Open Badge Factory -plugin

Open Badge Factory is a cloud platform that provides the tools your organization needs to implement a meaningful and sustainable Open Badges system.

With the local_obf plugin you can issue Open Badges created in Open Badge Factory. To use the plugin, you need an account on https://openbadgefactory.com (You can register for free, see https://openbadgefactory.com/faq for details about different service levels).

For developers

See the project README

How to install

Moodle 3.1 and up:

1. Install the zip via Moodle's plugin page. Select "local" as the type of the plugin. (alternative: unzip to moodle's local subdirectory)
2. Update the database using the notifications page
3. Complete the Post install steps

Totara 11.0 and greater

Totara Learn does not include an add-on installer, all additional plugins must be installed manually by server administrators.

1. Download plugin from https://moodle.org/plugins/local_obf
2. Unzip the file into the Totara installation directory.
3. By using a site administrator account, go to Site administration → Notifications and upgrade Totara database
4. Complete the Post install steps

Post install

To connect to Open Badge Factory, the plugin needs a request token or API key.

To generate the required API key, log in to Open Badge Factory. When logged in, navigate to Admin tools > API key. On the API key -page click on Generate certificate signing request token.

Copy the generated token into OBF Moodle plugin settings, in Site administration > Open Badges > Settings.

Changelog

0.4

Fixed problem with Moodle 3.10.1

Added support for Totara program and certicates