https://docs.moodle.org/38/en/api.php?action=feedcontributions&user=Sbourget&feedformat=atomMoodleDocs - User contributions [en]2024-03-28T19:46:21ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.39.6https://docs.moodle.org/38/en/index.php?title=Upgrading&diff=127777Upgrading2017-05-10T17:01:42Z<p>Sbourget: /* Possible issues that may affect you in Moodle {{Version}} */</p>
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<div>{{Installing Moodle}} <br />
''This page explains in detail how to upgrade Moodle. For a summary of the process, see [[Upgrade overview]].''<br />
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==Check the requirements==<br />
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Check that your server meets all requirements for {{Version}} in ''Administration > Site administration > Server > [[Environment]]''. <br />
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The minimum required PHP version in Moodle 3.2 onwards is 5.6.5.<br />
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Note: You can only upgrade to Moodle {{Version}} from Moodle 2.7 or later. If upgrading from earlier versions, you must [https://docs.moodle.org/27/en/Upgrading_to_Moodle_2.7 upgrade to 2.7] as a first step.<br />
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==Before upgrading==<br />
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'''We advise that you test the upgrade first on a COPY of your production site, to make sure it works as you expect.'''<br />
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Consider setting the [[Upgrade key|upgrade key]] for your site.<br />
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== Backup important data ==<br />
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There are three areas that should be backed up before any upgrade:<br />
#Moodle software (For example, everything in server/htdocs/moodle)<br />
#Moodle uploaded files (For example, server/moodledata)<br />
#Moodle database (For example, your Postgres or MySQL database dump)<br />
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See [[Site backup]] for more specific information.<br />
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== Check for plugin updates ==<br />
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If you have [[Automatic updates deployment]] enabled, you will be able to update installed plugins automatically during the upgrade. Just make sure you check for available updates (via the button for it) at the Plugins check screen.<br />
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If you are updating plugins manually, it is a good moment now to check in the [http://moodle.org/plugins Moodle Plugins directory] whether there is a {{Version}} version available for any plugins (including themes) that you have previously installed on your site. If so, download the plugin package. In the next step, you will copy it to the appropriate location in your Moodle code (see [[Installing plugins]]).<br />
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The upgrade of the plugin will then happen as part of the Moodle upgrade process.<br />
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If an out-of-date plugin causes your upgrade to fail, you can usually delete the plugin code rather than uninstalling it from within Moodle so that the data associated with it is not deleted.<br />
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==Put your site into maintenance mode==<br />
Before you begin upgrading your site, you should put it into [[Maintenance_mode | maintenance mode]] to stop any non-admin users from logging in. Then you should wait for any currently running cron processes to complete before proceeding.<br />
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== Install the new Moodle software ==<br />
You can fetch the current version of the software through <br />
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wget http://sourceforge.net/projects/moodle/files/Moodle/stable{{Version2}}/moodle-latest-{{Version2}}.tgz<br />
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=== Standard install package ===<br />
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# Move your old Moodle software program files to another location. ''Do NOT copy new files over the old files.''<br />
# Unzip or unpack the upgrade file so that all the new Moodle software program files are in the location the old files used to be in on the server. Moodle will adjust SQL and moodledata if it needs to in the upgrade.<br />
# Copy your old [[Configuration file|config.php file]] back to the new Moodle directory. <br />
# As mentioned above, if you had installed any plugins on your site you should add them to the new code tree (Moodle directory structure) now. It is important to check that you get the correct version for your new version of Moodle. Be particularly careful that you do not overwrite any code in the new version of Moodle and that you place the plugin folders in the correct directory (the same directory that they are in in the current installation.)<br />
# Your moodledata folder should be located separately to your Moodle code folder and, as such, should not need anything done to it. Moodle 3.0 will throw a warning if it is located in a web accessible folder and the moodledata should never be located in the Moodle code folder. If you are moving your installation to a new server or new location on your server, then you will need to follow the Migration documents.<br />
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====Linux====<br />
mv moodle moodle.backup<br />
tar xvzf moodle-{{Version}}.tgz<br />
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Next, copy across your config.php, any custom plugins, and your .htaccess file if you created one ('''check that custom plugins are the correct version for your new Moodle first'''):<br />
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cp moodle.backup/config.php moodle<br />
cp -pr moodle.backup/theme/mytheme moodle/theme/mytheme<br />
