Course

Defaults and policies that apply to courses across the platform — visibility, creation rights, allowed tools, learner permissions, and similar.

Access these settings under Administration > Configuration settings > Course. This category contains 45 settings, listed below with the title and comment shipped in the platform's settings fixtures (SettingsCurrentFixtures.php).

The variable name in code is shown in monospace. Use it when scripting via the API or when you need to change those settings at a global level by editing config/settings_override.yaml.

Settings

active_tools_on_create

Active tools on course creation

Select the tools that will be active after the creation of a course.

Default:

agenda,announcement,attendance,bbb,blog,chat,course_description,course_progress,customcertificate,document,dropbox,forum,global,glossary,gradebook,group,learnpath,link,mobidico,notebook,notebookteacher,portfolio,positioning,quiz,student_publication,survey,test2pdf,tracking,user,wiki,zoom

allow_base_course_category

Use course categories from top URL

In multi-URL settings, allow admins and teachers to assign categories from the top URL to courses in the children URLs.

Default: false

allow_course_theme

Allow course themes

Allows course graphical themes and makes it possible to change the style sheet used by a course to any of the possible style sheets available to Chamilo. When a user enters the course, the style sheet of the course will have priority over the user's own style sheet and the platform's default style sheet.

Default: true

allow_public_course_with_no_terms_conditions

Access public courses with terms and conditions

With this option enabled, if a course has public visibility and terms and conditions, those terms are disabled while the course is public.

Default: false

block_registered_users_access_to_open_course_contents

Block public courses access to authenticated users

Only show public courses. Do not allow registered users to access courses with 'open' visibility unless they are subscribed to each of these courses.

Default: false

breadcrumbs_course_homepage

Course homepage breadcrumb

The breadcrumb is the horizontal links navigation system usually in the top left of your page. This option selects what you want to appear in the breadcrumb on courses' homepages

Default: course_title

course_about_teacher_name_hide

Hide course teacher info on course details page

On the course details page, hide the teacher information.

Default: false

course_category_code_to_use_as_model

Restrict course templates to one course category

Give a category code to use as course templates. Only those courses will show in the drop-down at course creation time, and users won’t see the courses in this category from the courses catalogue.

course_configuration_tool_extra_fields_to_show_and_edit

Extra fields to show in course settings

The fields defined in this array will appear on the course settings page.

course_creation_by_teacher_extra_fields_to_show

Extra fields to show on course creation form

The fields defined in this array will appear as additional fields in the course creation form.

course_creation_donate_link

Donation link on course creation page

The page the donation message should link to (full URL).

course_creation_donate_message_show

Show donate message on course creation page

Add a message box in the course creation page for teachers, asking them to donate to the project.

Default: false

course_creation_form_hide_course_code

Remove course code field from course creation form

If not provided, the course code is generated by default based on the course title, so enable this option to remove the code field from the course creation form altogether.

Default: false

course_creation_form_set_course_category_mandatory

Set course category mandatory

When creating a course, make the course category a required setting.

Default: false

course_creation_form_set_extra_fields_mandatory

Extra fields to require on course creation form

The fields defined in this array will be mandatory in the course creation form.

course_creation_splash_screen

Splash screen for courses

Show a splash screen when creating a new course.

Default: true

course_creation_use_template

Use template course for new courses

Set this to use the same template course (identified by its course numeric ID in the database) for all new courses that will be created on the platform. Please note that, if not properly planned, this setting might have a massive impact on space usage. The template course will be used as if the teacher did a copy of the course with the course backup tools, so no user content is copied, only teacher material. All other course-backup rules apply. Leave empty (or set to 0) to disable.

course_creation_user_course_extra_field_relation_to_prefill

Prefill course fields with fields from user

If not empty, the course creation process will look for some fields in the user profile and auto-fill them for the course. For example, a teacher specialized in digital marketing could automatically set a « digital marketing » flag on each course (s)he creates.

course_hide_tools

Hide tools from teachers

Check the tools you want to hide from teachers. This will prohibit access to the tool.

course_images_in_courses_list

Courses custom icons

Use course images as the course icon in courses lists (instead of the default green blackboard icon).

