Submitted Canvas Feature Requests

Below is a list of Canvas feature requests submitted by UW-Madison Canvas users. These have been reviewed by the Canvas Feature Request Working Group (CFRWG). You can submit a Canvas feature request using the Canvas Feature Request Form.

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Retain visible name of uploaded file even if a new version of the file is uploaded.

CFR0001 | Submitted August 23rd, 2017

Canvas Community Link(s):

https://community.canvaslms.com/ideas/11580-files-link-in-modules

Status:

Open

Status Explanation:

Updated 6/28/2018: Instructure is aware of this request, and it is currently open for voting.

Allow pages to have release date and restrictions functionality

CFR0002 | Submitted August 24th, 2017

Canvas Community Link(s):

https://community.canvaslms.com/ideas/3288

Status:

Open

Status Explanation:

Updated 6/28/2018: Instructure is aware of this request, and it is currently open for voting.

Allow ability for instructors to enroll non-Madison users as instructors in their courses

CFR0004 | Submitted August 30th, 2017

Status:

Closed

Status Explanation:

Non-UW individuals can be added to a Canvas course using the "manifest" process, outlined at this link: https://kb.wisc.edu/luwmad/66202

Would like to use CATME software

CFR0005 | Submitted September 5th, 2017

Status:

Open

Status Explanation:

CATME is being investigated but no Canvas LTI integration yet exists.

Add ability to weigh grades within an assignment group

CFR0008 | Submitted September 12th, 2017

Canvas Community Link(s):

https://community.canvaslms.com/thread/8061

Status:

Open

Status Explanation:

This issue will be addressed in the new Quizzes LTI, due for release in Summer 2018.

Add ability to download a subset of assignment submissions by section

CFR0009 | Submitted September 13th, 2017

Canvas Community Link(s):

https://community.canvaslms.com/thread/3255

Status:

Open

Status Explanation:

Updated 6/28/2018: Instructure is aware of this request, and it is currently open for voting.

Add ability to rename course navigation menu items

CFR0010 | Submitted September 13th, 2017

Status:

N/A

Improve navigation capabilities within modules, assignment, and quizzes (using a mechanism such as breadcrumbs)

CFR0011 | Submitted September 14th, 2017

Status:

Open

Status Explanation:

Updated 6/28/2018: This request is custom and specific. Users are encouraged to use the Canvas Community to explore options, or to submit ideas for Canvas improvement.

Add ability to respond to a student/participant sub-response in Discussions

CFR0012 | Submitted September 15th, 2017

Status:

Closed

Status Explanation:

Updated 6/28/2018: This functionality is currently available, when the "Allow threaded replies" option is selected.

Allow ability to bookmark course content pages so they can be returned to easily

CFR0014 | Submitted September 19th, 2017

Status:

Open

Status Explanation:

Updated 6/28/2018: Instructure is aware of this request. It is currently open for voting.

Add user system status of "Inactive" which prohibits login but retains student record and related activity

CFR0015 | Submitted September 20th, 2017

Status:

Open

Status Explanation:

Updated 6/28/2018: Instructure is aware of this request. It is currently open for voting.

Offer alternative method for users to enroll additional users into a course, such as via an LTI tool which allows auditing

CFR0016 | Submitted September 20th, 2017

Status:

Open

Make data on Analytics view and Access Report match up accurately

CFR0018 | Submitted September 24th, 2017

Status:

Open

Add ability to move course cards around on Canvas Dashboard

CFR0021 | Submitted October 6th, 2017

Status:

Open

Status Explanation:

Updated 6/28/2018: Instructure is aware of this request.

Add student name to the Calendar data feed

CFR0023 | Submitted October 24th, 2017

Status:

Closed

Status Explanation:

Workaround: Re-edit the reserved slot's 'Subject' - this will transfer the reservation's 'Subject' information to the calender contact. (verified in several calender clients including Outlook)) .

Add "Save and Next" button in SpeedGrader

CFR0024 | Submitted October 26th, 2017

Status:

Open

Status Explanation:

Updated 6/28/2018: In SpeedGrader, there is no need to hit "Save"; the system auto-saves each annotation. To progress from one student to the next (or previous) look for navigation arrows in upper-right.

Add ability to record a screencast for feedback on student work

CFR0026 | Submitted October 26th, 2017

Status:

Open

Status Explanation:

This issue is on the Canvas Product Radar and Khaki 2017 Priorities list.

