Moodle Theme Development

Download or read book Moodle Theme Development written by Silvina P. Hillar and published by . This book was released on 2016-12-30 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Build customized themes to make your Moodle courses engaging and interactiveAbout This Book* Leverage the power of Moodle 3 to create interactive and engaging themes for your courses* Experience and integrate the power of Bootstrap and CSS into your Moodle app* Implement your plans with illustrative examples to become a top notch designerWho This Book Is ForIf you are a Moodle administrator, developer, or designer and wish to enhance your Moodle site to make it visually attractive, then this book is for you. You should be familiar with the basics of PHP programming, and some familiarity with web design techniques such as HTML and CSS would be helpful.What you will learn* Plan a Moodle theme from scratch* Install a Moodle theme in different OS and change Moodle's theme settings* Add your own customized logo and test your changes in several web browsers* Customize the Moodle site to fit in with other elements of your website* Create a design mock-up using graphics software* Slice and dice your design mock-up and create your graphic elements* Create themes that you can share with the Moodle communityIn DetailTheming is one of the main features of Moodle, and it can be used to customize your online courses and make them look exactly how you want them to. If you have been looking for a book that will help you develop Moodle Themes that you are proud of, and that your students would enjoy, then this is the book for you.We start off by introducing Moodle 3, explaining what it is, how it works, and what tools you might need to create a stunning Moodle theme. We then show you how to choose and change pre-installed Moodle theme in detailed steps, and explain what Moodle themes are and how they work. Next we show you how to change an existing theme and test the changes that you have made.From planning theme creation through to slicing and dicing and more advanced Moodle theming processes, this book is your one-stop guide to creating your own Moodle 3 theme.