How can I edit functionality in Moodle in the 'Restrict Access' section for an assignment?

Question

I want to change the text field under the "choose.." to a drop down. I'm under the impression that I need to make this change in the Availability folder in moodle?

Answer 1

To find the string

First go to Site admin > Development > Debugging

And switch on "Show origin of languages strings" (debugstringids)

And save changes

Then go to the assignment and add ?strings=1 or &strings=1 to the url

This will display the string id and component of every string

eg:

So the string id is choosedots and the component is moodle

To change the text of the string, it is advisable to do this through language customisation rather than development.

Go to Site admin > Language > Language customisation > [Choose language] > Open language for customisation

Then search for Component = Moodle.php and String identifier = choosedots

You can then change the text - this is a core Moodle string though, so beware that this will change the string everywhere not just in the assignment activity