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Moodle 2.7 brings a lot of exciting new features for teachers, students and administrators. You can watch screencasts on some of these highlights on the official MoodleHQ YouTube page: [http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxcO_MFWQBDe8RRnGjoUDqbcm9PSlIoWn Moodle 2.7 Release Highlights Playlist].
Read on for an overview of the key features and improvements in Moodle 4.3, or watch our [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxcO_MFWQBDfB2wSp7UVeAJkyQnU-tYdG YouTube playlist of 4.3 New features].


Full details of the release, with technical information, can be found in the [https://docs.moodle.org/dev/Moodle_2.7_release_notes Moodle 2.7 Release notes].
For role-specific information, see [[New for teachers]], [[New for students]] and [[New for administrators]].


The list of major features and improvements can be found in the [https://moodledev.io/general/releases/4.3 Moodle 4.3 release notes].
__NOTOC__
===Activity cards redesign===
<div class="card-deck mt-3">
<div class="card">
<div class="card-body">
[[File:43StreamlinedCards.png|class=img-fluid]]
<h4 class="card-title">
Streamlined cards
</h4>
<p class="card-text">
Smaller activity icons and content arranged to take up less space.
</p>
</div>
</div>
<div class="card">
<div class="card-body">
[[File:ActivityCardsDropDown.png|class=img-fluid]]
<h4 class="card-title">
Dropdown menus
</h4>
<p class="card-text">
Access activity completion conditions from a dropdown menu.
</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="card-deck mt-3">
<div class="card">
<div class="card-body">


[[File:ShowMoreLess.png|class=img-fluid]]


<h4 class="card-title">
Access restrictions show more/less
</h4>
<p class="card-text">
Access restrictions are hidden until you select Show more.
</p>
</div>
</div>
<div class="card">
<div class="card-body">
[[File:EditConditions.png|class=img-fluid]]


<div class="docs-moodle-org-temporary-grid" style="max-width: 1254px;">
<h4 class="card-title">
Edit links for direct access to settings
</h4>
<p class="card-text">
Teachers have Edit links taking them directly to the activity completion or access restriction settings.
</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="card-deck mt-3">
<div class="card">
<div class="card-body">
[[File:GroupsHover.png|class=img-fluid]]


=== For teachers ===
<h4 class="card-title">
Group icons for teachers
</h4>
<p class="card-text">
A group icon displays on hover for activities allowing groups.
</p>
</div>
</div>
<div class="card">
<div class="card-body">
[[File:GroupIconModal.png|class=img-fluid]]


  <div class="row-fluid">
<h4 class="card-title">
    <ul class="thumbnails">
Group mode
      <li class="span6">
</h4>
        <div class="thumbnail">
<p class="card-text">
[[File:ConditionalActivities.png|600px]]
A modal window gives teachers quick access to group mode settings.
          <div class="caption">
            <h4>Conditional activity enhancements</h4>
            <p>The interface for setting up  conditional activities has been streamlined and it's now possible to restrict access with "or" conditions and use nested restrictions for complex access criteria.
</p>
</p>
          </div>  
</div>
        </div>
</div>
      </li>
</div>
      <li class="span6">
<div class="card-deck mt-3">
        <div class="thumbnail">
<div class="card">
[[File:Assignment.png|600px]]
<div class="card-body">
          <div class="caption">
[[File:AvailabilityMore.png|class=img-fluid]]
            <h4>Assignment improvements</h4>
 
            <p>
<h4 class="card-title">
#Teachers can now control when to send feedback to students via a checkbox.
Availability options
#If allowed,they may edit or delete student submissions.
</h4>
#Online text assignmnents can have a word limit and teachers can edit student work directly inline.
<p class="card-text">
A modal window gives teachers quick access to change availability.
</p>
</p>
          </div>
</div>
        </div>
</div>
      </li>
<div class="card">
    </ul>
<div class="card-body">
  </div>
[[File:EditAvailability.png|class=img-fluid]]


  <div class="row-fluid">
<h4 class="card-title">
    <ul class="thumbnails">
Edit availability
      <li class="span6">
</h4>
        <div class="thumbnail">
<p class="card-text">
[[File:image.png|600px]]
Teachers can also edit availability from the relevant item.
          <div class="caption">
</p>
            <h4>Quiz improvements</h4>
</div>
            <p>Duplicating and moving questions is now easier and there is an option to 'Save changes and continue editing'. Quiz reports have been improved and the Essay question now allows students simply to add an attachment with no accompanying text.</p>
</div>
          </div>
</div>
        </div>
      </li>
    </ul>
  </div>


