Administrator Documentation

Deploy and modify the Multi-Profile Widget

The Multi-Profile Widget is a system widget that displays multiple roles and functions to be presented directly to learners on a course homepage. Drawing user details from Classlists and User Profiles, the Multi-Profile Widget automatically pulls in the people and details that you set up.

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Note: The Multi-Profile widget is part of the add-on Homepage Widget Expansion Pack. Contact your D2L representative to learn more about purchase options.

If you have not yet added the Multi-Profile widget to an organization or course homepage, the widget will automatically provide you with steps for initial setup.

To deploy the widget as an administrator

Navigate to Admin Tools > Organization Tools.
From the Tool Availability page, toggle the Multi-Profile Widget on.
From your homepage, click Homepage Options (...) and select Edit this homepage.
To view all widgets available for use in the homepage you are editing, in the Widgets section, click Add Widgets.
From the Add widgets dialog, search for the Multi-Profile widget and click Add.
From your homepage, follow the instructions on the Multi-Profile widget to set up the widget.

Modify setup options as an administrator

You can also modify existing settings.

To modify Multi-Profile widget settings

Navigate to a course with the Multi-Profile Widget enabled.
From the Multi-Profile Widget, click Open Multi-Profile widget tools (...) and then choose an option to modify:

Customize Heading: Create a unique heading for the widget separate from the Multi-Profile Widget title.
Display Roles: Select roles to display in the widget (for example, Instructors, Facilitators, and so on).
Create Categories: Create categories that group roles based on function (for example, Facilitators and Instructors grouped within a category called Course Leaders). Categories are fully customizable.
Display Profile Fields: Select the profile fields that display in the widget.
Update User Settings: Choose to remove individual users from an instance of the widget, change the category an individual user displays in, and reorder the appearance of users.