3.1.3 Forum Settings - Attachment size and number of attachments

Maximum attachment size

The maximum file size that may be attached to a forum post will first be determined by the Moodle site settings. These are defined by your administrator. The teacher may want a smaller size limit for the forum. Server file capacity, student downloading speeds and discouraging images in a document centered discussion are a few reasons to limit file size. In the image below I have created a new forum "Satellite Image Interpretation" and using the maximum attachment size drop-down menu I can see the site size limit and choose at what size I want to set the limit.

Maximum number of attachments

The maximum number of attachments a user can add to their forum post (from 0 to 100) can also be specified here.