Configuring links to external sites
You can add up to four links to external sites, which are displayed on the home page and on the footer of the tech notes. These are useful for linking to social media sites or other pages that are related to your course.
For the RHUL Foundation module, we used these to link the module’s Moodle page, and the MS Teams channel where staff were available for help.
Example showing two links displayed on the race server’s home page — one to Moodle, another to Discord. The text is shown above the button, and the name on the button.
Config settings (“Links”)
The settings are numbered from zero to three, inclusive. It doesn’t matter if you leave gaps/skip numbers, but the links will be displayed in numeric order — so SITE_1 will always be displayed before LINK_4.
Config settings (“Links”)
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
SUPERBASICS_URL | There are a few places (for example in the workflow page and the tech notes) that link to a “superbasics” site which explains basic concepts for students. You can use the default, but you can also fork it and customise it, in which case put its URL here. Note that the links are to specific paths within the superbasics, which are added to this base URL, so if you host your own version be cautious about changing existing paths within it. Default value: https://superbasics.beholder.uk |
LINK_1_NAME | Name of the linked site (it’s shown on button). If this is empty, the link will not be displayed. Default value: none/empty |
LINK_1_TEXT | A short description of the site or link Default value: none/empty |
LINK_1_URL | Full URL to external site/resource Default value: none/empty |
Repeat for:
LINK_2_NAME,LINK_2_TEXT,LINK_3_URLLINK_3_NAME,LINK_3_TEXT,LINK_4_URLLINK_4_NAME,LINK_4_TEXT,LINK_4_URL
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