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6 User Experience related new features in Moodle v2.3 – A quick visual guide

Updated on July 14th, 2012

Moodle 2.3 was released on 25th June 2012. Below is a quick visual guide I put together to illustrate the 6 new features in this release which, in my opinion, greatly improve Moodle’s user experience.

How to generate and issue a course certificate to learners using the Moodle certificate module

Updated on May 15th, 2022

Not long ago I was asked if it is possible for Moodle to generate and email a certificate to learners who have passed a particular exam (Moodle Quiz). After looking into the matter, I’ve found a way to do just that.

How to add Twitter and Facebook buttons to your Moodle site

Updated on May 11th, 2012

Adding Twitter and Facebook like buttons to a website is always a good idea if you’d like to spread the word about your site through social networking. In this tutorial I will walk you through how to add the commonly seen buttons to your Moodle site.

How to add a promotional banner to your Moodle front page

Posted on April 9th, 2012

If you have seen our new premium Moodle Theme’s demo site, you will notice that there is a promotional banner placed on the Moodle’s front page. By default, Moodle’s front page is the site landing page, and landing page is …

How to use Dropbox as a Moodle file repository

Updated on October 17th, 2012

If you have a Dropbox account and also use Moodle, you will be glad to know that in Moodle 2.x you can connect the two together and use Dropbox as a Moodle file repository.

How to use Google Docs as a Moodle file repository

Posted on November 25th, 2011

Google Docs is another wonderful free online service provided by Google. In this tutorial, I am going to show you how to use Google Docs as your Moodle file repository.

How to use Flickr as a Moodle image repository

Posted on November 7th, 2011

Like Youtube is known as a great online video repository, the Yahoo-owned service Flickr has gained it’s popularity as a great online image repository. It is reported that there are now 6 billion images hosted on Flickr and the number is still growing.

How to visually track student progress in a Moodle course

Posted on November 7th, 2011

Recently, I was asked if there is a way for students and teachers to track the progress in a Moodle course. After some looking around on Moodle.org, I discovered a wonderful third party plugin called “Progress Bar”…

How to use Google Analytics for your Moodle 2.0 site

Updated on November 25th, 2011

Do you want to obtain detailed statistics about the visitors to your Moodle site? If the answer is yes then you need to use Google Analytics to track the site traffic.

How to install a new Mahara Theme

Posted on October 24th, 2011

We have just released our first free Mahara theme – Orange. The theme is developed to be consistent with our free Moodle theme – Mandarin, so you can use them together to form a seamless “Mahoodle” setup…

How to bulk upload users to Mahara

Posted on October 18th, 2011

Adding users one by one in Mahara can be a tedious admin job. Luckily, Mahara actually provides a quick and easy way for adding multiple users at one go…

How to pull a Twitter Feed into Moodle

Updated on November 25th, 2013

Twitter has become ubiquitous on the web nowadays. Displaying your organization’s Twitter Feed on your website is an effective way to inform your site visitors or users about your latest news and events…