Improve visibility of unread discussions/notes

CFR0028 | Submitted November 7th, 2017

Status:

Open

Status Explanation:

Updated 6/29/2018: This is a specific and custom request. No discernable action at present.

Add ability to search the "pages" field when linking pages within other pages/modules

CFR0029 | Submitted November 13th, 2017

Status:

Open

Status Explanation:

Updated 6/28/2018: Instructure is aware of this request. It did not receive sufficient votes to be considered further.

Add more clear visual indicators for when a course is inactive so it's very clear to all enrollees of the course

CFR0033 | Submitted November 22nd, 2017

Status:

Open

Prevent students from moving away from the quiz window

CFR0037 | Submitted December 18th, 2017

Canvas Community Link(s):

https://community.canvaslms.com/ideas/3687-quizzes-prevent-cheating-by-limiting-access-to-quiz-only

Status:

Closed

Status Explanation:

Canvas is aware of the demand for this feature. As of Spring 2018, they are not planning to address it. Third-party products are available to address this functionality. As of Spring 2018, no such third-party products are being explored at UW-Madison.

Enable variables to be used in Canvas course text, such as variable substitutions such as "Student Name" can be input into content.

CFR0038 | Submitted January 5th, 2018

Canvas Community Link(s):

https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-13885-canvas-beta-release-notes-2017-12-18#jive_content_id_lis_result_sourcedid

Status:

Open

Status Explanation:

This functionality does not currently exist in Canvas. Discussion item about feature is being posted to the Canvas Community indicating interest in the feature.

Allow seamless writing with a stylus to annotate work in Speedgrader.

CFR0040 | Submitted January 25th, 2018

Canvas Community Link(s):

https://community.canvaslms.com/ideas/8810-use-of-stylus-with-docviewer

Status:

Open

Status Explanation:

This feature request has been forwarded to the Learn@UW team to present to our campus Customer Success Manager with Instructure.

CFR0046 | Submitted February 16th, 2018

Status:

Open

Status Explanation:

Granular quiz grade export is not available, although Canvas is "considering" this for inclusion in QUIZZES.NEXT

In courses with multiple sections, limit the students that are visible to a TA by section

CFR0048 | Submitted March 6th, 2018

Status:

Closed

Status Explanation:

This feature is currently available: https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-13026-415257133.

CFR0056 | Submitted April 28th, 2018

Status:

N/A

CFR0059 | Submitted April 28th, 2018

Status:

N/A

CFR0060 | Submitted April 28th, 2018

Status:

N/A

CFR0061 | Submitted April 28th, 2018

Canvas Community Link(s):

I know there is one but I cannot come up with the magic terms needed for it to show up in the Canvas site

Status:

N/A

Remove student grades in the Recent Feedback section of the Course Dashboard.

CFR0064 | Submitted May 15th, 2018

Canvas Community Link(s):

https://community.canvaslms.com/thread/5905 (Kona suggests custom global javascript), https://community.canvaslms.com/ideas/2206 (49 votes, 2016), https://community.canvaslms.com/ideas/6910 (12 votes, 2016), https://community.canvaslms.com/ideas/6869 (27 votes, 2016), https://community.canvaslms.com/ideas/4623 (0 votes, 2016), https://community.canvaslms.com/ideas/4509 (16 votes, 2016),

Status:

N/A

See more descriptive course activity, and assignment category statistics such as average score, standard deviation, and grade distribution.

CFR0066 | Submitted May 24th, 2018

Canvas Community Link(s):

https://community.canvaslms.com/community/ideas/analytics

Status:

Open

Status Explanation:

Instructure is aware of this issue and currently improved grade analytics for students and instructors is part of the Product Priority: Analytics. https://community.canvaslms.com/community/ideas/analytics

CFR0068 | Submitted June 12th, 2018

Status:

Closed

CFR0069 | Submitted June 12th, 2018

Status:

Closed

CFR0070 | Submitted July 11th, 2018

Status:

N/A

Allow student to attach more than one document to a discussion post

CFR0071 | Submitted July 19th, 2018

Canvas Community Link(s):

https://community.canvaslms.com/ideas/4914-attach-multiple-files-to-a-discussion-reply

Status:

Open

Status Explanation:

This feature request has been presented to Instructure through the Canvas Community. They are considering whether to act upon it. Please participate in the discussion and vote for this idea here: https://community.canvaslms.com/ideas/4914-attach-multiple-files-to-a-discussion-reply

Canvas should autosave discussion posts, and assignment text entries.

