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...
Common Moodle LMS installation mistake #3: Incorrect file or directory permissions
Moodle LMS is an advanced, feature-rich Learning Management System (LMS) that can operate reliably and performs well with sufficient CPU and memory right out of the box. When incorrectly installed, it can lead to a frustrating experience and misplaced blame...
Common Moodle LMS installation mistake #2: Cron is not set to run Moodle's Task Scheduler every 1 minute
Moodle LMS software is a powerful, full-featured learning management system that delivers engaging online and in-person courses. When installed correctly, it runs right out of the box and performs quite well. However, when installed incorrectly, it can be a frustrating...
Common Moodle installation mistake #1: Required PHP extensions are not installed or are disabled
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...
Creating a Multilingual Moodle LMS
My experience with Moodle LMS has involved creating many multilingual sites. Unfortunately, there are still many core Moodle plugins and third-party plugins and themes that still do not support multilingual content. However, this is improving with each release. One Moodle plugin...
Fancy Categories for Moodle LMS 4.x
Are your Moodle LMS category descriptions looking a little blah? Spice them up a little with this month’s tip. Fancy Banners for Moodle LMS Categories Let’s face it, Categories in Moodle 4.1’s Boost theme can be a little on the boring side. But...
A "More" Menus for Moodle LMS Classic Themes
Are you still using a theme that uses blocks for navigation? There are still several around such as the popular Lambda and New Learning on themes. The good news is that, as long as you are using Moodle 4.x, you...
Shrinking the Size of Image Files in Your Moodle LMS
It is a little known fact that, unlike WordPress, Moodle LMS does not resize the physical file when you upload an photo. This means that your beautiful 20 megapixel class photo is sent to the web browser even when it...
Choosing the Right File Type for Web Graphics in 2024
Choosing the right file type for your web graphics is important. Not only do some of the file types support features you might want, but choosing the wrong file format can result in files that are larger than they need...
30 Sources for Free Stock Photo for Your Web Projects in 2024
Adding visually compelling content to your web page or e-learning course can significantly enhance engagement. A valuable resource in this quest is the realm of free stock photos. Whether you're designing for your Moodle LMS projects, blog posts, or social...
Enhancing OpenAI Chat Block for Moodle LMS with FilterCodes
In part 1 in our monthly article on elearningworld.org, we talked about ChatGPT and its usefulness in e-learning, the latest release of OpenAI Chat Block and a brief introduction on making it all more relevant by powering it up with...
Early Moodle LMS 4.3 Compatible Themes Have Arrived!
Before upgrading to Moodle 4.3, it’s important to ensure that all of the plugins and themes that you use on your Moodle LMS site are compatible with the new release. To help you out, we’ve compiled a list of available...