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The front page is the initial page seen by someone reaching a Moodle site.  
{{Site appearance}}
The front page is the initial page seen by someone reaching a Moodle site after or before a login.  Typically a student will see [[Courses|courses]], some [[Blocks|blocks]] of information, displayed in a [[Themes|theme]].  In the [[Navigation bar]] and [[Navigation block]] it is called "Home".


The site settings determine which user roles can reach it.  For example, the demo.moodle.org allows visitors (guests) to see it's front page and asks them to log in.  A user clicking on the course is taken to the "Returning to this website" Moodle login in screen. Other sites may require a login before showing the front page.
A combination of [[Site policies|site policies]], [[Authentication|user authentication]] and [[Front page settings | front page settings]] determine who can get to the front page. And once they get there [[Front Page settings|what they can see]] and [[Roles|what they can do]].   


Many functions of a front page are similar to those found in a course.   The administration block will allow topics to be added to a Front Page.
In many ways, a Front Page has similar features and functions to those in a [[Course]]. For example, [[Activities]], [[Resources]] and [[Blocks]] can be added to the Front Page to give it different looks.


==Backup topic section tips==
[[Image:demositestudentview.png|center| View of a simple Front Page, displaying what a Student might see when logged in]]
In earlier versions of Moodle, there is no obvious way to backup or move something placed in a topic on the front page.  One trick is to go to any course and click on the backup icon. Change the id in the address bar of the browser to 1.
:For example <nowiki>http://demo.moodle.org/backup/backup.php?id=2</nowiki>
:Change to  <nowiki>http://demo.moodle.org/backup/backup.php?id=1</nowiki>
 
Go to that page.  This will show a standard backup menu for the Front Page's activities and resources. It will behave just like any [[Course backup]] and [[Restore]] process.  The backup file will be located with the site files (admin block >Server>Sitefiles) in a folder called backupdata. You will need the correct permissions to be able to do this.


==See also==
==See also==
 
*[[Front page settings]]
*[[News forum]] for details of how to enable logged-in users to view the site news
*[[Front page FAQ]]
*[[Make News on Front Page viewable to Teachers only]]
 
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Latest revision as of 06:08, 19 April 2016

The front page is the initial page seen by someone reaching a Moodle site after or before a login. Typically a student will see courses, some blocks of information, displayed in a theme. In the Navigation bar and Navigation block it is called "Home".

A combination of site policies, user authentication and front page settings determine who can get to the front page. And once they get there what they can see and what they can do.

In many ways, a Front Page has similar features and functions to those in a Course. For example, Activities, Resources and Blocks can be added to the Front Page to give it different looks.

View of a simple Front Page, displaying what a Student might see when logged in

See also

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