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==Manage activities==


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.
From ''Administration > Site administration > Plugins > Activity modules > Manage activities'', the administrator can view a list of activities and manage their settings.[[Image:activity modules admin.png|thumb|Manage activities]]


===Number of activities===


==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.


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. For example, the [[Exercise]] and Journal modules are old modules, which are no longer maintained, but are included in Moodle for historical reasons.
===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 activity]], 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.
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==
===Settings===
 
Many of the modules have additional settings, which can be accessed via the links in the settings column.


*[[Assignment 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.
*[[Chat settings]]
*[[Database module settings]] (from 1.6 onwards)
*[[Forum settings]]
*[[Glossary settings]]
*[[Hotpot settings]] (from 1.6 onwards)
*[[LAMS settings]] (from 1.6 onwards)
*[[Quiz settings]]
*[[Resource settings]]
*[[SCORM/AICC settings]]


==Contributed modules==
==Common activity settings==


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].
From  ''Administration > Site administration > Plugins > Activity modules > Common activity settings'', the administrator can decide whether or not to force teachers to add a description to the activity or resource they are creating. The setting applies to all standard activities and resources on the site.


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==
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]]
==Managing activities in several languages==
The [https://moodle.org/plugins/availability_language restriction by language ] availability condition additional plugin makes it easy to show an English resource only to English users and an activity in French only to French speaking students. See [https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=345816 this forum thread] for an example.


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[[Category:Modules]]


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Latest revision as of 19:07, 15 February 2019

Manage activities

From Administration > Site administration > Plugins > Activity modules > Manage activities, the administrator can view a list of activities and manage their settings.

Manage activities

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.

Module deletion

Apart from the Forum activity, 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.

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.

Common activity settings

From Administration > Site administration > Plugins > Activity modules > Common activity settings, the administrator can decide whether or not to force teachers to add a description to the activity or resource they are creating. The setting applies to all standard activities and resources on the site.

Reducing the number of activities listed in the activity chooser

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.

Managing activities in several languages

The restriction by language availability condition additional plugin makes it easy to show an English resource only to English users and an activity in French only to French speaking students. See this forum thread for an example.