Material Boost Moodle™ Theme Overview
Classic LMS theme with a clean, card-based visual layout

Material Boost is a classic Moodle LMS theme designed for organizations that want a more visual and modern-looking interface while keeping a simple and familiar structure. It is well suited for platforms that want to present content clearly using structured layouts without adding complexity.

The homepage uses a card-based layout with clearly defined sections, making it easy to highlight courses, categories, and key information in a visually organized way. This approach works well for sites that prefer a more dynamic presentation compared to traditional text-heavy layouts.

Built on Moodle’s core Boost theme, Material Boost stays aligned with Moodle’s default UI. This helps reduce upgrade risk and keeps your site consistent with standard Moodle workflows, making it easier to manage and maintain over time.

Theme Licenses

For Moodle 5.2.x

Single Application
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(For Moodle 5.2)

$299
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$1299
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For Moodle 5.1.x

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$299
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For Moodle 4.5.x (LTS)

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(For Moodle 4.5)

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Description

Theme Summary

  • Theme Version: v15.0 (Moodle 5.2) | v14.1 (Moodle 5.1) | v12.0 (Moodle 4.5)
  • Compatibility: Moodle 5.2, 5.1, 5.0 & 4.5
  • Last updated: 2026-04-20
  • Theme Parents: Moodle Boost Theme

Theme Features

  • Based on Moodle’s core theme Boost
  • Responsive design
  • 6 colour presets (switch via theme settings)
  • Custom theme primary colour
  • Custom logo
  • Custom menus
  • User menu
  • Boost navigation
  • Frontpage alert
  • Frontpage slideshow (add up to 6 slides)
  • Frontpage promo blocks (add up to 12 blocks)
  • Frontpage featured blocks (add up to 12 blocks)
  • Frontpage testimonials section (add up to 6 items)
  • Frontpage CTA section
  • Header email and phone area
  • Footer widget areas
  • Footer content blocks (3 blocks) (example code)
  • Footer social media links
  • Page “back-to-top” link
  • Custom SCSS/CSS
  • Custom icons for course activities and files
  • Supports Moodle Static Pages Plugin
  • Supports Moodle social logins (Facebook/Google/Linkedin/Microsoft)
  • Supports popular Moodle course format plugins
  • Supports Moodle Level Up! Plugin
  • Google analytics
  • Supports FontAwesome icons
  • Supports Google Material icons
  • Compatible Browsers: Latest Chrome, Latest Firefox, Latest Safari, Latest Edge

Theme Support

If you would like to report theme bugs and issues, please email us at elearning@3rdwavemedia.com.

FAQ

Theme FAQ

No, our theme licenses are NOT subscription-based. They’re perpetual to the specific Moodle theme version.

For example, if you bought a theme license for Moodle 5.2, your license is valid for Moodle version 5.2 forever. You can use the theme on a Moodle 5.2 site as long as you like. You will also get free theme updates (incl. bug fixes and improvements) and support for Moodle 5.2.

If you’d like to upgrade your Moodle site from version 5.2 to a higher version in the future (eg. Moodle 5.3) you will have the option to upgrade your current theme license. A small license upgrade fee will apply so you don’t need to pay for the full license price for a higher version again.

Upgrading is completely optional, and you can choose when to upgrade. Pay for the version you need now, then upgrade later when you choose. Most customers upgrade their Moodle sites and themes every 1–3 years.

Once installed you can go to the theme settings page to configure the theme: Site administration > Appearance > Themes > Material Boost
You need to replace the whole theme folder with the new one to ensure you don’t miss any changes. Also remember to purge the Moodle cache to see all the changes. Learn more.
No, you won’t. All of your theme configurations are safely stored in your database so you won’t lose anything.
Please email us at elearning@3rdwavemedia.com with your Moodle version/build and theme version so we can investigate and fix the bug/issue for you asap.

Installation

Theme Installation

  1. Download the theme zip file
  2. Extract the /gourmet_boost/ folder and the files.
  3. Upload the /gourmet_boost/ folder to your hosting server’s Moodle theme directory: Your Moodle installation > public > theme > gourmet_boost
  4. Log into your Moodle site as an admin, and navigate to the theme selector: Settings > Site administration > Appearance > Themes > Theme selector
  5. Click “use theme” next to the Gourmet Boost theme to activate
For more detailed instructions, please check out our tutorial here.

Changelog

Changelog

Moodle v5.2 ONLY

2026-04-20: v15.0

  • Improvements and bug fixes
Moodle v5.1 ONLY

2025-10-22: v14.1

  • Improvements and bug fixes

2025-10-06: v14.0

  • Initial release
Moodle v5.0 ONLY

2025-08-01: v13.1

  • Improvements and bug fixes
  • Added lead form design

2025-06-25: v13.0

  • Initial release
Moodle v4.5 ONLY

2024-10-07: v12.0

  • Initial release