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There are a number of different elements within a portal that are customisable, and you can choose which elements to display based on your needs. You can also customise the order of elements in your portal.

We will be covering how to customise each element throughout our Institution Portal articles.

Below is an overview of what customisations are possible for your portal.

To see a live demo institution portal, visit: https://www.openlearning.com/bloom-floristry-school

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1. Portal header image, navigation menu, domain name and header logo

Portal Header

Image size: 1600 x 800 pixels.

Note: The portal header image is responsive, which means it will resize for different screen sizes. Make sure to keep vital information within the mobile safe zone.

Related article: How to add a banner image or YouTube URL?

Logo

Image size: 400 x 300 pixels.

We recommend using a white version of your logo, so it displays correctly on the navigation bar.

Related article: How to add your logo? 

Navigation bar titles and anchors

Customise the titles of navigation bar items and which portal element they anchor to (i.e. when you click it on the navigation bar, it will move the page down to that section).

Related article: How to customise the navigation bar?

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2. Branding colours (admin view)

Set your branding colours, with a CTA colour and an overall Brand Colour. These two colours will be used throughout the portal.

Note: The brand colour will be used for the navigation bar.  As the navigation bar will have text, try to keep the brand colour dark enough to allow white text to be legible.

Related article: How to set your brand colours?

 3. Institution selling points

This setting is optional, it can be turned off or on in the institution settings.

Related article: How to set up institution selling points?

4. Your Courses section

This setting is optional, it can be turned off or on in the institution settings.

Related article: How do I enable the “your courses” for learners?

5. Courses list 

Related article: How to feature a course on your portal?

6. Course Categories

This setting is optional, it can be turned off or on in the institution settings.

  

Related article: How do I set up course categories?

7. Community

This setting is optional, it can be turned off or on in the institution settings.

Related article: Settings for the community.

8. The Team section

This setting is optional, it can be turned off or on in the institution settings.

Related article: How do I update the team section on the landing page?

 9.  Testimonials

This setting is optional, it can be turned off or on in the institution settings. Profile picture size: 400 x 400 px.

Related article: How to set up testimonials?

 10.  Frequently Asked Questions 

This setting is optional, it can be turned off or on in the institution settings.

Related article: How to set up FAQs?

11. Footer links   

Related article: How to set up the portal footer? 

12. Invitation Email 

When you invite a learner to your institution portal, they receive an invitation email.   

Related article: What do emails sent from OpenLearning Institutions look like to learners?

13. Certificate Background

You can set up a custom certificate background within the institution, that can be used across all of your courses if you are using OpenLearning PDF certificate option.

Related article: How to set up a customised certificate background?

14. Institution Name

You can change or edit the institution name by going to Institution Settings > Settings > General menu. 

Change or edit the name under Basic > Institution Name section. 

If you see a green tick beside the field, it means the changes that you made to this setting are automatically saved.

15. Qualification

The ‘Qualifications’ is a feature in OpenLearning that allows you to combine multiple courses into a single package where you can have both the Core (required) courses and Elective (optional) courses.

Related article: How do I set up a Qualification?

16. Integration 

There are a number of integration options available:

• Single sign-on (SSO).
• Tools which are built as LTI Tool Providers:
  • E.g. Zoom, H5P, etc.
• Tools that can automate the processing of evidence/submissions:
  • E.g. Checking post content for plagiarism with Turnitin core AP.
• LRS (Learning Record Stores) - Learning analytics tools:
  • E.g. Scormcloud, Yet Analytics, Watershed LRS, Rustici LRS.

Related article: Integrations

17. Custom Domain 

A custom domain is a unique branded name (URL) that identifies a website. For example, instead of having https://www.openlearning.com/abcbakery as your portal URL, you could have your own custom domain such as - www.abcbakery.com.

Related article: How to request a custom domain for your portal?

18. Promotional Page 

You can customise your portal's tagline and meta description, that shows up in search engines. In addition, you can also add an institution logo image that will appear on OpenLearning marketplace if you have course(s) listed.

Related articles: 

How to add an institution tagline and meta description for search engines?

Request to be listed in our Course Marketplace.

19. Accredible 

OpenLearning now supports integration with Accredible, a comprehensive badge and certification service. Accredible is available for some institutions and custom subscription plans, you can contact us to find out more. 

Related article: How to set up Accredible credentials in your institution portal?