Basic Course Editing

How to Rearrange (change the order of) whole sections?

There are three ways to move or reorder course sections and individual items (for all you need to be in editing mode). 

Option 1: Select the three vertical dots next to a course section or item. Select Move from the drop-down menu. This will open a pop-up box that allows you to move the item to the desired location.

Screenshot of a Moodle course. The "Move" function is being highlighted from the item settings drop-down menu.

Option 2: Open the course index at the left, and you can change the order of sections with the drag and drop method also. The icon you see is either a "hand" icon (above text), or a crosshairs icon.
Important: this function only works if you are at the main view of the course (it will not work in single section mode,  or if you are viewing an activity).
As you drag the title, you will see a line where the new position will be.


Option 3: Collapse All at the General section first. Hovering over a section will reveal the move icon (four arrows pointing outward). Hold the left button on your mouse and drag and drop section above the desired location - so you need to drag it a bit past the section where you want to move it. Note: if you are above text/link, you might see a "hand" icon instead, but the move will still work. 



If you wish to move multiple items at the same time, you can use the bulk editing function.
Important Note: If you did not change the default section names (section 1,2,3, etc.), then when you swap the sections, the section names will change as well (as it represents their position in the course). Do not be confused by this, the contents also travelled with the title.