Default: true

course_log_default_extra_fields

User extra fields by default in course stats page

Configure this array with the internal IDs of the extra fields you want to show by default in the main course stats page.

course_log_hide_columns

Hide columns from course logs

This array gives you the possibility to configure which columns to hide in the main course stats page and in the total time report.

course_sequence_valid_only_in_same_session

Validate prerequisites only within the same session

When enabled, a course will be considered validated only if passed within the current session. If disabled, courses passed in other sessions will also unlock dependent courses.

Default: false

course_student_info

Course student info display

On the ‘My courses’/’My sessions’ pages, show additional information regarding the score, progress and/or certificate acquisition by the student.

course_validation

Courses validation

When the 'Courses validation' feature is enabled, a teacher is not able to create a course alone. He/she fills a course request. The platform administrator reviews the request and approves it or rejects it. This feature relies on automated e-mail messaging; set Chamilo to access an e-mail server and to use a dedicated an e-mail account.

Default: false

course_validation_terms_and_conditions_url

Course validation - a link to the terms and conditions

This is the URL to the 'Terms and Conditions' document that is valid for making a course request. If the address is set here, the user should read and agree with these terms and conditions before sending a course request. If you enable Chamilo's 'Terms and Conditions' module and if you want its URL to be used, then leave this setting empty.

courses_default_creation_visibility

Default course visibility

Default course visibility while creating a new course

Default: 2

display_coursecode_in_courselist

Display Code in Course name

Display Course Code in courses list

Default: false

display_teacher_in_courselist

Display teacher in course name

Display teacher in courses list

Default: true

enable_tool_introduction

Enable tool introduction

Enable introductions on each tool's homepage

Default: false

enable_unsubscribe_button_on_my_course_page

Show unsubscribe button in ‘My courses’

Add a button to unsubscribe from a course on the ‘My courses’ page.

Default: false

example_material_course_creation

Example material on course creation

Create example material automatically when creating a new course

Default: true

hide_course_rating

Hide course rating

The course rating feature comes by default in different places. If you don’t want it, enable this option.

Default: false

hide_course_sidebar

Hide courses block in the sidebar

When on screens where the left menu is visible, do not display the « Courses » section.

Default: true

multiple_access_url_show_shared_course_marker

Show multi-URL shared course marker

Adds a link icon to courses that are shared between URLs, so users (in particular teachers) know they have to take special care when editing the course content.

Default: false

my_courses_show_courses_in_user_language_only

Only show courses in the user’s language

If enabled, this option will hide all courses not set in the user’s language.

Default: false

profiling_filter_adding_users

Filter users on profile fields on subscription to course

Allow teachers to filter the users based on extra fields on the page to subscribe users to their course.

Default: false

resource_sequence_show_dependency_in_course_intro

Show dependencies in course intro

When using resources sequencing with courses or sessions, show the dependencies of the course on the course’s homepage.

Default: false

scorm_cumulative_session_time

Cumulative session time for SCORM

When enabled, the session time for SCORM Learning Paths will be cumulative, otherwise, it will only be counted from the last update time. This is a global setting. It is used when creating a new Learning Path but can then be redefined for each one.

Default: true

send_email_to_admin_when_create_course

E-mail alert on course creation

Send an email to the platform administrator each time a teacher creates a new course

Default: false

show_course_duration

Show courses duration

Display the course duration next to the course title in the course catalogue and the courses list.

Default: false

show_navigation_menu

Display course navigation menu

Display a navigation menu that quickens access to the tools

Default: false

show_toolshortcuts

Tools shortcuts

Show the tool shortcuts in the banner?

Default: false

student_view_enabled

Enable learner view

Enable the learner view, which allows a teacher or admin to see a course as a learner would see it

Default: true

view_grid_courses

View courses in a grid layout

View courses in a layout with several courses per line. Otherwise, the layout will show one course per line.

Default: true