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Location: ''Site Administration > Plugins > Activities modules > Manage activities''
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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.


===Number of activities===


[[Image:activity modules admin.png|thumb|Activity modules administration]]
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.
 
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.
===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==
===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, such as the [[Feedback]] module (which will eventually be replaced by a newer survey module)
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.
 
*[[Assignment admin settings|Assignment]]
*[[Chat admin settings|Chat]]
*[[Database activity admin settings|Database]]
*[[Feedback activity admin settings|Feedback]]
*[[Folder admin settings|Folder]]
*[[Forum admin settings|Forum]]
*[[Glossary admin settings|Glossary]]
*[[IMS content package admin settings|IMS content package]]
*[[Lesson admin settings|Lesson]]
*[[Page admin settings|Page]]
*[[Quiz admin settings|Quiz]]
*[[File admin settings|File]]
*[[SCORM admin settings|SCORM]]
*[[URL admin settings|URL]]
*[[Workshop admin settings|Workshop]]
 
==Contributed modules==


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].
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.


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.
==Reducing the number of activities listed in the activity chooser==


==See also==
{{New features}}By default, managers and teachers can add any activity module enabled on the site to a course. However, the list of activities in the activity chooser (or 'Add an activity' dropdown menu) may be reduced in number by preventing the capability to add instances of particular activity modules.
*[[Module security]]
*[[:Category:Contributed code]]
Note for admins of sites upgrading from 2.2: The set of ''addinstance'' capabilities replaces the module security functionality in Moodle 2.2, allowing for finer-grained control of activity module availability.


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[[Category:Modules]]


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Latest revision as of 16:43, 14 June 2012

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.

Reducing the number of activities listed in the activity chooser

New feature
in Moodle 2.3!
By default, managers and teachers can add any activity module enabled on the site to a course. However, the list of activities in the activity chooser (or 'Add an activity' dropdown menu) may be reduced in number by preventing the capability to add instances of particular activity modules.

Note for admins of sites upgrading from 2.2: The set of addinstance capabilities replaces the module security functionality in Moodle 2.2, allowing for finer-grained control of activity module availability.