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Course library sort weight settings in Kickstart

How to configure the weighting of different categories for sorting courses by relevance (Pro only)

Updated over 10 months ago

The course library sorts available courses by relevance by default. You can control how this relevance is calculated using the following weight settings.

Each setting defines how much a specific course property influences the sort order. Values range from 0 (not considered) to 10 (most important). You find these settings by going to Site administration > Plugins > Course formats > Kickstart format > General settings.


Available parameters

  • Course full name weight

    Controls how similar course names affect relevance.

    Set a higher value if your course naming conventions are meaningful and consistent.

  • Course short name weight

    Relevance based on course short name.

    Set a higher value if short names include structured identifiers such as department codes or academic years.

  • Course tags weight

    Relevance based on shared tags.
    Set a higher value if tags are used consistently across the site.

  • Starred course weight

    Prioritize starred courses.
    Increase this value to give users greater influence over which courses are considered most relevant to them.


Tips for configuring weights

  • Assign 0 to any criteria you don’t want included in the sort.

  • Use higher values (e.g. 8–10) for fields that strongly indicate relevance in your course setup.

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