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Themes FAQ

2009-01-29T00:38:38Z

Zoeman: linked to instructions for adding a logo

{{stub}}{{Themes}}==How do I install a new theme?==

# Unzip the .zip file to an empty local directory.
# Upload folder to your web server to the /moodle/theme/[Theme Name]. (Replace [Theme Name] with the name of the theme you have downloaded.) Ensure the new theme folder and its contents are readable by the webserver. Change Read and Write permissions (CHMOD) for the files and folder to 755 - Owner read/write/execute, Group read/execute, Everyone read/execute. Incorrect permissions may prevent display of the newly installed theme.
# Choose your new theme from within Moodle via ''Administration > Appearance > Themes > Theme selector'' (or ''Administration > Configuration > Themes'' in versions of Moodle prior to 1.7).

==How do I create a custom theme?==

See [[Creating a custom theme]] and/or [[Make your own theme]].

==How can I get the New Moodle2 theme for my site?==
Not til Moodle 2.x comes out and it will be a "sort of". The new look (refered to as "Moodle2") for Moodle.org was made public just before the close of 2008. The Moodle2 look has various things hard coded into it's fabric. The good news is that many pieces of the look are available.

==Will I lose my courses, language files, logo, etc. if I switch my theme?==
Switching themes only changes the appearance of your site, not the content within it. The logo is a part of the theme and will be lost when you switch.

Follow these instructions to [[Creating_a_custom_theme#Adding_a_Logo|add a logo]] to a theme.

==See also==

* Using Moodle [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/view.php?f=29 Themes forum]
* [[CSS FAQ]]

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Themes FAQ

2009-01-29T00:10:46Z

Zoeman: added: Will I lose my courses, language files, logo, etc. if I switch my theme?

{{stub}}{{Themes}}==How do I install a new theme?==

# Unzip the .zip file to an empty local directory.
# Upload folder to your web server to the /moodle/theme/[Theme Name]. (Replace [Theme Name] with the name of the theme you have downloaded.) Ensure the new theme folder and its contents are readable by the webserver. Change Read and Write permissions (CHMOD) for the files and folder to 755 - Owner read/write/execute, Group read/execute, Everyone read/execute. Incorrect permissions may prevent display of the newly installed theme.
# Choose your new theme from within Moodle via ''Administration > Appearance > Themes > Theme selector'' (or ''Administration > Configuration > Themes'' in versions of Moodle prior to 1.7).

==How do I create a custom theme?==

See [[Creating a custom theme]] and/or [[Make your own theme]].

==How can I get the New Moodle2 theme for my site?==
Not til Moodle 2.x comes out and it will be a "sort of". The new look (refered to as "Moodle2") for Moodle.org was made public just before the close of 2008. The Moodle2 look has various things hard coded into it's fabric. The good news is that many pieces of the look are available.

==Will I lose my courses, language files, logo, etc. if I switch my theme?==
Switching themes only changes the appearance of your site, not the content within it. The logo is a part of the theme and will be lost when you switch.

==See also==

* Using Moodle [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/view.php?f=29 Themes forum]
* [[CSS FAQ]]

[[Category:FAQ]]

Email settings

2008-11-12T04:41:28Z

Zoeman: Fixed typo: goggle > google

Location: ''Administration > Server > Email''

==SMTP hosts==

SMTP stands for Simple Mail Transfer Protocol. The SMTP host is an email relay that will take the email from Moodle and send it to users. You will need to set this only if your server does not allow mail relay. Otherwise, PHP will send out the mail using its built-in mail server. All the email sent by forums and other modules will be sent through this host.

Most SMTP hosts make use of the default port 25 to for listening email traffic. However, occasionally a non-default port is used. In such cases, entering an SMTP host followed by a colon (i.e. :) and the port number should work. For example, if my SMTP host is myemailserver.com and it listens on port 587 or 465 (most common) instead of port 25 I would enter the SMTP host as myemailserver.com:587. Currently, the parameter check is too strict to allow this via the Moodle UI; however, MDL-15923 has been created and resolved to address this. Until then, it can be set via phpMyAdmin using a query statement like:
<code mysql> UPDATE mdl_config SET value='myemailserver.com:587' WHERE name='smtphosts';</code>

==Secure SMTP hosts with SSL/TLS==

For SMTP hosts that require secure authentication, SSL or TLS you must run the following query:

<code mysql> UPDATE mdl_config SET value='ssl://myemailserver.com:465' WHERE name='smtphosts';</code>

==SMTP username==

If you set an SMTP server and it requires authentication, enter the username for the account that will be relaying the email from Moodle.

==SMTP password==

Enter the password for the SMTP user you set previously.

==No-reply address==

Email sent from Moodle needs to have a return address or many servers will reject it as spam. Some users also want to keep their email private, so Moodle sends all of its email using the noreply address you set here.

==Allowed and denied email domains==

Authentication may be restricted to particular email domains when using [[Email-based self-registration]] so that, for example, only students with a university email can login.

(Note: In Moodle 1.9 onwards, the allowed and denied email domains settings can be found in ''Administration > Users > Authentication > [[Authentication|Manage authentication]]''.)

==Hour to send digest emails==

Moodle allows mail digests from the forums, so users get only one email per day instead of an individual message for every posting. This setting specifies when digests are emailed to users. Users set their email digest type in their profile page.

==Support==

{{Moodle 1.9}}From Moodle 1.9 onwards, a support name, support email and support page may be set up for users requiring general help.

If set, emails from Moodle regarding password setting/resetting, password change confirmation, password and account confirmation will list the support name, support email and support page at the bottom of the email.

==See also==

*[[Email processing]]
*[[Email setup gmail|Email setup for google mail]]- requires access to Moodle's php files

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[[Category:Email]]

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