I read somewhere there is a bug and the course admin is missing in moodle 3.4?
I'm using a 3.4 build from 12-1-17. Is this a bug, a feature, a new process or I'm missing a work around?
Is there a fix or work around for this?
I assumed the missing course admin was caused by the essential them, but I'm wrong. I do not see it in any theme.
Previously, after a user with admin privs selected a course from the dashboard, a "Course Administration" appeared in the Admin block.
So you are using the Essentials theme? Have you upgraded recently? Have you checked to see if there is an update to the Essentials theme for your version of Moodle?
Blocks ... especially the course admin block ... and where they appear, if at all, are really 'contextual' ... meaning the table for blocks isn't easily understandable (first hand experience with that).
So suggest setting the site to use the default for 3.4 which is boost.
Then look for a 'gear' icon in the upper right hand corner of the theme just below the User Login.
Go to any course.
Look for the 'gear' icon - same location. That's the Course Admin menu in a course context.
In Essentials, go to a course, look for a 'gear' icon in the top bar. There should also be under the Site Navigation block a Course Admin block. If there is not one there, turn on editing and the very last item in the right column should be 'Add a block'. In the pick list of blocks to add, is Admin block listed?
If you can't change the site theme to boost via config.php file.
$CFG->theme='boost';
Will force the site to boost.
If need be, turn on debugging and see what Moodle might be saying.
'spirit of sharing', Ken
Ken thank you for sharing.
Using boost is not an option for me right now, although I do like the way things look in there. So much work has been put into making essentials look like it does now. I think I've found the course admin items under the gear icon. Thanks again. Just for note, the "Admin" block is not in my list of available blocks to add
At one point in time the author of Essentials was recommending that the Site Admin use a 'stock' theme for the purpose of the upgrade. And then, after the upgrade was success, making Essentials the default theme afterwards. Learned that when attempting to git upgrade a site and it failed - cause, the 'new settings' for Essentials was so massive, one would have to tweak php to very high numbers to get the upgrade to complete. Essentials is massive (understatement) and one almost needs to have a 'degree in Essentials' to run it. :|
IF I were you (I do this now with all sites), I'd allow the use of different themes for categories, then create a 'SA' cat - stands for System Admins - hidden - no one assigned any role in it ... and then a 'SA' course in SA cat where the theme is set to a 'stock' theme ... one that comes with the version you are runnning.
I then bookmark the URL to that course.
In the future, if there is any issue with upgrades that might involve the theme, all I need to do is login via the URL to the SA course. From there, I can get Site Admin menus.
Also use the SA course for testing links ... like one to run cron or other 'test' which one could run.
In that cat I have another course ... hidden - no one assigned - that I use for restoring courses via file system repo - course is minimal and has really nothing in it cept pages/lables to remind System Admins of things.
Oh yeah, the pick list for blocks might only show 'Admin bookmarks' *or* the 'Admin Block' ... which at the course level is related to the Course Admin block. Reason it didn't show for you, it was already there. When that gets dis-associated, one had better be a DB guru to find the associations and context desired to get the admin menus to appear in frapped courses.
Anyhooo ... glad you got things sorted. ;)
'spirit of sharing', Ken
What you posted didnt help dude..
Well, considering that, most of the time, descriptions of issues are very vague or totally lacking of any info to help, it's no wonder that a response doesn't help at all!
So what is your problem? Full description/screen shots might be nice ... otherwise, it's a guessing ... 25 question/response/guessing game ... and I don't think *anyone* in these forums is capable of a 'Vulcan Mind Meld'. ;)
'spirit of sharing', Ken