Get MultiQC to save plots as stand alone files

[silviamorins]

Hi,

I often have to insert figures generated by MultiQC in my reports, which means that every time I have to export them manually from the multiqc_report.html - a pretty time-consuming task.

I found out that it's also possible to get MultiQC to save plots as stand alone files adding the -p/--export flag, or setting the export_plots config option to true (see https://multiqc.info/docs/). Would you consider adding this change to the pipeline? I can good imagine there are quite a few other users this would really help - and at the same time it would be harmless for those who don't need it.

best
Silvia

[ewels]

Hi Silvia,

Sure, that's an easy change. I have wondered about doing this as standard in MultiQC too..

If you fancy making your first contribution to nf-core, this is a one-line addition to https://github.com/nf-core/rnaseq/blob/master/assets/multiqc_config.yaml 😉 Instructions here. Otherwise I'll add this in in a little while..

Phil

[silviamorins]

Hi Phil,

thanks! Will try it out :)

[ewels]

Closed in #184

Nice work @silviamorins! 🎉