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Configuration. Part 2
Appearance |
| Field | Step |
| JoomlaLMS Top menu | |
| Show Top menu | Select Yes if you want the Top menu to be shown, otherwise select No. |
| Top menu style | Define the Top menu style using the drop down list. |
| Show menu item heading | Select Yes if you want the menu item heading to be shown. |
| Course SelectBox | |
| Show course SelectBox | Select Yes if you want the course SelectBox to be shown, otherwise select No. |
| Course SelectBox type | Define the type of the course SelectBox using the drop down list. |
| Meta Data | |
| Meta Description | Enter a line for representation in search engines: this line will be displayed as a topic in the list of search engine results. |
| Meta Keywords | Enter key words that describe your course; these key words will to be taken into account by search engines when searching for relevant web pages. |
| Homepage configuration | |
| Show "Courses list" module | Select Yes if you want the "Courses list" module to be published on the front page; otherwise select No. |
| Show "All courses" link | Select Yes if you want the "All courses" link to be published on the front page; otherwise select No. |
| Show "Announcements" module | Select Yes if you want the "Announcements" module to be published on the front page; otherwise select No. |
| Show "Homework" module | Select Yes if you want the "Homework" module to be published on the front page; otherwise select No. |
| Show "DropBox" module | Select Yes if you want the "DropBox" module to be published on the front page; otherwise select No. |
| Number of items in modules | Specify the number of items to be displayed in modules on the front page. |
| Homepage text | Enter the greeting text for registered users. Use the embedded Visual Editor to format the text. |
| Homepage text for unregistered users | Enter the greeting text for unregistered users. Use the embedded Visual Editor to format the text. |
Click the Save icon (
) at the top of the page to save the changes.
) at the top of the page to save the changes.
SMF forum integration
This section helps you to manage the forum threads directly from JoomlaLMS Back-end.
To add a new forum:- Go to Configuration->SMF forum integration in the left menu.
- Click on the New button (
) at the top of the list. The following form will open: 
- Fill in the necessary fields:
| Board name: | Specify the name of the board |
| Published: | Check Yes if you wish this board to be published, otherwise check No |
| Parent Board: | Choose the parent board for this board from the dropdown menu |
| Forum type: | Choose the forum type for this board from the dropdown menu |
| Set course owner as Board moderator: | Check Yes if you wish to apply this option, otherwise check No |
| Additional board moderators: | Specify the users who can be additional board moderators |
| Board description: | Enter board description |
| Advanced access: | Check Yes if you wish to apply this option, otherwise check No |
| Additional permissions: | Choose the roles of the users who can have additional permissions on this board |
) to add the board otherwise click on Cancel (
).
To edit a forum:
- Go to Configuration >SMF forum integration in the left menu.
- Select a board.
- Click on the Edit button (
). - Make necessary changes and click the Save button () or the Cancel button () to discard.
To delete a forum:
- Go to Configuration >SMF forum integration in the left menu.
- Select a board in the list.
- Click on the Delete button (
).
CB Integration
This section helps you to tune the Community Builder installed on your site.
To integrate CB do the following:
- Go to Configuration > CB Integration in the left menu.
Fig. 'Community Builder Integrating'
2. Specify all the fields using drop down lists. This is used for invoices for certain users, so choose information corresponding the selected user data.
3. Click on the Save button ().
).
You can add new profile fields, edit and delete them.
Page Tips Management
It's possible to manage page tips configuration.
To add a new page tip do the following:
- Go to Configuration > Page Tips Configuration in the left menu.
Fig. 'Page Tips Configuration'
2. Click on the New button (
) at the top of the list. The following form will open:
) at the top of the list. The following form will open:
Fig. 'Adding a New Page Tip'
3. Select a page to which your are going to add a tip using drop down list.
4. Enter the tip text.
5. Click on the Save button () to add a tip otherwise click on Cancel ().
To edit a tip:
) to add a tip otherwise click on Cancel ().To edit a tip:
- Go to Configuration > Page Tips Configuration in the left menu.
- Select a tip.
- Click on the Edit button ().
- Make necessary changes and click the Save button () or the Cancel button () to discard.
To delete a tip:
- Go to Configuration > Page Tips Configuration in the left menu.
- Select a tip in the list.
- Click on the Delete button ().
Menu Manager
Menu Manager allows administering of the users menu. In the administrative area it's possible to tune Home Page menu and menu for all types of JoomlaLMS users: Guests, Teachers, Students, CEO/Parents by adding or hiding menu items in the top menu. Note that for each user role the course menu contains a different set of menu items (so for Students the system presupposes one set of menu items, while for CEO/ Parent users there is a different (limited) set of menu items).
To customize course menu items:
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In the left menu go to Configuration > Menu Manager. The system will display a list of menu items for the Home page.
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From the drop down list on the right select what menu you want to customize:
- Guest
- Homepage menu,
- Teacher menu,
- Student menu,
- CEO/ Parent menu.
Use the icons on the page to perform the following operations:
| Icon | Name | Description |
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Published Unpublished |
Click the Published/ Unpublished icons next to the necessary menu items to make these items available/ unavailable to course users. |
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Move up Move down |
Click the Move Up/ Move Down icons next to menu items to change the order of items in the menu. |
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Save | To change the order of several menu items at once, enter the necessary order index (number) into the text fields next to menu items and click Save. |
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Publish Unpublish |
To publish/ unpublish a group of menu items, select check boxes on the left and click the Publish or Unpublish icons in the top right corner of the page (to select all items in the list, use the check box in the table head). |
To navigate away from the Menu manager page, click Cancel () in the top right corner.
Note: Menu items marked with the 
icon are disabled in the LMS configuration. Items can be enabled in the Configuration section.
icon are disabled in the LMS configuration. Items can be enabled in the Configuration section.Languages
Default interface language for the application is English. However course users have an ability to choose another interface language (currently it is possible to choose between Brazilian, Bulgarian, Chinese, Danish, English, French, German, Italian, Norwegian and Spanish).
The administrative area allows you to manage interface languages: make them available/ unavailable, export language files or import into the system files with new languages. To work with the list of interface languages, in the left menu go to Configuration > Languages. The system will display a list of interface languages:
Use the icons on the page to perform the following operations:
| Icon | Name | Description |
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Published Unpublished |
To make languages available/ unavailable for course users, use the Published and Unpublished icons. |
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Delete | To delete certain languages, select check boxes next to the required languages and click Delete in the top right corner of the page. |
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Export | To export language files, select a check boxes next to the required language and click Export in the top right corner of the page. Open or save files on your computer. |
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Import | To import files for a new interface language, click Import in the top right corner. On the displayed page click Browse to specify location of a ZIP package with language files on your computer (the package should contain PHP language files). Click Save to import files. ZIP package name will be taken as the name of the newly imported language; if a language with the same name already exists, it will be rewritten. |
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