Vimeo Video Page – How to use
Vimeo Video page is a full integration of Moodle system with your Vimeo account. After installing the plugin and integrating your Vimeo account, your Moodle system will generate a new folder in Vimeo for every course you open with your Moodle system.
The plugin will generate a Video page for every course and upload the video file to Vimeo you will be able to see it immediately on your Moodle video page.
This guide will show you how to open a new Vimeo account, create an App and install and integrate your new Vimeo for Moodle plugin.
How use the plugin:
Step 1: Enable video page
After your plugin is installed and connected to your Vimeo account, in your course page settings you will find options to enable the video page for the course
“display Video Gallery” – Checkmark “yes”.
Step 2: How can upload videos to the page
Admins can upload Videos from the Moodle video page. there is an option to allow teachers and students to upload videos to the page as well. by checking the students and/or teachers checkbox in the course settings page you allow the users in the course to upload videos as well.
Step 3: Visit the Video page & upload videos from Moodle
go to your course page > options button > Vimeo video list. you will be directed to the course Video page. the page at first will not have any videos on it. There are 2 options for uploading videos to the page:
A. directly from moodle – on the page you will find the uploading button. Click on it will open a bar for choosing a file from your computer. The video will be uploaded to your Vimeo account and presented on the Video page.
Step 4: Video upload from Vimeo
At your Vimeo account on the “My Videos” page, you will have new folders with your course ID. uploading a video to the folder will present the Video on the moodle video page.
Note: by changing the name of the folder from the Vimeo or by changing the course ID in the Moodle settings page you will disconnect the course from the Vimeo folder. also if you open a new folder in Vimeo with some course ID, the video content in the Vimeo folder will be presented on the course Vimeo page.
Congratulations!! You now know how to use the Vimeo Video page!!
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Vimeo Video Page – settings guide
The New Video page for your courses! Our plugin gives a full integration of Moodle system with your Vimeo account. After installing the plugin and integrating your Vimeo account, your Moodle system will generate a new folder in Vimeo for every course you open with your Moodle system.
The plugin will generate a Video page for every course and upload the video file to Vimeo you will be able to see it immediately on your Moodle video page.
This guide will show you how to open a new Vimeo account, create an App and install and integrate your new Vimeo for Moodle plugin.
How to create a Vimeo account:
For opening a new Vimeo free account click on this link: Vimeo free account.
Vimeo free account gives its users 5GB for free. If you need more then that you can subscribe to Vimeo plans in the following link: Vimeo plans.
For our plugin you do not need to have the paid account and can work with the free one as well.
After subscribing you will need to verify your by clicking on the verification button inside the e-mail that you recived from Vimeo.
After login copy this address and paste it in your browser address bar or just click on the following link: https://developer.vimeo.com/
At the top of the screen you will see a link “THE API”. Click on it.
On the top screen right corner – click on “CREATE AN APP” button
Create a name for your app and have some description. Checkbox the terms of use and click on “CREATE AN APP” button
Copy client identifier.
Copy Client secrets codes.
Now you need to generate the Vimeo App. Click on the “GENERATE” button.
Copy the Tokan access code.
Login back to your Vimeo account and click on your profile image. Enter the edit profile link. Note: If you are still in the developer url you need to logout and log back in to the Vimeo.com account.
In edit profile you will find your client ID number. You need to copy it as well.
Insert your Vimeo App information to the plugin settings page.
- Vimeo client ID in the plugin = to Client identifier in Vimeo
- Vimeo Secret Key in the plugin = to Client secrets in Vimeo
- Vimeo Access Token in the plugin = to Personal Access Token in Vimeo
- Vimeo user ID in the plugin = to User ID in the edit profile Vimeo account.
Congratulations!! You are ready now to start using the Vimeo Video page!!
After setting the Vimeo app you can check out our how to use the plugin guide – check this blog
WhatsApp for Moodle Plugin – Settings
WhatsApp for Moodle plugin gives the Moodle teachers and students the option to communicate on WhatsApp using WhatsApp API platform.
