Moodle is a highly customizable Learning Management system which is used across the globe. By default, Moodle comes with the Boost theme in the core which is a clean and modern theme. However, it doesn’t comes up with many configurable options and limit the configuration options to very limited areas. Boost Union is a new theme contributed in the Moodle Plugins directory which address this limitation in Boost theme.
The Boost Union theme is developed by Alexander Bias & Moodle an Hochschulen e.V. It is based on the popular Boost Campus theme for Moodle 4.x. It is available for the recently released Moodle 4.0 version. Boost Union theme is a child theme based on the core Boost theme which makes it more configurable as well as provide helpful additional features for the daily Moodle operation.
It comes with some handy useful features like adding static page, footnote text display, disable the not required blocks, change course content width area etc. It also provides simple settings for admins to let them configure important settings easily without thinking about the inner workings of the theme.
You can follow this guide to install the Boost Union theme on your Moodle site. Once installed and activated, it will not make any visible changes to the appearance to the Moodle. However, the site admin can configure the different options and settings which are required. To configure the theme and its behavior, please visit: Site administration -> Appearance -> Themes -> Boost Union.
I am quite impressed with the ease of changing the default Boost theme using the Boost Union theme. In case you are also using Boost theme for your Moodle learning environment, you should definitely check the Boost Union theme to enhance your productivity.
What are the other popular themes you are using for your Moodle Learning environment? Do share with us in the comments section below.
