Front page
The front page is the initial page seen by someone reaching a Moodle site.
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.
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.
Backup topic section tips
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 http://demo.moodle.org/backup/backup.php?id=2
- Change to http://demo.moodle.org/backup/backup.php?id=1
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.
