{"id":10847,"date":"2026-01-14T09:52:50","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T14:52:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/digital-scholarship\/moodle\/the-html-text-block\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T09:53:31","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T14:53:31","slug":"the-html-text-block","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/lits\/digital-scholarship\/moodle\/the-html-text-block\/","title":{"rendered":"The HTML (Text) Block"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The HTML block in Moodle is one of my favorite and one of the most\u00a0 underused features of Moodle.\u00a0 This block allows you to add any HTML you&#8217;d like in a block on your site. You can have multiple blocks with different content. For example you could share links to library resources, such as Lib Guides, or use it to post office hours or TA contact information.<!--more--><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/moodle\/files\/2020\/08\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-24-at-10.37.57-AM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1392 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/moodle\/files\/2020\/08\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-24-at-10.37.57-AM-185x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"185\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As an example here is a screen shot of an HTML block with information on office hours and a link to my Zoom personal Meeting room, library links and a link to a textbook for the course.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To get started turn editing on and find the Add Block menu.<a href=\"https:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/moodle\/files\/2023\/05\/add_a_block.bmp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1910 size-full alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/moodle\/files\/2023\/05\/add_a_block.bmp\" alt=\"\" width=\"329\" height=\"131\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>(Click on the left-pointing arrow to open block drawer and select &#8220;+ add a block&#8221;)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/moodle\/files\/2020\/08\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-24-at-10.39.24-AM-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1395 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/moodle\/files\/2020\/08\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-24-at-10.39.24-AM-1-300x104.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"104\" \/><\/a>When you choose Text block you will get a blank block you can configure. 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