Manual Enrolment Extension Plugin

This plugin allows students with manual course enrollments that have an end date to request extensions, and enables teachers/managers to approve or deny these requests. The extension request option is only visible to students who are enrolled via manual enrollment and have a set end date for their enrollment.

Features

• Students can request extensions for their manual course enrolments


• Students can specify the number of days needed and provide a reason


• Teachers and managers can approve or deny extension requests


• Automatic update of enrolment end dates upon approval


• Integration with Moodle's course navigation


• Role-based access control

Requirements

• Moodle 4.1 or later


• Manual enrolment must be enabled in the course

Installation

1. Place the plugin files in /local/extendmanualenrol


2. Visit your Moodle site's administration area


3. Follow the plugin installation process


4. The plugin will create necessary database tables automatically

Usage

For Students

1. Navigate to a course where you are enrolled via manual enrolment


2. Click on "Request Extension" in the course navigation menu


3. Fill in the number of days needed and provide a reason


4. Submit the request and wait for approval

For Teachers/Managers

1. Navigate to a course where you have teaching/managing permissions


2. Click on "Manage Extensions" in the course navigation menu


3. View all extension requests for the course


4. Approve or deny pending requests

Permissions

The plugin defines two capabilities:

• local/extendmanualenrol:requestextension: Allows users to request extensions (default for students)


• local/extendmanualenrol:manageextensions: Allows users to manage extension requests (default for teachers and managers)

Workflow

1. Student notices their enrolment is about to expire


2. Student submits an extension request through the course menu


3. Teachers/managers receive pending requests in their management interface


4. Upon approval, the student's enrolment end date is automatically extended


5. Students can see the status of their requests

Development

If you need to modify the plugin:

1. Update version.php when making changes


2. Add new capabilities to db/access.php if needed


3. Add new language strings to lang/en/local_extendmanualenrol.php


4. Follow Moodle coding standards and guidelines