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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.