The top navigation menu includes entries that are generated by default but you may want to include additional menu entries that are unique to your learning management system (LMS).
The Custom Menu allows you to create your own menu entries, specify their order, and specify which users will be able to see the menu entries based on their permissions.
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Background
The Custom menu items text box allows you to add new menu entries; one menu entry per line. To access the custom menu:
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Step-by-step Guide
To customize the menu,
- Go to Site Administration > Appearance > Themes > Dual Code > Custom Menu.Theme settings
- Scroll down to the "Custom menu items" section of the page
- Make your changes (see the "Structure of the Menu Entries" below).
- Click on the "Save changes" button at the bottom of the page
Structure of the Menu Entries
Each line consists of required and optional parameters separated by the pipe “|” character. The parameters include:
- the The menu text
- a A link URL (optional)
- a A tooltip title (optional)
- a A language code (en or fr_ca) or comma-separated list of both codes for displaying the menu entry to users of the specified language only (optional)
- a A capability or comma-separated list of capabilities for displaying the menu entry to users with the specified system capability only (optional).
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In this example, a menu entry name named "FAQ" will display HTML page called “our-lms-faq” when the site is viewed in English and the user is logged in.
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User Group | Menu Option |
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Logged in users only | local/dualcode:authenticated |
Non-logged in users only | local/dualcode:notauthenticated |
Users with supervisor capabilities (e.g. VPs, directors, supervisors) | moodle/site:viewreports |
Everyone | no option is required |
Note:
- When a custom menu item is associated with local/dualcode:authenticated, users will need to log into the system to see it.
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- When a custom menu is associated with local/dualcode:notauthenticated, users will see the menu item so long as they have not signed into the application.
- Any capability in the system can be used to restrict access to a menu item as long as it's assigned to a user in the context of the system. For an exhaustive list of capabilities, see https://docs.moodle.org/
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Creating Submenus
Submenu entries are created by putting a dash “-“ at the start of the line. For example:
FAQ
-Standard Topics|/standard_topics
-Special Topics|/special_topics
In this case, FAQ would be the main menu entry and “Standard Topics” and “Special Topics” would appear in the drop-down menu when you click FAQ.