- 28 Jul 2023
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Featured links block placeholders
- Updated on 28 Jul 2023
- 1 minute to read
When adding or editing a Featured links block you can add a range of user placeholders, which will be replaced with the relevant information for the logged-in user viewing the block. For example, you could add a welcome message to a dashboard using a Featured links block and include the User First name placeholder, e.g. 'Welcome to Totara [user:first_name]!'. When a user views the dashboard, they'll see their own name inserted into the message, e.g. 'Welcome to Totara Carly!'.
Below is a table showing all of the available user placeholders that you can use in the Featured links block.
Placeholder title | Placeholder syntax | Placeholder meaning |
---|---|---|
User First name | [user:first_name] | The user's first name. |
User Surname | [user:last_name] | The user's last name. |
User Full name | [user:full_name] | The user's full name. |
User Full name (with link) | [user:full_name_link] | The user's full name with a link to their profile. |
User Username | [user:username] | The user's username. |
User ID number | [user:id_number] | The user's ID number. |
User Address | [user:address] | The user's address. |
User Description | [user:description] | The user's description (as listed in their profile). |
User Institution | [user:institution] | The user's institution. |
User Language | [user:language] | The user's language. |
User Skype ID | [user:skype] | The user's Skype ID. |
User Phone | [user:phone1] | The user's phone number. |
User Mobile phone | [user:phone2] | The user's mobile phone number. |
User URL | [user:url] | The user's URL. |
User Email address | [user:email_address] | The user's email address. |
User City/town | [user:city] | The user's town or city. |
User Country | [user:country] | The user's country. |
User Department | [user:department] | The user's department. |
User First name - phonetic | [user:first_name_phonetic] | Phonetic spelling of the user's first name. |
User Surname - phonetic | [user:last_name_phonetic] | Phonetic spelling of the user's last name. |
User Middle name | [user:middle_name] | The user's middle name. |
User Alternate name | [user:alternate_name] | An alternate name the user is known by. |
User timezone | [user:timezone] | The user's time zone. |
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