Site Configuration Options

Multiple options are available (in the form of on/off switches) to the microsite owner and administrators, to control the behavior of the site, along with the ability to enable/disable a few of the features. Each of these options belongs to one of the following four categories:

  1. Security
  2. Integration
  3. User Interface

These options can be modified by accessing the menu item Site Admin -> Site Details and then clicking on the appropriate tabs which are available for each category.

Security

The following tables list all the options available along with their descriptions.

Security Tab

Option           

Description

Require Signin

All users are required to sign in before they can access any information on the site. Keeping it off allows any visitor to access non-personal information

Require Member

In order to sign in to the site, the user must be a member of at least one group on the site. Keeping it off would allow users of different sites to sign in. This is useful in case of related sites

Enable Self Signup

This allows visitors to sign up on the site on their own. Keeping it off would ensure that only site administrators can register users into the site

Enable Captcha Enable/disable captcha verification on self-sign up page
Activation by admin required User will be created in Inactive status after self signup, site admin has to activate in order for the user to be able to fully sign in.
Block learner logins This prevents the logins of all learners on the site. Instructors and administrators would continue to have full access. This option helps the site administrators to temporarily restrict access to all the learners
Auto Deactivate Learners When all the assigned courses to learners are ended (from learner's perspective) via max subscription days option, deactivate the user account. This is useful in cases when self-registration is enabled and users can buy access to a course having a fixed number of days access
Auto Deactivate .. if already completed all courses This option makes the learner's account eligible for deactivation even if the learner's access to the course has not expired but if the learner has completed the course.

Block all outgoing emails

This prevents any and all emails (for e.g. notifications) going out from the system to individual site users

Allow group creation by all users

This allows any user on the site to create groups. Keeping it off allows only the site owner and administrators to create groups
Allow course/test authoring by all users This allows any user on the site to create tests and courses. Otherwise, the instructor or admin role is needed at the site level for someone to be able to create a test/course.
Allow group admin to add learners via email Normally only site admins can create new user accounts. But by enabling this option, you can allow admin in the group to be able to add new users by either by adding them as a group member (specifying their email ids) or by adding them to a course session in their group. It results in first a user account creation (if there is no user record in the site for the same email, if an existing account was found, that account will be used, instead of creating a new account)
Hide all users list from group admins Normally, group admins can add new members to their group, by selecting any user from all site users list. But in some cases, if you need to prevent group admin to be able to view a list of all site users, you can enable this option

Enable test publishing workflow

Test publishing workflow can be enabled by the administrator using this switch. By default, it is off
Allow proxy login by all admins Allows proxy login feature permission to all site admin users. By default, only site owner can use the proxy login feature
Enforce Email id uniqueness Turning on this property will prevent multiple users with same email id to get created in the site. Existing accounts (if they have duplicates) will be unaffected.
Allow Inactive Users to login Turning on this property will allow users whose accound is inactive to be able to login. After login they only have access to home page, their accounts and settings and certificates of completed courses. Inactive users don't count towards user-count in the site.
Share user profile by default Makes the user profile shared by default. Users can change this setting by going to Accounts and Settings page
search indexing by external search engine Enable search indexing by external search engine as google. 
CMS page sharing on social networks Enables CMS pages sharing on twitter/linked in/face book.
Enable Re-editing forum

Setting can be enabled to allow site admins to reedit user's forum post/reply.

Further group admins settings allow group admins to re-edit group's forum post/reply and group level option can be enabled/disabled for group members to re-edit their posts and replies during a configured time window (By default option is disabled)..

A course session settings controls course session members to re-edit their posts and replies during a configured time window (By default option is disabled).

Group Admin Privileges   Please refer to article Group admin privileges for group admin permissions settings 
Password Policy Please refer to article for password policy and security alert configurations.
Disable Password Change by Learners Locks password for learners
Disables picture upload by learners
To disable forgot password link from signin page.
Enable full https Full https settings is applicable only if site is using *.edubrite.com url or custom ssl is configured.
Disable token url sent via email To disable direct login link sent in few emails.
Add new users in all sites in same namespace Site appears if MULTI_SITES setting is enabled, Setting can be enabled to add users in all sites having same namespace.
Enable adding new users to linked sites Site appears if MULTI_SITES setting is enabled, Setting can be enabled to add users in linked sites. linked site's ids can be added in another setting 'Add new users in specified site ids'.
Enforce org Subscription Enable validation of user's org group membership for access to courses and programs, if those subscription were created using a coupon code specifically created for org group. 
Enabled to allow test attempt deletion by Course session instructor/ Exam organizer.
If enabled admin/instructors/learners can't un-enroll from an awarded course/program.
To allow assignment evaluation by user's manager. To add user's manager a user custom property can be added and that property can be specified in setting 'Custom property name for setting user's manager '.  
Enforce email domain validation by Group Admins. By default group admin are allowed to bypass email domain validation placed on groups when adding users in the group. This setting can be enabled to enforce domain validation for group admins also.
Allowed email domain

To enforce email domain restriction during new user creation.

