It is recommended to hide or archive courses when they are no longer available rather than deleting them. That's because when you delete a course, you delete all the information associated with the course, including grades, certificates of completion, and its history.
Step-by-step Guide
To hide a single course:
- Go to Site Administration > Courses > Add/edit courses
- Click the course category or use the "Search courses" text box to find the course you want to hide
- Click the eye icon to the right of the course's name to hide it
To hide multiple courses at the same time:
- Create a new category. You can name it "Archives" for example.
- Click on the eye icon to the right of the category's name to hide it.
- Select and move the "about to be hidden" courses to the "Archives" category. The courses in the archived / hidden category are automatically hidden and are no longer available to the learners. You do not need to click on the eye icon next to each course.