Admin Interface Overview

The administration panel is your command center for managing the Chamilo platform. Access it by clicking Administration in the sidebar.

Administration Dashboard

The administration dashboard showing functional blocks for Users, Courses, Sessions, and Settings

The admin dashboard is organized into functional blocks. Each block groups related management tools:

Users

• User list — View, search, edit, and manage all users on the platform

• Add a user — Create individual user accounts

• User groups — Manage groups of users for organizational purposes

• Classes — Manage user classes for bulk session enrollment

Courses

• Course list — View and manage all courses on the platform

• Create a course — Create a new course

• Course categories — Organize courses into categories for the catalog

Sessions

• Session list — View and manage training sessions

• Create a session — Set up a new session with courses and enrollment

• Session categories — Organize sessions into categories

• Careers and promotions — Manage career paths and promotion workflows

Platform Settings

• Configuration settings — Access the comprehensive platform settings panel with categories for portal, courses, sessions, users, security, and more

Plugins

• Manage plugins — Install, activate, configure, and deactivate platform plugins

System

• System status — Check PHP configuration, database status, and server health

• Archive cleanup — Manage temporary files and caches

Branding

• Colors — Customize the platform's visual appearance

• Portal customization — Configure portal homepage, news, and branding elements

Each section is covered in detail in its corresponding chapter of this guide.

Authentication methods like OAuth2, LDAP, CAS, and other external authentication providers are not configured in the administration dashboard but in config/authentication.yaml.