How can we disable or hide the forum module all together?
Oddly enough under Modules, the hide icon is missing!
So, my question would be--why would you want to? 
Forums are really the heart of Moodle and have so much to offer. 
And, even if you aren't ready to use them right now, you can choose to just not incorporate them into a course--no need to remove them entirely.
See also: http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=24779#p116908
Forums are really the heart of Moodle and have so much to offer. See also: http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=24779#p116908
Just open the mdl_modules table in your database and change the visible value for forums from 1 to 0. This works in 1.5 and 1.6......not sure about higher versions.
Steve
This is brilliant I am so very glad after hours of reading the forums I can across this simple piece of advice. It seems to have worked in 2.2
Thanks x
Hello, I am using moodle 2.9 and have changed the 1 to zero in afd_modules but I am still seeing the "search forums" block in the student screen. Is there a different solution for ver 2.9 please?
That will hide the forums, not the 'Search Forums' block. To hide that, go to Site Admin > Plugins > Blocks > Manage Blocks and click on the eye icon next to the 'Search Forums' block.