The purpose of this profile is to create a clean and simple course learning environment (for hybrid instruction, or with the addition of some features, online-only instruction). For an example of how it is being used, see
this. Note: Read To-Do's at the end.
General Preferences and Features
YAML
preferences:
feature_version_checks: n
contact_anon: n
feature_iepngfix: y # prevents major ugliness in IE6
feature_articles: n
feature_blogs: n
feature_calendar: n
feature_forums
feature_galleries: y
feature_polls: y
feature_newsletters: n
feature_trackers: n
feature_categories: n
feature_contact: n
feature_shoutbox: y
feature_minichat: n
feature_fullscreen: y
feature_cssmenus: n
feature_floating_help: n
feature_sefurl: y
feature_wysiwyg: n
feature_messages: n
feature_notepad: n
feature_tasks: n
feature_mytiki: n
feature_userPreferences: n
feature_user_bookmarks: n
feature_user_watches: n
feature_group_watches: n
feature_userfiles: n
feature_groupalert: n
feature_score: y
feature_search: y
feature_stats: y
feature_wikiplugin_alink: y
feature_wikiplugin_aname: y
sitetitle: $profilerequest:sitetitle$Course Title$
sitesubtitle: $profilerequest:sitesubtitle$Institution, Semester$
browsertitle: $profilerequest:browsertitle$Course Title, Course Number$
Login
YAML
preferences:
allowRegister: n
Theme
YAML
preferences:
style: tikinewt.css
feature_editcss: y
feature_sitemycode: n
feature_breadcrumbs: y
feature_site_login: y
feature_bot_logo: n
sitelogo_src:
feature_top_bar: n
feature_sitemenu: n
Text Area
YAML
preferences:
feature_filegals_manager: n
feature_wiki_ext_icon: y
wiki_edit_plugin: n
Module Settings
YAML
preferences:
feature_modulecontrols: n
modseparateanon: n
Wiki
YAML
preferences:
feature_page_title: y
wiki_edit_section: n
wiki_edit_minor: y
wiki_authors_style: "collaborative"
wiki_actions_bar: "both"
wiki_topline_position: "neither"
feature_wiki_attachments: n
feature_wiki_comments: y
wiki_comments_per_page: 20
wiki_comments_default_ordering: "commentDate_asc"
wiki_comments_displayed_default: y
feature_dump: y
feature_wiki_import_page: y
feature_wiki_export: y
feature_wiki_ratings: y
feature_wiki_print: n
feature_backlinks: n
wiki_uses_slides: y
feature_wiki_userpage: n
Modules
YAML
objects:
-
type: module
data:
name: since_last_visit_new
position: left
groups: [ Registered ]
order: 1
-
type: module
data:
name: who_is_there
position: right
groups: [ Registered ]
order: 2
-
type: module
data:
name: shoutbox
position: right
groups: [ Registered ]
order: 4
-
type: module
data:
name: users_rank
position: right
groups: [ Registered ]
order: 6
Permissions
Anonymous: basically just visitors to the course wiki
Registered: the students
Admins: the professor
YAML
objects:
-
ref: Publishing_Permissions
permissions:
Anonymous:
allow:
- view
- view_image_gallery
Registered:
allow:
- blog_post
- download_files
- edit
- forum_post
- forum_post_topic
- forum_read
- forum_vote
- list_image_galleries
- list_users
- post_comments
- post_shoutbox
- read_blog
- read_comments
- rollback
- search
- upload_images
- upload_picture
- view_poll_results
- view_poll_voters
- view_shoutbox
- view_stats
- vote_comments
- vote_poll
- wiki_view_comments
- wiki_view_history
- wiki_view_ratings
- wiki_view_similar
- wiki_vote_ratings
Admins:
allow:
- admin
To-do's for each install
- This profile uses safe urls. After installing, rename _htaccess to .htaccess In folder root.
- Background color. I use different colors for different courses. You can Edit the CSS to change the background color.
- Set File Galleries to store in Directory /files