How to customize the Learner Mode template? (FSE issues)

Hi,

O.k. I managed to access the template. Basically, I have to deactivate several plugins, including Jetpack, access the template to edit it, and then reactivate the plugins.

It would be nice to see more editing options in the future, for example to remove the fixed header by providing an alternative to the mobile hamburger menu.

I am still searching the classic Lesson navigation block.

Thank you

Nicole

Hello Nicole,

Re. Learner Mode Template, I am experiencing issues in the FSE editor:
Your site doesn’t include support for the “sensei-lms/ui” block. You can leave this block intact, convert its content to a Custom HTML block, or remove it entirely.

Thanks for the report! I have seen this issue a couple of times myself as well, but was having difficulty reproducing it consistently. Sounds like you had the same trouble. ??

Basically, I have to deactivate several plugins, including Jetpack, access the template to edit it, and then reactivate the plugins.

Do you know which plugin in particular is the likely culprit?

I am still searching the classic Lesson navigation block.

I don’t recall Sensei having a Lesson navigation block. The only navigation block we have is Course Navigation.

Thanks.

Hi Donna,

Thanks for responding. Jetpack is definitely a culprit, other candidates are Matomo and Mailerlite.

Re. Lesson navigation, back when we had widgets, not blocks, there was a Sensei widget for the modules and lessons of a course (same as is now in the template), and a progress widget (same as the elements x of x lessons plus the progress bar); these could be added to the sidebar. It would be nice to have these available again.

Thank you.

Nicole

• This reply was modified 3 weeks, 3 days ago by nmschaller.

Hi Nicole,

Jetpack is definitely a culprit, other candidates are Matomo and Mailerlite.

Thanks for the additional info. I’ve seen this occur without Jetpack as well, so something strange is definitely happening. For me, a refresh solved the problem.

Given we’re struggling to reliably reproduce this, I’ve created an issue which we’ll use to capture additional reports going forward, and hopefully get to the bottom of it.

back when we had widgets, not blocks, there was a Sensei widget for the modules and lessons of a course (same as is now in the template), and a progress widget (same as the elements x of x lessons plus the progress bar); these could be added to the sidebar. It would be nice to have these available again.

You should already be able to search for and add the “Course Navigation” block to your template. For the progress bar, you’ll need to use the one named “Course Progress Bar” in the site editor. Please let me know if you encounter any trouble with either of them.

Thanks.

Hi Donna,

Re. FSE custom template. Not all Sensei blocks work on a newly created template. The blocks you mention are “unsupported” under Twenty Twenty Three.

Re. free Sensei lesson template. For the moment I stay with the free focus mode template. It would be nice to see more customizing options in this template, for example for the progress bar color, or removing the fixed header with only a toggle-sidebar; this way we would have more reading length on a laptop.

Thank you for a consideration.

Nicole

I stand corrected. Having applied the lesson template to a lesson, the navigation actually works, even if it says in the template that it is unsupported.

Hi @nmschaller,

I stand corrected. Having applied the lesson template to a lesson, the
navigation actually works, even if it says in the template that it is
unsupported.

Thank you for following up and specifying this. It sounds like the issue is with the error message, not necessarily with the block functionality.

I’ve updated the GitHub issue above with this information.