Moodle 2 for Admins - Create a Custom Site Menu
One of the easiest ways to get common links onto your site (and force them on every page) is creating a custom site menu. Prior to Moodle 2, this meant either creating or customizing a Moodle theme with menus...an activity that required a steep learning curve unless you had prior experience working with HTML and CSS. With Moodle 2, an area has been added where any site administrator can create a custom menu for the site simply using the web browser - no HTML or CSS knowledge required.
Here's the video (if you prefer written instructions, they are below):
To create a custom menu for your site, login as the Moodle Administrator. In the Site Administration area, click on Appearance link, then Themes, then Theme Settings. Look about 3/4 of the way down the page - you will see a paragraph entry box on the page.
Create your menu!
Some items of note:
Here's the video (if you prefer written instructions, they are below):
To create a custom menu for your site, login as the Moodle Administrator. In the Site Administration area, click on Appearance link, then Themes, then Theme Settings. Look about 3/4 of the way down the page - you will see a paragraph entry box on the page.
Create your menu!
Some items of note:
- for each item in your menu:
- the only required piece is the text that appears in the menu
- the first optional piece is the URL that the text links to
- the second optional piece is a "tooltip title" that will pop-up when the user mouses over the text
- use a pipe character to separate the text, URL and tooltip title (this is typically Shift + \ )
- hyphens create structure (sub-menus and sub-sub-menus) so you can add items without crowding the top of your site
- each menu item should be on its own line (have a line break between each)
