Course notification placeholders

Course placeholders

Below is a table showing the specific notification placeholders for courses.

Placeholder titlePlaceholder syntaxPlaceholder meaning
Course Fullname[course:full_name]The full name of the course.
Course Fullname (with link)[course:full_name_link]The full name of a course with a link to that course.
Course completion date[course_completion:completion_date]The set course completion date.
Course completion: Due date[course_completion:due_date]The set course due date.

Course activity placeholders

Below is a table showing the specific notification placeholders for course activities.

Placeholder titlePlaceholder syntaxPlaceholder meaning
Course Fullname[course:full_name]The full name of the course.
Course Fullname (with link)[course:full_name_link]The full name of a course with a link to that course.
Activity name[activity:name]The name of the course activity.
Activity name (with link)[activity:name_link]The name of the course activity with a link to that activity.
Activity type[activity:type]The type of course activity e.g. assignment, quiz, etc. 
Activity completion date[activity_completion:completion_date]The completion date set for the course activity.

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