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Managing blocks

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Location: Administration > Modules > Blocks

The blocks administration page enables the administrator to manage installed blocks and their settings. This can be found in the Site administration block under Modules.

Hide

The site administrator can hide or reveal the block from all users by clicking on the icon. This is different than deleting.

Instances

This column provides a number of all the times the particular type of block is used in the courses on the Moodle site. It is linked to a list of those courses.

Multiple

The multiple column shows which blocks are capable of being added more than once to a course, with an option to turn off this feature.

Delete

To delete a block click here and it will be removed from Moodle. However you will need to use a file manager and remove/delete the actual module directory from the moodle/blocks directory, otherwise Moodle will reinstall it next time you visit the admin page.

Settings

Some blocks have additional settings that can be modified by the administrator.

Adding a non-standard block

You may add non-standard blocks simply by using a file manager to copy the new block as a directory into the moodle/blocks directory and Moodle will install it next time you visit the admin page. Moodle uses the name of the directory as the name of the block. The same applies for blocks which you delete and wish to reinstall later.

Block configuration

See also