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Moodle Theme Development

You're reading from   Moodle Theme Development Build customized themes to make your Moodle courses engaging and interactive

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Product type Paperback
Published in Dec 2016
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ISBN-13 9781786463210
Length 302 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Silvina Paola Hillar Silvina Paola Hillar
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Preface 1. An Introduction to Moodle 3 and MoodleCloud FREE CHAPTER 2. Themes in Moodle 3 on-premises and MoodleCloud 3. Setting Up Logos in Moodle Themes 4. Customizing the Header and the Footer 5. Customizing Elements with CSS 6. Locating, Editing, and Using New Icons 7. Optimizing Themes for Mobile Devices 8. Exploring Layouts 9. Course Formats 10. Extending Moodle Theming to Specific Sections A. Test Your Knowledge Answers

Editing front page area content


We can edit the front page area content using four blocks. The blocks that we will edit are the ones located under the heading. We can add any valuable information or images to enhance the look and feel of the Moodle course. In this case, we will also customize the Essential theme for Moodle on-premises. The blocks that we will work with are FRONT PAGE AREA CONTENT, MARKETING SPOT ONE, MARKETING SPOT 2, and MARKETING SPOT 3. They are shown in the following screenshot:

The screenshot shows the location of the blocks to edit. The location described in the section that we will work with is the full width of the page between the slide show and the Marketing spots. The following steps are a guide to how to customize and edit these blocks using information related to the Moodle course. These are the steps that we have to follow:

  1. Under Administration, click on Site administration | Appearance | Themes | Essential | Front page.

  2. Scroll down the page and complete the...

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