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==Manage activities==
[[Image:activity modules admin.png|thumb|Activity modules administration]]An administrator can manage Moodle's activity modules for the site in ''Settings > Site administration > Plugins > Activity modules > Manage activities'', including any contributed modules that have been added.


The manage activities page enables the administrator to manage Moodle's activity modules for the entire site. This includes standard modules and contributed modules that have been added by the site administrator.
===Number of activities===


The activities column lists how many activities for each module there are on your Moodle site. If you click on a number, the list of courses containing that activity will be displayed.


==Number of activities==
===Version===
 
The numbers against the modules tell you the version (or age) of the module. It is useful to know how up to date each module is and, particularly with contributed modules, it is important to ensure you have the most up to date version that matches your version of Moodle. The first four digits relate to the year of the module.
The activities column lists how many activities for each module there are on your Moodle site. If you click on a number, the list of courses containing that activity will be displayed.


==Hiding a module==
===Hiding a module===
The hide/show column allows selected modules to be hidden i.e. they do not appear in any course "Add an activity" dropdown menu and cannot be used in any course. To hide a module, click the eye icon so that it changes to a closed eye.
The hide/show column allows selected modules to be hidden i.e. they do not appear in any course "Add an activity" dropdown menu and cannot be used in any course. To hide a module, click the eye icon so that it changes to a closed eye.


For various reasons, several modules are hidden by default. For example, the [[Exercise]] and Journal modules are old modules, which are no longer maintained, but are included in Moodle for historical reasons.
The [[Feedback]] module (which will eventually be replaced by a newer survey module) is hidden by default.


==Module deletion==
===Module deletion===


Apart from the [[Forum module]], any module can be deleted using the link in the delete column. There is no reason for standard modules to be deleted, however contributed modules may need to be deleted before upgrading.
Apart from the [[Forum module]], any module can be deleted using the link in the delete column. There is no reason for standard modules to be deleted, however contributed modules may need to be deleted before upgrading.
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Note: To delete a module completely, in addition to deleting it on the manage activities page, you also need to remove/delete the actual module folder from the ''moodle/mod'' folder, otherwise Moodle will reinstall it next time you access the site administration.
Note: To delete a module completely, in addition to deleting it on the manage activities page, you also need to remove/delete the actual module folder from the ''moodle/mod'' folder, otherwise Moodle will reinstall it next time you access the site administration.


==Module settings==
===Module settings===


Many of the modules have additional settings, which can be accessed via the links in the settings column. For example:
Many of the modules have additional settings, mostly enabling default values to be set, which can be accessed via the links in the settings column.


*[[Assignment settings]]
==Module security==
*[[Chat settings]]
*[[Database module settings]] (from 1.6 onwards)
*[[Forum settings]]
*[[Glossary settings]]
*[[Hotpot settings]] (from 1.6 onwards)
*[[LAMS settings]] (from 1.6 onwards)
*[[Quiz settings]]
*[[Resource settings]]
*[[SCORM/AICC settings]]


==Contributed modules==
An administrator can restrict activity modules so that they do not appear in the "Add an activity" drop-down menu for teachers in ''Settings > Site administration > Security > Module security''. The setting only applies to teachers - administrators are always able to add any activity to a course.


In addition to using the wide variety of modules included in the standard download, you can download and install contributed modules and plugins from the Moodle.org [http://moodle.org/mod/data/view.php?id=6009 Modules and plugins database].
The administrator can choose to restrict modules for all courses, requested courses or no courses.


Warning: Be aware that contributed modules may have quality issues, may not work correctly, and may not work when you upgrade Moodle. You should test them thoroughly before using them and be prepared to uninstall them before upgrading.
New courses can have the modules restricted by default if the admin checks the box ''Restrict modules by default''. The allowed modules are then selected from the box as in the screenshot below:


==See also==
[[File:Defaultallowedmodules.png]]
*[[Module security]]
*[[:Category:Contributed code]]


[[Category:Administrator]]
[[Category:Site administration]]
[[Category:Modules]]


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Latest revision as of 06:22, 15 October 2011

Manage activities

Activity modules administration

An administrator can manage Moodle's activity modules for the site in Settings > Site administration > Plugins > Activity modules > Manage activities, including any contributed modules that have been added.

Number of activities

The activities column lists how many activities for each module there are on your Moodle site. If you click on a number, the list of courses containing that activity will be displayed.

Version

The numbers against the modules tell you the version (or age) of the module. It is useful to know how up to date each module is and, particularly with contributed modules, it is important to ensure you have the most up to date version that matches your version of Moodle. The first four digits relate to the year of the module.

Hiding a module

The hide/show column allows selected modules to be hidden i.e. they do not appear in any course "Add an activity" dropdown menu and cannot be used in any course. To hide a module, click the eye icon so that it changes to a closed eye.

The Feedback module (which will eventually be replaced by a newer survey module) is hidden by default.

Module deletion

Apart from the Forum module, any module can be deleted using the link in the delete column. There is no reason for standard modules to be deleted, however contributed modules may need to be deleted before upgrading.

Note: To delete a module completely, in addition to deleting it on the manage activities page, you also need to remove/delete the actual module folder from the moodle/mod folder, otherwise Moodle will reinstall it next time you access the site administration.

Module settings

Many of the modules have additional settings, mostly enabling default values to be set, which can be accessed via the links in the settings column.

Module security

An administrator can restrict activity modules so that they do not appear in the "Add an activity" drop-down menu for teachers in Settings > Site administration > Security > Module security. The setting only applies to teachers - administrators are always able to add any activity to a course.

The administrator can choose to restrict modules for all courses, requested courses or no courses.

New courses can have the modules restricted by default if the admin checks the box Restrict modules by default. The allowed modules are then selected from the box as in the screenshot below:

Defaultallowedmodules.png