It is all in the title, It would serve me much better if I could move it.
How do I move the "Add a block" block to the right side of the screen?
by Steve Ambro v3.8 -
Number of replies: 10
In reply to Steve Ambro v3.8
Re: How do I move the "Add a block" block to the right side of the screen?
by Jonathan Garcia -
Hi Steve,
I don't think it is possible, take a look at this document: https://docs.moodle.org/38/en/Block_layout.
Hope it helps.
In reply to Steve Ambro v3.8
Re: How do I move the "Add a block" block to the right side of the screen?
by Shirley Gregorczyk -
For a course block, such as Progress Block. Select Course Edit, On the block itself, there is a small move icon, it looks a little like this.[] .
Select the move icon and on the page you will be several place holders where you can move the block without any coding changes.
Drag and drop the block to the desired place holder.
Good Luck.
Select the move icon and on the page you will be several place holders where you can move the block without any coding changes.
Drag and drop the block to the desired place holder.
Good Luck.
In reply to Steve Ambro v3.8
Re: How do I move the "Add a block" block to the right side of the screen?
by Howard Miller -
Do you have a theme with a right hand column for a start?
If you do... what's preventing you putting a block there?
If you do... what's preventing you putting a block there?
In reply to Howard Miller
Re: How do I move the "Add a block" block to the right side of the screen?
by Steve Ambro v3.8 -
I have access to "Clean" and "More".
Will either of those do it?
Will either of those do it?
In reply to Howard Miller
Re: How do I move the "Add a block" block to the right side of the screen?
by Steve Ambro v3.8 -
In the themes I have, more, clean, the "add-a-block" block will not move. prevents use of the space in the left column. If I don't have any blocks in the right column, that space is available but not as useful.
Rumors has it that there are themes that will allow. I do recall that when I had admin access, I could free up the entire left side for my work.
This has been my bane for a few years now.
TTKMAWAN!
In reply to Steve Ambro v3.8
Re: How do I move the "Add a block" block to the right side of the screen?
by Rick Jerz -
Hi Steve. It appears that you have an old version of Moodle. Newer versions provide the Boost and Classic themes. Boost, one of Moodle's core themes, uses the left column for its NavDraw. So I doubt that you will have any luck putting a block in the left column. But Classic might be the theme to look at. I can't be of much help because I use Boost.
It might be that some of the newer themes (and in a newer Moodle) might be able to do what you seek. You might want to look at some of Gareth's work, or Fordsom.
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Re: How do I move the "Add a block" block to the right side of the screen?
by Steve Ambro v3.8 -
We have 3.1 installed and it looks as if my syntax was incorrect in my question. I meant to include More and Clean in parentheses to show that I we have them installed and that I have tired them. Both lock the "Add-a-Block" block in the left column.
I would like to remove that last block from the left column and place it either in the right side column or in the border.
I will look into Classic but I seem to recall that it doesn't do what I want.
Does Boost allow you to totally clear the left column.
It is interesting that after all these years of asking the question that I seem to be the only one that sees a problem.
In reply to Steve Ambro v3.8
Re: How do I move the "Add a block" block to the right side of the screen?
by Rick Jerz -
Boost does not have a fixed left-column. It has a NavDraw that you can collapse or open. (See below.)
However, Boost does have a fixed right-column that is always there. (In my video, I should mention that I use a little CSS to make the default right-column width a little narrower.)
However, Boost does have a fixed right-column that is always there. (In my video, I should mention that I use a little CSS to make the default right-column width a little narrower.)
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Re: How do I move the "Add a block" block to the right side of the screen?
by AL Rachels -
Hi Rick,
I literally just discovered today while working on some new stuff for MooTyper that there are currently 18 different page layouts defined by the boost theme, and it depends on which ones your theme supports and what the programmer used in his/her code for any particular page. If a programmer creates a page with, $PAGE->set_pagelayout('base');, in the code, it will not render the right block area. If you change 'base', to, 'standard', you get the right side blocks. Makes me think it should be pretty easy to come up with some more of your " little CSS" tricks to make that column disappear, whenever you want it too.
https://docs.moodle.org/dev/Page_API#Base_theme_page_layouts discusses what was available when using base theme. For current boost layouts look in the theme/boost/config.php file.
I literally just discovered today while working on some new stuff for MooTyper that there are currently 18 different page layouts defined by the boost theme, and it depends on which ones your theme supports and what the programmer used in his/her code for any particular page. If a programmer creates a page with, $PAGE->set_pagelayout('base');, in the code, it will not render the right block area. If you change 'base', to, 'standard', you get the right side blocks. Makes me think it should be pretty easy to come up with some more of your " little CSS" tricks to make that column disappear, whenever you want it too.
https://docs.moodle.org/dev/Page_API#Base_theme_page_layouts discusses what was available when using base theme. For current boost layouts look in the theme/boost/config.php file.
In reply to AL Rachels
Re: How do I move the "Add a block" block to the right side of the screen?
by Steve Ambro v3.8 -
OK, my question is how much variance do I have to make these visual changes without using any programming? I don't want to be in a position to take down the works for the entire university.
It is the left side that I wan to free up for work space. I don't care much about the right side.