Moodle 2.0

Configuring Your Site
Front Page Description
This description appears in the left or right column of your site's Front Page. If you
require visitors to register and log in before seeing the Front Page, remember that
visitors will see this description after they have logged in. In that case, the Front Page
description can't be used to sell your site. Instead, it can instruct students on how to
get started with your site. For example, "Take the Introduction course to learn how to
use this site…".
If your Front Page is visible to all visitors, then you can use this description to sell
your site, tempt visitors to take a sample course, tell them what's inside, and so on.
This description also appears in the metadata of the Front Page. For example, below
you can see the HTML code for the site's Front Page. The description is highlighted
so it's easier for you to spot:
@import url(http://moodle.williamrice.com/lib/
editor/htmlarea.css);
Wilderness Skills
A page's metadata is used by search engines to help place it in the correct
search results. So even if you decide to hide the box that displays the Front Page
description, enter the description into the Front Page settings. It will make your site
more findable on search engines.
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