Resources Extension

The Resources extension lets you add supporting documents to your course for learners to download and use.

This article provides an overview of Resources extension, extension setup and provides examples of Resources extension configurations.

Extension overview

The Resources extension lets you add supporting documents to your course for learners to download and use. The Resource Extension can also be configured to use a link, which can direct the learner straight to the resource.

You enable the Resources extension in the Extensions section in your Evolve course.

Extension set up

Follow these steps to enable the Resources extension in your Evolve course:

Click the Extensions tab in your course.

1. Scroll down to the Resources extension and toggle to enable the extension.
2. Click the Edit button and begin set up.

General section

In the General section:

1. In the General section, add a Resources Title.
2. Add a Resources Description. Use the text editor to style and format your text, as needed.

1. Add a Resources Page Aria Label as needed. For Filter Buttons:
2. Add text for All.
3. Add text for Document.
4. Add text for Link.
5. Finally, in the General section, add Filter Aria Label as needed.

Hero Image Section

In the Hero Image section:

1. In the Hero Image section, toggle to Add Hero Image. This will show a hero image for the Resources extension.
2. Add a Hero Image Title.

Scroll down and add a Hero Image Body. Use the text editor to style and format your text, as needed.

In the Hero Image Graphic section:

1. Select a Hero Image to display.
2. Set Image Per Device Size, as needed.
3. Add Hero Image Alt Text as needed.

In the Hero Image Content Layout section:

1. Set Hero image title and body container layout. By default, this is set to Center.
2. Set Hero image title and body container width. By default, this is set to 70.

In the Hero Image Floating Graphic section:

1. Select a Floating Graphic.
2. Add Floating Graphic Alt Text, as needed.

1. Scroll down the page and set Floating Graphic Position. By default, this is set to Bottom right.
2. Set Floating Graphic Offset Position.
3. Toggle to Show on Large Screen Size Only.

Appearance Section

1. In the Appearance section, select Resource Navigation Button Icon. This icon will be displayed in the navigation.
2. Add a Resource Header Icon. This icon will be displayed in the course assessment results header.

Heads up!

The icons set in the Appearance section will override the icons set in the theme.

Resource Items Section

In the Resource Items section, you Add Resource Items to your Resources extension.

For each Resource Item:

Start by selecting the Type. Choose Document or Link.

For each Resource Document Item:

1. Add a Resource Title.
2. Add Resource Description. Use the text editor to style and format your text, as needed.

1. Select an Asset for the Resource Item.
2. Add View Button Text.

For each Resource Link Item start by adding a Resource Title.

Add Resource Description. Use the text editor to style and format your text, as needed.

1. Add a Link for the Resource Item.
2. Add View Button Text.

Add, duplicate, or delete Resource Items as needed.

Behaviour Section

In the Behaviour section, toggle to enable Hide Side Navigation Link. Enabling this will hide the resources link button in the side navigation.

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