help with centre section in moodle

[beeswax]

does anyone know how to create the centre section of a moodle site front page as text only? no forums, news or category lists. I just want to have a general welcome massage. what I've found on moodle hasn't been too helpful.

[_Bob_]

Hehe a massage is always welcome ...

Sorry couldn't resist. The easiest way to do this may just be to create your own block with yu static text in. I created a simple block before i went away for easter, looking at it know and i haven't a clue what any of it does! Still not quite got my head around a lot of what moodle does yet.

[Irazmus]

That's easy enough

 

Admin => Site Settings => Front Page Format => Show Arbitrary HTML or activities

 

You can then edit the content from the front page if logged in as an admin.

[beeswax]

I don't have Admin => Site Settings => Front Page Format => Show Arbitrary HTML or activities. My list contains News Items, List of Courses, List of Categories and Topics. I'm using Moodle v.1.5.3

[Geoff]

Login with an Admin account.

[beeswax]

I am logged in with an Admin account, or at least it's called User Admin

[beeswax]

this is what I see

[ChrisH]

Does he mean go to the actual page and start removing the blocks after sticking it in edit mode?

[MkII]

Yeah - on the actual front page, not site admin page :- "Turn editing on" > add new block > etc...

[beeswax]

..but this just adds a block to the left or right side doesn't it?

[Irazmus]

It seems your list is slightly different to mine, I get this (I'm also on Moodle 1.5.3):

http://www.kitching.info/moodle.png

So you're after Topic section, then go back to the front page, turn editing on and edit away

[beeswax]

ahh, I see, or at least I do now. thanks to everyone for that help.