=== For administrators and managers ===
===Default activity completion (MUA-sponsored project)===
<div class="card-deck mt-3">
<div class="card">
<div class="card-body">
[[File:AdminCourseDefaultSettings.png|class=img-fluid]]


  <div class="row-fluid">
<h4 class="card-title">
    <ul class="thumbnails">
Site-wide default completion page
      <li class="span6">
</h4>
        <div class="thumbnail">
<p class="card-text">
[[File:image.png|600px]]
Admins can define default completion settings which teachers can then change as required.
          <div class="caption">
</p>
            <h4>Long term support</h4>
</div>
            <p>By popular demand, Moodle 2.7 will have extended support of 3 years (until June 2017) for  security and data-loss fixes, twice the time of other releases.</p>
</div>
          </div>
<div class="card">
        </div>
<div class="card-body">
      </li>
[[File:ProgressiveCompletion.png|class=img-fluid]]
      <li class="span6">
        <div class="thumbnail">
[[File:Themes.png|600px]]
          <div class="caption">
            <h4>Themes</h4>
            <p>With the focus on improved responsive design, Clean is now default, and a completely new theme, More, allows customisation from within the admin interface. All other themes have been moved to the plugins database.</p>
          </div>
        </div>
      </li>
    </ul>
  </div>


  <div class="row-fluid">
<h4 class="card-title">
    <ul class="thumbnails">
Progressive display of completion conditions
      <li class="span6">
</h4>
        <div class="thumbnail">
<p class="card-text">
[[File:Logging.png|600px]]
Additional activity completion options only display when particular options are selected.
          <div class="caption">
</p>
            <h4>Event logging</h4>
</div>
            <p>A new logging subsystem with plugins means Moodle logging can be very detailed and external, supporting better analytics.</p>
</div>
          </div>
</div>
        </div>
 
      </li>
===Course communication===
      <li class="span6">
<div class="card-deck mt-3">
        <div class="thumbnail">
<div class="card">
[[File:Scheduled tasks.png|600px]]
<div class="card-body">
          <div class="caption">
[[File:MatrixAdmin.png|class=img-fluid]]
            <h4>Scheduled tasks management</h4>
 
            <p>With an improved scheduling system, tasks can be scheduled precisely, even on complex clustered servers. See [[Scheduled tasks]] for details.</p>
<h4 class="card-title">
            </div>
Matrix as an integrated provider
        </div>
</h4>
      </li>
<p class="card-text">
    </ul>
Admins can enable [[Communication|Matrix]] as a communication provider for teachers to use in courses.
  </div>
</p>
</div>
</div>
<div class="card">
<div class="card-body">
[[File:MessageRoomIcon.png|class=img-fluid]]
 
<h4 class="card-title">
Quick link to rooms
</h4>
<p class="card-text">
A quick link to new or existing rooms enhances [[Communication|course communication.]]
</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
 
===MoodleNet sharing improvements===
<div class="card-deck mt-3">
<div class="card">
<div class="card-body">
[[File:MoodleNetShareCourse.png|class=img-fluid]]
 
<h4 class="card-title">
Share courses
</h4>
<p class="card-text">
Teachers can [[Share to MoodleNet |share courses or parts of courses to MoodleNet]].
</p>
</div>
</div>
<div class="card">
<div class="card-body">
[[File:MoodleNetShareProgress.png|class=img-fluid]]


=== For all users ===
<h4 class="card-title">
MoodleNet share progress page
</h4>
<p class="card-text">
A new page shows the progress of course and activity uploads.
</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>


  <div class="row-fluid">
===LTI External tools===
    <ul class="thumbnails">
<div class="card-deck mt-3">
      <li class="span6">
<div class="card">
        <div class="thumbnail">
<div class="card-body">
[[File:Attp.png|600px]]
[[File:LTIExternalToolsMore.png|class=img-fluid]]
          <div class="caption">
            <h4>Atto, a new editor</h4>
            <p>Our new Moodle editor focuses on usability and accessibility. TinyMCE is still available, but Atto will be the default you'll want to use.</p>
          </div>
        </div>
      </li>
      <li class="span6">
        <div class="thumbnail">
[[File:MathJax.png|600px]]
          <div class="caption">
            <h4>MathJax filter</h4>
            <p>A new mathematical equation editor works on all devices.</p>
          </div>
        </div>
      </li>
    </ul>
  </div>


