diff --git a/main/course_home/activity.php b/main/course_home/activity.php
index 2e4f7d21ec..28cc61a5c0 100755
--- a/main/course_home/activity.php
+++ b/main/course_home/activity.php
@@ -131,13 +131,17 @@ if (api_is_allowed_to_edit(null, true) && !api_is_coach()) {
 	<div class="courseadminview">
 		<span class="viewcaption"><?php echo get_lang('Administration'); ?></span>		
 <?php
+        $theme = api_get_setting('homepage_view');
+        $rows = false;
+        if ($theme  == 'activity_big') {
+            $rows = 4;
+        }
         $my_list = CourseHome::get_tools_category(TOOL_ADMIN_PLATEFORM);
-        CourseHome::show_tools_category($my_list);
+        CourseHome::show_tools_category($my_list, $rows);
 ?>	
 	</div>
 <?php
 } elseif (api_is_coach()) {
-
 	if (api_get_setting('show_session_data') == 'true' && $id_session > 0) {
 ?>
 		<div class="courseadminview">
@@ -164,12 +168,8 @@ if (api_is_allowed_to_edit(null, true) && !api_is_coach()) {
 } else {
 	$my_list = CourseHome::get_tools_category(TOOL_STUDENT_VIEW);
 	if (count($my_list) > 0) {
-?>
-	<div class="Authoringview">
-<?php
-			CourseHome::show_tools_category($my_list);
-?>
-	</div>
-<?php
+        echo '<div class="Authoringview">';
+        CourseHome::show_tools_category($my_list);
+        echo '</div>'; 
 	}
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/main/css/base.css b/main/css/base.css
index 2d3a14d4bc..fbf27bbe2a 100644
--- a/main/css/base.css
+++ b/main/css/base.css
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ input.maininput:focus {
 
 /* Big icons course home page styles */ 
 .big_icon {
-	width:205px;
+	/*width:205px; */
 	padding:10px;
 }
 
diff --git a/main/inc/lib/course_home.lib.php b/main/inc/lib/course_home.lib.php
index 00cdf0f085..3fec1a5e61 100755
--- a/main/inc/lib/course_home.lib.php
+++ b/main/inc/lib/course_home.lib.php
@@ -411,8 +411,8 @@ class CourseHome {
 
     public static function get_tools_category($course_tool_category) {
         global $_user;
-        $web_code_path = api_get_path(WEB_CODE_PATH);
-        $course_tool_table = Database::get_course_table(TABLE_TOOL_LIST);
+        $web_code_path      = api_get_path(WEB_CODE_PATH);
+        $course_tool_table  = Database::get_course_table(TABLE_TOOL_LIST);
         $is_allowed_to_edit = api_is_allowed_to_edit(null, true);
         $is_platform_admin = api_is_platform_admin();
         $all_tools_list = array();
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ class CourseHome {
         //Get the list of hidden tools - this might imply performance slowdowns
         // if the course homepage is loaded many times, so the list of hidden
         // tools might benefit from a shared memory storage later on
-        $list = api_get_settings('Tools','list',api_get_current_access_url_id());
+        $list = api_get_settings('Tools','list', api_get_current_access_url_id());
         $hide_list = array();
         $check = false;
         foreach ($list as $line) {
@@ -559,17 +559,10 @@ class CourseHome {
 
                     // Get blog members
                     if ($is_platform_admin) {
-                        $sql_blogs = "
-                            SELECT * FROM " . $tbl_blogs_rel_user . " blogs_rel_user
-                            WHERE blog_id = " . $blog_id;
+                        $sql_blogs = "SELECT * FROM $tbl_blogs_rel_user blogs_rel_user WHERE blog_id =" . $blog_id;
                     } else {
-                        $sql_blogs = "
-                            SELECT * FROM " . $tbl_blogs_rel_user . " blogs_rel_user
-                            WHERE
-                                blog_id = " . $blog_id . " AND
-                                user_id = " . api_get_user_id();
+                        $sql_blogs = "SELECT * FROM $tbl_blogs_rel_user blogs_rel_user WHERE blog_id =" . $blog_id . " AND user_id = " . api_get_user_id();
                     }
-
                     $result_blogs = Database::query($sql_blogs);
 
                     if (Database::num_rows($result_blogs) > 0) {
@@ -586,9 +579,10 @@ class CourseHome {
     /**
      * Displays the tools of a certain category.
      * @param array List of tools as returned by get_tools_category()
+     * @param   int rows 
      * @return void
      */
-    public static function show_tools_category($all_tools_list) {
+    public static function show_tools_category($all_tools_list, $rows = false) {
         global $_user;
         $theme = api_get_setting('homepage_view');
         if ($theme == 'vertical_activity') {
@@ -753,13 +747,23 @@ class CourseHome {
             switch($theme) {
                 case 'activity_big':
                     $data = '';
+                    
                     if ($i == 0) {
                          echo '<table width="100%">';
-                    }                    
-                    if ($i % 3 == 0) {
+                    }
+                    $row_per = 33;
+                    $mod = 3;                    
+                    if (isset($rows) && is_numeric($rows)) {
+                        $row_per = 25;
+                        $mod = $rows;          
+                    }
+                    $mod_result = $mod - 1;
+                    
+                    if ($i % $mod == 0) {
                         echo '<tr valign="top">';
-                    }                                  
-                    echo '<td width="33%">';
+                    }
+                                              
+                    echo '<td width="'.$row_per.'%">';
                         $image = (substr($item['tool']['image'], 0, strpos($item['tool']['image'], '.'))).'.png';
                         $image = Display::tag('center', Display::return_icon($image, $item['name'], array('id'=>'toolimage_'.$item['tool']['id']), 64));
                         $data .= Display::url($image , $item['url_params']['href'], $item['url_params']);
@@ -767,7 +771,7 @@ class CourseHome {
                         echo Display::div($data, array('class'=>'big_icon'));
                     echo '</td>';
                     
-                    if ($i % 3 == 2) {
+                    if ($i % $mod == $mod_result) {
                         echo '</tr>';
                     }
                     if ($i == count($items) -1) {