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A forum moderator for a particular forum is able to edit or delete forum posts, split discussions and move discussions to other forums.
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A forum moderator for a particular forum is able to edit or delete forum posts, split discussions and move discussions to other forums.This role could be useful for example if you wish a student to be able to moderate a student forum but not have editing rights over the whole course.
==Role assignment==
==Role assignment==
[[Image:Update-this-forum.jpg|thumb|Click the "Update this forum" button at the top-right of the page]]
A user can be made a forum moderator for a particular forum by assigning them the role of non-editing teacher (or teacher) in the module context, as follows:
A user can be made a forum moderator for a particular forum by assigning them the role of non-editing teacher (or teacher) in the module context, as follows:
[[Image:Locally-assigned-roles.jpg|thumb||Assign roles page via the Locally assigned role (Moodle 1.9)]]
# Access the forum as an editing teacher.
# Access the forum.
# From the cog icon top right, click the Locally assigned roles link, or if you are using a theme other than Boost, access the link from the Forum administration block for the forum (often towards the bottom left of your screen), and assign the role of non-editing teacher to your chosen user or users.
# Click the "Update this forum" button at the top-right of the page.
# Access the assign roles page via the Roles tab (or the "Locally assigned roles" tab in Moodle 1.9 onwards) in the top-middle of the page.
# Choose the non-editing teacher (or teacher) role to assign.
# Select the user in the potential users list, and use the left-facing arrow button to add them to the existing users list.
[[Image:Teacher-role.jpg|thumb|Choose the teacher role]]
[[Image:Move-to-teacher-role.jpg|thumb|Select user and move to other list]]
 
==Alternative method of creating a forum moderator==
# Create a new role, with some (or all) of the forum capabilities enabled. This technique allows a more flexible approach.  For example, you can create an account with delete but not editing.
# Assign the role to the users, for a course, a course category, or even at site or system context, without giving all teacher capabilities.  


==See also==
*[http://www.moodletutorials.org/view_video.php?viewkey=08345f7439f8ffabdffc Video showing how to give a user the rights to moderate a forum]


[[Category:Roles]]
[[Category:Forum]]


==Alternative method of creating a forum moderator==
# Create a new role, with some (or all) of the forum capabilities enabled. This technique allows a more flexible approach. For example, you can create an account with delete but not editing.
# Assign the role to the users, for a course, a course category, or even at site or system context, without giving all teacher capabilities. For information on how to create a custom role, see [[Creating custom roles|Creating custom roles]][[Category:Forum]]
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Latest revision as of 09:59, 28 July 2021


A forum moderator for a particular forum is able to edit or delete forum posts, split discussions and move discussions to other forums.This role could be useful for example if you wish a student to be able to moderate a student forum but not have editing rights over the whole course.

Role assignment

A user can be made a forum moderator for a particular forum by assigning them the role of non-editing teacher (or teacher) in the module context, as follows:

  1. Access the forum as an editing teacher.
  2. From the cog icon top right, click the Locally assigned roles link, or if you are using a theme other than Boost, access the link from the Forum administration block for the forum (often towards the bottom left of your screen), and assign the role of non-editing teacher to your chosen user or users.


Alternative method of creating a forum moderator

  1. Create a new role, with some (or all) of the forum capabilities enabled. This technique allows a more flexible approach. For example, you can create an account with delete but not editing.
  2. Assign the role to the users, for a course, a course category, or even at site or system context, without giving all teacher capabilities. For information on how to create a custom role, see Creating custom roles