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What is the best way to ensure my question is answered?

See Moodle Forum Help for advice.

I have an idea for a new feature in Moodle. What do I do?

See Development:New feature ideas.

Where can I report any spam I come across on moodle.org?

To report spam found anywhere on moodle.org, such as in the tracker or in a Moodle message, please contact Moodle Community Manager Helen Foster or create a Moodle.org sites issue in the tracker.

How are icons added next to certain users' forum posts?

The icons for Particularly helpful Moodlers, Core Developers etc. are pictures indicating group membership. Group pictures may be added when creating or updating a group.

What advertising is allowed on moodle.org?

See our Policy on Advertising.

How can I link automatically to a tracker issue from a forum post?

Simply type the issue number e.g. MDL-1234.

How can I link automatically to a page in the documentation wiki from a forum post?

Type the title of the page in double square brackets. To use words other than the page title as the text of the link, add the pipe "|" divider followed by the alternative text.

For example, to link to https://docs.moodle.org/en/Upgrading_to_Moodle_1.9 type

[[Upgrading to Moodle 1.9]]

or

[[Upgrading to Moodle 1.9|Documentation on upgrading to 1.9]]

To link to a page in a documentation wiki in another language, add an extra pipe "|" divider followed by the language code.

For example, to link to https://docs.moodle.org/fr/Notes type

[[Notes||fr]]

or

[[Notes|Notes documentation in French|fr]]

What filters are used on moodle.org?

See Filters used on the Moodle.org forums for the full list of standard and contributed filters.

Where can I post a Moodle-related job advert?

Moodle-related job adverts may be posted in the Moodle Jobs database.

How do I contact moodle.org?

See Moodle.org Contact for a list of contact options.

Why does Moodle Docs use MediaWiki rather than the Moodle wiki module?

MediaWiki was chosen for our documentation wiki because it is designed to be used by thousands of people collaboratively editing a large numbers of pages. It has lots of features, such as inter-language linking, templates, categories, namespaces and page redirects, which are put to good use in Moodle Docs.

The wiki module is designed to be used within a Moodle course. Its features include nine different group options and the option to amend wiki permissions at course or activity level. It has far fewer tools than MediaWiki for handling large numbers of pages.

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