Navigation block settings
    • 19 Oct 2022
    • 2 minutes to read

    Navigation block settings


    Article Summary

    The Navigation block provides contextual navigation and quick access to various areas across the site. The block content dynamically adapts to the area of the site you are viewing.

    Course page

    When viewing a course, there is a navigation block dedicated to the current course. It includes items such as:

    • Participants
    • Badges
    • Grades
    • Quick navigation to topics within the course

    You can navigate to other courses via the breadcrumbs, the top menu, or by using the courses block.

    A number of settings relating to the items displayed within the Navigation block can be found within Quick-access menu > Appearance > Navigation.

    Site Administrators can manage the Navigation block by clicking on the cog icon () and Configure Navigation block. Note that editing must be turned on for you to configure block settings, so you may need click the Turn editing on or Customise this page button (depending on the location context). 

    SettingDescription
    Notes

    Block title

    The title of the block that will appear on the page.

    -

    Override default block title

    Enable (tick) this to be able to change the title of the block.

    -

    Allow block hiding

    Set whether the block can be hidden.

    -

    Allow block docking

    Set whether users can dock this block.

    -

    Show header

    Enable (tick) to show the block's title.

    -

    Show border

    Enable (tick) to show a border around the block.

    -

    Display categories as links

    Select whether course categories will be links to the category or whether only course names are links.

    -

    Trim mode

    Choose whether characters of navigation items will be trimmed (when needed) from the left, centre, or right. 

    -

    How many characters to trim to

    Specify the number of characters for the trim mode option above.

    -

    Generate navigation for the following

    Set which items will be displayed in the block: Everything, Categories and courses, Categories and courses and course structures, or Categories and courses and Course Activities.

    -

    Original block location

    This shows the original location where the block was created. Block settings may cause it to appear in other locations (contexts). The block location for the Navigation block will display as System.

    -

    Display on page types

    Decide which types of page to display the block on.

    -

    Default region

    -

    Default weight

    The default weight allows you to choose roughly where you want the block to appear in the chosen region, either at the top or the bottom. The final location is calculated from all the blocks in that region (for example, only one block can actually be at the top). This value can be overridden on specific pages if required.

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    On this page

    These options allow you to control where this block appears within the page you are currently viewing. Changes made here are applied to this specific page only. All other pages will continue to use the default block position unless changed in the same way.

    Editing Trainers can modify the position of a block on a specific page when editing is turned on, by using the corresponding drag-and-drop icon () to move the block into the desired position.

    Visible

    Choose whether the Navigation block displays on the page on the page you are viewing.

    -

    Region

    Choose whether the Navigation block displays in the Left, Right or Main content area.

    -

    Weight

    Select the Weight or default location/order of the Navigation block within the current page. Choose a value between -10 (first) and +10 (last).

    -

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