cp -pr moodle.backup/mod/mymod moodle/mod/mymod<br />
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Don't forget to make moodle/config.php (and the rest of the source code) readable by your www server. Ideally the files should not be writeable by your server.<br />
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chown -R www-data:www-data moodle (Linux debian - change to appropriate user and group for your OS version)<br />
chmod -R 755 moodle<br />
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If you use cron, take care that cron.php is executeable and uses the correct php command: <br />
chmod 740 admin/cli/cron.php (some configurations need chmod 750 or chmod 755)<br />
copy the first line from cron.php (if it looks like '#!/usr/local/bin/php' or '#!/usr/local/bin/php5.3', no need to copy '<?php') <br />
if necessary. However, for a simple upgrade, there should be no need to change anything with cron.<br />
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=== Using Git ===<br />
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You can use Git for updating or upgrading your Moodle. See [[Git for Administrators]] for details.<br />
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===Command line upgrade===<br />
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On Linux servers, Moodle {{Version}} supports running the [[CLI|upgrade from the command line]], rather than through a web browser. This is likely to be more reliable, particularly for large sites.<br />
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== Finishing the upgrade ==<br />
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The last step is to trigger the upgrade processes within Moodle. <br />
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If you put your site into Maintenance mode earlier; take it out now!<br />
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To do this just go to ''Administration > Site administration > Notifications''.<br />
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Moodle will automatically detect the new version and perform all the SQL database or file system upgrades that are necessary. If there is anything it can't do itself (very rare) then you will see messages telling you what you need to do.<br />
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Assuming all goes well (no error messages) then you can start using your new version of Moodle and enjoy the new features!<br />
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Note: If you are running multiple servers then you should purge all caches manually (via ''Administration > Site administration > Development > Purge all caches'') after completing the upgrade on all servers.<br />
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===Fatal error: Maximum execution time of 30 seconds exceeded...===<br />
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If your server uses a main language other than English, you may encounter a 'Fatal error: Maximum execution time of 30 seconds exceeded' when you try to upgrade it. You can increase max_execution_time = 160 on php.ini to allow the scripts enough time to process the language update. Otherwise, you can switch to English as the default language before doing the upgrade and back to your original language after a succcessful upgrade. See the forum discussion at https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=119598.<br />
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==After upgrading==<br />
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The config.php file from your installation should work fine but if you take a look at config-dist.php that came with Moodle 3.0 there are more/different options available (e.g. database drivers and settings). It's a good idea to map your old config.php settings to a new one based on the 3.0 config-dist.php.<br />
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===Cron===<br />
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Cron has received a major update (MDL-25499) and now has support for both scheduled and ad hoc tasks.<br />
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The benefits of these changes are:<br />
* The schedule for every task can be configured by the admin<br />
* Tasks can run in parallel<br />
* Cron processes use locking to prevent the same task running at the same time by different processes<br />
* Clusters with multiple identical application nodes are supported, you can run cron on all of them<br />
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A result of this is that cron can be run much more often, which means (for example) forum posts can be sent out sooner. To take advantage of the new cron system it is now strongly recommended that administrators increase the frequency that cron is run to at least ''once per minute''.<br />
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You also may need to modify any automated scripts you have that are parsing the output from cron. It is no longer possible to simply monitor the output of cron for the string "Cron script completed correctly" (if that is what you were doing). An alternative is to monitor the output for the string "task failed:". If you detect that a task is failing, [[Cron#Debugging_Scheduled_Tasks|here]] are some tips for debugging the failure. <br />
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Before the upgrade, there may have been a cron task that was failing, which was preventing the rest of cron from being executed. A failure in any single task will no longer prevent the rest of the Moodle cron tasks from executing, so you may uncover previously masked bugs. It is a good idea to closely monitor the output from cron after the upgrade.<br />
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===Assignments===<br />
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The old assignment (2.2) module has been removed from core and has been replaced by a stub to support transparently remapping URLs and restoring course backups from the old module to the new one. <br />
