The Database activity

The Moodle Database activity allows teachers and/or students to build, display, and search a bank of record entries. The available formats are very broad. Content can include images, files, URLs, numbers, and text.

See the Moodle.org page on the Database activity for videos and written instructions.

This activity now includes useful preset formats that make Database much easier to set up, including Image gallery, Journal, Proposals and Resources, or you can create or import your own formats.

Add a Database activity

1. Go to your Moodle paper and toggle on Edit mode at the top right of the page.
2. At the bottom of the relevant central section, select Add an activity or resource.
3. Select Database.
4. Enter a Name.
5. Scroll down and  select Save and display.

Format the Database using a preset

1. Skip this step if you are following from the last step above, otherwise select the Database name in your Moodle paper.
2. Select Use a preset or the Presets tab.
3. Select the radio button to the left of the preset.
4. Scroll down and save when you have finished editing.

Note:
We will be adding to these instructions. For more help, please come to an Ask Me Anything drop in Zoom session, or have a look at the Moodle.org resources at the top of this page.