants to go from 3000 topics down to how many?
I suggest that this instructor consider a more reasonable number, like 20 or so. Then, start a course from scratch and redo these topics, resources, and activities.
Make this instructor do the work, of course. They can decide if they want to manually delete topics or start from scratch. This will be important "learning" for the instructor.
Maybe others will have better ideas and suggestions than mine.
HI Rick,
I knew I remembered you from somewhere. You helped me with making my own theme and I used your tutorial I think. Thanks for that.
Brace yourself: she only needs 7 topics of the 3000. so that means only deleting 2993 topics. Even at 30 sec each that will be 25 hours straight with no breaks or carpel tunnel issues. I'm not sure why my collapsed topics does not show the numsections as others have described. I tried uninstalling and re-installing it.
Well, Jamie, I am glad that I was able to help you in the past.
For 7 topics, isn't it faster to recreate them from scratch, picking only those 7 topics? Even if it takes 15 minutes to recreate the activities and resources for each topic, 15*7 < 25 hours.
I have been running Collapsed Topics for as long as I can remember, like when Moodle 2.0 was released. It works. I use it in my Moodle 3.6 along with the Boost theme. Maybe a screenshot of what you currently have, and then a mock-up of what you desire, would be useful?
True Rick,
I would not really make her delete all 2993 topics. I'm with you on her recreating the course but for now my solution is this 7 step process I sent her. Before you read that though, Jim Judges fastest solution at tracker here is simply type the number 7 in her case where he says
The latest versions of this plugin for 3.4 and 3.5 have put back the option to control the number of sections ('numsections') in the usual place in course settings
Well I don't see it in my settings even after uninstalling and reinstalling this plugin. (v 3.4)
In liu of that, here's my easiest solution to help her for now:
Seems like you and your instructor have a good solution.
I am attaching a screenshot of my relevant Collapsed Topics settings. It is odd that your screenshot doesn't show "Number of Sections" like mine. Maybe it has something to do with your theme.
My instructor persevered and found after trying all themes and formats that the button format allowed her to set the number of topics back to 7. Whew, time saved for everyone in case you are someone with this issue try button format to edit the number of sections when collapsed topics is not letting you see it.