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If you are still using the old assignment (2.2) module, after upgrading to Moodle 3.0 all assignment (2.2) activities will be hidden. You need to run the [[Assignment upgrade tool]] to un-hide the activities.<br />
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If you really, really need to keep using the old assignment (2.2) module, you should update the code to Moodle 3.0, and then replace the "mod/assignment" folder with the one from https://github.com/moodlehq/moodle-mod_assignment/releases before completing the upgrade.<br />
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==Possible issues that may affect you in Moodle {{Version}}==<br />
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* Block "Course overview" was removed and replaced with the new block. Third party modules may not yet be compatible with the new dashboard block, in this case you can download the legacy block from [https://moodle.org/plugins/block_course_overview here]<br />
* The repository Skydrive is deprecated; please migrate to the newer [https://docs.moodle.org/38/en/OneDrive_repository OneDrive repository]<br />
* Tagging functionality was added to Forums posts, Glossaries entries and Book pages. It will be enabled by default after upgrade, if you don not want it to be enabled go to Site administration > Appearance > Tags and disable individual tag areas.<br />
* PHPMailer was updated to [https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer/releases/tag/v5.2.20 5.2.20] that contains important security fix with possible side effect - complex sender addresses (such as those used in VERP addressing) may no longer work. PHPMailer advises switching to the SMTP transport if you need that functionality, and it offers higher performance anyway.<br />
* The way how authentication plugins settings are internally stored has been updated and improved. In rare cases, the settings may be falsely reported as newly added during the upgrade. No functionality should be negatively affected but it may be wise to review configuration of your enabled authentication methods before and after the upgrade.<br />
* If you are using forced settings for authentication plugins, you should review and update the settings. Authentication plugins are now stored as "auth_manual" instead of "auth/manual"<br />
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See the [[dev:Moodle {{Version}} release notes|Moodle {{Version}} release notes]] for the full list of changes in Moodle {{Version}}.<br />
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=== Moodle 2.9, 3.0, 3.1 and 3.2 improvements ===<br />
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Depending on which version you are upgrading from, please see the section 'Possible issues that may affect you' in the documentation<br />
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* [https://docs.moodle.org/29/en/Upgrading Upgrading to Moodle 2.9]<br />
* [https://docs.moodle.org/30/en/Upgrading Upgrading to Moodle 3.0]<br />
* [https://docs.moodle.org/31/en/Upgrading Upgrading to Moodle 3.1]<br />
* [https://docs.moodle.org/32/en/Upgrading Upgrading to Moodle 3.2]<br />
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==See also==<br />
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* [[Installation]]<br />
* Using Moodle [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/view.php?id=28 Installation help forum] <br />
* [[dev:Moodle {{Version}} release notes|Moodle {{Version}} release notes]]<br />
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* [[block_links|Installation]]<br />
* [[block_links_setup|Configuring the block ]]<br />
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<div>{{block_links}}<br />
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== Overview ==<br />
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The links block allow administrators to define system wide web links for users based on their user profile fields. The block currently supports 4 profile fields, department, institution, city, and country. An administrator can choose one of these fields to control how the links will be displayed.<br />
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==Usage Example==<br />
School X uses a single Moodle instance between it's two campuses (located in North Nowhere, and South Nowhere.) Since all of their classes are offered as a combination of face-to-face and online learning, students can only attend one campus at a time. School X has a collection of web resources that are available to all students and each campus has additional web resources that are available only to students attending that campus.<br />
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===Setup===<br />
The administrator will need to choose which profile field that will identify which profile field will identify the students. In the case of School X, their accounts are automatically populated using the LDAP and the Institution field has a value of either "North Nowhere" or "South Nowhere".<br />
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===Adding Links===<br />
Links are added by navigating to Site Administration -> Plugins -> Blocks -> Links<br />
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[[File:block_links_settings.png|800px]]<br />
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And then clicking on '''Add/Edit Links'''<br />
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[[File:block_links_management.png|800px]]<br />
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From here the administrator can add links to be displayed in the block by clicking on the "Add Links" button.<br />
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[[File:block_links_add_link.png|800px]]<br />
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The list of available categories are populated automatically based on the current values of the selected user profile field. So in the case of School X the only available categories are "North Nowhere" and "South Nowhere" From here the administrator can also edit, remove or hide links.<br />
