how to get moodle front page to show available course

by Braeden McGlynn 4 min read

Log in as Admin and in Site Administration/Front Page/Front Page settings and set them like shown below. That will now show courses until the user logs in and then only their courses will show. Of course, if you don't want news items, then set that to none as well.

The front page settings can be found in 'Front page settings' in the Site administration.
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Then go to the Front Page settings and:
  1. Set the "Front page" list to None, None, None, None.
  2. Set "Front page items when logged in" list to the same.
  3. Check the box for "Include Topic section"
  4. Save.
Feb 10, 2021

Full Answer

What is the Moodle front page?

May 19, 2008 · Log in as Admin and in Site Administration/Front Page/Front Page settings and set them like shown below. That will now show courses until the user logs in and then only their courses will show. Of course, if you don't want news items, then set that to none as well. Make sure your default frontpage role is set to None.

How do I make a course public in Moodle?

Front page settings Current situation. There are two settings 'frontpage' and 'frontpageloggedin' that allow admin to select the sections to be shown on front page (for not logged in/guest and logged in users respectfully). There are 4 available types of sections: FRONTPAGENEWS(0) => 'News items' FRONTPAGECOURSELIST(1) => 'List of courses'

How do I force users to use my Moodle?

Apr 16, 2019 · By default, users need to log in to see a Moodle course. However, sometimes you might want to make a course public so the users can click the course title and go straight into the course in the way we have in our Moodle theme Maker demo site. Some of you may already know that you can enable the course guest access so the course is accessible publicly, but you will …

Can people see the complete list of courses in Moodle?

Jan 21, 2018 · The front page is the initial page seen by someone reaching a Moodle site after or before a login. Typically a student will see courses, some blocks of information, displayed in a theme.In the Navigation bar and Navigation block it is called "Home".. A combination of site policies, user authentication and front page settings determine who can get to the front page.

How do I customize my Moodle front page?

Change site name and course informationLog in with your administrator account.From the left panel (the Navigation drawer) click Site administration.Scroll down to the Front page section and click Front page settings.Change the long and short name of your site here.More items...•Nov 12, 2021

How do I make my course visible on Moodle?

Click on the gear to drop-down the administration settings. Select the first “Edit settings” option. On the “Edit Course Settings” page, look in the first section labelled “General.” The third item down is the “Course visibility” setting. Change the “Course visibility” option from “Hide” to “Show.”Oct 16, 2012

How do I set the default homepage in Moodle?

Setting the default My home page for new users Access Settings > Site administration > Appearance > Default My home page. Select the required blocks from the "Add a block" drop-down menu. Configure each block as desired.Jan 29, 2014

What you can set from front page setting options in Moodle?

Front page and Front page items when logged in The centre of the front page can display any combination of the following: news items, a list of courses, a list of enrolled courses, a list of course categories, a list of categories and courses, a course search box or none.Feb 10, 2021

Why is my course not showing on Moodle?

Courses may not be visible in Moodle until after the course has started. If you're currently enrolled in a course that has started and don't see it in the course list on your Moodle dashboard, please contact your instructor. Especially if it's early in the term, the course may not have been made visible yet.

How do you unhide a Moodle course?

Locate the course you need to unhide and click the “. . .” icon. From the menu that appears, select Show this Course. It will now appear in the applicable categories.Aug 14, 2019

How do I get a front page summary in Moodle?

The course/site summary block provides a summary and/or description for your course as contained in the summary text of the course settings. Note: The front page summary, accessed from Administration > Front page Settings > Edit settings, can appear as a side block similar to the course summary blocks.Jun 6, 2015

What is Moodle front page?

The front page is the initial page seen by someone reaching a Moodle site after or before a login. Typically a student will see courses, some blocks of information, displayed in a theme. In the Navigation bar and Navigation block it is called "Home".Jan 21, 2018

How do I change the view in Moodle?

To Switch Your Role:Log on to Moodle and select the course.Select the "Switch role to..." option under the Administration Block.Select Student.Your course front page will now change to the view that your students see.Jun 2, 2021

What is Moodle Customisation?

Moodle is massively customisable throught its modular design that allows the creation of plugins. You can utterly transform how Moodle looks and behaves without touching the core code. It is what I do for a living for one of Moodle Partners, as do many other developers.Apr 25, 2018

How do I remove a page from navigation in Moodle?

When a resource or activity (like a page, file or forum) is added to the Main menu block on the front page, it will appear in the Site Pages of the Navigation block. To remove this link, turn on the editing on the front page, go to or add the Main menu block and click to delete the item.Jul 2, 2020

How do I edit a page in Moodle?

Go to your course with the editing off. Click into an existing activity – for example a forum or assignment. You'll see a cogwheel icon to the right. Click it and it will display for you many useful editing options.Feb 2, 2018

Front Page administration

The Site administration block includes links to manage Front Page. Users who have teacher rights on the front page, will only see the "Front page" settings in this block.

Tips and Tricks

The Theme structure of Moodle 2.0 is sufficiently different that these tips will not work. However, the controlling of these things is going to be far easier in the new themes than in previous versions.

Changing the look of the Front Page in Moodle 2.0

Each block has a number of configuration settings that you can change. Each block is assigned to a "region" and this positioning is controlled in the

Current situation

There are two settings 'frontpage' and 'frontpageloggedin' that allow admin to select the sections to be shown on front page (for not logged in/guest and logged in users respectfully). There are 4 available types of sections:

Proposed solution

Leave settings 'frontpage' and 'frontpageloggedin' but have different set of available options there:

Category listing prepare and rendering

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Step 1

Log in to your Moodle site as an admin user, and navigate to the course you’d like to make public and enable the guest access ( tutorial here ). Save the changes.

Step 2

Navigate to the user policies page: Administration > Users > Permissions > User policies . Tick the checkbox next to “Auto-login guests” and save the changes.

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Front Page Administration

  • The Site administration blockincludes links to manage Front Page. Users who have teacher rights on the front page, will only see the "Front page" settings in this block. In Moodle 2.0 see the Settings blockto manage Front Page.
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Tips and Tricks

  • The Theme structure of Moodle 2.0 is sufficiently different that these tips will not work. However, the controlling of these things is going to be far easier in the new themes than in previous versions. There is, already, a lot of documentation available as to how themes are constructed, and how they work, but the language is still too technical, so most of us will just not get it.
See more on docs.moodle.org

Nging The Look of The Front Page in Moodle 2.0

  • Each block has a number of configuration settings that you can change. Each block is assigned to a "region" and this positioning is controlled in the page. There are a number of other settings you can use to configure the display of the Front page. Be careful, but do not be afraid to experiment,and you can easily replicate any of the above looks by...
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