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This refers to Moodle 4.3 .6 from July 2019 onwards from August 2024 onwards
How can I see when new items are added to a forum in my module?
If this has been enabled by the module designercreator, you can set Moodle to to mark new forum posts for you:
Go to your
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Dashboard by clicking the University logo
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on the top left of every page in Moodle
- Open your personal
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- menu (the down arrow next to your name at the top right) and click 'Preferences'
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3. Under "User account", click Forum preferences
4. Under "Forum tracking" ensure
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it is set to 'Yes: highlight new posts
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for me'
5. When you have made these changes, click on the Save changes button
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You can now see new posts highlighted in a number of ways, for example:
On the main module page:
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In the forum:
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The post itself is highlighted:
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To ensure you're subscribed to a particular forum:
In the relevant forum:
- Click on the purple button, "Subscribe to forum"
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Forum preferences
To receive an email every time someone posts
This means that you wll will receive an email (either every time someone posts or once a day, depending on your profile settings)
- Click your
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- initials (top right of the Moodle page) to drop down
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- your personal menu and then select Preferences
- Select Forum preferences
"Forum auto-subscribe" should be set to 'Yes: when I post, subscribe me to that forum'
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4. "Forum tracking" should be set to 'Yes: Highlight new posts for me'
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See other Help pages about Forums
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IMPORTANT: If you are subscribed, you will receive an email every time someone posts BUT you will no longer see the new posts highlighted in Moodle - the two settings are mutually exclusive.