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[[File:block_links_all_links.png|800px]]<br />
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Once the block is configured, the user will only see the links they have should see. Users with the appropriate permissions will also have an 'add/edit' link displayed in the block.<br />
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<div>{{block_links}}<br />
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== Overview ==<br />
<br />
The links block allow administrators to define system wide web links for users based on their user profile fields. The block currently supports 4 profile fields, department, institution, city, and country. An administrator can choose one of these fields to control how the links will be displayed.<br />
<br />
==Usage Example==<br />
School X uses a single Moodle instance between it's two campuses (located in North Nowhere, and South Nowhere.) Since all of their classes are offered as a combination of face-to-face and online learning, students can only attend one campus at a time. School X has a collection of web resources that are available to all students and each campus has additional web resources that are available only to students attending that campus.<br />
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===Setup===<br />
The administrator will need to choose which profile field that will identify which profile field will identify the students. In the case of School X, their accounts are automatically populated using the LDAP and the Institution field has a value of either "North Nowhere" or "South Nowhere".<br />
<br />
===Adding Links===<br />
Links are added by navigating to Site Administration -> Plugins -> Blocks -> Links<br />
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[[File:block_links_settings.png]]<br />
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And then clicking on '''Add/Edit Links'''<br />
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[[File:block_links_management.png]]<br />
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From here the administrator can add links to be displayed in the block by clicking on the "Add Links" button.<br />
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[[File:block_links_add_link.png]]<br />
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The list of available categories are populated automatically based on the current values of the selected user profile field. So in the case of School X the only available categories are "North Nowhere" and "South Nowhere" From here the administrator can also edit, remove or hide links.<br />
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[[File:block_links_all_links.png]]<br />
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Once the block is configured, the user will only see the links they have should see. Users with the appropriate permissions will also have an 'add/edit' link displayed in the block.<br />
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<div>{{block_links}}<br />
<br />
<br />
== Overview ==<br />
<br />
The links block allow administrators to define system wide web links for users based on their user profile fields. The block currently supports 4 profile fields, department, institution, city, and country. An administrator can choose one of these fields to control how the links will be displayed.<br />
<br />
==Usage Example==<br />
School X uses a single Moodle instance between it's two campuses (located in North Nowhere, and South Nowhere.) Since all of their classes are offered as a combination of face-to-face and online learning, students can only attend one campus at a time. School X has a collection of web resources that are available to all students and each campus has additional web resources that are available only to students attending that campus.<br />
<br />
===Setup===<br />
The administrator will need to choose which profile field that will identify which profile field will identify the students. In the case of School X, their accounts are automatically populated using the LDAP and the Institution field has a value of either "North Nowhere" or "South Nowhere".<br />
<br />
===Adding Links===<br />
Links are added by navigating to Site Administration -> Plugins -> Blocks -> Links<br />
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[[File:block_links_settings.png]]<br />
<br />
And then clicking on '''Add/Edit Links'''<br />
<br />
[[File:block_links_management.png]]<br />
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From here the administrator can add links to be displayed in the block<br />
<br />
[[File:block_links_add_link.png]]<br />
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* [[block_links_setup|Configuring the block ]]<br />
* [[block_links_settings|Settings]]<br />
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<div>{{block_links}}<br />
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The '''links''' block allows site administrator to define web links to users on a site based on a user profile field<br />
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==Installation==<br />
* Select the correct version of the "block_links.zip" blockfor your Moodle installation (The links block currently works for Moodle 2.9 or later)<br />
* Unpack the zip file into the block folder of your Moodle site<br />
* Login to the Moodle site as administrator and <br />
* In site administration block click on notifications <br />
* Moodle will install the links block.<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[http://moodle.org/plugins/view.php?plugin=block_links Links block] in the Modules and plugins database page for downloads and more information.<br />
*Discussions: please create or find a discussion topic in the [https://moodle.org/mod/forum/view.php?id=44 General add-ons forum]<br />
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<div>{{Links}}<br />
