Import and export FAQ

How do I import users?

• See Upload users.

How do I import course data?

• See Import course data.

How do I import and export grades?

• Grade import (for Moodle 1.9 onwards).
• Grade export

How do I import glossary entries?

For details see Import glossary entries.

Two very useful tools are:

• David Fountain's Excel macro An Excel workbook with macros to create an XML file.
• Yasu Imao's Moodle glossaryXMLconverter_html 4 A JavaScript based converter, works directly in your browser.

How do I import and export questions?

• See Import questions and Export questions.

• OpenOffice template for creating questions in GIFT format: http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=20705&parent=168385

• MS Word template for creating questions in GIFT format: http://www.soberit.hut.fi/sprg/resources/moodle/GiftConverter.html
• Excel to GIFT format export tool: http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=66660
• The complete list: Word processors and Spreadsheets tools that create GIFTs

• Importing "GIFT" format files: https://www.acquin.org/moodle/help.php?file=formatgift.html&module=quiz

• ATutor to Moodle converter - see http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=115338.

Which formats are used for importing questions?

If you want to create questions outside of Moodle these two text based formats might be the most important:

• GIFT - Moodle 'proprietary' text format for import and export. Reasonably comprehensive.

See GIFT format.

Here is a 2-column GIFT format reference sheet: GIFT Reference Sheet

• Moodle XML - Moodle 'proprietary' xml format for import and export. Very comprehensive.

You find the complete list of supported formats under Import questions.

See also

• Search Moodle Forums subject:import.
• Search Moodle Forums subject:export.

• XML FAQ

• There's an interesting project on integrating Drupal and Moodle quizzes in the Drupal in Education User Group.