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* Moodle 4.5 installed on Ubuntu 22.04  
 
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* Admin access to the Moodle site  
* For the prerequisite Moodle tutorials please visit "http://EduPyramids.org"
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* For the prerequisite Moodle tutorials please visit "https://EduPyramids.org"
 
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Revision as of 09:24, 21 February 2026

Title of the script: Moodle 4.5 – Site Administrator Dashboard

Author: Nancy Varkey

Keywords: Moodle, Moodle LMS, LMS, Learning Management System, Educational LMS, Open-source LMS, moodle administrator login, site administration dashboard, customize forums and notifications, admin profile settings and preferences, configure forum, calendar, and notifications

Visual Cues Narration
Title Slide - Moodle 4.5 – Site Administrator Dashboard Welcome to this spoken tutorial on Moodle 4.5 – Site Administrator Dashboard.
Slide: Learning Objectives In this tutorial, we will learn:
  • An overview of the Site Administrator Dashboard
  • How to access and edit the Admin profile
  • How to change preferences including password, forums and calendar settings
Slide: Target Audience This tutorial is for Site administrators who manage Moodle installations in educational institutions.
Slide: System Requirements

This tutorial is recorded using:

  • Ubuntu Linux OS version 22.04
  • Moodle version 4.5
  • Firefox browser

You can use any OS or web browser of your choice.

Recorded with Ubuntu, Moodle 4.5, and Firefox.

Use any OS or web browser of your choice.

Slide: Prerequisites

To follow this tutorial, ensure you have:

  • Moodle 4.5 installed on Ubuntu 22.04
  • Admin access to the Moodle site
  • For the prerequisite Moodle tutorials please visit "https://EduPyramids.org"
Here are the prerequisites to learn this video.
Login as admin

Password: Admin@123

We will log in as the Admin user.
Screen: Moodle Home Page (logged in as Admin) Let us begin with an overview of the Site Administrator Dashboard.
Point to “Site administration” link in the left sidebar Once logged in, click on Site administration in the top menu-bar.
Screen: Site administration dashboard This is the Admin Dashboard.

It provides access to many key features.

Put a red rectangle to highlight these

• Users • Courses • Grades • Plugins • Appearance

• Server settings • Reports and • Development

We'll explore each of these features and their configuration options in upcoming videos.
Click on User profile icon (top-right) First, we’ll look at the Admin’s profile page.

Click on the User icon at the top-right corner.

Click on “Profile” from drop-down From the dropdown menu, click Profile.
Screen: Admin’s profile page This is the Admin User’s profile page. You can view or edit your details here.
Point and click on “Edit profile To make changes, click on Edit profile.
Show editable fields Here you can update your username, email, timezone, description and other details.

It's best to leave the name as "admin," so editing it is not recommended.

Type “Mumbai” in the “City” field >> Select India in the “Country” field Fill the City field and select the Country.
Scroll to bottom and click “Update profile”

Point to the confirmation message in the green band at the top

After editing, scroll down.

Click the Update profile button to save the changes.

You will see a confirmation message that your profile has been updated.

Back to user dropdown – click “Preferences” Next, let’s look at Preferences.

Click the user icon again and select Preferences.

Screen: Preferences page The Preferences page allows you to customize personal settings.
Click on “Change password Let’s change the password.

Under User Account, click on Change password.

Type current password as “Admin@123”

<Display the new password as “Admin#2025” on the screen>

Type the new password twice >> Click Save changes.

Enter the current password, then type your new password twice.

Click Save changes.

Success message on save Upon successful change, you will see “Password changed successfully.”
Back to Preferences page – click “Forum preferences” Now, let’s set Forum preferences.

So, click on Forum preferences.

Show digest options, auto-subscription

Click Save changes.

Choose the Email digest type such as “No digest” or “Daily digest”.

Set whether you want to be auto-subscribed to Forum posts.

Set whether you want to keep track of posts you have seen.

Then click Save changes.

Back to Preferences page – click “Calendar preferences” Next, click on Calendar preferences.
Change Preferred time format to 12-hour

Change Calendar Start day to Monday

Change Maximum Upcoming Events to 5

Click Save changes.

Let’s change the time display to 12-hour format.

You can also set your preferred Calendar start day to any day of your choice. For example Monday.

Change Maximum Upcoming Events to 5\. Click Save changes.

So, that’s a quick overview of the Admin dashboard!
Slide: Summary

<Can display on the screen for 5 secs. No need of audio>

To summarise, in this tutorial, we learnt:

  • How to navigate the Admin Dashboard
  • How to update Admin profile and preferences
  • How to change password and adjust forum and calendar settings
Here is the summary of this tutorial.
Slide: Assignment

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As an assignment:

  • In your Profile, click Edit Profile and update the description with a short bio
  • Upload your profile picture
  • Set forum preference to Daily digest and start your calendar on Sunday
We encourage you to try out this assignment.
Slide: Acknowledgement

Domain Expert : Nancy Varkey

This tutorial is brought to you by EduPyramids Educational Services Pvt. Ltd., SINE, IIT Bombay.

Thank you for watching!

Contributors and Content Editors

Nancyvarkey