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The '''links''' block allows site administrator to define web links to users on a site based on a user profile field<br />
<br />
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==Installation==<br />
* Select the correct version of the "block_links.zip" blockfor your Moodle installation (The links block currently works for Moodle 2.9 or later)<br />
* Unpack the zip file into the block folder of your Moodle site<br />
* Login to the Moodle site as administrator and <br />
* In site administration block click on notifications <br />
* Moodle will install the links block.<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[http://moodle.org/plugins/view.php?plugin=block_links Links block] in the Modules and plugins database page for downloads and more information.<br />
*Discussions: please create or find a discussion topic in the [https://moodle.org/mod/forum/view.php?id=44 General add-ons forum]<br />
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<div>{{Pcast}}<br />
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==Why don't my uploaded episodes show up in the RSS feed?==<br />
*The RSS feed only displays episodes uploaded by users who are in the same group as the current user. <br />
*Episodes from users who are not enrolled in the course will not be displayed in the RSS feed.<br />
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==Why doesn't the image I uploaded for my podcast display in iTunes? ==<br />
*iTunes only displays the podcast image when displaying the podcast in the iTunes store. <br />
*More information can be found here: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1557646/itunes-does-not-show-podcast-image<br />
*To work around this limitation, simply add the image to each of your uploaded media files either as the first few frames of the video or as cover-art to the MP3 audio files.<br />
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* [[Creating a pcast]]<br />
* [[Pcast settings]]<br />
* [[Pcast FAQ]]<br />
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<div>{{Pcast}}<br />
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The '''Pcast''' module makes it simple to create podcasts in moodle. Podcast episodes can be instructor created or added by course participants.<br />
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==Installation==<br />
* Select the correct version of the "pcast.zip" module for your Moodle installation (Pcast currently works for Moodle 2.1 or later)<br />
* Unpack the zip file into the mod folder of your Moodle site<br />
* Login to the Moodle site as administrator and <br />
* In site administration block click on notifications <br />
* Moodle will install the Pcast module.<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[http://moodle.org/plugins/view.php?plugin=mod_pcast Pcast Module] is a Modules and plugins database page for downloads and more information.<br />
*Discussions: please create or find a discussion topic in the [https://moodle.org/mod/forum/view.php?id=44 General add-ons forum]<br />
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<div>{{Pcast}}<br />
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==RSS in Pcasts==<br />
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If [[RSS feeds]] are enabled, you will see three additional fields under the pcast setup page: <br />
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===Enable RSS===<br />
<br />
This turns RSS on or off. When set to “No” the RSS feed is disabled. When set to “Yes” the RSS feed will generate a list of episodes. <br />
<br />
===Number of episodes===<br />
<br />
This number sets the number of episodes to be listed on the RSS feed. If this number is set to 5, then episodes will be sent to subscribers. The sorting of the episodes are controlled by the RSS sort order setting. <br />
<br />
===RSS sort order===<br />
<br />
This controls which episodes will be listed on the RSS feed. If this is set to 'Newest episode first' the the episodes are listed from newest to oldest. If it is set to 'Oldest episode first' the the episodes are listed with the oldest episodes at the top.<br />
<br />
When RSS is enabled for your pcast, an orange RSS button appears on the main page (in the settings block). When a user clicks on the RSS button, they see the [[XML]] code displayed, needed by the news-reader. <br />
<br />
==iTunes==<br />
<br />
If both RSS and iTunes are enabled, you will see 6 additional fields in the pcast setup page.<br />
<br />
===Enable RSS for iTunes===<br />
<br />
This control allows the pcast module to create a .pcast file so the iTunes application (Created by Apple Computer) can subscribe directly to the podcast episodes.<br />
<br />
===Subtitle===<br />
<br />
This is the subtitle for the podcast. This is an iTunes specific field<br />
<br />
===Author===<br />
<br />
The field allows the author to be configured for the podcast. Only users who have the 'mod/pcast:manage' capability will be listed.<br />
<br />
===Keywords===<br />
<br />
These are keywords describing the podcast. This is an iTunes specific field<br />
<br />
===Category===<br />
<br />
This is the classification of the podcast. This is an iTunes specific field.<br />
<br />
===Explicit content===<br />
<br />
This is used to identify if the content of the podcast. This is an iTunes specific field.<br />
<br />
==Pcast posting options==<br />
<br />
===Allow user comments===<br />
<br />
This option only appears if the commenting system is enabled. This allows users to comment on the individual episodes.<br />
<br />
===Allow users to post episodes===<br />
<br />
If this option is set to 'Yes', then students or other users who have the 'mod/pcast:write' capability can add episodes to the podcast. If the option is set to 'No' then only teachers or other users who have the 'mod/pcast:manage' capability can add episodes.<br />
<br />
===Require approval for episodes===<br />
<br />
If this setting is enabled, then all episodes must be approved before they are displayed.<br />
<br />
===Display author names===<br />