CFR0072 | Submitted July 20th, 2018

Canvas Community Link(s):

https://community.canvaslms.com/ideas/3155-a-way-to-save-a-draft-for-text-entries

Status:

Open

Status Explanation:

This feature request has been presented to Instructure through the Canvas Community in several different discussions. They are considering whether to act upon it. Please participate in the discussions and vote for these ideas here: https://community.canvaslms.com/ideas/1300-auto-save-in-rich-content-editor; https://community.canvaslms.com/ideas/2169-warn-before-leaving-unsaved-item; https://community.canvaslms.com/ideas/3155-a-way-to-save-a-draft-for-text-entries Workaround: Develop all responses in another product (MS Word, NotePad, etc), then copy-paste into the Canvas tool when completed.

Allow use of the iclicker integration for Canvas.

CFR0073 | Submitted August 8th, 2018

Status:

Closed

Status Explanation:

The iClicker plug-in is enabled for Canvas. Instructors can contact iClicker support for the codes needed to enable the plug-in.

Allow students to upvote discussion posts.

CFR0078 | Submitted September 9th, 2018

Status:

Closed

Status Explanation:

Instructors can enable liking on discussion posts, which allows similar funcionality: https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-12840-4152348630.

Create groups based on discussion section enrollment.

CFR0080 | Submitted September 26th, 2018

Status:

N/A

Allow students to see quiz feedback and correct answers only after the due and/or available until date

CFR0081 | Submitted October 1st, 2018

Canvas Community Link(s):

https://community.canvaslms.com/ideas/1906

Status:

Open

In preview mode, quiz images display whether they are published or not.

CFR0082 | Submitted October 1st, 2018

Status:

Open

CFR0083 | Submitted October 6th, 2018

Status:

N/A

Gather analytics on file usage within my Canvas course.

CFR0084 | Submitted October 9th, 2018

Status:

Closed

Status Explanation:

Workaround: Using the Student Course Access or Anonymous Course Access reports under the kabob on the People page, you can download the relevant data and manipulate using a pivot table to achieve the desired comparison. However, the release of Analytics II may change what built in features exist in Canvas.

CFR0085 | Submitted November 28th, 2018

Status:

N/A

From Modules, links to External URLs should bypass that transition page

CFR0086 | Submitted December 8th, 2018

Status:

Open

Status Explanation:

Exists as idea in Canvas Community

CFR0089 | Submitted December 20th, 2018

Status:

N/A

CFR0090 | Submitted December 20th, 2018

Status:

N/A

CFR0091 | Submitted January 31st, 2019

Status:

N/A

CFR0092 | Submitted February 2nd, 2019

Status:

N/A

CFR0094 | Submitted April 18th, 2019

Status:

N/A

CFR0097 | Submitted June 3rd, 2019

Status:

N/A

CFR0098 | Submitted July 16th, 2019

Status:

N/A

CFR0100 | Submitted September 9th, 2019

Status:

N/A

CFR0101 | Submitted September 16th, 2019

Status:

N/A

CFR0102 | Submitted September 26th, 2019

Status:

N/A

CFR0103 | Submitted October 6th, 2019

Status:

N/A

CFR0105 | Submitted December 13th, 2019

Status:

Closed

CFR0110 | Submitted January 18th, 2020

Status:

N/A

CFR0111 | Submitted January 23rd, 2020

Status:

N/A

CFR0112 | Submitted February 3rd, 2020

Status:

N/A

CFR0113 | Submitted February 5th, 2020

Status:

N/A

CFR0114 | Submitted February 5th, 2020

Status:

N/A

CFR0115 | Submitted February 14th, 2020

Status:

N/A

CFR0116 | Submitted February 19th, 2020

Status:

Closed

CFR0117 | Submitted February 26th, 2020

Status:

Closed

CFR0118 | Submitted March 25th, 2020

Status:

Closed

CFR0119 | Submitted March 30th, 2020

Status:

Closed

CFR0120 | Submitted April 11th, 2020

Status:

N/A

CFR0121 | Submitted April 20th, 2020

Status:

N/A

CFR0122 | Submitted April 22nd, 2020

Status:

Closed

CFR0123 | Submitted April 23rd, 2020

Status:

Closed

CFR0125 | Submitted April 29th, 2020

Status:

N/A

CFR0126 | Submitted May 8th, 2020

Status:

N/A

CFR0128 | Submitted May 15th, 2020

Status:

Closed

CFR0130 | Submitted May 27th, 2020

Status:

Closed

CFR0131 | Submitted June 13th, 2020

Status:

Closed

CFR0133 | Submitted August 7th, 2020

Status:

