What are blocks and how are they docked?

calendar block

Blocks are items which may be added to the left or right or centre column of any page in Moodle. 

How to Dock/Undock a Block:

Blocks can be placed on the side of the screen (if your theme supports it) via the Dock icons (Block to Dock  and  Dock to Block)

  • Locate the block to be docked and click on the "Block to Dock" icon:

dock a block

  • The block is now located in the margin:

docked block

  • Hover over the block to see the block contents:

To undock, click the "Undock this block" icon:

undock block

 

  • To undock all blocks at once, click the "undock all" (bottom left) icon:

undock all blocks