Major usability issues in Moodle

Moodle UIs that have such serious flaws that in practice they require redesign.

The user-to-user messaging system

• Popups everywhere
• Links point to unexpected locations
• Getting trapped in a popup with the normal Moodle navigation

Wizards

Processes in Moodle that resemble wizards should either be redesigned to be less sequential, or have all the elements that help users navigate, of wizards.

• Installation
• Backup
• There is no proper navigation between the two steps/modes, and it is not even communicated explicitly what is the relationship between the two screens!
  • Two-step roles UIs (assign roles in course)
  • Two-step groups UIs (add users to groups in course: select group -> add users to group)
    • Lack of any visual hierarchy or distiction between navigation and commands
    • It is not communicated that some of the commands work on the selected item in the list.
    • Create group should be separate.
    • Add/remove users should be a link with the group name “Add remove users of group [groupname]”.