Protecting identification (protectidnumbers): If enabled, page idNumbers are non-modifiable. New pages have a non-filled/empty idNumbers. Tis is essentially useful in case of automated course structure creation.
Protecting the administration (protectadminpage): If checked, the initial administration page will be created in “protected” mode, forbidding teachers (including editing) to alter it.
No public pages (nopublicpages) :If checked, prohibits unconnected access to public pages. Public pages are readable only by authenticated users (including guest user).
Enable page discussions (default) (enablepagediscussions): Tells the default state of page discussions for any new course.
Re-use course modules elsewhere (reusecoursemodules): If checked, re-using activites and resources on other pages than the original page is possible. Format page core patchs MUST BE installed for this feature to work. Specially the patch in /course/lib.php disabling the course consistency check.
No page comments (nocomments): If checked, discussion pages are off for the whole site.