Smarter Log Out from Moodle LMS' Log In As
Tired of Logging In and Out of your Moodle LMS? Here’s a Smarter Way As a Moodle LMS site administrator, QA tester or developer, having to switch between different user roles often means repeatedly logging in and out - an inefficient...
Creating and Managing Test Email Accounts for Moodle LMS
When working with Moodle LMS, especially during the development and testing phases, you might need multiple email accounts for creating user profiles or testing notifications. Instead of creating numerous accounts, you can leverage Gmail’s unique features to generate multiple test...
Guide to Learning Moodle LMS: Free Courses, Tutorials, and Resources
Moodle LMS is a powerful platform widely used for online learning and course management. Whether you are an administrator or an educator, gaining a strong understanding of Moodle LMS’s features and functionalities can significantly enhance your ability to create and...
Testing your Moodle LMS Plugin's email functionality on Windows
One of my favourite tools in my development toolchest for testing email functionality in Moodle LMS is called Papercut SMTP. This small, light weight SMTP server and email client for Windows is free, is open source and super easy to...
One Course – Multiple Moodle LMS Categories
Wouldn’t it be great if you could create one course and have it appear in multiple Moodle categories? Unfortunately, a Moodle course can only be placed in one Moodle category at a time. But there is hope. Sure, you could...
Including Videos in Moodle LMS Courses
Moodle LMS is not made for streaming video. It is not a video streaming server. It will send the whole video file to the client's device every time. This can be a problem because the file size of a 20-minute 4K...
Git-enabling an Existing Moodle Installation: A Step-by-Step Guide
Did you download the source code when you first installed Moodle instead of cloning it? Perhaps you installed Moodle on your computer using one of the Moodle Installer Packages for Windows or MacOS. Cloning Moodle LMS using the git command...
Common Moodle installation mistake #5: Incorrectly upgraded
Moodle LMS software is a mature, full-featured LMS that can perform quite well. When installed correctly, it runs right out of the box. However, when incorrectly installed, it can be a frustrating experience and you might be blaming Moodle. One...
README.md for Moodle LMS plugin developers
Are you a Moodle LMS plugin developer? Whether or not you make your plugins available on Moodle.org, GitHub.com or for internal use within your organization, it is a best practice to include some essential documentation with your plugin in a...
Removing the dialect and ISO codes from Moodle LMS language menu
You may already know that it is possible to create multilanguage Moodle sites. In fact, Moodle supports over 100 languages out of the box, and it is even possible to create new languages for Moodle. But did you know that,...
Common Moodle LMS installation mistake #4: Insufficient memory or disk space
Moodle LMS software is a mature, full-featured LMS that can perform quite well. When installed correctly, it runs right out of the box. However, when incorrectly installed, it can be a frustrating experience and you might be blaming Moodle. The...
Michael Milette Awarded Particularly Helpful Moodle (PHM) Support in 2024
Michael Milette, the president of TNG Consulting Inc., has been honoured with the prestigious Particularly Helpful Moodler (PHM) badge for 2024, marking the 11th consecutive year he received this recognition! The PHM award recognizes Michael's dedication to volunteering his time and...