Moodle plugins directory: Grid Format | Moodle.org
Grid Format
A modular and visual course format. Hides all topics and creates a grid of icons (one for each topic) with short titles. Clicking on an icon brings up the content from the corresponding topic in a "lightbox" style display.
Support:
The format comes with NO support. Please see the 'Support' section in 'Readme.md' file that comes with the format. This is because the format is complex and I regret that I don't have the time / resources to freely assist with questions pertaining to specific enhancements / changes / knowledge improvement.
I will investigate genuine bugs and issue fixes in a timescale set by myself. When reporting issues you MUST clearly state the full version and release of both Moodle and the Grid format format as contained within their 'version.php' files - if not it takes me longer to figure out, often resulting in me asking for the details anyway and slowing the process of solving your problem down. It really helps to upload and describe in detail the issue you are having on the 'Course formats' forum.
Screen cast:
More to follow as new icons have been added....
Privacy API support starts with V3.3.0.5 for M3.3 and V3.4.0.4 for M3.4 where the API has been implemented in the minor release of Moodle.
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Really? You've not given me any information upon which to make a deduction that there is anything wrong with the code. The upgrade process can be complicated and there is so many things that you / the system could have done wrong that don't pertain to the Grid format itself. And in light of no other reports or being able to replicate myself since M3.4 came out in Novemeber 2017, I'm inclined to think it's your system and not my code.
The Grid format is a 'course format' for 'courses'. The front page is a 'front page' which uses the hard coded 'site' format - therefore the Grid format cannot be applied on the front page as is. You'd have to either write some clever mark up or change the core code / implement something in a theme.
I'm using the lambda theme. I can't get that grid look for the front page with all the courses. I was trying with your plugin but dont get that result. I want to cry =(
Do you know other way for that? Thank you very much
Please read my reply to Ashish above your comment.
Gareth
I have noticed that when I use the grid format with the Boost theme, the left navigation draw, in a course is much longer, it shows all the course weeks/topics (like in older themes). Boost theme using other course formats, e.g. collapsed topics, topics format or weekly format, the naw draw is short as it's supposed to be. Is this something that will be fixed or is it supposed to be like this?
Thank you,
Kristbjörg
Probably something to do with this: https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=358719#p1446970
Gareth
Collapsed topics seems to work fine with Boost (Moodle 3.5). The left top navbar shows only the four links its supposed to: Participants, Badges, Competencies and Grades and the lower left navbar shows: Dashboard, Site home, Calendar, Private files, My courses.
It is the grid format, however which changes the top left navbar and includes all the course sections/weeks, making it very long in many cases.
Best,
Kristbjörg
Did this: https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=358719#p1446970 help?
Gareth
I'm using 3.5.0.1 (2018052300) of the Grid Format in Moodle 3.5.2 (Build: 20180910) with the Boost theme and I have tried it with Clean as well. For some reason the restrict access feature doesn't to work for labels. I would like to hide some labels until a certain date and time and activity completion. It is working for the quizzes, lessons, and pages but not labels.
Nothing to do with the Grid format, bug or feature wise, but a problem with your core setup.
Gareth
I did not find a new activity image in french in the plugin, So I created one and replaced new_activity_en.png with the one in french. How can this image match the user's language? Can I send you the french image file so you can add it to the package?
You can upload an image on GitHub on an issue here: https://github.com/gjb2048/moodle-format_grid/issues please.
Kind regards,
Gareth
I'm having a really weird issue with this - when some staff update or edit anything in a course with Grid Format, the system adds a new section which isn't in numerical order (always seems to add section 110, no matter the current number of sections). Grid format then becomes unresponsive - I need to switch to another format, delete the offending section and switch back. This is happening randomly and I'm not sure what is causing it - any pointers that could help me work out what the cause is would be greatly appreciated! Moodle 3.4.3, Clean theme, latest version of grid format.
Thanks,
Dan.