A view is a collection of resources that are presented together on one page to be shared with other Mahara users. It might take the form of a CV, a reflective portfolio, a project presentation page. Each Mahara user can create many views for different purposes.

A view is created by adding a collection of blocks to an empty page which will pull in your information to form the finished page. It can include text, images, video, RSS feeds, blog posts, profile information.  Once set up, the view can then be named and allocated its own access permissions – from an individual user, to specific groups, to all Bath Mahara users, to full external public access.

To create a view

Follow these three steps. At any point you can click on the blue ? help buttons on the page for extra guidance. Any fields in red with an asterisk * are not optional and must be completed.

  • Click on the tabs My Portfolio, My View
  • Click on the Create a View button in the top right

Create View Step One: Layout

  • Drag and drop blocks from the tabbed sections at the top of the page onto the blank view at the bottom to set up the layout of your view
  • Configure the block as required, then Save
    • Leave the Block title blank if a title isn’t required
    • In profile blocks, you will only have the option to add fields that you have already completed in your Profile information
  • Click on the x icon at the top right to delete unwanted blocks
  • Click on the cog icon if you want to open the block to configure again
  • Click on the top left link Change my View Layout if you want to amend the number and width of column
  • Click on the top right link Display my View to see how your view will look to other users (then click on back or edit to go back to the editing page)
  • When finished, click on the Next button at the bottom of the page

Create View Step Two: Details

  • Give your view a title
  • Add a description - recommended to help you and other users recognise it within a list of available views
  • Add tags - to classify the view and make it easier to search for
  • Select a Name Display Format – how people looking at the view will see the owner’s name displayed at the top of the page
  • When finished, click on the Next button at the bottom of the page

Create View Step Three: Access

  • Decide if you want to Allow copying of your view by other users
  • By default the view is only available to the owner, so Add who will be able to view/copy it
    • Public
    • Logged In Users
    • Friends
    • Secret URL – creates a URL which lets you share your view with non-users
    • Individual Users – use the Search box
    • Specific Groups – use the Search box
  • If required, set dates for when the view will be available
  • Click on Save

Your view will now show in your list of views, along with details of its associated tags and artefacts, and its viewing and copying permissions. From here, you can return to any of the three steps above and edit details.