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  1. Moodle
  2. MDL-49651

Hidden course sending forum messages

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    • MOODLE_27_STABLE, MOODLE_34_STABLE, MOODLE_35_STABLE, MOODLE_36_STABLE
    • MOODLE_31_STABLE, MOODLE_34_STABLE, MOODLE_35_STABLE, MOODLE_36_STABLE
    • MDL-49651-master
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      1. Create a new course with visibility hidden
      2. Enrol one student, and one editing teacher in the course
      3. Create a new forum in the course
      4. Set the subscription type (via the module's settings cog) to forced subscription
      5. Make a forum post, making sure to tick the "Send forum post notifications with no editing-time delay " box.
      6. Run the Forum Cron Task: 

        php admin/tool/task/cli/schedule_task.php --execute="\mod_forum\task\cron_task"

        1. Confirm that the student did not receive the message
        2. Confirm the cron output did not say that the student received the post
        3. Confirm that the teacher did receive the message
        4. Confirm the cron output did reported that the teacher did received the post
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      Create a new course with visibility hidden Enrol one student, and one editing teacher in the course Create a new forum in the course Set the subscription type (via the module's settings cog) to forced subscription Make a forum post, making sure to tick the "Send forum post notifications with no editing-time delay " box. Run the Forum Cron Task: php admin/tool/task/cli/schedule_task.php --execute="\mod_forum\task\cron_task" Confirm that the student did not receive the message Confirm the cron output did not say that the student received the post Confirm that the teacher did receive the message Confirm the cron output did reported that the teacher did received the post

    Description

      We are currently using Moodle 2.7.1 Build 20140714.
      In a hidden Moodle course, messages posted to the News Forum are being sent to all users. This causes confusion because the users/students can't then see the message in context.
      I had assumed that if a course (or forum) was hidden, messages would not be sent to participants.
      A previous tracker ticket (MDL-5697) was posted a few years ago regarding a hidden forum sending messages.
      In our case, the entire course is hidden and lecturers who are new to Moodle, have been practising editing Moodle and therefore using the News Forum in a test capacity. They, and we, assumed messages would not be sent out.
      I'm not sure if this is a bug or a strange feature but perhaps someone could let me know or perhaps know a way of fixing it.
      Steps I took to re-create the problem:
      1) Navigate to a hidden course in Moodle
      2) Post a test message in the main News Forum
      3) Check to see if users with student roles received the message
      In this case, both student and teacher roles received the message I posted.

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          is duplicated by

          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents Moodle from functioning correctly. MDL-47771 Forum activity sends notification mails to enrolled students even if the course is invisible

          • Minor - Minor loss of function where workaround is possible
          • Closed

          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents Moodle from functioning correctly. MDL-60113 Students receive forum notifications from hidden courses

          • Minor - Minor loss of function where workaround is possible
          • Closed

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              mathewmay Mathew May
              cmclean14 Catherine Mclean
              Andrew Lyons Andrew Lyons
              Jake Dallimore Jake Dallimore
              Janelle Barcega Janelle Barcega
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                14/Jan/19

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