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*[[Email protection filter|Email protection]] - This obfuscates email address links to make them more difficult for spammers to harvest  
*[[Email protection filter|Email protection]] - This obfuscates email address links to make them more difficult for spammers to harvest  
*[[Glossary auto-linking filter|Glossary auto-linking]] - This scans text for glossary entries that exist in the same course and creates a link
*[[Glossary auto-linking filter|Glossary auto-linking]] - This scans text for glossary entries that exist in the same course and creates a link
*[[MathJax filter|MathJax]] - For adding Mathematical equations and expressions using an equation editor (new in 2.7 onwards)
*[[MathJax filter|MathJax]] - For adding mathematical equations and expressions using an equation editor (new in 2.7 onwards)
*[[Multimedia plugins filter|Multimedia plugins]] - This finds a link in text that points to a multimedia resource and replaces the link with an appropriate multimedia player code which can play the resource
*[[Multimedia plugins filter|Multimedia plugins]] - This finds a link in text that points to a multimedia resource and replaces the link with an appropriate multimedia player code which can play the resource
*[[Multi-language content filter|Multi-language content]] - This filter enables resources to be created in multiple languages
*[[Multi-language content filter|Multi-language content]] - This filter enables resources to be created in multiple languages
*[[TeX notation filter|TeX notation]]
*[[TeX notation filter|TeX notation]] For displaying mathematics using images (new features in 2.8).
*[[Word censorship]] - This filter "blacks out" words found on a list
*[[Word censorship]] - This filter "blacks out" words found on a list



Revision as of 20:01, 8 November 2014

Filters can be used to add links, insert multimedia players, convert Mathematical expressions or emoticons into images and more.

A filter may be enabled at the site level and then removed as needed at the course or activity level. Thus a teacher can disable glossary auto-linking in a quiz for example.

Standard filters

Filters in Moodle include:

  • Activity names auto-linking - This scans text for activity titles that exist in the same course and creates a link
  • Algebra notation - This filter will convert algebra code into GIF images
  • Convert URLs into links - This filter converts URLs in selected formats, such as Moodle auto-format, to click-able links
  • Database auto-linking - As the name suggests, this filter enables automatic linking of Database module entries
  • Display emoticons as images - This converts emoticon (smiley) characters into images
  • Email protection - This obfuscates email address links to make them more difficult for spammers to harvest
  • Glossary auto-linking - This scans text for glossary entries that exist in the same course and creates a link
  • MathJax - For adding mathematical equations and expressions using an equation editor (new in 2.7 onwards)
  • Multimedia plugins - This finds a link in text that points to a multimedia resource and replaces the link with an appropriate multimedia player code which can play the resource
  • Multi-language content - This filter enables resources to be created in multiple languages
  • TeX notation For displaying mathematics using images (new features in 2.8).
  • Word censorship - This filter "blacks out" words found on a list

Contributed filters

Filters have also been made by developers in the community. Some docs online for these include:

  • FontAwesome - This scans text for icons that can be embedded using the FontAwesome icon set.
  • IPA - Renders simple X-SAMPA markup in the International Phonetic Alphabet
  • PoodLL - is the core PoodLL plugin for Moodle. It contains all the recorders, widgets and the code that makes it possible to use them around Moodle. It is a required component for all the other PoodLL plugins.

See also