2026: Moodle 4.5 Is Here — These Course Page Changes Matter (Part 1)

Updates to the Main Course Page

Moodle’s refreshed course page makes it easier to scan content, manage activities in bulk, and support students with clearer completion cues.

Coming next: Gradebook updates that will save you time (Part 2)

Less scrolling. Fewer clicks. More clarity. Gradebook Changes You Can’t Ignore (Part 2) walks through practical updates that make organizing categories, finding students, and managing grades faster and easier—especially in large or complex courses.

What’s new at a glance

• Updated icons with less white space for a cleaner look.
• A more stylized layout that surfaces content more clearly.
• Improved visibility while retaining accessibility considerations.
• Bulk Actions for faster editing when you’re building or redesigning courses.

The new Course Homepage in Moodle 4.5

Updated course homepage: New course page spacing and refreshed activity icons.

Refreshed look & icons

The main course page has updated icons and reduced white space, which helps content feel cleaner and easier to scan.

Clean Updated Icons

Activity and Resources Icons: Refreshed activity icons with reduced white space.

Bulk Actions (Edit mode)

When editing is on, Bulk Actions lets you select multiple sections or activities to hide, duplicate, move, or delete.

• Select all or choose specific items.
• Great for course updates and redesigns.
• Helpful when synthesizing materials from more than one course.

Turn on Bulk Editing on the Course Homepage

Turning on Bulk actions: Bulk Actions: manage multiple activities at once.

Select multiple items then move, delete or change the availability in bulk.

Bulk changes: Bulk Actions: manage multiple activities at once. Available on the course homepage and in other areas of your courses.

Topic Subsections return

The ability to create subsections within Topics has returned, allowing improved organization and clearer context for learners.

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Create subsections: Use subsections to organise content underneath your topic.

Activity Completion visibility

Default activity completion is now visible on the course page, giving students a clearer record of upcoming tasks.

A new bulk edit option for completion settings is available in the Course Completion area under the More tab, including an option to deselect all.

Activity Completion Indicators Visible by Default

Activity Completion Indicators: You can edit these indicators using the bulk edit feature in Activity Completion.

Go to More > Course completion to bulk edit activity completion

Finding bulk activity editing: Bulk edit completion settings (including deselect all).

Go to Course completion settings > Bulk edit activity completion

Access Bulk edit activity completion: In the More menu you will find the Course completions settings.

Select the activities using the check boxes to the left of their name then click Edit.

Select activities: Edit activity completion in bulk by selecting multiple activities.

Select None or Add/Edit your activity completion settings for the selected items.

Activity Completion Settings: Here you can remove, add or edit activity completion settings.

Suggested next steps

1. Turn editing on and try Bulk Actions on one unit to streamline a small cleanup.
2. Use Topic Subsections to group related items (e.g., “Prepare,” “Participate,” “Submit”).
3. Review Activity Completion visibility and bulk-edit completion rules for consistency.

What’s next: Gradebook updates that save time (Part 2)

Ready to spend less time managing grades and more time teaching? The next article in this series focuses on practical gradebook improvements—like faster navigation, clearer category organization, and tools that reduce repetitive clicks.

Read: 2026: Moodle 4.5 Is Here — Gradebook Changes You Can’t Ignore (Part 2)