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Blocks are items which may be added to the left, right or centre column (depending upon your [[Theme|theme]]) of any page in Moodle. | Blocks are items which may be added to the left, right or centre column (depending upon your [[Theme|theme]]) of any page in Moodle. | ||
Any block can be made 'sticky' so that it appears in all the contexts below, such as throughout a course or a particular activity - see [[Block settings]]. | |||
Blocks can be placed on the side of the screen (if your theme supports it) via the [[Dock]] icons ( [[Image:Dock_to_block.png]] and [[Image:Block_to_dock.png]] ). | |||
==Standard blocks== | |||
Available blocks include: | Available blocks include: | ||
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|[[Activities block|Activities]] | |[[Activities block|Activities]] | ||
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|Admin bookmarks | |[[Admin bookmarks block|Admin bookmarks]] | ||
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|[[Blog menu block|Blog menu]] | |[[Blog menu block|Blog menu]] | ||
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| [[Course completion status block|Course completion status]] | | [[Course completion status block|Course completion status]] | ||
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|[[Course overview block|Course overview]] | |[[Course overview block|Course overview]] | ||
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| [[Latest news block|Latest news]] | | [[Latest news block|Latest news]] | ||
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|Logged in user | |[[Logged in user block|Logged in user]] | ||
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|[[Login block|Login]] | |[[Login block|Login]] | ||
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|[[Random glossary entry block|Random glossary entry]] | |[[Random glossary entry block|Random glossary entry]] | ||
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|[[Recent activity block|Recent activity]] | |||
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|[[Remote RSS feeds block|Remote RSS feeds]] | |[[Remote RSS feeds block|Remote RSS feeds]] | ||
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|[[Settings block|Settings]] | |[[Settings block|Settings]] | ||
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| [[Tags block|Tags]] | |[[Social activities block|Social activities]] | ||
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|[[Tags block|Tags]] | |||
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|[[Upcoming events block|Upcoming events]] | |[[Upcoming events block|Upcoming events]] | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Managing blocks]] - for administrators | |||
*[[Blocks FAQ]] | *[[Blocks FAQ]] | ||
* | * [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aX1XHfBjqg Blocks in Moodle 2.0 video] | ||
[[Category:Block]] | |||
[[de:Blöcke]] | [[de:Blöcke]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:29, 17 October 2011
Blocks are items which may be added to the left, right or centre column (depending upon your theme) of any page in Moodle.
Any block can be made 'sticky' so that it appears in all the contexts below, such as throughout a course or a particular activity - see Block settings.
Blocks can be placed on the side of the screen (if your theme supports it) via the Dock icons ( 
and 
).
Standard blocks
Available blocks include:
There are also many contributed blocks available for download from the plugins database.
See also
- Managing blocks - for administrators
- Blocks FAQ
- Blocks in Moodle 2.0 video
