Course Files

Blocks ::: block_coursefiles
Maintained by Andrew Davidson
This block provides information on the file usage on a given course.

Course Files 1.1

Moodle 2.6, 2.7, 2.8
Released: Wednesday, 11 February 2015, 7:35 PM
moodle-block_coursefiles
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Moodle block which provides information on the files currently attached to a course.


Requirements
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This plugin requires Moodle 2.6


Changes
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2015-02-06 - Added new global report page for viewing all course file usage in one place
2015-02-05 - Initial version


Installation
============
Install the plugin like any other plugin to folder
/blocks/coursefiles

See http://docs.moodle.org/26/en/Installing_plugins for details on installing Moodle plugins


Usage
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The block_coursefiles plugin has three views:
The main block view will show an overview of the file storage used as well as the largest 5 files on a course
The block has a report page that will show a list of all the files on a course, ordered by size.

The block also has a global report page that will show a list of all courses and their total storage usage.
The global report is available in the Reports section of the Site Administration block.


Themes
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block_coursefiles should work with all themes from moodle core.


Settings
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block_coursefiles has neither a settings page nor settings in config.php.


Further information
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block_coursefiles is found in the Moodle Plugins repository: http://moodle.org/plugins/view.php?plugin=block_coursefiles

Report a bug or suggest an improvement: https://github.com/iamandrew/moodle-block_coursefiles/issues


Right-to-left support
=====================
This plugin has not been tested with Moodle's support for right-to-left (RTL) languages.
If you want to use this plugin with a RTL language and it doesn't work as-is, you are free to send me a pull request on
github with modifications.

Thanks
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Thanks to Peter Hinds & Yair Spielmann for ideas and suggestions


Copyright
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Andrew Davidson

Version information

Version build number
2015020601
Version release name
1.1
Can be updated to
1.2 (2016012200), 1.3 (2017022800)
Maturity
Stable version
MD5 Sum
b6996cf9048efb5b66c4c6d5d77849b3
Supported software
Moodle 2.6, Moodle 2.7, Moodle 2.8
  • Latest release for Moodle 2.6
  • Latest release for Moodle 2.7
  • Latest release for Moodle 2.8

Version control information

Version control system (VCS)
GIT
VCS repository URL

Default installation instructions for plugins of the type Blocks

  1. Make sure you have all the required versions.
  2. Download and unpack the block folder.
  3. Place the folder (eg "myblock") in the "blocks" subdirectory.
  4. Visit http://yoursite.com/admin to complete the installation
  5. Turn editing on in any home or course page.
  6. Add the block to the page
  7. Visit the config link in the block for more options.