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Moodle 2 Administration

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Moodle 2 Administration

Overview of this book

Moodle has evolved from an academic project to the world's most popular virtual learning environment. During this evolution, its complexity has risen dramatically and so have the skills that are required to administer the system.Moodle 2 Administration is a complete, practical guide to administering Moodle sites. It covers how to set up Moodle in any learning environment, configuration and day-to-day admin tasks, as well as advanced options for customizing and extending Moodle.The author, who has been administering systems for over 20 years, has adopted a problem-solution approach to bring the content in line with your day-to-day operations. The practical examples will help you to set up Moodle for large groups and small courses alike. This is a one-stop reference for any task you will ever come across when administering a Moodle site of any shape and size.
Table of Contents (24 chapters)
Moodle 2 Administration
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
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Preface

Customizing your front page


Moodle's front page changes after a user has logged in. The content and layout of the page before and after login can be customized. Look at the following screenshot. It is the same site that the preceding screenshot was taken from, but before a user has logged in:

In this particular example, the Login block is shown on the left and the Course categories and Courses are displayed in the center, as opposed to the list of available courses. Additionally, the Settings block is not displayed.

Front page settings

In order to customize the front page (Front page | Front page settings), you either have to be logged in as Moodle administrator, or have been granted front page-related permissions in the Front page context:

Setting

Description

Full site name

This is the name that appears in the browser's title bar. It is usually the full name of your organization or the name of the dedicated course or qualification that the site is used for.

Short name for site...