**************************************************************** * Thu Nov 17 11:16:44 CET 2011 * Goran Josic goran.josic@usi.ch * eLab - http://www.elearninglab.org **************************************************************** Thank you for using moodle_notifications plugin. About: This plugin notifies changes and updates on Moodle courses via three channels: e-mail, sms and rss. For the license please check LICENSE.txt file. Note: SMS functionality depends on your provider. To enable SMS channel please extend lib/AbstractSMS.php class. Call the new class SMS. Check lib/SMS.php.sample if you need a starting point. Installation: Before you start the installation please read the instructions. 1. rename the plugin folder to moodle_notifications if you have chosen a different name during the repository cloning 2. move the folder to the blocks directory of your Moodle installation 3. Login in your Moodle platform as Administrator and click on Notifications inside Site Administration block. At this point the tables should be created and the plugins should be available in the Blocks list. Settings: This plugin has three levels of settings. - Global settings are managed by Administrators - Course settings are managed by Teachers and assistants - Personal settings are managed by Students Global settings have priority on Course settings and the Course settings have priority on Personal Settings. The e-mail and sms channels can be enabled and disabled on every level. Only the rss channel is managed Globally or on Course level. Presets: You can set the default user channel preferences using presets. The presets can be enabled globally and on the course level. The course presets have precedence over the global presets. Finally, the user preferences have precedence over the course and global presets. Bugs: If you find a bug please submit it here: https://github.com/arael/moodle_notifications_20/issues Please provide the bug description and don't forget Moodle and moodle_notifications plugin version.