  <div class="row-fluid">
<h4 class="card-title">
    <ul class="thumbnails">
Add tools more easily in courses
      <li class="span6">
</h4>
        <div class="thumbnail">
<p class="card-text">
[[File:emailogin.png|600px]]
Teachers can add and manage preconfigured LTI tools at course level.
          <div class="caption">
</p>
            <h4>Log in with your email address</h4>
</div>
            <p>A new admin setting allows users to log in not only with their normal username but also with their email address.</p>
</div>
          </div>
<div class="card">
        </div>
<div class="card-body">
      </li>
[[File:LTIShowHide.png|class=img-fluid]]
    </ul>
  </div>


<h4 class="card-title">
Control display in Activity chooser
</h4>
<p class="card-text">
Teachers can specify which tools are shown in the Activity chooser.
</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>


==See also==
===Report builder===
<div class="card-deck mt-3">
<div class="card">
<div class="card-body">
[[File:CategoriesReportSource.png|class=img-fluid]]
 
<h4 class="card-title">
Another new report source
</h4>
<p class="card-text">
Course categories is now available as a new report source.
</p>
</div>
</div>
<div class="card">
<div class="card-body">
[[File:ContextLevelCustomReport.png|class=img-fluid]]


[[es:Nuevas características de Moodle 2.6]]
<h4 class="card-title">
New filter
</h4>
<p class="card-text">
Custom reports may be filtered on context level.
</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
 
===Gradebook enhancements===
<div class="card-deck mt-3">
<div class="card">
<div class="card-body">
[[File:GradebookStickyFooter.png|class=img-fluid]]
 
<h4 class="card-title">
Sticky footers
</h4>
<p class="card-text">
Sticky footers give quick access to common action buttons and navigation links.
</p>
</div>
</div>
<div class="card">
<div class="card-body">
[[File:GradeItemModal.png|class=img-fluid]]
 
<h4 class="card-title">
Quickly add or edit grade items
</h4>
<p class="card-text">
A modal window allows for more efficient adding and editing of grade items, categories and outcomes in Gradebook setup.
</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
 
===Security enhancements===
<div class="card-deck mt-3">
<div class="card">
<div class="card-body">
[[File:MFA.png|class=img-fluid]]
 
<h4 class="card-title">
Multi-factor authentication (MFA)
</h4>
<p class="card-text">
[[Multi-factor authentication]] brings added security to your site.
</p>
</div>
</div>
<div class="card">
<div class="card-body">
[[File:YouTubeVimeoPrivacy.png|class=img-fluid]]
 
<h4 class="card-title">
YouTube and Vimeo privacy
</h4>
<p class="card-text">
'Do not track' privacy options are available for YouTube and Vimeo.
</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
 
===TinyMCE editor improvements===
<div class="card-deck mt-3">
<div class="card">
<div class="card-body">
[[File:TinyMCEFullScreen.png|class=img-fluid]]
 
<h4 class="card-title">
Full screen button
</h4>
<p class="card-text">
A full screen button makes editing easier.
</p>
</div>
</div>
<div class="card">
<div class="card-body">
[[File:TinyPremium.png|class=img-fluid]]
 
<h4 class="card-title">
Premium plugin support
</h4>
<p class="card-text">
Add TinyMCE Premium plugins without the need to install additional extensions.
</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
 
===Question bank improvements===
<div class="card-deck mt-3">
<div class="card">
<div class="card-body">
[[File:QuestionBankSearch.png|class=img-fluid]]
 
<h4 class="card-title">
Better search and filter
</h4>
<p class="card-text">
The Question bank now has improved searching and filtering similar to other areas of Moodle.
</p>
</div>
</div>
<div class="card">
<div class="card-body">
[[File:DocsCustomiseQuestionBankDisplay.png|class=img-fluid]]
 
<h4 class="card-title">
Customise view of Question bank
</h4>
<p class="card-text">
Teachers can hide, remove or resize columns in the Question bank.
</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
 
===And more...===
<div class="card-deck mt-3">
<div class="card">
<div class="card-body">
[[File:CourseIndexCollapseExpandAll.png|class=img-fluid]]
 
<h4 class="card-title">
Course index collapse/expand all
</h4>
<p class="card-text">
Expand all/collapse all options for the course index on the course page.
</p>
</div>
</div>
<div class="card">
<div class="card-body">
[[File:TextMediaName.png|class=img-fluid]]
 
<h4 class="card-title">
Text and Media area name
</h4>
<p class="card-text">
Text and media areas can now have names which display in the Course index.
</p>
</div>
</div>
</div><div class="card-deck mt-3">
<div class="card">
<div class="card-body">
[[File:BookNavigationImprovements.png|class=img-fluid]]
 
<h4 class="card-title">
Book navigation improvement
</h4>
<p class="card-text">
Floating buttons enhance navigation of the Book resource.
</p>
</div>
</div>
<div class="card">
<div class="card-body">
[[File:CopyContentH5p.jpg|class=img-fluid]]
 
