About category enrolments
The category enrolments plugin allows users to be enrolled in all courses within a category. The plugin will synchronise any role assignments at category context with the capability enrol/category:synchronised set to allow.
Warning: The use of the category enrolments plugin may cause performance problems. If so, it is recommended that you use Cohort sync instead, though this will require a cohort sync enrolment method to be added to each course in the category.
Enabling category enrolments
To use category enrolments, it must be enabled by an administrator in ‘Manage enrol plugins’ in the Site administration.
Enroling users to a category
- Go to the category into which you wish to enrol users. Note: You need to have category rights (manager or administrator)
- In the Administration block,click Assign roles. The list of possible roles you can assign will appear:

