Custom Menu Builder

The Custom Menu Builder block allows administrators and teachers to create a fully customizable vertical menu with links, Material Design icons, and role-based visibility directly from the block configuration interface.

Perfect for:

• Creating quick-access side menus
• Building custom navigation for specific courses or the site front page
• Providing role-specific links (e.g., Student Resources, Staff Portal, Parent Links)

• Add up to 20 menu items per block instance
• Set title, URL, and Material Design icon for each item
• Role-based visibility – show items only to selected roles (multiple roles supported)
• Automatic active state highlighting based on current page URL
• Special handling for the Moodle Dashboard (/my) so "/my" links are highlighted correctly
• Clean, modern styling with hover effects and active indicator
• Uses Google Material Icons (Outlined) – just type the icon name (e.g., home, school, assignment)

1. Download the plugin folder named menubuilder
2. Place it in your Moodle /blocks/ directory
3. Log in as administrator and visit Site administration > Notifications to complete installation
4. The block will appear in the "Add a block" dropdown as Menu Builder

1. Add the Menu Builder block to a page (Dashboard, course page, or front page)
2. Click the gear icon > Configure Menu Builder block
3. Set Number of items (0–20)
4. For each item configure:
   • Item title – displayed text
   • Item URL – full or relative URL (e.g., /my/, https://example.com, /course/view.php?id=5)
   • Item icon (optional) – Material icon name, e.g., dashboard, forum, grade
     (See all icons: https://fonts.google.com/icons)
   • Allowed roles – leave empty to show to everyone, or select specific roles
5. Save changes

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