Advanced Notifications

Hi Ricardo, thanks for the suggestion - please see my full response here: https://github.com/learningworks/moodle-block_advnotifications/issues/26
In short, it's not currently possible to *push* notifications to groups or cohorts or the like, only to show them globally or a specific instance of a block.
Pull requests are always welcomed, while trying to keep the core principle of the plugin alive - keeping it simple and easy to use.
Thanks,
Zander

Hi,
It would be great if it was possible to selectively display the block to members of specific cohorts.
Ricardo

Hi Renee (& others interested), the plugin has been updated to now support users to manage their own notifications. Give the role(s) you want the permission `manageownnotifications` and they will be able to make their own instance-based (not global) notifications.
More info here: https://github.com/learningworks/moodle-block_advnotifications/issues/24
This update also ensured the plugin supports Moodle v3.10!
Hope this helps!
Thanks,
Zander

Hi Santos,
I suspect it should still work for Moodle v3.10 - but I will test it soon and officially update it.
Thanks,
Zander

Nice plugin, when will it be available for version 3.10?

Hi Steve,
maybe you're looking for more than just this, but you should be able to do it by unticking the "Global notification?" checkbox when you create a notification. Global notifications show in all Advanced Notifications blocks (as global ones are usually very important - site going down for maintenance, etc), but if it's not global, it should only display for the block it was created in.
In short, you need to go into the course you want to add the unique message to, turn editing mode on, add the 'Advanced notifications' block, click the cog/configure button for the block and select "Manage notifications" from the dropdown, create the course-specific notification, make sure "Global notification?" is unchecked, click "Save". Your new notification should now only show in that course.
Two things to note:
* Global notifications are shown everywhere there is an Advanced Notifications block
* You need to create the non-global notification from the block you want it to appear in, and leave 'Global notification' unchecked.
Hope that helps!
Thanks,
Zander

After testing this plugin, I realise there is no way to selectively choose, which notification(s) are displayed in any given 'Advanced Notifications' block when added.
I believe it will just show all notifications created when adding the block.
So, for example, I thought this was a brilliant solution as I wanted to put these Advanced Notifications into specific courses, so I can display course specific info messages/ notifications on a particular course.
However, It doesn't look like I can achieve this without the ability to select, which notification(s) should be displayed in any particular block added to a course or elsewhere.
Is there any chance of adding this feature as it would vastly improve the functionality and flexibility of this plugin?
Great job btw, just hoping I can use this in the above scenario.

Yeah, I'd likely make it so that only admins can create notifications by default (as is the situation currently) and roles needing to be given express permission - using Moodle's permissions system. This will prevent existing users of the plugin from being surprised by their teachers/instructors all of a sudden being able to make notifications in a new version of the plugin.
Thanks,
Zander

Zander - Thanks for the fast reply. It seems like the site admin would also need to be able to block the permission for the instructors to send out global notifications.
Renee

Hi Renee,
I think this is a combination of being a bug and a feature I've been meaning to add. I've created an issue on GitHub - https://github.com/learningworks/moodle-block_advnotifications/issues/24 - to track this and fix it in (hopefully) the near future. Anyone is also free to submit a pull request to implement this if they have time.
Thanks,
Zander

Hello. Does this work at the course level, so that a instructor can send out a message to only the students in their course (not global messages). We cannot get the configuration to work. Our instructor role seems to be blocked from adding notifications. Only admins can create messages.

Hola, Samuel!
Tuve que usar el Traductor de Google, lo siento si no está traducido correctamente ...
Sí, puede agregarlo a un solo curso y cualquier alerta que agregue a ese bloque solo aparecerá en ese bloque (no haga clic en "Notificación global" cuando lo configure).
Limitarlo solo a ciertos estudiantes en un curso aún no es realmente posible; no puede limitarse a usuarios o grupos específicos en un curso. Una forma de hacerlo es dar a los estudiantes un rol único en el curso, agregar el bloque al curso y establecer los permisos en el bloque para que solo ese rol pueda ver el bloque.
Espero que se haya traducido correctamente, de lo contrario, necesitaré algo de ayuda de la comunidad si ven esto.
Siéntase libre de crear un 'Problema' en GitHub o enviar una Solicitud de extracción. Espero que esto ayude.
Gracias,
Zander
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Hi there, Samuel!
I had to use Google Translate, so sorry if it's not translated correctly...
Yes, you can add it to a single course and any alerts you add to that block will only appear in that block (don't click "Global notification" when setting it up).
To limit it to only certain students in a course is not really possible yet - you can't limit to specific users or groups in a course. One way you could do it is to give the students a unique role in the course, add the block to the course and set the permissions on the block so only that role can see the block.
Hopefully that translated correctly, otherwise, I'll need some help from the community if they see this.
Feel free to create an 'Issue' on GitHub or submit a Pull Request. Hope this helps.
Thanks,
Zander

Hola
Habría alguna forma de que incrustarlo en la pagina de inicio de un curso, y que se pueda configurar para solamente un curso y para unos alumnos determinados
gracias

Thanks Amanda! Thank you for helping to improve the plugin too.
https://github.com/learningworks/moodle-block_advnotifications/issues/21