Managing the Course Homepage To Add or Edit Widgets
In order to add widgets to your course homepage, you must first make a copy of the homepage and mark it as active.
If you want to add a custom widget to your homepage (Meet Your Instructor, Office Hours, etc.), you must create a copy of the widget first before placing it on your home page.
Step 1: Copy the Homepage
1. On the NavBar, click Course Tools then press Course Admin.
2. Under Site Setup, click Homepages.
3. Find the existing Course Homepage (probably SMC Course Default Homepage) and select Copy. It will be black.
4. At the top of the page, under Active Homepage, select the homepage copy from the dropdown menu and press apply. Your new homepage is active and you can now add widgets to it.
You can also create your own homepage by pressing the Create Homepage button at the top of the page. Remember to make it active for it to work!
Step 2: Copy and Edit Custom Widgets
1. On the NavBar, click Course Tools then press Course Admin.
2. Under Site Setup, click Homepages.
3. Press the Widgets tab.
4. To use a custom widget created by SMC, you must make a copy of it because it is shared across the organization. For example, if you want to edit the Meet Your Instructor widget, you have to make a copy first. You can't edit or delete custom widgets in your course.
5. Press the copy button next to the widget you want to edit and put on your homepage.
6. Confirm that you want to add the widget to your course.
7. Press the pencil to edit the widget.
8. Under Properties, rename the widget and delete description, if desired.
9. Under Content, edit the text or images as needed. You
10. Press Save and Close.
Step 3: Add Widgets to the Homepage
1. On the NavBar, click Course Tools then press Course Admin.
2. Under Site Setup, click Homepages.
3. Click on the homepage you want to edit.
4. Under Widgets, click Add Widgets to add the appropriate widgets to your homepage.
- Make sure you add the copy of the widget if you are adding a custom widget to your homepage.
- You can’t and don’t need to make a copy of the system widgets.
- More than one widget can be added to one panel of the home page.
- You can also Change the Layout, and Delete widgets by clicking the X in the upper right corner of the widget.
5. When you are done, press Save and Close.