This refers to Moodle 4.3 from August 2024 onwards

To make a module visible to students:

  1. Go into your module. 
  2. Click on the 'Settings' tab underneath the module title  

    The settings tab under the title


3. Look for the "Module visibility" field (third item down)

The module full name, short name and then field to change the module visibility.

4. Click on the drop down options select 'Show' 

The module visibility drop down menu has been changed to 'show'


5. Click on the 'Save and display' button at the bottom of the page. 

the save and display button.

This setting determines whether the module appears in the list of modules for students.

To make a module invisible to students (hide it from students)

When the setting  Module visibility  (see above) is set to Hide, the module is hidden from students, and invisible to all apart from staff with appropriate access rights (such as Teachers and Editing Teachers).


When you click on the 'Edit mode' toggle switch, in the 'Year End and Archive' block (only visible to editing teachers), the message appears: "Module hidden from students!"

Module hidden from students


If there are issues with students seeing the module, chances are this is a simple case of the module being hidden from student view. The above process will make it visible.

See also

I can't see my modules in Moodle (Staff)

I can't see my modules in Moodle (student)