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Customizing login screen
11 November 2013, 17:42
Oh, good point, I forgot about that. The Dashboard page shows content from three sources really:
1. The "Dashboard text" that the site admin can edit via "Configuration -> Edit site pages"
2. The "Homepage Information" box (aka the new user cheat-sheet), defined in the template file homeinfo.tpl
3. The user-editable Blocks, which are originally copied from the default Dashboard template page I was describing above.
So you really have to consider which parts of these you want to let institutions customize. (#2, homeinfo.tpl, is part of the theme, so it's already customizable per-institution by using a custom theme)
Cheers,
Aaron
12 November 2013, 1:12
Having both a public page with a login block (ie a homemade logged out page) and a institutional admin configured/themed Dashboard would be a great combo, to maintain a seamless user experience.
My vote would be to keep leaning to default vs. no user control. I'm trying to promote the Dashboard as a PLE interface. Is any one else doing this?
In any case, I really like the thinking in this thread (not necessarily my own) and would love to see tangible outcomes; should I create a bug report?
13 November 2013, 14:50
Hello Don,
Sure, create a wishlist item. Since we started discussing things here already, a pointer to this forum wpould be good to also avoid having to rewrite everything.
Cheers
Kristina
11 November 2013, 13:44
Hi Don,
In answer to your question, a Block with the login form in it, like I described, would probably be a relatively small coding task. Blocks are a pretty easy Plugin type to make (use one of the existing blocks under htdocs/blocktype as a starting point), and the code to display the login form is already present, although you might need to tweak the Block's CSS to make the form look right.
Cheers,
Aaron
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