<h4 class="card-title">
Copy content in the content bank
</h4>
<p class="card-text">
You can now copy H5P activities in the content bank to adapt them.
</p>
</div>
<div class="card">
<div class="card-body">
[[File:DatabaseFileExport.png|class=img-fluid]]
 
<h4 class="card-title">
Database activity file export
</h4>
<p class="card-text">
You can now include files when exporting database activity entries.
</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
[[Category:New features]]
[[de:Neue Funktionalitäten]]
[[de:Neue Funktionalitäten]]
 
[[es:Nuevas características de Moodle 4.3]]
* [[:Category:New features|Category:New features]] - list of pages documenting new features in Moodle 2.7
[[fr:Nouveautés de Moodle 4.3]]

Latest revision as of 11:46, 9 October 2023

Read on for an overview of the key features and improvements in Moodle 4.3, or watch our YouTube playlist of 4.3 New features.

For role-specific information, see New for teachers, New for students and New for administrators.

The list of major features and improvements can be found in the Moodle 4.3 release notes.

Activity cards redesign

43StreamlinedCards.png

Streamlined cards

Smaller activity icons and content arranged to take up less space.

ActivityCardsDropDown.png

Dropdown menus

Access activity completion conditions from a dropdown menu.

ShowMoreLess.png

Access restrictions show more/less

Access restrictions are hidden until you select Show more.

EditConditions.png

Edit links for direct access to settings

Teachers have Edit links taking them directly to the activity completion or access restriction settings.

GroupsHover.png

Group icons for teachers

A group icon displays on hover for activities allowing groups.

GroupIconModal.png

Group mode

A modal window gives teachers quick access to group mode settings.

AvailabilityMore.png

Availability options

A modal window gives teachers quick access to change availability.

EditAvailability.png

Edit availability

Teachers can also edit availability from the relevant item.

Default activity completion (MUA-sponsored project)

AdminCourseDefaultSettings.png

Site-wide default completion page

Admins can define default completion settings which teachers can then change as required.

ProgressiveCompletion.png

Progressive display of completion conditions

Additional activity completion options only display when particular options are selected.

Course communication

MatrixAdmin.png

Matrix as an integrated provider

Admins can enable Matrix as a communication provider for teachers to use in courses.

MessageRoomIcon.png

Quick link to rooms

A quick link to new or existing rooms enhances course communication.

MoodleNet sharing improvements

MoodleNetShareCourse.png

Share courses

Teachers can share courses or parts of courses to MoodleNet.

MoodleNetShareProgress.png

MoodleNet share progress page

A new page shows the progress of course and activity uploads.

LTI External tools

LTIExternalToolsMore.png

Add tools more easily in courses

Teachers can add and manage preconfigured LTI tools at course level.

LTIShowHide.png

Control display in Activity chooser

Teachers can specify which tools are shown in the Activity chooser.

Report builder

CategoriesReportSource.png

Another new report source

Course categories is now available as a new report source.

ContextLevelCustomReport.png

New filter

Custom reports may be filtered on context level.

Gradebook enhancements

GradebookStickyFooter.png

Sticky footers

Sticky footers give quick access to common action buttons and navigation links.

GradeItemModal.png

Quickly add or edit grade items

A modal window allows for more efficient adding and editing of grade items, categories and outcomes in Gradebook setup.

Security enhancements

MFA.png

Multi-factor authentication (MFA)

Multi-factor authentication brings added security to your site.

YouTubeVimeoPrivacy.png

YouTube and Vimeo privacy

'Do not track' privacy options are available for YouTube and Vimeo.

TinyMCE editor improvements

TinyMCEFullScreen.png

Full screen button

A full screen button makes editing easier.

TinyPremium.png

Premium plugin support

Add TinyMCE Premium plugins without the need to install additional extensions.

Question bank improvements

QuestionBankSearch.png

Better search and filter

The Question bank now has improved searching and filtering similar to other areas of Moodle.

DocsCustomiseQuestionBankDisplay.png

Customise view of Question bank

Teachers can hide, remove or resize columns in the Question bank.

And more...

CourseIndexCollapseExpandAll.png

Course index collapse/expand all

Expand all/collapse all options for the course index on the course page.

TextMediaName.png

Text and Media area name

Text and media areas can now have names which display in the Course index.

BookNavigationImprovements.png

Book navigation improvement

Floating buttons enhance navigation of the Book resource.

CopyContentH5p.jpg

Copy content in the content bank

You can now copy H5P activities in the content bank to adapt them.

DatabaseFileExport.png

Database activity file export

You can now include files when exporting database activity entries.

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