Installing Joomdle in Joomla

Installing Joomdle for Joomla! This document applies to Joomdle R0.23

The Joomdle for Joomla! extension consists of a Component, 5 Plugins and 2 Modules, refer to the end of this article to see the full list. To install Joomdle for Joomla!, use Joomla!'s Extension Manager and select the Joomdle package called "joomdle-joomla-package.zip". The component, plugins and modules will all be installed as one package simplifying the installation for you.

Note: It also enables all the plugins and creates the modules although the are not published.

For additional information regarding the components, plugins and modules, refer to this document <insert doclink here>

Configuring Joomdle for Joomla

Joomdle Component Configuring Joomdle for Joomla! is done through the Joomdle Global Configuration screen which can be found by choosing the Parameters button in the Joomdle Component. There are five (5) section that you can configure, however, only the first is mandatory.

Section Description Section 1 Enter the path of your Moodle installation - this is likely to be http: //www.mydomain.com/moodle assuming you have installed Moodle in a directory called moodle off the Joomla! root. Auto create Moodle users. Set this to "Yes" if you want Joomdle to automatically create new users in Moodle when they register in Joomla!.

Note: In current release, setting this option to No only makes sense when using Virtuemart integration, as there is no other method to create Moodle accounts.

Section 2 The parameter tells Joomdle how to respond when you click on any of the Joomdle links. This is a Global Joomdle setting and can be over written by setting the same parameters in the individual Joomdle Modules and Joomdle Menu Views. Open in the same window Open in new window Open in wrapper Section 3 When you choose to open Moodle in a "Wrapper" you can choose the Wrapper dimensions. This is a Global Joomdle setting and can be over written by setting the same parameters in the individual Joomdle Menu Views. Wrapper scroll bars Wrapper height Wrapper width Section 4 These options control which links should be displayed by default on course details view. Section 5 Use these parameters if you wish to integrate Joomdle with VirtueMart (VM). Virtuemart Category ID: The Product Category ID that you wish Moodle Courses to appear under.

Subject of email: Enter the subject of the email sent when successfully purchasing a Moodle course.

Body of email: Enter the body of the email sent when successfully purchasing a Moodle course.

For more detailed information regarding the Joomdle and VM integration refer to this page <insert doclink here>.

Joomdle Plugins The Joomdle plugins do not require any configuration. They are all enabled by default at install time.

Joomdle Modules During installation of Joomdle for Joomla!, two new Modules will be installed: mod_joomdle_courses and mod_my_joomdle_courses. These modules will automatically be installed and you are required to enable before they appear on your website.

In mod_joomdle_courses only, you can choose to diplay only courses available to guests.

Package Components The Joomdle for Joomla! package consists of the following:

Component: com_joomla

5 Plugins:

plg_joomdle plg_joomdlehooks plg_search_courses plg_search_coursetopics plg_search_coursecategories 2 Modules:

mod_joomdle_courses mod_joomdle_my_courses