Just like your car requires regular maintenance, your Microsoft Windows, your applications and your computer require some care to work at their best. To keep things running stable and smooth, we recommend these maintenance tasks be completed no less than once a year. This article, originally published in 2011, has been updated in 2024. 1….
Moodle LMS is an advanced, feature-rich Learning Management System (LMS) that can operate reliably and performs well with sufficient CPU and memory right out of the box. When incorrectly installed, it can lead to a frustrating experience and misplaced blame on Moodle. This article deals with the third most common installation error, incorrect file and…
Moodle LMS software is a powerful, full-featured learning management system that delivers engaging online and in-person courses. When installed correctly, it runs right out of the box and performs quite well. However, when installed incorrectly, it can be a frustrating experience. The one of the most common installation issue is forgetting to configure Linux cron…
Moodle LMS software is a mature, full-featured LMS that can perform quite well. When installed correctly, it runs right out of the box. However, when incorrectly installed, it can be a frustrating experience and you might be blaming Moodle. The following is a common mistake which may be having a negative impact your Moodle site….
My experience with Moodle LMS has involved creating many multilingual sites. Unfortunately, there are still many core Moodle plugins and third-party plugins and themes that still do not support multilingual content. However, this is improving with each release. One Moodle plugin which has made life a lot easier when implementing multilingual courses is the Multi-Language…
Are your Moodle LMS category descriptions looking a little blah? Spice them up a little with this month’s tip. Fancy Banners for Moodle LMS Categories Let’s face it, Categories in Moodle 4.1’s Boost theme can be a little on the boring side. But it doesn’t have to be. It is super easy to give it…
Are you still using a theme that uses blocks for navigation? There are still several around such as the popular Lambda and New Learning on themes. The good news is that, as long as you are using Moodle 4.x, you can modernize the navigation in these themes a little by adding the super convenient Moodle…
It is a little known fact that, unlike WordPress, Moodle LMS does not resize the physical file when you upload an photo. This means that your beautiful 20 megapixel class photo is sent to the web browser even when it is displayed dozens of times smaller in a web browser. You may have experienced this…
Choosing the right file type for your web graphics is important. Not only do some of the file types support features you might want, but choosing the wrong file format can result in files that are larger than they need to be, which can seriously impact the speed and performance of your website. There are…
Adding visually compelling content to your web page or e-learning course can significantly enhance engagement. A valuable resource in this quest is the realm of free stock photos. Whether you’re designing for your Moodle LMS projects, blog posts, or social media, a plethora of websites offer high-quality, royalty-free images. In this article, we unveil a…
In part 1 in our monthly article on elearningworld.org, we talked about ChatGPT and its usefulness in e-learning, the latest release of OpenAI Chat Block and a brief introduction on making it all more relevant by powering it up with FilterCodes. So, hopefully by now you’ve got OpenAI Chat Block installed and a OpenAI API…
Before upgrading to Moodle 4.3, it’s important to ensure that all of the plugins and themes that you use on your Moodle LMS site are compatible with the new release. To help you out, we’ve compiled a list of available Moodle 4.3 compatible themes as of October 25, 2023, just over 2 weeks since Moodle…