How to enable Moodle’s maintenance mode

• Updated on September 23rd, 2022

It’s good practice to put Moodle into maintenance mode if you are going to upgrade the site, make big changes to the existing courses or test different themes for the courses.

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Moodle Maker Theme – How to Display Moodle’s Default Login Form After The Social Logins

• Updated on March 29th, 2022

By default on Moodle’s login page Moodle will display the default login form before all the social login options. If social media logins are your site’s main login methods you might want to give priority to the social login buttons …

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How To Copy A Course Across Moodle Sites

• Updated on May 2nd, 2022

Want to copy a Moodle course from one site to another? In this tutorial we will show you how to do that. If your Moodle site is using a Boost-based theme you can copy our demo course to your site …

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Moodle Theme Maker and Edutor – Course Design Ideas And Useful Code Snippets

• Updated on August 14th, 2024

In our latest Maker and Edutor theme you have the option to position Moodle blocks before or after your Moodle course content. A course teacher can now add custom HTML blocks to create useful course information blocks or forms to …

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Moodle Blocks – How to Find Out The Block ID

• Updated on March 23rd, 2022

Each block in a Moodle course has its own unique ID and the link to the block is always #inst[ID]. If you know the ID number then you can provide a link to the particular block inside of the Moodle …

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How To Add A Simple Contact Tutor Form In A Moodle Course

• Updated on May 19th, 2023

In our previous post we talked about how to add a contact form in a Moodle page. Do you know you can also add a contact form in a Moodle course? This is great for allowing your course students to …

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How To Add A Support Email To Your Moodle Site

• Updated on March 23rd, 2022

If you’re using Moodle’s contact form plugin, it uses your Moodle site’s support email as it’s default form recipient email. It’s a good idea to set up your Moodle’s support email address before creating your contact form. You can find …

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How To Add A Call-To-Action Section To Your Moodle’s Front Page (For Boost or Boost Based Themes)

• Updated on March 23rd, 2022

Are you using Boost or a Boost-based theme for your Moodle site? If so, you can take advantage of Moodle’s built-in front page topic block to add a Call-To-Action (CTA) section on your Moodle site’s front page. A typical CTA …

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How To Limit The Number of Moodle Courses Displayed On Your Front Page

• Updated on March 23rd, 2022

If you have configured your Moodle’s front page to display a list of available courses, Moodle will display up to 200 courses by default. This is not a problem if your site only has a few courses but if you …

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How To Add A Contact Form Page To Your Moodle Site

• Updated on May 19th, 2023

Want to add a working contact form page to your Moodle site so users can send you messages via the form while they are on your site? We have set up an example page on our Moodle theme demo site …

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Moodle Theme Maker – New Header Dropdown Menu

• Updated on March 29th, 2022

In the latest Maker theme (for Moodle 3.8+) we have added a mobile-friendly dropdown menu in the header area. You can use this dropdown menu to add up to 40 menu items and a Call-To-Action button at the end of …

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Moodle Theme Maker – New Frontpage Data Box Widget Area

• Updated on March 29th, 2022

In the latest Moodle theme Maker (for Moodle 3.8+) we have added a data box widget area in the frontpage Call-To-Action section. It’s located just below the CTA section content and above the section CTA button. It’s the perfect place …

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