Usability

For discussing issues and ideas for improving usability and accessibility. See also the User experience (UX) space.

Documentation: Usability FAQ
Forum moderators: Daniel Neis Araujo and Marcus Green

This forum is for discussing usability issues and best practice.

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List of discussions. Showing 100 of 503 discussions
Discussion	Started by	Last post	Replies
Add tag interaction - question bank Locked	Hugo Ribeiro 16 Aug 2018	Shamim Rezaie 17 Aug 2018	1
Cohort based course restriction Locked	Tarandeep Singh 19 Apr 2018	Stephen Oxlade 17 Aug 2018	2
Calendar: event duration advanced? Locked	Tim Schroeder 15 Aug 2018	Tim Schroeder 15 Aug 2018	0
Calendar: inconsistent course names Locked	Tim Schroeder 14 Aug 2018	Tim Schroeder 14 Aug 2018	0
Letting faculty remove multiple sections easily Locked	Sharon Strauss 14 Mar 2018	Helen Foster 10 Aug 2018	3
Override Enforced delay between 1st and 2nd attempts Locked	Jhonatan Bazaldua 9 Aug 2018	Tim Hunt 10 Aug 2018	1
error in uploading the users .csv file Locked	Nitanshu Chauhan 8 Aug 2018	Nitanshu Chauhan 9 Aug 2018	11
Course Reset Locked	James Foster 28 Jul 2018	James Foster 1 Aug 2018	4
guest access Locked	mark weber 1 Aug 2018	Mary Cooch 1 Aug 2018	1
How to remove the background image colours on course summaries for mobile (v3.5.1+) Locked	Jono Fowles 30 Jul 2018	Jono Fowles 30 Jul 2018	0
Moodle Mobile Locked	James Foster 28 Jul 2018	James Foster 28 Jul 2018	0
Error while accessing Dashboard: Can not find data record in database table context Locked	Ashwini Borole 19 Apr 2018	Mahesh CG 24 Jul 2018	1
Course Design: Where to put the content? Locked	Adam Nielsen 23 Jul 2018	Mary Cooch 23 Jul 2018	1
Link to Youtube videos Locked	Elisabetta T 16 Jul 2018	Elisabetta T 17 Jul 2018	2
Improvements to 'Tab edition utilities' Locked	Simonne Wood 5 Jul 2018	Thomas Colby 17 Jul 2018	1
Making a built-in User Profile field mandatory Locked	Erik Rosen 13 Jul 2018	Erik Rosen 13 Jul 2018	0
Recurring Courses Resources Locked	Marcel Bonar Kristanda 22 Jun 2018	Kahraman Bulut 12 Jul 2018	4
Expand/Collapse folder when you click on the name or icon Locked	Kahraman Bulut 12 Jul 2018	Kahraman Bulut 12 Jul 2018	0
Improve UX of screens shown after a user logs into Moodle Locked	Alejandro Lengua 3 Jul 2018	Rick Jerz 3 Jul 2018	2
Choice of text editor Locked	Florian Leupold 16 May 2018	Colin Fraser 1 Jul 2018	1
Markdown: Images and Tables Locked	Florian Leupold 16 May 2018	Colin Fraser 1 Jul 2018	1
Can I change the font if using markdown editor? Locked	Walter Byrd 20 May 2018	Colin Fraser 1 Jul 2018	1
Show and hide events in a calendar depending on the current page Locked	İlhan Ökçesiz 19 Jun 2018	İlhan Ökçesiz 19 Jun 2018	0
Reminder e-mail settings Locked	Robert Pataki 14 Jun 2018	Robert Pataki 18 Jun 2018	2
Marking Page Much Too Narrow Locked	Paul Troop 16 Jan 2017	Michael Zwahlen 17 Jun 2018	18
Inconsistent NavDrawer highlight in Moodle 3.5 Locked	Rick Jerz 28 May 2018	Rick Jerz 28 May 2018	0
Accessibility block Locked	Sya Rahim 23 May 2018	C Schipper 24 May 2018	1
Editing course activity page Locked	Tara Mann 11 Jan 2018	Rahul Kumar 17 May 2018	1
Hiding a Principal (user type) from Students Visibility? Locked	Andrew Normore 9 May 2018	Just H 17 May 2018	2
Default course setting for Weekly format Locked	Harold Yung 4 May 2018	Colin Fraser 7 May 2018	1
Add link to language preference settings to language menu Locked	stefan weber 20 Apr 2018	Séverin Terrier 3 May 2018	6
