Instructor FAQ

When editing student data the permission level drop-down menu shows "guest" by default, even if it should be "student"

This can be fixed if you have access to the server. There are two different versions of a software package called CGI.pm. They handle drop down menus differently and the code in WeBWorK needs to be adjusted to work with the version of CGI installed on your site. See Release_notes_for_WeBWorK_2.4.9#Gotchya.27s_2

Can email from students be directed to different instructors based on their section number?

Yes. To set this for an individual course, navigate to the File Manager, and go up one directory from the templates directory. Edit the course.conf file to include the line

$feedback_by_section = 1;

To set this for all courses on your server, add this line to global.conf.