Easy Certificate (mod_easycertificate)

Creates customizable digital certificates directly inside Moodle courses.

Requirements

• Moodle 4.0+


• PHP 8.1+


• OpenSSL extension enabled for digital signatures

Installation

1. Copy the plugin folder to:

mod/easycertificate

2. Access:

Site administration ' Notifications

3. Complete the installation process.

Features

Certificate Templates

• Visual certificate editor


• Multiple pages


• Landscape and portrait orientation


• Background image support


• Image and text elements


• Element positioning and resizing


• Zoom controls


• Reusable global templates

Dynamic Fields

Supports automatic replacement of placeholders such as:

• {firstname}


• {lastname}


• {fullname}


• {email}


• {course}


• {courseshortname}


• {issuedate}


• {completiondate}

Custom user profile fields are also supported.

Certificate Issuance

• Student self-access


• PDF generation


• Inline preview


• Certificate download


• Unique issue records

Digital Signatures

• PFX / P12 certificate support


• Incremental PDF signatures


• Visual signature masks


• Multiple signatures per document

Template Management

Global templates can be managed at:

Site administration ' Plugins ' Activity modules ' Easy Certificate

Teachers can select a template directly in the activity configuration.

Capabilities

• mod/easycertificate:addinstance


• mod/easycertificate:view


• mod/easycertificate:manage


• mod/easycertificate:managetemplates

Backup and Restore

The plugin supports Moodle course backup and restore, including:

• Activity settings


• Linked templates


• Issued certificates (when user data is included)

Data and Privacy (GDPR)

The plugin stores certificate issue records required for certificate validation and history.

Stored data

• User ID


• Certificate ID


• Issue code


• Issue date

Privacy API

Implements:

• Privacy metadata, export and delete API for easycertificate_issues

Notes

• PDF signature support depends on the server OpenSSL configuration.


• Some browsers may handle inline PDF previews differently.


• Recommended for use with HTTPS-enabled Moodle environments.

Version

Current release:

1.0.3

License

GNU GPL v3 or later.