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Themes

A Moodle theme controls the visual appearance of the site. Themes affect layout, colors, fonts, navigation, blocks, login pages, dashboards, and course appearance.

Theme customization may include:

  • Logo.
  • Brand colors.
  • Font choices.
  • Front page layout.
  • Login page design.
  • Navigation behavior.
  • Footer content.
  • Custom CSS.

Theme changes can improve user experience and align Moodle with institutional branding. However, poorly tested theme changes can affect accessibility, layout, mobile usability, or plugin compatibility.

Good theme practices:

  • Use a supported and maintained theme.
  • Test changes on desktop and mobile.
  • Check accessibility and readability.
  • Avoid excessive custom CSS unless documented.
  • Test after Moodle upgrades.
  • Keep a record of branding changes.