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{{About Moodle}}
{{About Moodle}}
If you're a Moodle admin, this page will tell you about the major changes affecting you in Moodle 3.5.  If you'd like to see full details of the release with technical information, here are the [[:dev:Moodle 3.5release notes|Moodle 3.5 release notes]].
If you're a Moodle admin, this page will tell you about the major changes affecting you in Moodle 3.6.  If you'd like to see full details of the release with technical information, here are the [[:dev:Moodle 3.6release notes|Moodle 3.6 release notes]].


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             <h4>GDPR features</h4>
             <h4>Privacy enhancements</h4>
             <p>New Privacy and policies links help meet [[GDPR]] requirements.</p>
             <p>New settings include optional agreements, bulk handling of data requests, a data summary page and clearer profile privacy links.</p>
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             <h4> Simple Global Search</h4>
             <h4>Message access control</h4>
             <p>A new, simple global search feature is available without the need to install an external engine.</p>
             <p>A new setting in Advanced features lets the admin decide whether or not to enable site wide messaging.</p>
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            <h4>GDPR features</h4>
            <p>New Privacy and policies links help meet [[GDPR]] requirements.</p>
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            <h4> Simple Global Search</h4>
            <p>A new, simple global search feature is available without the need to install an external engine.</p>
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             <h4>LTI Advantage 1.1 support</h4>
             <h4>Nextcloud integration</h4>
             <p>[[External tool]] settings now include support  for LTI Membership and AGS services..</p>
             <p>Nextcloud is now available as an OAuth2 service. Users may access a [[Nextcloud repository|Nextcloud repository]] and share files as copies or with controlled access.</p>
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             <h4>More badge criteria</h4>
             <h4>Context freezing</h4>
             <p>Award badges for user picture upload, cohort membership and previously awarded badges.</p>
             <p>A new work-in-progress feature accessed from Development/Experimental settings means categories, blocks, courses and content may be set to  'read-only'.</p>
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             <h4>Cohort themes</h4>
             <h4>Paypal support Rupees</h4>
             <p>Specify a theme for a cohort to easily differentiate.</p>
             <p>Indian rupees may now be displayed as an option for [[PayPal enrolment]].</p>
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             <h4>New capabilities</h4>
             <h4>Control audio/video recording</h4>
             <p>There are eleven new capabilities, including several relating to data, privacy and policies.</p>
             <p>A new capability specifying who can use the audio and video recording buttons in the [[Atto editor]] allows you to control such recordings.</p>
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Latest revision as of 18:51, 30 November 2018

If you're a Moodle admin, this page will tell you about the major changes affecting you in Moodle 3.6. If you'd like to see full details of the release with technical information, here are the Moodle 3.6 release notes.


  • docsOptionalAgreement.png

    Privacy enhancements

    New settings include optional agreements, bulk handling of data requests, a data summary page and clearer profile privacy links.

  • docsSiteWideMessaging.png

    Message access control

    A new setting in Advanced features lets the admin decide whether or not to enable site wide messaging.

  • docsNextCloud.png

    Nextcloud integration

    Nextcloud is now available as an OAuth2 service. Users may access a Nextcloud repository and share files as copies or with controlled access.

  • docsContextFreezing.png

    Context freezing

    A new work-in-progress feature accessed from Development/Experimental settings means categories, blocks, courses and content may be set to 'read-only'.


  • docsPayPalRupees.png

    Paypal support Rupees

    Indian rupees may now be displayed as an option for PayPal enrolment.

  • recordAttocapability.png

    Control audio/video recording

    A new capability specifying who can use the audio and video recording buttons in the Atto editor allows you to control such recordings.