Skip Grader Locked	Theocharis Livieratos 30 Apr 2018	Theocharis Livieratos 30 Apr 2018	0
Remove enter button page from SCORM launch Locked	jeyda bicer 14 Mar 2018	Dan Marsden 26 Apr 2018	2
Allowing non site admins to upload bigger files Locked	J Guzman 26 Apr 2018	J Guzman 26 Apr 2018	1
Closing SCORM page direct settings - Moodle or Storyline? Locked	jeyda bicer 14 Mar 2018	Colin Fraser 25 Apr 2018	1
Dashboard problem with aria-expanded Locked	Molly Pfaff 27 Jan 2018	Colin Fraser 25 Apr 2018	1
Getting "); document.write(""); message at launch Locked	s carr 12 Apr 2018	Colin Fraser 25 Apr 2018	1
subject without teachers Locked	Selma Limbo 19 Apr 2018	Colin Fraser 25 Apr 2018	1
Unzipping uploaded files moodle file activity Locked	Daoud El Gharib 14 Apr 2018	Colin Fraser 25 Apr 2018	1
NB! Calendar on front page Locked	Lourens Olivier 17 Apr 2018	Colin Fraser 25 Apr 2018	1
Separate Groups not working Locked	Tarandeep Singh 19 Apr 2018	Tarandeep Singh 19 Apr 2018	0
Adding a box to check before students move onto a quiz Locked	Jeff Schou 6 Mar 2018	Tim Hunt 16 Apr 2018	4
No Groups filter on Participants Page v3.4 Locked	Jon Fila 27 Mar 2018	Jon Fila 13 Apr 2018	2
Show overall course visibility in navbar Locked	stefan weber 6 Apr 2018	Colin Fraser 11 Apr 2018	1
How to limit downloading times for files? Locked	Adham Farrag 1 Apr 2018	AL Rachels 3 Apr 2018	2
Cannot access Moddle site except in Safari Locked	Chris de Prado 20 Mar 2018	James Steerpike 23 Mar 2018	1
Quiz submissions Locked	Kristian Dines 8 Mar 2018	Kristian Dines 9 Mar 2018	4
Removing bottom navigation links Locked	Tricia Alexander 3 Mar 2018	Tricia Alexander 7 Mar 2018	2
Optimized Date-time picking (Tampermonkey add-on using JQuery) Locked	Cris Fuhrman 25 Dec 2017	Cris Fuhrman 1 Mar 2018	2
Representation of the progress of competencies acquisition Locked	Thierry Warnant 28 Feb 2018	Thierry Warnant 28 Feb 2018	0
AJAX errors after session timeout + Chrome restart Locked	Tim Schroeder 13 Feb 2018	Tim Schroeder 27 Feb 2018	2
Drag and Drop in Gradebook Setup Locked	Doc Billingsley 5 Aug 2017	Andreu Martí 14 Feb 2018	1
Lock more than one numeric entry Locked	Thiago Almeida 10 Feb 2018	Thiago Almeida 10 Feb 2018	0
Calling Moodle Site Admins and data privacy officer for GDPR-compliance testing Locked	Alberto Corado 1 Feb 2018	Alberto Corado 1 Feb 2018	0
Lost in courses list after moodle change Locked	A B 30 Jan 2018	Joost Elshoff 30 Jan 2018	1
Course pages editting disappears Locked	Sandra Watts 18 Dec 2017	Joost Elshoff 8 Jan 2018	3
Early error content - error pages when Moodle is broken Locked	Joost Elshoff 4 Jan 2018	Joost Elshoff 8 Jan 2018	2
Navigation and Other improvements Locked	Chris Kenniburg 5 Jan 2018	Derek Chaplin 5 Jan 2018	2
Assignment module usability refinements Locked	Stuart Lamour 13 Mar 2017	Stuart Lamour 17 Dec 2017	7
Suggestion: "speed menu" Locked	Peter Diedrichs 6 Apr 2017	Chris Kenniburg 5 Dec 2017	9
User hierarchy or escalation matrix Locked	Siddharth Patel 30 Nov 2017	Marcus Green 1 Dec 2017	1
Que características necesito en cuanto a hardware. Locked	Icc Angel Coeto Roque 29 Nov 2017	Germán Valero 29 Nov 2017	1
Adding Columns in "View all Subs" view Locked	Kyle Goliath 27 Nov 2017	Joost Elshoff 27 Nov 2017	1
Custom Parameters Locked	prasad pulipati 22 Nov 2017	prasad pulipati 22 Nov 2017	0
How to let assignment checkboxes act like submissions? Locked	Kim Ford 15 Nov 2017	Kim Ford 16 Nov 2017	2
