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Using Templates in Custom Certificate Module

by Alice Hutley - Wednesday, March 18, 2020, 9:28 AM

I recently installed the Custom Certificate Module or Moodle. I created and saved and template in it.

I added a certificate to a hidden course I am using to practice with. When I click View Certificate in the course, it is blank. I can't figure out how to apply my template to the certificate in the course. Please help.

Re: Using Templates in Custom Certificate Module

by Shirley Gregorczyk - Wednesday, March 18, 2020, 10:26 PM

You need to add your certificate background as a image file. Site Administration>Plugins>Activity modules>Custom certificate
Edit Custom certificate settings.
Select the Manage Templates link
Create Template -
Complete all the conditions, Add element as Background image.
Save change and preview.
Does it display as expected?
If not adjust and review, until you get the results you need.

Navigate back to the course.
Edit certificate and add elements as needed, the 1st should be the background image.
At the load template. select the name of the Site Template you uploaded at the start of this process.
Kind Regard.

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Re: Using Templates in Custom Certificate Module

by Alice Hutley - Friday, March 20, 2020, 6:02 AM

I've done this. The problem is in the course itself.

After creating the custom certificate I added the activity custom certificate.

When you click on this in the course and select 'View certificate', the PDF file that comes back is a blank page.

I can see my template in the 'Manage templates' link in the 'Custom certificate settings', but it does not appear on the certificate itself.

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Re: Using Templates in Custom Certificate Module

by Mark Nelson - Friday, March 20, 2020, 6:36 AM

Please have a read of https://docs.moodle.org/38/en/Custom_certificate_module#Adding_a_custom_certificate_to_a_course.

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Re: Using Templates in Custom Certificate Module

by Alice Hutley - Friday, March 20, 2020, 7:27 AM

I checked this. It tok me a while to understand it, but messing around on

Moodle I finally found out that when the article says to 'view the

certificate', it doesn't mean to click 'View certificate'. Instead, you

have to click on the gear andchoose edit certificate. Sounds like the

wording needs to be changed. Thank you though.

On Fri, Mar 20, 2020 at 10:08 AM Mark Nelson (via Moodle.org) <

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Re: Using Templates in Custom Certificate Module

by Mark Nelson - Friday, March 20, 2020, 11:44 PM

Ah, yes. I can see how that would be confusing.

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Re: Using Templates in Custom Certificate Module

by Deborah Smith - Wednesday, May 13, 2020, 1:10 AM

Editing the certificate within the course only gives you the option to set up what people must do to receive a certificate, print it out, notify teachers, etc. It doesn't give you the setup for the certificate at all, so I am still getting a blank page. This is so annoying!

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Re: Using Templates in Custom Certificate Module

by Deborah Smith - Wednesday, May 13, 2020, 1:06 AM

I have the same problem. Has anyone resolved this issue? The manage template module is only in the plugin set up, not within the course edit certificate option. What am I doing wrong? The previous version worked fine. I wish I hadn't updated it!

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Re: Using Templates in Custom Certificate Module

by Deborah Smith - Wednesday, May 13, 2020, 1:08 AM

There is no place to add elements in the course itself. Only in the manage template thing in the plugins setup, but adding things there does nothing in the course to produce a certificate. I just keep getting a blank page. I am using 3.5.11+

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Re: Using Templates in Custom Certificate Module

by Shirley Gregorczyk - Thursday, May 14, 2020, 9:50 PM

Select the Certificate activity.
Select Edit Certificate link
Scroll down to the Load Template section of this page.
Select the Site Template (or whatever one you want for this course)
Select LOAD
Scroll up to the Elements section.
At the Reposition elements section, use the dropdown list to select the following:
Background image should be 1st.
then select others in the order you want them displayed on the certificate such as; Student Name, Course Name
Save changes and preview.
If you need to reposition the elements.
Save Changes.

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Using Templates in Custom Certificate Module