My Certificates Block

My Certificates is a Moodle block that shows each user’s earned Custom Certificate PDFs in a responsive card layout with optional in-browser previews and downloads. It gives learners one place to view completed certificates and discover certificates they can still unlock.

Features

• Responsive certificate cards for earned certificates.
• Correct certificate title rendering (certificate name, not activity name).
• Optional PDF preview (PDF.js) and optional download button.
• Per-card display controls: toggle certificate name, course name, and issue date.
• Optional “All certificates / Unlock more” section for not-yet-earned certificates.
• All-certificates list controls: toggle certificate name and course name.
• Custom block title per block instance.
• Rich-text “No certificates” message (HTML editor supported).
• Color customization with color pickers for cards and all-certificates section.
• Gradient or monotone modes with selectable gradient direction.
• Reset colors to defaults button in block settings.

Requirements

• Moodle 4.5+
• PHP 8.1+
• mod_customcert version 2024042212+

Installation

Install via ZIP upload

1. Go to Site administration → Plugins → Install plugins.
2. Upload the ZIP file and complete validation.
3. Finish installation with the on-screen prompts.

Install manually

Copy the plugin directory to:

{your/moodle/dirroot}/blocks/my_certificates

Then visit Site administration → Notifications to complete installation.

Or run:

$ php admin/cli/upgrade.php

Usage

1. Enable editing on Dashboard, course page, or site home page.
2. Click Add a block.
3. Select My Certificates.

Block settings (per instance)

• Block title
• No certificates text (rich editor)
• Show all certificates section
• Certificate card display options
• All certificates list display options
• Color settings (collapsible section with reset button)

Notes

• The block does not create new database tables.
• It reads data from mod_customcert and respects Moodle permissions.
• PDF previews are rendered client-side using PDF.js.

Privacy

This plugin does not store personal data. It only displays existing certificate data and implements Moodle Privacy API as a null provider.

Support & Contribution

• Issue tracker: Report a bug or request a feature
• Source code: View the repository

License

GNU GPL v3 or later.