Quick User Search

Maintained by Conn Warwicker

A simple block which lets you search for users in your Moodle system, with quick links to view their profile, login as them and send them a message.

Free

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Supports Moodle 3.4-4.3 See all versions

Latest release: 6 years ago

Installations: 260

Downloads (last 90 days): 16

Frankenstyle name: block_quick_user

Blocks

Current version

2.0 (2020022500)

Moodle 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, 3.11, 4.0, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3

Uploaded on Wednesday, 26 February 2020 at 22:34 (GMT+0)

Plugin type: Blocks

Frankenstyle component name: block_quick_user

Version build number: 2020022500

Version release name: 2.0

Maturity: Stable

Supported Moodle versions: 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, 3.11, 4.0, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3

Repository URL (Git): https://github.com/cwarwicker/moodle-block_quick_user

Repository branch:

Repository tag: 2.0

Issue/bug tracker URL: https://github.com/cwarwicker/moodle-block_quick_user/issues

Quick User Search

The quick_user block allows you to search quickly for users, without having to go through the Moodle user interface.

As site admin or user with block/block_quick_user:searchall capability - Search all users in the site (if the block
is on the site home or "my dashboard")

As a user with block/block_quick_user:search capability - Search all users on the course

Requirements

Moodle 3.4+

Screenshots

These screenshots were taken on a plain Moodle installation with no fancy theme installed. Appearances may vary slightly depending on your theme.

The Block:

block

The block with some search results:

block-with-results

Search results expanded to see extra links:

block-with-expanded-results

Installation

From github:

Download the latest version of the plugin from the Releases page.

Extract the directory from the zip file and rename it to 'quick_user' if it is not already named as such.

Place the 'quick_user' folder into your Moodle site's /blocks/ directory.

Run the Moodle upgrade process either through the web interface or command line.

Add the block to a page and start using it

License

https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0

Support

If you need any help using the block, or wish to report a bug or feature request, please use the issue tracking system: https://github.com/cwarwicker/moodle-block_quick_user/issues

Quick User Search

Versions

2.0 (2020022500)