Moodle Customization Ll.Tobarra, S. Ros and R. Pastor MUREE Technical Meeting January, 2015

Options of personalization �  Blocks, contains useful,frecuently used items.

�  They allow to add a some functionality to one course.

�  Video explanation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aX1XHfBjqg

�  More info: https://docs.moodle.org/25/en/Blocks

�  Themes, changes the appearance of the whole Moodle platform. �  More info about a theme: https://

docs.moodle.org/dev/Themes

Blocks � They can added

once the edition is turn on.

� They can be hide, remove or configure.

Buttons for configurat

ing and moving

the block

Lock and unlock

the block

Add a block � Turning editing on. � Select a block from the “Add a block

plugin” �  Move the new

block to its position.

�  Configure the block if it is needed.

Interesting blocks � Calendar � Quiz Results � News � Upcoming Events � HTML, can be personalized with HTML

code

More blocks �  There is a repository of

plugins for Moodle: https://moodle.org/plugins/browse.php?list=category&id=2 �  First you must download it. �  Then, they can be installed

by a Moodle Administrator from Site>Site Administration>Plugins>Install Add-Ons.

�  Tutorial: https://docs.moodle.org/27/en/Installing_plugins

Themes

What’s a Theme? � A Moodle Theme allows to change the

look and feel. � Themes can be applied on the site,

category, course and activity levels by users with permissions to do so.

� Themes can be designed for specific devices such as mobile phones or tablets.

� Themes are installed as a plugin.

Configuring Themes � Site>Site

Administration>Appearance.

� Themes Moodle repository:https://moodle.org/plugins/browse.php?list=category&id=3

Changing the theme � Theme>Theme Selector � You could select a different theme

depending on the type of device.

Configuring a theme � Theme>Theme Settings. � This form depends on the theme.

Development of a Theme �  It is similar to the development of a plugin. � Moodle’s tutorial for the development of

plugins: �  https://docs.moodle.org/dev/Themes

� Theme designer mode may be enabled via Administration > Appearance > Themes > Theme settings. �  This theme designer mode allow developer

to test their themes.