N/A

CFR0135 | Submitted August 31st, 2020

Status:

Closed

CFR0136 | Submitted September 1st, 2020

Status:

N/A

CFR0138 | Submitted September 4th, 2020

Status:

Closed

CFR0139 | Submitted September 6th, 2020

Status:

Closed

CFR0140 | Submitted September 8th, 2020

Status:

Closed

CFR0141 | Submitted September 14th, 2020

Status:

Closed

CFR0142 | Submitted September 17th, 2020

Status:

Closed

CFR0144 | Submitted October 6th, 2020

Status:

Closed

CFR0145 | Submitted October 7th, 2020

Status:

Closed

CFR0146 | Submitted October 11th, 2020

Status:

Closed

CFR0147 | Submitted November 4th, 2020

Status:

Closed

CFR0148 | Submitted November 5th, 2020

Status:

N/A

CFR0149 | Submitted November 12th, 2020

Status:

Closed

CFR0150 | Submitted November 13th, 2020

Status:

N/A

CFR0151 | Submitted November 13th, 2020

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N/A

CFR0152 | Submitted November 13th, 2020

Status:

Closed

CFR0153 | Submitted November 23rd, 2020

Status:

Closed

CFR0155 | Submitted December 5th, 2020

Status:

Closed

CFR0156 | Submitted December 21st, 2020

Status:

Closed

CFR0157 | Submitted January 4th, 2021

Status:

N/A

CFR0158 | Submitted February 5th, 2021

Status:

N/A

CFR0159 | Submitted February 8th, 2021

Status:

N/A

CFR0160 | Submitted February 18th, 2021

Status:

Closed

CFR0161 | Submitted March 9th, 2021

Status:

Closed

CFR0162 | Submitted March 17th, 2021

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N/A

CFR0163 | Submitted March 26th, 2021

Status:

Closed

CFR0164 | Submitted April 23rd, 2021

Status:

Closed

CFR0165 | Submitted May 2nd, 2021

Status:

Closed

CFR0166 | Submitted May 2nd, 2021

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N/A

CFR0167 | Submitted May 2nd, 2021

Status:

Closed

CFR0169 | Submitted July 1st, 2021

Status:

Closed

CFR0171 | Submitted August 30th, 2021

Status:

N/A

CFR0172 | Submitted August 31st, 2021

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N/A

CFR0173 | Submitted September 1st, 2021

Status:

N/A

CFR0175 | Submitted October 11th, 2021

Status:

Closed

CFR0176 | Submitted October 11th, 2021

Status:

Closed

CFR0177 | Submitted November 15th, 2021

Status:

Open

CFR0178 | Submitted December 7th, 2021

Status:

Closed

CFR0179 | Submitted December 14th, 2021

Status:

Closed

CFR0180 | Submitted January 24th, 2022

Status:

Closed

CFR0181 | Submitted January 24th, 2022

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Closed

CFR0182 | Submitted February 28th, 2022

Status:

Closed

CFR0183 | Submitted March 21st, 2022

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N/A

CFR0184 | Submitted March 23rd, 2022

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Closed

CFR0186 | Submitted September 8th, 2022

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Closed

CFR0187 |

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CFR0188 |

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N/A

CFR0189 |

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CFR0190 |

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CFR0191 |

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CFR0192 |

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CFR0193 |

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CFR0194 |

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CFR0195 |

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CFR0196 |

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CFR0197 |

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CFR0198 |

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CFR0199 |

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CFR0200 |

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CFR0201 |

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CFR0204 |

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CFR0205 |

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CFR0206 |

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CFR0207 |

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CFR0208 |

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CFR0209 |

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CFR0210 |

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CFR0211 |

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CFR0212 |

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CFR0214 |

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CFR0215 |

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CFR0216 |

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CFR0217 |

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CFR0218 |

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CFR0219 |

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CFR0220 |

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CFR0221 |

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CFR0222 |

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CFR0224 |

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CFR0240 |

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CFR0244 |

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CFR0248 |

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CFR0249 |

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CFR0250 |

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CFR0251 |

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CFR0252 |

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CFR0253 |

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CFR0254 |

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CFR0255 |

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CFR0256 |

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CFR0257 |

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CFR0258 |

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CFR0259 |

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CFR0260 |

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CFR0261 |

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CFR0262 |

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CFR0263 |

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CFR0264 |

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CFR0265 |

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CFR0266 |

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CFR0267 |

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CFR0268 |

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CFR0267 |

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CFR0268 |

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