---
title: "H5P activity settings"
slug: "h5p-activity-settings"
tags: ["Totara Learn", "Content Creator", "Reference"]
updated: 2026-08-13T16:01:17Z
published: 2026-08-13T16:01:17Z
canonical: "totara.help/h5p-activity-settings"
---

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# H5P activity settings

## Activity settings

When [adding an H5P activity to a course](/totara-20/docs/create-an-h5p-activity), you can configure the following settings:

| **Setting** | **Description** | **Notes** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Description | Add a description of the H5P activity here. | - |
| Display description on the course page | If this box is ticked, the description will appear on the course page just below the activity. | - |
| Editor | From the **Editor** section you can select and configure the H5P content. See [H5P's documentation](https://h5p.org/documentation/for-authors/tutorials) for more information on configuring the available elements. You can also click **Upload** to select an H5P file to upload. | - |
| Display action bar and frame | Enable this setting to add a frame and action bar to the content. This action bar includes buttons to download or embed the H5P content, and you can optionally add a button to display the activity's copyright information using the **Copyright button** setting. | - |
| Copyright button | Enable this setting if you want the copyright button to be displayed on the action bar beneath the activity. This setting can only be enabled if **Display action bar and frame** is enabled. | - |
| Grade category | This setting controls the category in which this activity's grades are placed in the gradebook. | - |
| Grade to pass | This setting determines the minimum grade required to pass. The value is used in activity and course completion, and in the gradebook, where pass grades are highlighted in green and fail grades in red. | - |
| Maximum grade | This setting determines the highest possible grade for the activity. | - |
| Common module settings | See [common module settings](/totara-20/docs/common-module-settings) to learn more. | - |
| Activity completion | See [activity completion](/totara-20/docs/activity-completion) to learn more. | - |
| Restrict access | See [restrict access](/totara-20/docs/restricting-access-to-course-activities) to learn more. | - |
| Tags | See [tags](/totara-20/docs/what-are-tags) to learn more. | - |

## Plugin settings

You can configure the site-wide H5P plugin settings by going to *Quick-access menu > Plugins > Activity modules > Manage activities*, then clicking **Settings** next to **H5P**.

| **Setting** | **Description** | **Notes** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Save content state | Enable this setting to automatically save the user's progress in H5P activities, allowing users to return to an in-progress activity and pick up where they left off. | - |
| Save content state frequency | If the **Save content state** setting is enabled, this setting determines how frequently (in seconds) the user's progress will be saved. | The default value is 30 seconds. |
| Contribute usage statistics | Enable this setting if you are willing to allow H5P to collect data from your site on how H5P is used to help improve functionality. | See [H5P's guidance](https://h5p.org/tracking-the-usage-of-h5p) on the data that will be collected. |
| Display action bar and frame | Enable this setting if you want to allow users to add a frame and action bar to the content at the activity level. This action bar includes buttons to download or embed the H5P content, and you can optionally add a button to display the activity's copyright information using the **Copyright button** setting. | - |
| Allow download | Determine whether users are able to download H5P activities. Select from the following options: - Never - Always - Only if user has permissions to export H5P - Controlled by author, default is on - Controlled by author, default is off | - |
| Embed button | This setting determines whether the embed button is available in the action bar for H5P activities. Select from the following options: - Never - Always - Show only if user has permissions to embed H5P - Controlled by author, default is on - Controlled by author, default is off | - |
| Copyright button | Enable this setting if you want to allow users to add the copyright button (to be displayed on the action bar beneath the activity) at the activity level. This setting can only be enabled if **Display action bar and frame** is enabled. | - |
| About H5P button | Enable this setting if you want the **About H5P** button to be displayed on the action bar beneath the activity. | - |
| Enable LRS dependent content types | Enable this setting to allow the use of content types that require a Learning Record Store (LRS) to function, such as the **Questionnaire** content type. | - |
| H5P Hub account | Click the link to register your H5P Hub account with your Totara site. | - |

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