Flexible sections format

Course formats ::: format_flexsections

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Marina Glancy

Organises course content in any number of sections that can be nested. Each section can be displayed on the same page or on a separate page

Latest release: 5个月

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Current versions available: 9

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This course format looks very similar to Topics format except:

sections can be added inside other sections
each section (regardless of its nesting level) can be shown either on the same page as parent or on a separate page. Teacher can change it in edit mode.
If section is displayed on a separate page, it's name is displayed as a link and on this page the link "Back to ... " is displayed

If teacher hides a section all nested sections and activities become hidden as well.

Please note that if section has both activities and subsections activities are displayed first.

On the attached screenshots the section "Quizzes" has tree subsections - "Science" and "Mathematics are displayed on the same page and "Other Uses" on a separate page. Note how course navigation looks like in this case.

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Carlos Souquett
2023年06月12日星期一 06:41
Hi, Marina. the plugin is not working in Moodle 4.2. I use the New Learning theme. I can't collapse or expand the sections. In 4.1 it works fine.
I wrote to New Learning developer and he said: Just checked this plugin and seems there is a js bug and this plugin doesn't work in all themes, please watch the video:

Awaiting your reply,

Carlos
Harald Schnurbusch
2023年10月10日星期二 21:15
Hi Marina,

one of our users noted that if you highlight a section the subsections below that section are highlighted, too. Obviously, he would like to have more flexibility and highlight sections more specifically. Are there any plans for that?

Thank you for considering
Harald
Marina Glancy
2023年10月11日星期三 16:50
Hello! Please report all issues on the github - https://github.com/marinaglancy/moodle-format_flexsections/issues , I am not able to follow multiple comments without any threads here
Corey Gaitwood
2023年12月29日星期五 06:58
Hello Marina, does this plugin work on the Mobile app?
Helena Martin
2024年02月26日星期一 21:59
Hello Marina,
I am having some issues with setting anchors when subsections are "hidden" in a lower level.
We want to create a structure where we can link between content in different sections, but we do not want all sections to be open and visible so as not to overwhelm students with content. Is there a way to create a link/anchor to a section that is hidden and have it "open" when the link is clicked?
Best
Ezzeddin Hamed
2024年05月4日星期六 16:46
Hello,

Would it be possible to add columns to each section separately? For example one section shows one column and another section shows two columns.

Thanks,
Blair F.
2024年05月15日星期三 03:11
In Moodle 4.1, we're unable to drag and drop SECTIONS in the course index. Activities and Resources work, but not full sections. Is this the same for others?
Rudraksh Batra
2024年05月15日星期三 18:44
Hi, I am using moodle 4.3 with flex section, can you please why i am getting this error in specific course, this error was not there earlier i deleted some sections added new section after this it is coming, now i have recreate this course again, whenever i add new section or delete, because of this error :

Failed to load resource: https://.com/lib/ajax/service.php?sesskey=fG8sG04rHS&info=core_courseformat_get_state the server responded with a status of 500 ()
first.js:434 EXCEPTION RAISED WHILE INIT COURSE EDITOR
(anonymous) @ first.js:434Understand this error
first.js:434
Christoph Mylaeus
2024年05月16日星期四 20:35
Hi, I updated to Moodle 4.4+ today. Now in all courses using the felxible sections format the course index is not shown! Please fix this! Thank's.
Marina Glancy
2024年05月19日星期日 17:47
Version 4.4 is not supported. Please follow the issues in the plugin issue tracker for the progress.
I recommend you to migrate to the core formats in 4.4 since they now support subsections.
Blair F.
2024年05月22日星期三 05:36
Marina, can you clarify "core formats in 4.4... now support subsections?" I don't see any option for subsections in 4.4 nor do I find any reference to it in the "what's new" documentation.
Neil Stapleton
2024年05月22日星期三 21:55
Marina is, I think is referring to the new Custom Sections https://docs.moodle.org/404/en/Course_formats#Custom_sections in 4.4, but like you I don't think the subsections support is in 4.4, I think that's going to be a 4.5 feature perhaps. Could you clarify Marina?
Blair F.
2024年05月22日星期三 23:22
My apologies for reposting my question from May 14th, but I'm still wondering if others experience the same thing (in which case I'll post it to the github issues), or is it something I should troubleshoot on my end.
In Moodle 4.1, we're unable to drag and drop SECTIONS in the course index. Activities and Resources work, but not full sections. Is this the same for others?
Juan Carlos Galdos
2024年09月27日星期五 14:33
Hi Marina

Do you think Moodle will implement the characteristic of mutiple levels of subsections (present in this plugin) in the new "Custom sections" format. The fact is that my organisation has to decide between Flexible sections and Curstom sections, knowing we need multiple levels of subsections and an alternative that will be mantained in the future.

Thanks in advance.
Alex L4
2025年04月20日星期日 04:01
Thank you! Great plugin!
It looks like this plugin will not work correctly on Moodle 5.x. Do you plan to release 5.x version of this plugin?