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Essential
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The "Essential" Moodle Theme
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Please note: Essential has reached 'End of life' at Moodle 3.6 - last version for. Please read moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=385903.
Do not attempt to install the theme beyond Moodle 3.6, you will break your site!
With 2.5 now released Julian thought it time to take the opportunity to build a new theme that would push the new theme engine to it's limits a bit. With that in mind he introduced the new "Essential" theme. Now Julian has left us for Canvassian adventures, David and Gareth took over development and maintenance. And now David has left for pastures new, Gareth continues to maintain and make improvements.
The idea of this theme is to make the site look as little like Moodle as possible. In this specific instance, it would be used on sites where Moodle would potentially serve as a company homepage rather than just a course list.
Cool things to know about the theme.
- It attempts to load as many as possible icons from a font.
- Most of what you think are "graphics" are actually the Font Awesome font (fontawesome.io).
- The slider on the front page is completely customisable through theme settings.
- I am really trying to push what Bootstrap (twitter.github.io/bootstrap/) Grids can do. As such the theme is fully responsive.
- The footer is all custom Moodle regions. This means blocks can be added.
- The theme can use Google web fonts (fonts.google.com) to give it that extra bit of shazam!
- Social network icons appear at the top of the page dynamically based on theme settings.
- The entire colour scheme can be modified with theme settings.
Support:
The theme comes with NO support. Please see the 'Support' section in 'README.md' file that comes with the theme. This is because the theme 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. I will only explain / report my findings at my own discretion. You MUST state the Essential and Moodle versions as I'll only ask for them and that delays time - in software bug fixing there is no 'latest' version as your 'latest' could be different to my 'latest', so please don't use that word or similar like 'current'.
Reporting issues:
Please read the 'Reporting issues' section in 'README.md' file that comes with the theme before posting / contacting me. If there is any missing information then I'll only ask for it which will delay you getting a solution to your problem.
Video Promo:
Properties:
In versions 2.9.1.22, 3.0.1.15, 3.1.1.7 and above.
Versions:
Please note that previously the version for Moodle 2.6 was 2.7.x as well, but since these versions are now separated we also lowered the displayed version number.
Moodle Version |
Essential Version |
Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2.5 | 2.5.8 | Last release for M2.5 |
| 2.6 | 2.6.11 | Last release for M2.6 |
| 2.7 | 2.7.9.5.3 | Last release for M2.7 |
| 2.8 | 2.8.1.11 | Last release for M2.8 |
| 2.9 | 2.9.1.24 |
Last release for M2.9 |
| 3.0 | 3.0.1.17 | Last release for M3.0 |
| 3.1 | 3.1.1.12 | Last release for M3.1 |
| 3.2 | 3.2.1.5 | Last release for M3.2 |
| 3.3 | 3.3.1.5 | Last release for M3.3 |
| 3.4 | 3.4.1.5 | Last release for M3.4 |
| 3.5 | 3.5.1.5 | Last release for M3.5 |
| 3.6 | 3.6.1.0 | Last release for M3.6 |
| 3.7+ | End of life | Please see: moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=385903 |
Useful links
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Contributors
If you pay me for my time then I'll look into it for you.
Kind regards,
Gareth
Yes.
Kind regards,
Gareth
I have just updated my test system to the latest version as part of my process before upgrading our production system. When testing the grading of a quiz, when I select the "Mark comment or override mark" and the pop out box appears, normally with the question and grading options, in the latest version of the them this pop out box is blank. I am unable to grade any quiz question. This has only occurred in the latest release, all previous versions worked fine.
Keith
I have raised: https://github.com/gjb2048/moodle-theme_essential/issues/589 - what version of Moodle are you running please?
Kind regards,
Gareth
I am running Moodle 2.9.3 (Build: 20151109), Essential version 2015062413 is my current production version and it works OK,
Regards,
Keith
- FIX: Changes to child theme mechanism
We have created a child but now we do not burden the head.php
We do not work in layouts:
require_once(\theme_essential\toolbox::get_tile_file('header'));
We do not work in login:
$OUTPUT->header;
We have read in the forum that within the theme is a example for a child, but we have sought and we have not seen that.
Please we need help for this.
thanks.
Thanks
Through the UI = no. In custom CSS = yes. In later versions with UI = only footer blocks.
Gareth
First of all, thanks for maintaining this great theme. I, as the admin, love it and our students and tutors enjoy the functionality of everything.
I am wondering if it would be possible to implement a color change to files that have been clicked and downloaded on main course pages and inside folders?
We have courses with many audio files (most inside folders and some on the main course page) and many of the students are asking for something along these lines.
I have taken a look for a plugin or forum posts on this topic but I cannot find anything.
What do you think?
Jeremy
This would be an enhancement to have a setting for the clicked link colour. I'd be happy to quote for the cost of the work if you would be willing to fund it.
Kind regards,
Gareth
Question Please...
i need to add a custom page with: .
so i used the custom html area to add the line and my custom page working fine but it's break the theme and the default moodle top menu disappeared?
how can i fix it?
Thank you
For bespoke issues not pertaining to the theme code as supplied, my one to one support rate starts at 50 GBP for the first hour with a deposit paid in advance.
Kind regards,
Gareth