{"id":6844,"date":"2026-03-06T16:56:46","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T16:56:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/ed-tech\/?p=6844"},"modified":"2026-03-10T17:41:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T17:41:18","slug":"designplus-personalized-tokens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/ed-tech\/designplus-personalized-tokens\/","title":{"rendered":"DesignPLUS Personalized Tokens"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Personalized Token tool in the DesignPLUS Sidebar allows you to add dynamic placeholders\u2014such as the user&#8217;s name, current date, or time\u2014directly into your Canvas content. For example, inserting the text <em>&#8216;Welcome to Week 1, [Current User Full Name]!&#8217;<\/em> will automatically display the viewing student&#8217;s actual name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#adding-a-personalized-token-to-a-content-page\">Adding a Personalized Token to a Content Page<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#content-panel\">Content Panel<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#additional-resources\">Additional Resources<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"adding-a-personalized-token-to-a-content-page\">Adding a Personalized Token to a Content Page<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can add as many Personalized Tokens as needed to a content page within your Canvas course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While editing content in your Canvas course, launch the DesignPLUS Sidebar by clicking on the \ud83d\ude80 <strong>rocket ship icon<\/strong> at the top right corner of the screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Alternatively, press <strong>Alt\/Option + Shift + D<\/strong> on your keyboard.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Place your cursor in the RCE (Rich Content Editor) where you want to add the Personalized Token.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the DesignPLUS Sidebar, click on the \u2795 <strong>Add New Elements<\/strong> tab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click the <strong>Personalized Token<\/strong> button (found under the <strong>Custom Content<\/strong>, or <strong>Recently Used Tools<\/strong> headings).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Alternatively, use the <strong>Search<\/strong> textbox to search for <strong>Personalized Token<\/strong>. DesignPLUS will show results in real-time. Click the \u2716\ufe0f icon to clear your search.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"387\" height=\"367\" src=\"http:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/ed-tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2026\/03\/DesignPLUS_PersonalizedToken.png\" alt=\"A screenshot of the DesignPLUS Sidebar interface in the Canvas LMS, illustrating the path to locate the &quot;Personalized Token&quot; tool. In the main blue navigation bar at the top, a purple arrow points to the &quot;+&quot; icon, representing the &quot;Add New Elements&quot; tab. Below this, in the &quot;Add New Elements&quot; panel, a second purple arrow points to the &quot;Search&quot; input field. A third, separate purple arrow points down to the &quot;Personalized Token&quot; button, which features a fingerprint icon and is located in the &quot;Recently Used Tools&quot; section.\" class=\"wp-image-6849\" srcset=\"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/ed-tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2026\/03\/DesignPLUS_PersonalizedToken.png 387w, https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/ed-tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2026\/03\/DesignPLUS_PersonalizedToken-300x284.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 387px) 85vw, 387px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"content-panel\">Content Panel<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Content panel contains many placeholder options that you can include in your Canvas content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol style=\"list-style-type:upper-alpha\" class=\"wp-block-list advgb-dyn-e15b7a1a\">\n<li><strong>Current Date:<\/strong> Displays the current date (<strong>Example:<\/strong> 3\/6\/2026)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Current Time:<\/strong> Displays the current time (<strong>Example:<\/strong> 8:55:18 AM)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Current Date &amp; Time:<\/strong> Displays the current date and time (<strong>Example:<\/strong> 3\/6\/2026, 9:01:33 AM)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Last Updated:<\/strong> Displays the date and time the content page was last saved\/updated (<strong>Example:<\/strong> Mar 6, 2026, 9:09 AM)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Current User Full Name:<\/strong> Displays the user&#8217;s full first\/last name (<strong>Example:<\/strong> John Smith)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Current User Short Name:<\/strong> Displays the user&#8217;s full first\/last name (<strong>Example:<\/strong> John Smith)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Current Module Name:<\/strong> Displays the name of the current module the content is a part of (<strong>Example:<\/strong> Week 1)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Current Course Name:<\/strong> Displays the current course name [<strong>Example:<\/strong> WINTER 2026 HISTORY OF VIDEO GAMES (AHV-216-A)]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Current Course Code:<\/strong> Displays the current course code (<strong>Example:<\/strong> AHV-216-A.26\/WI)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Current Course SIS ID:<\/strong> Displays the current course SIS ID (<strong>Example:<\/strong> 08&#8230;&#8230;-&#8230;.-&#8230;.-&#8230;.-&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.3b)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Current Account Name:<\/strong> Displays the current name of the account or sub-account [<strong>Example:<\/strong> LIBERAL ARTS (LAS), ART HISTORY, ILLUSTRATION, etc.]