A better PayPal logo and button Locked	Walter Byrd 16 Nov 2017	Walter Byrd 16 Nov 2017	0
Integration through Webservice Locked	Álef Henrique 18 Oct 2017	Álef Henrique 15 Nov 2017	2
Possible to hide Group mode icons in course edit mode? Locked	stefan weber 5 Oct 2017	stefan weber 31 Oct 2017	3
Ability to record video or audio from any activity Locked	Sali Kaceli 30 Aug 2017	Sali Kaceli 31 Oct 2017	3
Re-attempting assessments made in Articulate Storyline 2 Locked	Rach O'Brien 21 Oct 2017	Hal MacLean 31 Oct 2017	1
Elevate Privilege by Topic Locked	Troy Patterson 31 Oct 2017	Troy Patterson 31 Oct 2017	0
want opposite Locked	hsijh iuhguis 29 Oct 2017	Marcus Green 29 Oct 2017	1
fonts change Locked	rgvrw wrgwf 22 Oct 2017	rgvrw wrgwf 22 Oct 2017	0
Font awesome to replace activity icons Locked	Phil Martin 13 Mar 2017	Ted Long 21 Oct 2017	2
Error in Manual Course Backup Locked	Arnel Jr. Rubiano 18 Oct 2017	Arnel Jr. Rubiano 19 Oct 2017	1
Activity module icons Locked	Elton LaClare 22 Sep 2017	Chris Kenniburg 18 Oct 2017	3
Closing dialogues Locked	Tim Hunt 22 Sep 2017	Jan Dageförde 17 Oct 2017	1
Support for old Greek? Locked	Wouter de Jong 11 Oct 2017	Mary Cooch 11 Oct 2017	1
Capability issue with gradereport Locked	CMS IT Support 19 Sep 2017	CMS IT Support 3 Oct 2017	4
Toogle visibility of Restrict access rules Locked	Joost Elshoff 1 Sep 2017	Joost Elshoff 18 Sep 2017	4
Cron in cluster environment after upgrade to 3.1.6. Locked	Ángel Orosa 14 Sep 2017	Ángel Orosa 14 Sep 2017	0
Calling Teachers/Instructors with course editing rights to participate in Moodle HQ Usability Study Locked	Alberto Corado 10 Aug 2017	Alberto Corado 12 Sep 2017	1
Calling Teachers/Instructors with course editing rights to participate in second round of Moodle ... Locked	Alberto Corado 12 Sep 2017	Alberto Corado 12 Sep 2017	0
Item visibility toggle ("eye icon") now hidden under a submenu? Locked	Javier Martín 3 Sep 2017	Javier Martín 5 Sep 2017	1
How to expand text box? Locked	Ha Lee 3 Sep 2017	Ha Lee 3 Sep 2017	0
IFrame Size on URL resource Locked	Mitch Krupp 1 Sep 2017	Mitch Krupp 1 Sep 2017	0
Insert Image from External to Message Locked	Reza Ervani 14 May 2017	Dnyaneshwar Somwanshi 27 Aug 2017	1
Option to delete multiple checked gradebook items Locked	Matt Manierre 23 Aug 2017	Matt Manierre 23 Aug 2017	0
Quick edit course settings Locked	Joost Elshoff 22 Aug 2017	Joost Elshoff 22 Aug 2017	0
Moodle desktop app log-in credentials Locked	Rob Bosch 18 Aug 2017	Joost Elshoff 22 Aug 2017	1
Small usability point regarding the group selector Locked	Tim Hunt 18 Aug 2017	Tim Hunt 18 Aug 2017	0
Participants view should be merged with Enrolled users view Locked	stefan weber 17 Aug 2017	Mary Cooch 17 Aug 2017	1
Who changed the breadcrumb :( Locked	Howard Miller 9 Aug 2017	Howard Miller 9 Aug 2017	1
Adding loading spinner for deletion process Locked	Hafriz Azhan 9 Aug 2017	Hafriz Azhan 9 Aug 2017	0
How to deploy moodle for 5 campuses Locked	D K 1 Aug 2017	S. kavita 9 Aug 2017	1
Better Workflow for Grading Lesson Essays Locked	Sali Kaceli 7 Aug 2017	Joost Elshoff 8 Aug 2017	1
Linking Activities to Each Other in a Topic Locked	Ashley Gallant 2 Aug 2017	Melanie Scott 4 Aug 2017	1
Seeking Volunteers for Moodle HQ Course Administration Research Study Locked	Alberto Corado 7 Jul 2017	Alberto Corado 31 Jul 2017	7
Improve access restrictions display Locked	Rex Lorenzo 29 Jul 2017	Rex Lorenzo 29 Jul 2017	0
A simple dashboard block for file download Locked	Dan Bell 18 Jul 2017	Dan Bell 21 Jul 2017	3