C4L Author

TinyMCE ::: tiny_c4lauthor

Maintained by

Roger Segú

A TinyMCE editor plugin for Moodle that extends the original [Components for Learning (C4L)](https://moodle.org/plugins/tiny_c4l) with an enhanced authoring experience. It opens a modal with a WYSIWYG editable view of the editor content, constrained to a readable column width, and provides a full set of C4L visual components designed explicitly for learning.

Latest release: 10 days

1 sites

7 downloads

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Current versions available: 1

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C4L Author is built on top of the [Components for Learning](https://componentsforlearning.org) project and includes all its components, plus additional features such as:

- A distraction-free modal editor with comfortable reading width.

- Convert to: transform any component into another compatible one.

- AI suggest: AI-powered analysis that suggests C4L components for your content.

- Component variants and full-width options.

- Custom components defined by the administrator.

- Documentation tooltips for each component.

Installation

Install the plugin from the Site Administration area (Plugins > Install plugins > Install plugin from ZIP file).

Once installed, a button will appear in the TinyMCE editor toolbar. Clicking it opens the C4L Author modal where you can edit content and insert components.

Configuration

Settings are available at Site Administration > Plugins > Text Editors > TinyMCE editor > C4L Author:

- General: enable/disable component preview on hover, documentation tooltips, overlay mode, and configure which components are available to students.

- AI suggest: enable/disable the AI suggestion feature and configure component types and rates.

- Custom components: define additional components with custom HTML and CSS.

AI suggest requirements

The AI suggest feature uses Moodle's built-in AI subsystem (available from Moodle 4.5). The site administrator must configure an AI provider (such as OpenAI or Ollama) and supply their own API key at Site Administration > AI. No API key is bundled with this plugin.

If no AI provider is configured, the AI suggest button will display a message prompting the administrator to set one up. The AI suggest feature can also be disabled entirely from the plugin settings.