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Current Term:<\/strong> Displays the current term name (<strong>Example:<\/strong> WINTER 2026)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"403\" height=\"303\" src=\"http:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/ed-tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2026\/03\/DesignPLUS_PersonalizedToken_ContentPanel.png\" alt=\"A screenshot of the &quot;Content&quot; panel options within the Personalized Token tool of the DesignPLUS Sidebar, which provides a way to select dynamic placeholders for content pages. The panel features an informational callout box with a teal left-border and an information icon, containing the explanatory text: &quot;The token placeholder will dynamically update with the context of the user viewing the content.&quot; Below this message is a grid of twelve selectable icon buttons, with the top-left button showing a calendar icon currently active. Other icons in the grid represent options for time, user details, and course-related locations. At the bottom, a text field with the label &quot;Placeholder text&quot; displays the example value: &quot;[Current Date]&quot;.\" class=\"wp-image-6853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/ed-tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2026\/03\/DesignPLUS_PersonalizedToken_ContentPanel.png 403w, https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/ed-tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2026\/03\/DesignPLUS_PersonalizedToken_ContentPanel-300x226.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 403px) 85vw, 403px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"additional-resources\">Additional Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cidilabs.instructure.com\/courses\/6630\/pages\/personalized-tokens\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Personalized Tokens: [New] DesignPLUS User Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Personalized Token tool in the DesignPLUS Sidebar allows you to add dynamic placeholders\u2014such as the user&#8217;s name, current date, or time\u2014directly into your Canvas content. For example, inserting the text &#8216;Welcome to Week 1, [Current User Full Name]!&#8217; will automatically display the viewing student&#8217;s actual name. Adding a Personalized Token to a Content Page &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/ed-tech\/designplus-personalized-tokens\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;DesignPLUS Personalized Tokens&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4255,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4,244],"tags":[24,121,504,510,513,511,512],"class_list":["post-6844","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-canvas","category-cidi-labs","tag-content","tag-designplus","tag-panel","tag-personalized","tag-placeholder","tag-token","tag-tokens"],"author_meta":{"display_name":"Chris Hofer","author_link":"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/ed-tech\/author\/chofer\/"},"featured_img":null,"coauthors":[],"tax_additional":{"categories":{"linked":["<a href=\"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/ed-tech\/category\/canvas\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Canvas<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/ed-tech\/category\/cidi-labs\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Cidi Labs<\/a>"],"unlinked":["<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Canvas<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Cidi Labs<\/span>"]},"tags":{"linked":["<a href=\"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/ed-tech\/category\/cidi-labs\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Content<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/ed-tech\/category\/cidi-labs\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">DesignPLUS<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/ed-tech\/category\/cidi-labs\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Panel<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/ed-tech\/category\/cidi-labs\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Personalized<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/ed-tech\/category\/cidi-labs\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">placeholder<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/ed-tech\/category\/cidi-labs\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Token<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/ed-tech\/category\/cidi-labs\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Tokens<\/a>"],"unlinked":["<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Content<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">DesignPLUS<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Panel<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Personalized<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">placeholder<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Token<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Tokens<\/span>"]}},"comment_count":"0","relative_dates":{"created":"Posted 1 month ago","modified":"Updated 1 month ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on March 6, 2026","modified":"Updated on March 10, 2026"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on March 6, 2026 4:56 pm","modified":"Updated on March 10, 2026 5:41 pm"},"featured_img_caption":"","series_order":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/ed-tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6844","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/ed-tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/ed-tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/ed-tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4255"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/ed-tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6844"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/ed-tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6844\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6924,"href":"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/ed-tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6844\/revisions\/6924"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/ed-tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6844"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/ed-tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6844"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/ed-tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6844"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}