How to add H5P as an activity

This refers to Moodle 4.3 from August 2024 onward 

How to add H5P interactive content as an activity in your module

Please note: You will need to create the content in the content bank before you can add it as an activity. There is guidance on how to add the different content types on the H5P Demo Page on Moodle (self-enrol module).

1. Turn editing on by enabling the 'Edit mode' toggle switch. 

2. Click on the 'Add an activity or resource' button in the section where you want to add the H5P activity.

3. In the activity pick, select ‘H5P’.

3. The Settings page will open. Give your activity a 'Name' and 'Description' if you want to. If you add a 'Description', you have the option to enable the 'Display description on module page' checkbox.

4. In 'Package file', click on the 'Add...' button.

5. This will open a pop-up window. Make sure 'Content bank' is selected on the left side of the pop-up.

6. Click on the activity you would like to add.

7. A new pop-up will then appear. At the top, you are asked whether you want to 'Make a copy of the file' or 'Link to the file'. You will want to select the 'Link to the file' option otherwise you will have two copies of the same H5P activity in the content bank.

8. There are then options to change the name of the file under 'Save as', change the default 'Author' as well as 'Choose licence'.

9. When happy with these settings, click on the 'Select this file' button to add your activity.

10. In the H5P options section you are presented with three checkboxes:

• Allow download [optional – not recommended]. Allow users to download the .h5p file for this activity
• Embed button [optional – not recommended]. Allow users generate an iframe for embedding this interaction on other Moodle pages.
• Copyright button [optional – not recommended]. Show copyright information (shows copyright information for images you have added).

11. In the Grade section, unless you want the H5P to appear in the gradebook, you will need to select 'None' for 'Type'. Otherwise, any H5P content you create will appear in the content bank regardless of whether there is a grade or not.

12. When you have finished, click 'Save and return to module' or 'Save and display'.

13. When you have finished editing, don't forget to disable the 'Edit mode' toggle switch.

Other help pages on this topic:

• Page:
  An introduction to H5P interactive content
• Page:
  How to move H5P content from one Moodle module to another
• Page:
  How to embed H5P in other resources