pdfXBlock

Description

This XBlock provides an easy way to embed a PDF.

• Download button available
• (Optional) Source document download button, for example to provide your PPT file

Customize the XBlock

• By default, PDF Download Allowed is set on True. The default value can be changed in pdfXBlock / pdf / pdf.py

Install / Update the XBlock

# Move to the folder where you want to download the XBlock
cd /edx/app/edxapp
# Download the XBlock
sudo -u edxapp git clone https://github.com/MarCnu/pdfXBlock.git
# Install the XBlock
sudo -u edxapp /edx/bin/pip.edxapp install pdfXBlock/
# Upgrade the XBlock if it is already installed, using --upgrade
sudo -u edxapp /edx/bin/pip.edxapp install pdfXBlock/ --upgrade
# Remove the installation files
sudo rm -r pdfXBlock

Reboot if something isn't right

sudo /edx/bin/supervisorctl -c /edx/etc/supervisord.conf restart edxapp:

Activate the XBlock in your course

Go to Settings -> Advanced Settings and set advanced_modules to ["pdf"].

Use the XBlock in a unit

Select Advanced -> PDF in your unit.