How to hide content

Hide a section, or content element


You can change the visibility of content elements and sections in a QMplus course area by controlling their visibility.

  1. Log in to QMplus and access the course area you would like to show or hide content on.
  2. Turn Edit mode on.
  3. Go to the topic, document or activity you would like to hide.
  4. Click the three vertical dots and choose Hide

An image of the menu with the hide content option highlighted

Content that has been hidden will appear like this to anyone with editing rights when Edit mode is turned on. To anyone else it will be fully invisible.

An image of how content appears to editors when invisible

Hiding a block


  1. Go to the block you want to hide
  2. Click on the settings cog and choose Hide.

An image of the menu with the hide option highlighted

Blocks that has been hidden will appear like this to anyone with editing rights when Edit mode is turned on. To anyone else it will be fully invisible.

An image of how the block appears when hidden to anyone who has editing rights.


To make hidden content or blocks visible


You can make content or blocks visible simply by clicking the vertical dots again, this time the option will be Show.