Course search

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Maintained by eLeDia GmbH

Filter courses that are available for all users by category, tags and custom course fields. A fulltext search is also available.

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Supports Moodle 4.5 See all versions

Latest release: 5 months ago

Installations: 12

Downloads (last 90 days): 41

Frankenstyle name: block_eledia_coursesearch

Blocks

Current version

v1.0 (2026020400)

Moodle 4.5

Uploaded on Wednesday, 4 February 2026 at 12:19 (GMT+0)

Plugin type: Blocks

Frankenstyle component name: block_eledia_coursesearch

Version build number: 2026020400

Version release name: v1.0

Maturity: Stable

Supported Moodle versions: 4.5

Repository URL (Git): https://github.com/eledia/moodle-block_eledia_coursesearch

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Issue/bug tracker URL: https://github.com/eledia/moodle-block_eledia_coursesearch/issues

Changelog

All notable changes to the eLeDia Course Search block will be documented in this file.

The format is based on Keep a Changelog,
and this project adheres to Semantic Versioning.

[1.0] - 2026-01-29

Initial Release

Added

Advanced course search with multiple filter criteria

Support for filtering by:
- Course categories (with hierarchical display)
- Course tags
- Custom fields (text, select, multiselect, checkbox, date)

Three view modes:
- Cards view (with course images)
- List view (compact)
- Summary view (detailed)

Progress tracking integration
- Visual progress bars
- Percentage completion display

Favorite courses management
- Mark/unmark courses as favorites
- Filter to show only favorites

Search functionality:
- Full-text course search
- Auto-complete suggestions for categories, tags, and custom fields

Responsive design:
- Mobile-friendly interface
- Adaptive layouts for all screen sizes

Accessibility features:
- WCAG 2.1 AA compliant
- Keyboard navigation support
- Screen reader friendly
- ARIA labels and landmarks

Multi-language support:
- English (en)
- German (de)
- Translation support for custom field names

Privacy API implementation:
- Full GDPR compliance
- User data export
- User data deletion

Comprehensive documentation:
- Installation guides (EN/DE)
- User instructions (EN/DE)
- Developer documentation

PHPUnit tests (30 tests, 100% passing)

Behat tests for end-to-end testing

GitHub Actions CI/CD integration

Technical Features

Compatible with Moodle 4.5+

PHP 8.1, 8.2, and 8.3 support

PostgreSQL and MariaDB support

AMD/JavaScript modules for dynamic functionality

Mustache templates for rendering

External API for AJAX operations

Proper capability checks and security

Cache-friendly implementation

Notes

Derived from Moodle core myoverview block

Approximately 50% new code, including complete search backend

No database tables required (uses core Moodle tables)

Recommended for Dashboard placement

Custom fields must be set to "Visible to everyone" to appear in filters

v1.0 (2026012900)