About
Kickstart adds a powerful course template engine to Moodle – create courses easily and produce high quality courses, consistently. You’ll never want to create a course without once you’ve tried it. Building courses based on templates makes the process of course creation easier and faster. All important settings are already pre set in the template. Centrally managed templates ensure consistency, brand conformity and quality of your courses, without any additional effort.
The Pro version adds unlimited templates and simplifies importing content from other courses. Access to templates can be granted per cohort, category and role. This is especially useful for larger organizations that may have different course types on their site. At the same time, teachers save a lot of time because repetitive tasks like course configuration and layout are reduced significantly. Thus, teachers can focus on content and teaching.
Kickstart also addresses the challenge of empty or underdeveloped courses by providing instructions for both teachers and students, along with a welcoming fallback page.
Use cases
- Scaling your site while maintaining consistency across courses
- Implementing a distinct look & feel for multi-tenant sites
- Automating course configuration to minimize quality assurance efforts
- Introduction of organization-wide designs
Key features
Template management
Establish a cohesive and branded learning environment with standardized course templates….
Course creation workflow
From setup to content – create courses faster, easier, and more confidently….
Course library
Turn existing content into new learning experiences – faster than ever….
Feature overview
Basic | Pro | |
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| Course creation workflow From setup to content – create courses faster, easier, and more confidently. | ||
| Template library Browse, preview, and select templates in a user-friendly, responsive interface. | ✔ | ✔ |
| Help page Central guide for all things Kickstart. | ✔ | ✔ |
| Automatic template application Assign default templates for new courses. | ✔ | |
| Course creator A minimal, guided setup – designed for instructors. | ✔ | |
| Course library Turn existing content into new learning experiences – faster than ever. | ||
| Real-time search Dynamic search bar with instant results. | ✔ | |
| Filter by custom course fields Admin-defined filters for refined search. | ✔ | |
| Smart sorting options Users can sort courses by relevance, name, or recent activity. | ✔ | |
| Rich course preview Expandable view with customizable info. | ✔ | |
| Direct import One-click import directly from the result list. | ✔ | |
| Template management Establish a cohesive and branded learning environment with standardized course templates. | ||
| Create standardized templates Up to 4 templates (basic), unlimited (pro) | ✔ | ✔ |
| Guided usage with descriptions and tags Templates can include guidance and classification. | ✔ | ✔ |
| Preview URL per template Preview course layout before selection. | ✔ | ✔ |
| Create template from existing course Turn any course into a reusable template directly. | ✔ | |
| Template access restriction Restrict templates by individual users, roles, cohorts, categories or combine them. | ✔ | |
| Empty course handling Guidance and structure – before content is ready. | ||
| Site-wide instructions Default text for empty courses (editable). | ✔ | ✔ |
| Fallback for students A friendly placeholder when the course setup is still in progress. | ✔ | ✔ |
| Teacher call-to-action Encourage teachers to build their course. | ✔ | ✔ |
| Auto display of teacher contacts Show instructor info by default. | ✔ |
Documentation
Visit our Help Center for guidance on installation, setup, and feature use.
Available plans
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KickstartFREE
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Kickstart Pro199,00 € / year
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