In the global configuration of the block (Site Administration > Modules > Blocks > Administration alert), the last variable is the "Administration course".

You should create a course for the administration of the Moodle, and set the value of that variable the number of the course. This does not prevents the block to be created in any other course, but if is created it will not show anything.

Probably you created the block in the frontpage, and would expect that only administration users can see the block. You can do that with Moodle permissions in the block:

• Assign roles > override permissions > Authenticated user > View block = Prevent
• Assign roles > override permissions > Guest > View block = Prevent
• Assign roles > override permissions > Administrator > View block = Allow

If you want to put the block in the front page and prevent the block to be inserted by a professor in its course, you should set the global variable of the moodle "Administration course" to 1 (is the number of the Front Page).

The usage that I am planning for this block is to have a space where I can insert the users that will give the support to the professors, that are not Moodle administrators.

Thanks Andreas,

I updated the cvs, it should be in the zip package in one day or so.

Regards,
José

Hi Paul,

The block is intended for administrators, but if you think that alert makes sense for professors, since the default procedure for the block outside the administration place is to show nothing, it is easy to put that information for professors.

There are any other alerts that professors could find interesting?

I create a issue for answer to this question: http://tracker.moodle.org/browse/CONTRIB-743

Regards,
José Coelho

Thanks Mike,

Sorry by the late response, I miss the moodle email of your post. 

I saw the code briefly and you offer a great improvement to the block! I will incorporate it as soon as possible in admin_alert code.

Regards,
José Coelho

I have made a new version of Administration Alert block, using the code contributed by Mike Worth, and improve the documentation (http://docs.moodle.org/en/Admin_alert_block). It is on cvs, the download package should be updated tomorrow (check in http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?d=13&rid=1540).

Below is the new description of the block (for more information check the documentation).

Regards,
José Coelho

• Courses with the same idnumber value;
• Courses without a teacher;
• Courses with many backup files;
• Inactive courses;
• Inactive users;
• Users that never logged on;
• Users without a role;
• Inactive teachers, course creators or administrators.

This information can only seen by administrators, but the block can also used to find in a course:

• Users inactive in a course;
• Users that belong to a course, inactive in foruns.

The block support multiple instances and specifying a distinct target course, allowing a teacher to setup a course with information about all his other courses. The information about a course can only be setup and seen by a user with editing capabilities in that course.

There are also a fast search on users and courses.

This block does not create neither change tables in Moodle database, and now is not using the mdl_log table.

Hi Claudia,

The block is in the cvs, all versions are available, for that file see: http://cvs.moodle.org/contrib/plugins/blocks/admin_alert/block_admin_alert.php?view=log

I have checked, and is working in my localhost instalation (the windows package). Is your Moodle version 1.9? Maybe is the version of the php, since the line where the problem is, have a call to a funcion inside the construcion of a string, I don't know is this was possible or not in previows php versions.

Regards,
José Coelho

Sorry by the late reply. In the global configuration you can change the number of alerts in each type of alert. In that case is the "Course without teachers" (see documentation http://docs.moodle.org/en/Admin_alert_block).

Regards,
José Coelho

There is no Spanish translation yet, at least in the distribution in Moodle. If you have done the translation, send the file so I can add it to the cvs.

Regards,
José Coelho

No, is not a problem, the block is from everybody, and have contributions from other peaple (see in last section of documentation: http://docs.moodle.org/en/Admin_alert_block).

Attach the translation in a message in the forum, or create an issue in the Moodle Tracker, so I can add it to the distribution of the block.

Regards,
José Coelho

I have not tested yet, but I cannot do that right now. If someone check it, let me know (is best to open an issue in the Moodle Tracker, with the problems found).

I am planning to install Moodle 2.0 and make the tests in the beginning of March.

Regards,
José Coelho