Instructions for Installing H5P on Moodle

First, Check & See if the H5P plugin is already installed

Log in to your Moodle installation as an administrator. Select Site

Administration > Plugins

If not, Install the H5P plugin

You can install the H5P plugin in two ways:

• The easy way: Installing from the interface (read on)

• The slightly more cumbersome way, installing manually

For more information about the H5P plugin for Moodle, check out the H5P

page in the Moodle plugin directory.

Installing from the interface

1. Log in to your Moodle installation as an administrator. Under Site

administration, Plugins in the admin menu, select Install plugins and

then the button labelled Install plugins from the Moodle plugins

directory.

2. At this point, you may have to log into your moodle.org account. Locate

the H5P plugin page and select the button labelled Install now.

3. On the next screen, select the Install now link located next to the site

you wish to install H5P on.

4. You will now be redirected back to your site, confirm the installation by

selecting Continue.

5. Review the install log and check for any error messages. Select

Continue again.

6. Now you'll be viewing the Plugins check page. Verify that the H5P

plugin has the status To be installed. Proceed by selecting the button

labelled Upgrade Moodle database now. (This may take some time)

7. You should now be greeted by a message from the H5P plugin. Please

take note if the content types were automatically installed, if not you will

need to go through the next section, Uploading and creating content.

Select Continue when you are ready to move on.

8. Verify the H5P Settings and select Save changes. The default settings

should be fine for most sites.

That's it! If everything went smooth you should now be ready to start

creating H5P activities in your courses.

Uploading and creating content

By default, the plugin will download and install the recommended content

types. However, if your site doesn't have an internet connection or if you

wish to install any extra content types, check out the following two

sections:

• Download a single content type

• Download all recommended content types

Note that you must have content types installed in order to create new

H5P content.

Download a single content type

1. Download your desired H5P content type from the Examples and

downloads page

2. Follow the "create an H5P activity" instructions, and choose "upload"

at step #5

3. Select "Choose a file..." under the "H5P file" label or drag your files

into the drag and drop area

4. Navigate to the file you downloaded in step #1 and choose it.

5. Save the activity at the bottom of the form

Download all recommended content types

1. Download the package from the install page

2. Log in as a site administrator or a user that has permission to upload

libraries on the site

3. Choose site administration/Plugins/Activity modules/H5P/H5P

Libraries

4. Select "Choose a file..." under the "H5P file" label or the file to the file

drop zone

5. Navigate to the file you downloaded in step #1 and confirm using the

file

6. Select "Upload" at the bottom of the form

7. When the content types have finished uploading you will be able to

see them in the library list below the form

8. Follow the "create an H5P activity" instructions and choose "create"

at step #5

Create an H5P activity

1. Log in as an administrator or a user that has the permission to create

H5Ps inside a course

2. Go to the course you wish to add the H5P content to

3. Select "Add an activity or resource"

4. Select H5P - "Interactive Content"

5. You are now able to choose whether to "upload" or "create" H5P

content

6. Finish uploading or creating your H5P content

7. Save the activity at the bottom of the form

Installing Manually

1. Download the plugin from the H5P page.

2. Visit Site administration -> Plugins -> Install plugins page

(/admin/tool/installaddon/index.php).

3. Select the Activity module (mod) as the Plugin type.

4. Select the downloaded plugin file(zip), read and check the

Acknowledgment box.

5. Select the Install plugin from the Zip file button.

6. Follow the process. Upgrade the database and afterward, review and

save the H5P settings page.

For more help and other options, visit h5p.org.