4.2. Blocks

Blocks for internal and external artefacts are used to compose portfolio pages and group pages. There is a large number of blocks available in Mahara. More can be used when plugins are installed.

Content of blocks can be shown on a page immediately, or just the block’s heading can be displayed. The retractable blocks allow you to be more flexible in what you want to show immediately on a page.

Note

If you choose not to give a block a title, you cannot retract that block as there would be no place to unretract it.

When you started editing information in a block and you navigate away from it accidentally without having saved your block, you are being asked whether you wish to stay on the page or leave the page.

This does not only apply to editing of blocks, but also pages.

• 4.2.1. Files, images and video
  • 4.2.1.1. Embedded media
  • 4.2.1.2. File(s) to download
  • 4.2.1.3. Folder
  • 4.2.1.4. Image
  • 4.2.1.5. Image gallery
    • 4.2.1.5.1. Image gallery with uploaded images
    • 4.2.1.5.2. Image gallery from external images
  • 4.2.1.6. PDF
  • 4.2.1.7. Some HTML
• 4.2.2. Journals
  • 4.2.2.1. Journal
  • 4.2.2.2. Journal entry
  • 4.2.2.3. Recent journal entries
  • 4.2.2.4. Tagged journal entries
    • 4.2.2.4.1. Add new tagged journal entries directly from a page
    • 4.2.2.4.2. Select tags to include or exclude
    • 4.2.2.4.3. Know which tags to include and exclude
• 4.2.3. General
  • 4.2.3.1. Annotation
    • 4.2.3.1.1. Write an annotation
    • 4.2.3.1.2. Respond to an annotation on the SmartEvidence map
    • 4.2.3.1.3. Respond to an annotation on a page
    • 4.2.3.1.4. Delete an annotation
  • 4.2.3.2. Comments
  • 4.2.3.3. Course information
  • 4.2.3.4. Creative Commons license
  • 4.2.3.5. Group info
  • 4.2.3.6. Group members
  • 4.2.3.7. Group portfolios
  • 4.2.3.8. Inbox
  • 4.2.3.9. Portfolios shared with me
  • 4.2.3.10. Navigation
  • 4.2.3.11. Note
    • 4.2.3.11.1. Add a new note
    • 4.2.3.11.2. Add an image into a note
    • 4.2.3.11.3. Attach a file to a note
    • 4.2.3.11.4. Re-use text from an existing note
  • 4.2.3.12. Peer assessment
    • 4.2.3.12.1. Add the peer assessment block to a page
    • 4.2.3.12.2. Set up a peer assessor
    • 4.2.3.12.3. Add a peer assessment
    • 4.2.3.12.4. View a peer assessment
  • 4.2.3.13. Plans
  • 4.2.3.14. Portfolio review
    • 4.2.3.14.1. Configure the portfolio review block
    • 4.2.3.14.2. Confirm a statement
    • 4.2.3.14.3. Add a review comment
    • 4.2.3.14.4. Confirm a statement and add a review comment
    • 4.2.3.14.5. Reset a statement
  • 4.2.3.15. Recent forum posts
  • 4.2.3.16. Sign-off
    • 4.2.3.16.1. Set up a page for sign-off and verification
    • 4.2.3.16.2. Set up a manager for verification
    • 4.2.3.16.3. Sign off a page
    • 4.2.3.16.4. Verify a page
    • 4.2.3.16.5. Portfolio completion progress page
  • 4.2.3.17. Text
    • 4.2.3.17.1. Add a ‘Text’ block
    • 4.2.3.17.2. View the ‘Text’ block
    • 4.2.3.17.3. Quick edit a ‘Text’ block
  • 4.2.3.18. Watched pages
    • 4.2.3.18.1. Pages on my watchlist
    • 4.2.3.18.2. Activities of my friends
• 4.2.4. Personal info
  • 4.2.4.1. My friends
  • 4.2.4.2. My groups
  • 4.2.4.3. My portfolios
  • 4.2.4.4. Profile information
  • 4.2.4.5. Social media
  • 4.2.4.6. Wall
  • 4.2.4.7. Résumé
    • 4.2.4.7.1. My entire résumé
    • 4.2.4.7.2. One résumé field
• 4.2.5. External content
  • 4.2.5.1. External feed
  • 4.2.5.2. External media
  • 4.2.5.3. Google Apps
  • 4.2.5.4. Badges
    • 4.2.5.4.1. Configure the block
  • 4.2.5.5. Course completion
• 4.2.6. Blocks in various pages
  • 4.2.6.1. Files, images and video
  • 4.2.6.2. Journals
  • 4.2.6.3. General
  • 4.2.6.4. Personal info
  • 4.2.6.5. External content