Tiles format

Course formats ::: format_tiles
Maintained by David Watson
A course format which displays course topics as "Tiles", in a grid rather than as a list. When clicked, tile content is displayed under the tile with an animated transition. The layout adapts to different screen sizes and orientations. Within each tile, activities can also be set to display as "sub-tiles". For each tile, the teacher can pick an icon from a predefined set, or upload a background photo.
Latest release:
16759 sites
6k downloads
402 fans
Current versions available: 8
Key features
  • Tiles are used to show course topics and activities
  • Animation is used to expand tiles to reveal content
  • Icons or photos on each tile increase visual appeal
  • Modal windows (animated pop ups) to show content
  • Colours for tiles are customisable
  • Theme compatibility is broad (Boost, Clean, Essential, Moove and Adaptable).
  • Easy to switch into Tiles from other formats (e.g. Topics, Grid) without changing course content
  • User friendly (e.g. tile icons are provided and don't need to be uploaded)
  • Mobile responsive (adapts to different screen sizes and orientations)
  • Progress shown on tile with % in a circle, or as a fraction
 
 
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Contributors

David Watson (Lead maintainer)
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  • Glenn Carver
    Wed, 19 May 2021, 11:05 PM
    Hello there! Thanks for a great plugin.
    I've just decided to update Moodle and now running v3.10.3+
    Plugin version is 3.9.0.13
    I have a problem after an update - All tiles moved from other 8 sections in to the first one. (First section now has ALL tiles while other 7 are empty).
    Is there a way to fix this? Does it have anything to do with Moodle version being newer than Format Tiles' ?
    Thanks in advance.
  • Sergio Lobera
    Tue, 8 June 2021, 12:33 AM
    Do you know if this is going to be supported on the latest 3.11 version ?
  • Peter Rigney
    Wed, 16 June 2021, 5:42 PM
    Amazing plugin - thank you. Also looking to see if it will be supported on 3.11?
  • LUIS ALBERTO GONZALEZ GARCIA
    Thu, 17 June 2021, 1:11 AM
    I need icons util number 16, is there more that I can download, or do I have to make my own? if so, what's the font?
  • Richard Newton
    Thu, 17 June 2021, 4:09 AM
    Hey Luis,

    I've done this with my site by adding extra numbers to the "course > format > tiles > pix > tileicon" folder. I've actually got 1-19, so I'm more than happy to send you 1-16 if you need. I've copied the font and style of the original icons.

    Richard
  • LUIS ALBERTO GONZALEZ GARCIA
    Tue, 22 June 2021, 1:52 AM
    Thank you for the info, Richard, that was exactly what I needed. If you can share your icons, I would be beyond thankful to you.
  • Richard Newton
    Tue, 22 June 2021, 7:57 PM
    Hi again Luis. Sure thing. I've added them to a Google Drive folder here:

    https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1FYTS9lqxCuZGy4hftqyl-CZ0V-2xIpT4?usp=sharing

    Let me know if that works.
  • LUIS ALBERTO GONZALEZ GARCIA
    Wed, 23 June 2021, 11:28 PM
    T-H-A-N-K- YOU SO MUCH!, I just need to add them.
  • Pak Guru
    Mon, 5 July 2021, 8:09 PM
    Hi, this format is good, and will be better if it can has pop-up activity format's feature
  • David Watson
    Wed, 7 July 2021, 4:59 PM
    Hi all a new release candidate is now available (see under "Versions" above). Please test this and report any issues. It includes completion tracking and other fixes (for example @Daniel Gandolfo the external tool new window issue) .

    Pending community testing (please), I have marked it as being for Moodle 3.11 only. However I have tested it in Moodle 3.9 - 3.11 and automated tests are passing there so, if community testing goes well, I will release this as "stable" to Moodle 3.9 - 3.11 at the end of July 2021. (I have not yet tested it for Moodle 3.8, but plan to run the automated tests soon. Please test if you can.)
  • Dirk Meyer
    Wed, 7 July 2021, 10:35 PM
    Thank you. I upgraded to 3.11.
    After changing course format to another format and then back to tiles, all previously set custom tile images disappear.
  • David Watson
    Wed, 7 July 2021, 10:55 PM
    Yes this is a limitation at present (always was) - photos are included in course backups but, if you change the format, the photos will go. It's not ideal and, in the next few months, I plan to change the way the plugin stores the photo information, moving it from the standard Moodle course format options (which are cleared when the format is changed) to its own custom storage. This will ensure that the information is preserved even if the format is temporarily changed.
  • Maxime CRUZEL
    Thu, 8 July 2021, 4:57 PM
    Hello,

    For information :

    On 3.11, the animated navigation (JS) crashes the Latex formulas (via Mathjax).
    You must modify the plugin settings to disable animated navigation by default.

    The problem is, when a student marks an activity as completed, it also appears to be using JS, and it also crashes the Latex formulas.
  • David Watson
    Fri, 9 July 2021, 8:25 PM
    I updated the release candidate for 3.11 with some additional fixes. @Maxime please try the latest version with Mathjax
  • Pak Guru
    Sun, 11 July 2021, 12:27 PM
    Test release candidate, run well in 3.11
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