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Moodle Admin Hint #9 Check security report

by Chris Richter | Oct 16, 2019 | Moodle, Moodle administrators

Once a month, add it to your calendar, check the security report. Again, you may have made changes or given temporary permission to someone. Check the report and fix any issues. Site administration > Reports > Security overview What does all this mean?...

Top 7 plugins for 2019 that will make teaching in Moodle an awesome experience

by Chris Richter | Oct 9, 2019 | Moodle, Moodle administrators, Moodle developer

There are literally 1618+ plugins to choose from on Moodle.org. So how do you know which is the best to use? After many years of supporting Universities and organisations using Moodle, these are the plugins that have stood the test of time and have features that make...

How to use Moodle Generico to click to view content

by Chris Richter | Oct 9, 2019 | Moodle, Moodle developer

Let’s say you have some content that you would like hidden until someon clicks on it, then the content is displayed. Like this. To create this, all we need to do is add the Generico plugin to Moodle. First, install the Generico filter....

How to scroll the page down to the tabs when using the Onetopic format in Moodle

by Chris Richter | Oct 8, 2019 | Moodle, Moodle administrators, Moodle developer

Administrators: This article is suitable for Moodle administrators and requires access to modify a plugin. Remember that these changes will be overwritten when you upgrade the plugin. When using the Moodle Onetopic course format, you can sometimes have the issue that...

How to copy individual activities and pages between courses in Moodle

by Chris Richter | Oct 5, 2019 | Moodle, Moodle developer, Uncategorised

Sometimes you have a collection of pages or a topic from another course that you would like to have in a new course. Your options are: Manually copy and paste the content over from one course to another including moving any content or files over that are part of the...

Moodle admin hint #8 Check performance overview

by Chris Richter | Sep 27, 2019 | Moodle, Moodle administrators

As an admin you sometimes make changes in your administration settings to check issues and forget to switch things back off. You should check your performance overview at regular intervals to make sure you are not making your Moodle server work harder than it has...

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About Chris Richter

Chris is a web developer and online eduction consultant. Chris has worked with Australia’s largest education organisations providing online education support and training in Moodle and other learning management systems. Chris has high level skills in LMS implementation and content development for online courses. Chris is also involved in the Australian music scene, supporting Australian musicians and performers.