Editing the summary on the Moodle Frontpage Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor The Moodle Frontpage is the home page that all visitors will see. When setting up a Moodle site, the Frontpage can be edited to display nice HTML formatted content. By default, Moodle has no text on the frontpage summary. This tutorial will explain how to add content to the Moodle 2.3 Frontpage. Adding content to Read More >
335: Configuring the RSS Feed module in PrestaShop 1.5 Updated on August 16, 2021 by Scott Mitchell Giving your customer product related information is a good feature for your site. Finding the information to offer on the site can be tedious or time consuming. One module that allows you to do this is the RSS feed module. You can add your favorite RSS feed so you have anup to date stream of Read More >
Setting up an SMTP Connection in Moodle Updated on April 23, 2026 by InMotion Hosting Contributor Messages sent from Moodle can go through either the PHP mail function or through SMTP server connection. In some cases, the PHP mail function may be disabled on the server (Depending on the hosting company) to prevent spammers from sending emails through compromised websites. To work around this, the email can be configured to connect Read More >
Installing a Language pack in Moodle Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor When Moodle is initially installed, the language will be set to the one specified in the installation steps. Many educational institutions offer multilingual capabilities for their students who speak different languages other than the default language. To accommodate this need, Moodle included a vast array of Language packs that can be installed or removed. This Read More >
How to Remove Moodle Logos From Footers Updated on September 10, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor In most Moodle themes, the Moodle logo is shown at the bottom of each page, also known as the footer section. When making a Moodle site for a college or another professional setting, it is possible to remove Moodle logos from a footer section via the theme. This can be useful for rebranding a website Read More >
334: Configuring the Product Tooltips module in PrestaShop 1.5 Updated on August 16, 2021 by Scott Mitchell Adding the Product Tooltips module can be effective in helping a customer with their decision on product purchase. When enabled, information will appear briefly in a bubble on the screen. This information is configurable, so you get to choose what the customer sees. It can, however, show when the last time an item was purchased, Read More >
333: Configuring the Product Comments module in PrestaShop 1.5 Updated on August 16, 2021 by Scott Mitchell Allowing your customers to comment on products you offer for purchase can increase their sales rate. Positive comments left by visitors will help undecided visitors with their purchasing decisions. Unwanted comments and spam, can be a problem, so you will want to be able to moderate the comments. The Product Comments module allows your visitors Read More >
332: Setting up the Customer Follow Up module in PrestaShop 1.5 Updated on August 16, 2021 by Scott Mitchell Keeping in contact with your customers is very important for generating repeat sales. A good customer relationship will bring more repeat business and using tools such as a follow up form will help you offer discounts to your customers under specific conditions. This tutorial will explain how to install and configure the Customer Follow Up Read More >
Managing Enrollments in the Moodle plugins Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor Another feature in the Moodle 2..3 plugins is the Enrollment plugin. The Enrollment plugin allows the administrator to enable or disable, edit the settings, or uninstall an Enrolment plugin altogether. Common enrolments that are enabled are the Self Enrollment, Cohort Sync, Manual Enrolment, and the Guest access. If the administrator wants to disable the Guest Read More >
Uninstalling or removing a Moodle plugin Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor When managing plugins on a Moodle 2.3 site, there may be a need to completely remove a plugin from the Moodle site. This is necessary when plugins are not used anymore, out of date, or not compatible. In the previous article, installing a plugin was discussed. In this article, we will remove or uninstall a Read More >
How to Install a Plugin in Moodle Updated on May 31, 2022 by InMotion Hosting Contributor When developing courses in Moodle, you can add features to improve accessibility, security, and other aspects of the user experience (UX) with the Moodle Plugins Directory. These custom plugins allow you to customize your online learning center for the needs of your teachers. For example, a teacher could add a completion progress bar to provide Read More >
Moodle 2.3 Plugin Overview Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor Moodle 2.3 has the capability of enabling, disabling, installing and uninstalling plugins that are used for the Moodle site to function. Plugins are used in the activities and resourcres, assignments, and many more functions within the Moodle site. Before installing any new plugins that are not in the original Moodle installation, lets overview what the Read More >
Using a Captcha with the Contacts Component in Joomla 3.1 Updated on August 16, 2021 by Brad Markle Question: How do I setup captcha for contact forms created by the Contacts Component in Joomla 3.0? Answer: Configure the global captcha setting in Joomla By default, there does not appear to be any settings within the Joomla 3.0 Contacts Component that deal with captcha setup. If you want to setup captcha for your contact Read More >
331: Installing the Customer Referral module in PrestaShop 1.5 Updated on August 16, 2021 by Scott Mitchell When working to get more customers, you may want to consider a customer referral program. This is a rewards system where your existing customers can refer a new customer. In exchange for the new customer, you have the ability to reward them with discounts on future purchases. Below is the list of instructions for setting Read More >
330: Setting up the Cross Selling module in PrestaShop 1.5 Updated on August 16, 2021 by Scott Mitchell When looking for ways to boost your average ticket proce, you may want to offer customers otehr items via cross selling. Basically, this is a suggestive selling method where you offer customers other items (usually related) that other customers have also purchased. PrestaShop has a module that does just that. Whenever a customer purchases an Read More >
307: How to install and set up the YouTube module for Drupal 7 Updated on August 16, 2021 by Scott Mitchell Using different social media tools within your site can help improve the quality of the site and overall visitor experience. The YouTube module lets you manage youtube videos in different ways within your site. You will be able to use them as separate file entittes. Below is a list of steps to help you install Read More >
329: How to configure PrestaShop 1.5 with a Temp URL Updated on August 16, 2021 by Scott Mitchell Many people may want to build a new website while maintaining an existing one. An important reason for doing this is to be able to view and test the new site to ensure it will run correctly once the domain name is pointed to it. In many cases, the site owner may try to use Read More >
Redirecting forms to specific pages in Joomla 3.1 Updated on November 19, 2021 by Brad Markle In our previous tutorial we showed you how contact forms work in Joomla 3.0. One of the points that we mentioned is that when you submit the form, the page reloads and shows the user a confirmation message that the form was submitted. You have the option to configure what URL is shown after the Read More >
How Contact Forms work in Joomla 3.1 Updated on August 16, 2021 by Brad Markle If you’ve been following our tutorial series on using the Contacts Component in Joomla 3.0, then you’re now ready to review how the actual contact form works. The contact form was created when we setup a Contacts menu item (which we did in our last tutorial). Form Values The contact form by default contains the Read More >
Managing Blocks within Moodle 2.3 Updated on November 19, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor When adding blocks throughout a Moodle site, occasionally a block may need to be removed completely throughout the entire site. The Manage blocks section within the Site administration of Moodle 2.3 will allow blocks to be deleted or hidden or shown. In the block manager, the number of instances of a block is also shown, Read More >
