Feature Request: additional rows

[jb-fol]

Would it be possible to allow the Poster page to show different 'rows' for blocks to allow some blocks to show in one column, some in 2 columns, and (icing on the cake) some in 3 columns.

[mudrd8mz]

Thank you @jb-fol for this feature request. Wow, it's been a while since the report! Sorry for the delay.

Just checking where this suggestion is coming from. Do you have some particular use-case where you would like to use it? There are technical solutions to this - e.g. using Bootstrap Grid system. But I also know that it can become quite tricky at the end.

E.g. imagine there is a row with two columns. In the first column let's have quite a "high" block. The next row would have to start only after this. Therefore there might be a blank space below the smaller block on the second row.

Latest versions of Bootstrap address this known issue with flex layout which should at least make the borders of all blocks at the same row equal. But still, there is no guarantee that there would be same amount of content.

That's why I am asking for more reasoning for this improvement before it is actually considered. Thanks in advance.

[jb-fol]

Hi David - some blocks lend themselves better to full width rather than 2 columns. Eg. Calendar and RSS work well as thinner blocks but the HTML block can also work well as much wider, full width blocks.

I know the Adaptable theme has configurable block regions - I’m not a developer but would that work in the Poster activity? So the settings would allow you to configure the layout (block regions) on the page?

[mudrd8mz]

Thanks. I'll check Adaptable to see how they have addressed this.

[jprovasnik]

I'd be very interested in a single row/column option -- I wanted to use the Comments block, but full width. Currently the Moodle Side Panel region is too tiny. I see the poster supports the comment block, but using Moodle 4.3, I only see the option to have 2 columns, so I wanted to see if it's possible to have a single column. Thanks! BTW, fantastic plugin -- Love using this as a class dashboard page -- completely unclutters my courses now : )

EDIT: It appears this request of a single full width column is already possible when you simply only place blocks into the first column. Thanks!

[mudrd8mz]

And what if you use just one of the columns? IIRC it should span the whole width then.

[jprovasnik]

And what if you use just one of the columns? IIRC it should span the whole width then.

Thanks -- I hadn't realized that so thanks!