Configuring the landing page

Configuring the landing page allows you to control what a visitor will have access to see on your Moodle site before they have logged in.

The default configuration allows a visitor who's not yet logged in to see your main front page. Depending on what you have configured to display on your front page, as discussed in the next section, Configuring the front page, they can potentially see your course list, with their summaries, your news items, and any other announcement information you may have put there for your users.

If you want to prevent your front page from being viewed by anyone from the internet, you can force all the users to the login page as their initial landing page. This forces users to log in validly to your Moodle site before they can view any further pages. You can also make an appealing visual feature out of your login page, by adding relevant inspiring background images or increase its effectiveness for referrals by including useful contact...