Our plugin has two types of accounts:
Basic account teacher account gives the teachers the options to:
A. To communicate with students using WhatsApp
B. To create & manage courses WhatsApp groups.
C. To handle WhatsApp communication from multiple devices simultaneously.
Many more WhatsApp options!!
How to create and manage groups:
In the WhatsApp settings page > group settings tab. In this tab you will find all your course list. In the group settings you have the following options:
Set the group name – The defult group name is the course short name.
note: you can manage the group users in the main front system at any time.
Add a join url – If you like to connect existing group to the WhatsApp system – insert the group join url and the existing group will be added to your system. If you leave this filed with no join url then the system will open a new group for the course.
Choose a phone account – If you have multiple accounts, Choose the account that will manage the course group.
Add all users – By selecting the checkbox all course users will be added to the group. If you do not check the box then group will be open only with the system phone.
After filling the requirements click on add a group. Group will get an ID and if this is a new group it will provied a join link url
Once adding the group, you can edit the group name and managing phone
How to add a new group that is not related to any course
Click on open a new group button
You will be directed to the add group popup where you will need to add the needed information, choose the students, and submit
To log into the front panel: Go to site administration > Plugins > WhatsApp for Moodle settings > Instance and Token > go to front page
Scan the QR code on your phone just like in WhatsApp web. You will be directed to the front WhatsApp for Moodle front page
Congratulations!! You are ready now to start using the system and communicate with your students!!
If you like to see how to have installation guide for the plugin to your needs – check this blog
WhatsApp for Moodle Plugin – user guide
WhatsApp for Moodle plugin gives the Moodle teachers and students the option to communicate on WhatsApp using WhatsApp API platform.
Our plugin has two types of accounts:
Basic account teacher account gives the teachers the options to:
A. To communicate with students using WhatsApp
B. To create & manage courses WhatsApp groups.
C. To handle WhatsApp communication from multiple devices simultaneously.
Many more WhatsApp options!!
Basic account student account gives the students an option to:
A. Students can send the teacher massages on WhatsApp within the Moodle.
B. Chat with the teachers and give screenshots with location inside the Moodle.
And many more options!!
You can purches accounts in the following link:
This is a 3 steps manual:
First step: How to install the plugin.
Second step: how to activate the account.
Third step: How to set the groups and log into the system.
Step 1: How to install the WhatsApp for Moodle plugin
Login as an admin and go to Site administration > Plugins > Install plugins.
(If you can’t find this location, then plugin installation is prevented on your site).
Drag the Zip file you have recived from the store after purchasing the plugin and drop it inside the selection box show in the image.
then Click “install”
The system will direct you to the plugin list. Scroll all the way down. You will see a system message that “your server environment provides all basic requirements”. Then click continue.
Note: if you did not recive this massage please contact our Support
info@cerapoda.com
Next you will be directed to the new installation page. Click on the button “upgrade the Moodle database”.
You will be directed to confirmation page. Scroll down and click continue.
And that is it! Your plugin is now installed.
now to the next step
Step 2: how to activate the account
To active your WhatsApp account we are providing you with the license for the account. You will recived 2 emails after purchasing the plugin.
Email 1: you recived immediately after purchasing the plugin. Email 2: you will recive up to 24 hours after purchasing the plugin.
to set the account in your Moodle system you need to have both emails. If you have not recived the emails, please contact our support at
info@cerapoda.com
go to Site administration > Plugins > local Plugins section and click on WhatsApp form
you need to enter your license key and enter your email ID. The license key and email id you have recived inside the first email you have recived after purchasing the plugin.
then click submit
after submiting the form you will be directed to the WhatsApp settings page. Go to instance and token tab and insert your token and instance ID you have recived in the second email we have send you > then click on Update.
Note: if you have purchase more then one account with us you can add the instance ID and the Token of all your accounts in the setting. If you like to add more accounts – go to this link and make a purches. You do not need to purchase the plugin but only additional accounts to the plugin you already have by using your license key in our Moodle store.
your moodlms account
Congratulations!! You are ready now to start using the system and communicate with your students!!
if you like to see how to set the plugin to your needs – check this blog