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mdjnelson / moodle-mod_customcert

Enables the creation of dynamically generated certificates with complete customisation via the web browser.
https://moodle.org/plugins/mod_customcert
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mod_customcert does not respect some configuration options #507

Closed MikeAndMary closed 1 year ago

MikeAndMary commented 2 years ago

Hi Mark,

I would like to report a couple of issues I am having with both, moodle 3.14 and with v. 4:

  1. on finishing a course I have your certificate send automatically to the student and to third addresses (not sure yet if a comma seperated list works, but it arrives at the address stated at the beginning of the list). Since some data changes that I expose in the certificate I don't want to allow students to download the certificate since they receive it by email but the option "Hide from students" (see attached picture) has the effect that no certificate is send, neither to a student nor to any other address. image This I regard as a bug and I hope you will fix it soon.
  2. Alternatively, in the permissions I find View as well as Receive permission (see attached pic) which have the same wrong result though: students don't see AND don't receive the certificate. image

Thank you and kind regards, Michael

Markibacsi commented 2 years ago

Hi Michael

I first thought this was a bug too. But, logically, anything that is hidden from the students is considered a teacher resource. Therefore, why should it trigger the generation and sending of the certificate? I overcame this dilemma by using the 'restrict access' options instead. Now, our certificates are issued once they reach a certain course total in the graded activities or by date - depending on the course they are enrolled on.

All the best Marc

MikeAndMary commented 2 years ago

Hi again Marc,

now it worked with new option! Sorry for the glitch.

Michael

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Hi Michael

I first thought this was a bug too. But, logically, anything that is hidden from the students is considered a teacher resource. Therefore, why should it trigger the generation and sending of the certificate? I overcame this dilemma by using the 'restrict access' options instead. Now, our certificates are issued once they reach a certain course total in the graded activities or by date - depending on the course they are enrolled on.

All the best Marc

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MikeAndMary commented 1 year ago

Please allow another question. By mistake I created a certificate for a test in a course in production which I cannot reset. I cancelled the activities in the course by that student and cancelled the certificate, but as soon as cron runs again, a new certificate is issued and sent! How I can definitvely cancel that certificate made by mistake?

Thanks and kindest regards, Michael

From: Markibacsi @.> Sent: giovedì 4 agosto 2022 22:27 To: mdjnelson/moodle-mod_customcert @.> Cc: Michael Gies @.>; Author @.> Subject: Re: [mdjnelson/moodle-mod_customcert] mod_customcert does not respect some configuration options (Issue #507)

Hi Michael

I first thought this was a bug too. But, logically, anything that is hidden from the students is considered a teacher resource. Therefore, why should it trigger the generation and sending of the certificate? I overcame this dilemma by using the 'restrict access' options instead. Now, our certificates are issued once they reach a certain course total in the graded activities or by date - depending on the course they are enrolled on.

All the best Marc

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MikeAndMary commented 1 year ago

Hi Marc,

I saw this new Availability option in your latest release and I was very hopeful, but for me it does not work:

With the option “Show on course page” the students (and eventually teachers and “Email others”) receive the certificate by mail. As soon as I choose the restricted access or “Hide from students” nobody receives a certificate, and it is just not issued in the course. Am I doing anything wrong?

Best regards, Michael

From: Markibacsi @.> Sent: giovedì 4 agosto 2022 22:27 To: mdjnelson/moodle-mod_customcert @.> Cc: Michael Gies @.>; Author @.> Subject: Re: [mdjnelson/moodle-mod_customcert] mod_customcert does not respect some configuration options (Issue #507)

Hi Michael

I first thought this was a bug too. But, logically, anything that is hidden from the students is considered a teacher resource. Therefore, why should it trigger the generation and sending of the certificate? I overcame this dilemma by using the 'restrict access' options instead. Now, our certificates are issued once they reach a certain course total in the graded activities or by date - depending on the course they are enrolled on.

All the best Marc

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james-cnz commented 1 year ago

Hi Michael, If you want a certificate to be e-mailed to students but not visible on the course page, I think you should be able to do this, if you have stealth activities enabled on your Moodle server, by putting the certificate in a hidden topic, and setting it to be available but not shown on the course page. See https://docs.moodle.org/401/en/Stealth_activities

mdjnelson commented 1 year ago

Thanks for addressing this @james-cnz.