Making your learning site looks great is always a top priority for every LMS managers in order to engage learners. Nobody wants to spend time on site that’s look Odd & dull. A great theme not only makes your LMS platform look better but also improves functionality and features.There are many free and premium Moodle themes available in the market serving different learning sectors.
In this article, you will know about 5 of the most popular free Moodle themes, that are also the top contenders for the being the best of the all the other theme.
Essential
As we know Bootstrap is one of the most recognizable and reliable frameworks for theme design, Essential is powered by Bootstrap. Essential theme is so popular that, the number of the downloads of the Essential theme in recent months or years, not even a single theme which came close. This theme Developed by Julian Ridden (the famed Moodleman himself), Essential provides a very clean and polished front end that appeals to learners of all age groups.The header has been designed to highlight items of interest via a slider, which essentially makes it look like more of a polished blog than an e-learning website.Essential is completely responsive, so mobile learning will never be a problem for learners. The slider is highly customizable, so are the various labels on the front page and even the entire color scheme of the site. The footer presents you with various ‘Moodle blocks’ that can be filled with widgets and functionality of your choice.
Academi
Academi is another attractive and fully responsive free Moodle theme providing a smooth experience across multiple devices. If Essential has the look of a blog, Academi has the look & feel of a modern e-learning website. Designed by LMSACE E-learning experts who are behind other popular themes like Enlightlite, Eguru, Klass etc.In this theme, LMSACE opts for a more professional look, with a slider in the header of the front page that can be used to present course highlights. Academi also derives its features from the Bootstrap framework, providing a solid foundation to the core of the theme. Also, it has a massive collection of icons and typographical fonts which is awesome. The CCS is flexible and can be tweaked to suit your business needs, like adding a company logo or personalizing the menu. Academi is completely responsible and handles various screen sizes with relative ease.Other plus points include eye-catching accordions, dropdowns, and tabs that are perfect to add generous amounts of content without making it look stuffed.
Adaptable
Adaptable is a two column theme with tons of customization options which gives you options to set up a Moodle site without any CSS knowledge.Adaptable theme designed by Jez H and Fernando Acedo comes second on the list of most downloaded theme. Based on the popular Moodle theme – BCU. Adaptable has all the features of BCU theme along with many new features like – Layout Builders, Multiple front page course styles etc.
It stands out in the sense that it is the only other theme on this list (apart from Essential) that offers customizable settings via an admin interface.
Adaptable presents its users with the kind of marketability that’s usually confined to larger and more robust Content Management System, like WordPress. It should come as no surprise that Adaptable is home to features like audience targeting and intra-network communications that are apt for a university or large elearning organizations.
Pioneer
As the name suggests, the Pioneer theme Developed by Chris Kenniburg is always a pioneer in introducing new features and customization options. The theme strikes a balance between features and wonderful design.
Sometimes simplicity and consistency is the way to go and that’s where Pioneer steps in. Pioneer provides developers the option to personalize the look of their courses such that it’s the same throughout the course. This is done using an option that let you upload a header image that stays consistent on all your course pages. Alternatively, the site admin can also upload an image to be used by all courses.
Pioneer is a great theme for those who want to provide a consistent look and feel with their LMS but also allow professionals to personalize the look of their online classroom.
Campus
Another theme codesigned by Gareth and David Bogner provides fully responsive, MNet authentication, slideshow and all regular features of a Moodle theme.
The campus theme may be the most customizable theme on this list.It is the designers choice theme-You can make the theme look great, or just dull.It is customizable from A to Z and will look like exactly how you want it to be. There are as much as 9 different screens for setting for crying out loud! The header is responsive and will let you choose a custom background with a logo to reflect your credentials.One feature that stands out is the MNET authentication support, so you can remotely manage all of your Moodle sites from a single sign-on.
Moodle templates and themes let you quickly establish a great looking platform, without too much development time and resource. These templates are easy to implement and offer full customization. They’re a great starting point when developing your own platform!
