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*With  MoodleCloud sites by default, you just see the login page until you are logged in.
*With  MoodleCloud sites by default, you just see the login page until you are logged in.


==Landing page when logged in==
*By default your users will be sent to their personal '''Dashboard''' page once they have logged in. This gives information about courses they are enrolled in.
*You can change this so that they go to the Site home (front page) if you prefer.
#Log in with your administrator account
#From the left panel (the Navigation drawer) click '''Site administration'''
#Click the '''Appearance''' tab
#Click '''Navigation'''
#Change the Home page for users to '''Site.'''


==Change site name and course information==
==Change site name and course information==
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#Click the cog/Edit icon top right to turn on the editing
#Click the cog/Edit icon top right to turn on the editing
#Click the cog/Edit icon on the left to display a text editor where you can add your site information.
#Click the cog/Edit icon on the left to display a text editor where you can add your site information.
==Landing page when logged in==
*By default your users will be sent to their personal '''Dashboard''' page once they have logged in. This gives information about courses they are enrolled in.
*You can change this so that they go to the Site home (front page) if you prefer.
#Log in with your administrator account
#From the left panel (the Navigation drawer) click '''Site administration'''
#Click the '''Appearance''' tab
#Click '''Navigation'''
#Change the Home page for users to '''Site.'''


==Helpful video==
==Helpful video==

Revision as of 11:03, 23 October 2019

  • Your Moodle front page is known as Site home. This is the page non-logged in users see.
  • With MoodleCloud sites by default, you just see the login page until you are logged in.


Change site name and course information

  1. Log in with your administrator account
  2. From the left panel (the Navigation drawer) click Site administration
  3. Scroll down to the Front page section and click Front page settings
  4. Change the long and short name of your site here.
  5. Decide which items will be shown to non-logged in and logged in users from the two drop downs.
  6. Click Save changes

Add a site summary to the central area

  1. Log in with your administrator account and go to the front page/Site home
  2. Click the cog/Edit icon top right to turn on the editing
  3. Click the cog/Edit icon on the left to display a text editor where you can add your site information.

Landing page when logged in

  • By default your users will be sent to their personal Dashboard page once they have logged in. This gives information about courses they are enrolled in.
  • You can change this so that they go to the Site home (front page) if you prefer.
  1. Log in with your administrator account
  2. From the left panel (the Navigation drawer) click Site administration
  3. Click the Appearance tab
  4. Click Navigation
  5. Change the Home page for users to Site.

Helpful video

EMBEDDED VIDEO HERE



{Note|To make the site summary appear in the central area