Creating Categories and Courses in Moodle

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Let’s explore how to create courses and categories in Moodle.
To create and edit them, you need to be logged in as an administrator.
Navigate to the «Site administration» section.

Go to the «Courses» tab and select «Manage courses and categories».

To create a category, click «Create a new category».

In the «Parent category» field, select either «Top» or an existing category. Choosing an existing category will make the new category a subcategory of the selected section.

Using the management icons, you can adjust the course's position, hide it from users, and make edits or additional settings using the «Action menu» icon.

To create a new course, scroll to the bottom of the page and click «Create new course»

In the course creation form, you need to fill out the fields step by step:

Complete the required fields to create a course:

• Full course name
• Short course name

«Short course name»: This must be unique and will appear in navigation elements (breadcrumbs).

«Course category»: Choose the category where this course will be placed.

The «Course visibility» field lets you choose whether to initially hide the course or make it visible to users.

The «Course ID number» field doesn’t need to be filled out; it will be generated automatically.

The «Course description» field allows you to add details about the course. Depending on the settings, this description might be displayed on the main page or accessed via a specific icon.

The «Course description files» field lets you attach files to the course description.

Below, you can access additional settings by clicking on their titles.
When you’re done, click «Save and display».