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# The custom certificate activity
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This activity allows the dynamic generation of PDF certificates with complete customisation via the web browser.
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## Installation
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There are two installation methods that are available.
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Follow one of these, then log into your Moodle site as an administrator and visit the notifications page to complete the install.
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### Git
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This requires Git being installed. If you do not have Git installed, please visit the [Git website ](https://git-scm.com/downloads "Git website" ).
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Once you have Git installed, simply visit your Moodle mod directory and clone the repository using the following command.
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```
git clone https://github.com/markn86/moodle-mod_customcert.git customcert
```
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Then checkout the branch corresponding to the version of Moodle you are using with the following command. Make sure to replace MOODLE_32_STABLE with the version of Moodle you are using.
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```
git checkout MOODLE_32_STABLE
```
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Use `git pull` to update this repository periodically to ensure you have the most recent updates.
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### Download the zip
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Visit the [Moodle plugins website ](https://moodle.org/plugins/mod_customcert "Moodle plugins website" ) and download the zip corresponding to the version of Moodle you are using. Extract the zip and place the 'customcert' folder in the mod folder in your Moodle directory.
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## More information
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Visit the [wiki page ](https://docs.moodle.org/en/Custom_certificate_module "Wiki page" ) for more details. Also, it is a wiki, so please feel free to edit it. :)
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## License
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Licensed under the [GNU GPL License ](http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html ).