Moodle plugins directory: Recommender: Versions: 2.5 | Moodle.org
Recommender
Blocks ::: block_recommender
Maintained by 
Jenny Gray
Part of set Open University.
This block offers three different recommendation services: popular activities on this course; popular courses on this site; and shared bookmarks. Each can be enabled and configured separately.
Recommender 2.5
Moodle 2.5
Released: Tuesday, 13 August 2013, 9:06 PM
This block offers three different recommendation services
- popular activities on this course;
- popular courses on this site;
- shared bookmarks.
Each can be enabled and configured separately.
Each service displays the top 3 links in the block and a may offer a link to an additional page with further recommendations.
Popular activities service lists the 10 most viewed/updated resources and activities within the current course.
Popular courses service lists the top 3 other courses which the current course students are also enrolled upon
Shared bookmarks allows teachers to add any url to the block to make their own recommendations.
The block can be extended by developing your own services.
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2.5 Update 2013081300
- Moodle 2.5 compatibility changes (setType)
- Swap to new context_course() class
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2.4 Update 2013032502
- Moved unit tests to PHPUnit
- Added addinstance capability
- popular activities on this course;
- popular courses on this site;
- shared bookmarks.
Each can be enabled and configured separately.
Each service displays the top 3 links in the block and a may offer a link to an additional page with further recommendations.
Popular activities service lists the 10 most viewed/updated resources and activities within the current course.
Popular courses service lists the top 3 other courses which the current course students are also enrolled upon
Shared bookmarks allows teachers to add any url to the block to make their own recommendations.
The block can be extended by developing your own services.
-----------------------------------------------------
2.5 Update 2013081300
- Moodle 2.5 compatibility changes (setType)
- Swap to new context_course() class
-----------------------------------------------------
2.4 Update 2013032502
- Moved unit tests to PHPUnit
- Added addinstance capability
Version information
- Version build number
- 2013081300
- Version release name
- 2.5
- Maturity
- Stable version
- MD5 Sum
- 173d13f2531f8a18bfb56194c9472545
- Supported software
- Moodle 2.5
- Latest release for Moodle 2.5
Version control information
- Version control system (VCS)
- GIT
- VCS repository URL
- VCS branch
- MOODLE_25_STABLE
Default installation instructions for plugins of the type Blocks
- Make sure you have all the required versions.
- Download and unpack the block folder.
- Place the folder (eg "myblock") in the "blocks" subdirectory.
- Visit http://yoursite.com/admin to complete the installation
- Turn editing on in any home or course page.
- Add the block to the page
- Visit the config link in the block for more options.