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Got your Moodle installed? If not, check the [[Getting your Moodle]] section.


[[Managing a Moodle site]] section of Moodle Docs contains information and resources useful '''after''' Moodle site is installed and needs to be managed, most likely by the [[Administrator|Moodle Admin]] or [[Manager]]:
A user with the role of [[Administrator|Administrator]] is typically in charge of a Moodle site once it has been installed,  although some tasks may be delegated to others by assigning them a role such as [[Manager|Manager]]. The links below provide more information about how to manage your Moodle site.


:*Learn about the [[Moodle site - basic structure|basic structure]] of a Moodle site, how to [[Navigation|navigate]], [[Editing settings|edit things]] and turn on the site's [[Advanced features|advanced features]].
'''New to the role of site admin? See our [[Guide for new administrators]].'''


:*See how you can [[Managing site users|manage site users]], [[Authentication|authenticate]] them, create [[Accounts|accounts]] and define, manage [[Roles and capabilities|roles and capabilities]] on your site.
Users and Courses
*[[Authentication]] - different methods of adding new users to your Moodle
*[[Managing accounts]] - how to search for, edit, delete or perform bulk actions on users
*[[Roles and permissions]] - how to add or remove permissions from students, teachers and other users on your Moodle
*[[Enrolments]] - different methods of adding users to courses


:*Check how the [[Customising appearance|appearance]] of your Moodle and its [[Front Page|front page]] can be customised with different [[Themes|themes]], [[Blocks|blocks]], [[Language|languages]] and other [[Sitewide display settings|sitewide display settings]].
Server and Security
*[[Admin tools]] - a list of useful tools, such as [[Search and replace|Database search and replace]] and [[Database transfer|database transfer]]
*[[Backup]] - how to backup your site and courses
*[[Developer tools]] - how to debug your site, purge caches and tools for test sites only
*[[Performance]] - ways to check the efficiency and smooth running of your Moodle
*[[Security]] - how to keep your Moodle safe
*[[Web services]] - how to connect other systems and applications that communicate using web services, including [[Moodle Mobile]], the official mobile app for Moodle


:*Learn how keep your Moodle [[Security|secure]].
Site-wide settings
*[[Language]] - how to add new languages and alter the default terms used
*[[Location]] - how to set time zones for the site and users, and default city and country
*[[Logging]] - Manage log stores
*[[Server settings]] - registration, maintenance and default settings
*[[Site-wide reports]] - a list of useful reports for administrators
*[[Site appearance]] - ways to change the display and navigation of your site


:*Ensure you don't lose valuable information by performing regular [[Site backup & restore|site backup & restore]].
More


:*See Moodle's [[Sitewide communication tools|sitewide communication tools]]: [[Comments|comments]], [[Blogs|blogs]], [[Messaging|messaging]], [[Calendar|calendar]], [[Notes|notes]] and [[Tags|tags]].
* [[Site registration]]
*[[More features]] - [[Badges]], [[Blocks]], [[Blogs]], [[Calendar]], [[Comments]], [[Filters]], [[Messaging]], [[Notes]], [[RSS feeds]], [[Tags]], [[Competencies]]


:*Check the [[Server settings|server settings]].
==See also==


:*Use Moodle's [[Networking|networking]] features.
* [[Administration FAQ]]
* [[Installation]]


:*Keep an eye on actions across your site with a range of [[Sitewide reports|sitewide reports]].
[[Category:Site administration]]


:*Connect with a range of newly developed [[Web Services|web services]].
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:*Explore how you can [[Extending standard Moodle|extend your Moodle]] by a range of contributed, non-standard modules, filters and plugins.
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:*Use [[Developer tools|developer tools]] to further customise and manage your Moodle. 
 
 
For information on how to use Moodle as a teacher or similar, head over to [[Managing a Moodle course]] and [[Learning and evaluation tools]] sections.
 
 
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Latest revision as of 22:08, 1 August 2019

A user with the role of Administrator is typically in charge of a Moodle site once it has been installed, although some tasks may be delegated to others by assigning them a role such as Manager. The links below provide more information about how to manage your Moodle site.

New to the role of site admin? See our Guide for new administrators.

Users and Courses

  • Authentication - different methods of adding new users to your Moodle
  • Managing accounts - how to search for, edit, delete or perform bulk actions on users
  • Roles and permissions - how to add or remove permissions from students, teachers and other users on your Moodle
  • Enrolments - different methods of adding users to courses

Server and Security

Site-wide settings

  • Language - how to add new languages and alter the default terms used
  • Location - how to set time zones for the site and users, and default city and country
  • Logging - Manage log stores
  • Server settings - registration, maintenance and default settings
  • Site-wide reports - a list of useful reports for administrators
  • Site appearance - ways to change the display and navigation of your site

More

See also

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