Pop up message/disclaimer function for version 3.11

Pop up message/disclaimer function for version 3.11

by Desmond Wang -
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Hi,


Does anyone have idea about how to add (where can I find) pop up message/disclaimer function to Moodle 3.11?


I want to create a pop up message to show disclaimer to every new user, while the plugins I can find have not been updated for years and do not support Moodle 3.11 (e.g., https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=262813, https://moodle.org/plugins/local_globalmessage).


Thanks,


Desmond

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Re: Pop up message/disclaimer function for version 3.11

by Mary Cooch (personal account) -
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I believe some people use User tours for this purpose - have you considered that?
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回應: Re: Pop up message/disclaimer function for version 3.11

by Desmond Wang -

Hi Mary,


Thank you for your suggestion. I have not considered that before.


I have added a user tour and it almost realize the function that I need. The only concern is if there is anyway to change the text on the button from "end tour" to "Accept" or "I accept," since I need students to accept the disclaimer, instead of to "End" it.


Thanks,


Desmond

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Re: 回應: Re: Pop up message/disclaimer function for version 3.11

by Mary Cooch (personal account) -
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You can do this by changing the language of the user tours file from Site administration > Language >Language customisation.
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Pop up message/disclaimer function for version 3.11

by Desmond Wang -

Hi Mary,


Thank you very much for your detailed guidance. You are really helpful!


Best regards,


Desmond

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Pop up message/disclaimer function for version 3.11

by Stefan Scholz -
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Hi Desmond,

User tours work great if you don’t need any reports on who accepted.

If you do need to track who has accepted and potentially even target users who have not (yet) accepted, look into user policies or introduce a new mandatory user profile field.

But if you just want to notify users that something is new, user tours are indeed your best option I would say.

I haven’t tested myself, but I believe that you can get around „accepting“ by clicking outside of the modal or hitting the esc key.

Cheers
Stefan
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Pop up message/disclaimer function for version 3.11

by Desmond Wang -
Hi Stefan,

Thank you for pointing that out. I have talked with my manager yesterday and we got the same concerns.

If someone hits the Esc key or clicks the "X" on the upper-right corner, he or she can get around "accepting" (by the way, if just clicking outside of the message box, the information would disappear, but would reappear on next visiting), plus the user tours cannot track if all user has accepted.

So in addition to the user tours, I add a "Survey" with the disclaimer at the beginning of our first course, and only leave one choice (Yes) for the question "I accept."

Cheers,

Desmond
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