Chat

Behaviour of the course Chat tool.

Access these settings under Administration > Configuration settings > Chat. This category contains 5 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

allow_global_chat

Allow global chat

Users can chat with each other

Default: false

course_chat_restrict_to_coach

Restrict course chat to coaches

Only allow students to talk to the tutors in the course (not other students).

Default: false

hide_chat_video

Hide videochat option in global chat

When enabled, video chat functionality is disabled and unavailable in the global chat tool.

Default: true

save_private_conversations_in_documents

Save private conversations in documents

If enabled, 1:1 private chat messages will be mirrored in the course chat history documents. Recommended to keep disabled for privacy.

Default: false

show_chat_folder

Show the history folder of chat conversations

This will show to theacher the folder that contains all sessions that have been made in the chat, the teacher can make them visible or not learners and use them as a resource

Default: true