Allowed domains can be specified as comma separated values. (e.g. gmail.com,company1.com) 

Non Allowed domains can be specified by adding (-)domain name, multiple domains can be set using comma delimited. (e.g. -abc.com,-xyz.com) 

User Token Expiry Period in minutes Reset password link uses token expiry period. If user's profile is modified after generating reset password link, link will expire after the period specified as user token expiry. Default value is 48 hours. 
Event Token Expiry Period in hours Authenticated link (__URL2__) present in event enrollment contains a token, Token's expiry can be set using this setting. (Default validity period is 24 hours)
Course Token Expiry Period in hours Authenticated link (__URL2__) present in course session enrollment contains a token, Token's expiry can be set using this setting. (Default validity period is 24 hours)
Program Token Expiry Period in hours Authenticated link (__URL2__) present in program enrollment contains a token, Token's expiry can be set using this setting. (Default validity period is 24 hours)
Add new users in specified site ids Settings appears if MULTI_SITES property is enabled. Add other sites's id to add user's in those linked sites.
Custom property name for setting user's manager A user custom property can be created to specify user's manager name. That property name can be specified in this setting.
Idle session timeout in minutes To specify idle session timeout in minutes.
Group property for determining org group of users A custom group property can be set to tag site groups as org groups.(e.g add a property called 'GroupType'.
Group property value for determining org group of users Group property value that should be specified in organization groups. (e.g add value as 'org' in this property, so in organization groups GroupType value can be set as 'org'.

 

Integration Tab

Option

Description

Enable API Encryption

All data transfer through APIs would be encrypted

Auto create users by API sessions

When data transfer happens through API, it is possible to create users automatically on first access by that user. By default this option is on. However site administrator can turn off this feature which disallows auto-creation of users. Users then need to be created manually by site admins or allow the provision of self signup

 

User Interface Tab

 

Other Settings

Other Settings

Option

Description

  To move navigation menu on top.
Enable Courses menu for learners

Enable the Course menu for learners. Keeping it off removes the course tab for Learners. If authoring to all is on, then the learners would also get Create Course option in this menu.

Enable Exams menu for learners Enable the Exams menu for learners. This is needed only when you are using the microsite for assessment exams primarily.

Enable Tests menu for learners

Enable the Tests menu for learners. This would allow learners to be able to view all the published tests thru Test Collections view. If authoring to all is on, then the learners would also get Create Test option in this menu

Enable Groups menu for learners

Enable the Groups menu for all users including users with Learner role. This would display all publicly viewable site groups

Second level menu
Allow learners to view all published courses This option enables Courses sub menu (under Courses) for learners.
Allow learners to view all scheduled courses This option enables Course Sessions sub menu (under Courses) for learners.
Allow learners to view all programs This option enables Programs sub menu (under Courses) for learners.
Language   
Default Language and Enable language selection Language Selection can be enabled and site's default language can be set.
Other Settings  
Show LastName,FirstName while displaying UserName By default user's name appears as FirstName,LastName. This can be changed as LastName,FirstName by enabling this setting.
Hide Course Sessions in Calendar To remove course session's start and end date from user's calendar,By default user's calendar shows enrolled courses start and end date.
Make Group Code Editable By default group code doesn't appear in group edit page, If this setting is enabled group code field appears on edit group page and it can be edited. 
Hide Scorm Tests SCORM's embedded tests attempt are listed in user's transcript test attempts list, These attempts can be removed from transcripts. 
Capture first/last name in Signup page To enable firstName and lastName fields in signup page.
Show groups in Signup page To show group dropdown on signup page, Groups setup with membership as 'Open to all' appears in group dropdown.
Capture custom properties in Signup page User custom properties can be setup to capture additional details about user. Those fields can be added in signup page. Enable this setting to show custom property on signup page.
Show course launch button for awarded courses Awarded/completed courses appears in user's dashboard completed courses panel. A lauch button can be placed for awarded courses in completed courses panel and program member page if this setting is enabled.
Show FAQ button in header To enable FAQ button in header.
Enable User Avatar Avatar feature can be enabled, It allows user to select an avatar from the collection of site's user avatar.
Enable Resume Upload Resume upload feature can be enabled that allows user to upload resume in user profile.
Enable Timezone selection during event editing Timezone selection can be added on event creation and edit page
Enable Star rating for CMS To enable star rating on CMS pages
Enable Star rating for Open Learning To enable star ratings on Open learning page
Enable Star rating for forum To enable star rating on form.
Enable undo rating Provides option to undo rating.
Max Page Size A Max page size value can be added for page size dropdown.
Default Page Size Default page size value can be changed, it's default value is 10
Page Size for Home Portlet Page size value for home portlets
Default start time for events (hh:mm) Time can be set that will be defaulted on event creation page
Default duration for events (hh:mm) Duration can be specified in hh:mm format, that will be defaulted on event creation page.
Default event reminder period (dd:hh:mm) Site's default event reminder period can be set, that will be defaulted on event creation page

 

 


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