<br />
If this setting is enabled, then each episode will display the name of the author next to it.<br />
<br />
===Display names of viewers===<br />
<br />
If this setting is enabled, then each episode will display the number of views and the users who viewed them.<br />
<br />
===Allow episode categories===<br />
<br />
If this setting is enabled, then each episode can be categorized using an iTunes category.<br />
<br />
==Podcast image==<br />
<br />
This advanced feature allows the RSS feed to show a custom image in place of the standard moodle logo.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Site administration settings==<br />
<br />
The pcast module has additional settings which may be changed by an administrator in ''Settings > Site administration > Plugins > Activity modules > Pcast''.<br />
<br />
===Enable RSS Feeds===<br />
<br />
This setting enables the RSS options for all instances of the pcast module on the moodle site.<br />
<br />
===Enable iTunes RSS===<br />
<br />
This setting enables RSS iTunes options for all instances of the pcast module on the moodle site. This setting requires 'Enable RSS Feeds' to be enabled.<br />
<br />
===Use Media Filter===<br />
<br />
This setting uses allows the moodle media filter to play supported formats when the individual episodes are viewed. If this setting is set to 'No' then only a download link will be displayed for the media files.<br />
<br />
<br />
[[Category:Contributed code]]</div>Sbourgethttps://docs.moodle.org/38/en/index.php?title=Pcast_settings&diff=92845Pcast settings2011-10-27T00:53:21Z<p>Sbourget: Created page with "==RSS in Pcasts== If RSS feeds are enabled, you will see three additional fields under the pcast setup page: ===Enable RSS=== This turns RSS on or off. When set to “No..."</p>
<hr />
<div>==RSS in Pcasts==<br />
<br />
If [[RSS feeds]] are enabled, you will see three additional fields under the pcast setup page: <br />
<br />
===Enable RSS===<br />
<br />
This turns RSS on or off. When set to “No” the RSS feed is disabled. When set to “Yes” the RSS feed will generate a list of episodes. <br />
<br />
===Number of episodes===<br />
<br />
This number sets the number of episodes to be listed on the RSS feed. If this number is set to 5, then episodes will be sent to subscribers. The sorting of the episodes are controlled by the RSS sort order setting. <br />
<br />
===RSS sort order===<br />
<br />
This controls which episodes will be listed on the RSS feed. If this is set to 'Newest episode first' the the episodes are listed from newest to oldest. If it is set to 'Oldest episode first' the the episodes are listed with the oldest episodes at the top.<br />
<br />
When RSS is enabled for your pcast, an orange RSS button appears on the main page (in the settings block). When a user clicks on the RSS button, they see the [[XML]] code displayed, needed by the news-reader. <br />
<br />
==iTunes==<br />
<br />
If both RSS and iTunes are enabled, you will see 6 additional fields in the pcast setup page.<br />
<br />
===Enable RSS for iTunes===<br />
<br />
This control allows the pcast module to create a .pcast file so the iTunes application (Created by Apple Computer) can subscribe directly to the podcast episodes.<br />
<br />
===Subtitle===<br />
<br />
This is the subtitle for the podcast. This is an iTunes specific field<br />
<br />
===Author===<br />
<br />
The field allows the author to be configured for the podcast. Only users who have the 'mod/pcast:manage' capability will be listed.<br />
<br />
===Keywords===<br />
<br />
These are keywords describing the podcast. This is an iTunes specific field<br />
<br />
===Category===<br />
<br />
This is the classification of the podcast. This is an iTunes specific field.<br />
<br />
===Explicit content===<br />
<br />
This is used to identify if the content of the podcast. This is an iTunes specific field.<br />
<br />
==Pcast posting options==<br />
<br />
===Allow user comments===<br />
<br />
This option only appears if the commenting system is enabled. This allows users to comment on the individual episodes.<br />
<br />
===Allow users to post episodes===<br />
<br />
If this option is set to 'Yes', then students or other users who have the 'mod/pcast:write' capability can add episodes to the podcast. If the option is set to 'No' then only teachers or other users who have the 'mod/pcast:manage' capability can add episodes.<br />
<br />
===Require approval for episodes===<br />
<br />
If this setting is enabled, then all episodes must be approved before they are displayed.<br />
<br />
===Display author names===<br />
<br />
If this setting is enabled, then each episode will display the name of the author next to it.<br />
<br />
===Display names of viewers===<br />
<br />
If this setting is enabled, then each episode will display the number of views and the users who viewed them.<br />
<br />
===Allow episode categories===<br />
<br />
If this setting is enabled, then each episode can be categorized using an iTunes category.<br />
<br />
==Podcast image==<br />
<br />
This advanced feature allows the RSS feed to show a custom image in place of the standard moodle logo.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Site administration settings==<br />
<br />
The pcast module has additional settings which may be changed by an administrator in ''Settings > Site administration > Plugins > Activity modules > Pcast''.<br />
<br />
===Enable RSS Feeds===<br />
<br />
This setting enables the RSS options for all instances of the pcast module on the moodle site.<br />
<br />
===Enable iTunes RSS===<br />
<br />
This setting enables RSS iTunes options for all instances of the pcast module on the moodle site. This setting requires 'Enable RSS Feeds' to be enabled.<br />
<br />
===Use Media Filter===<br />
<br />
This setting uses allows the moodle media filter to play supported formats when the individual episodes are viewed. If this setting is set to 'No' then only a download link will be displayed for the media files.<br />
<br />
<br />
[[Category:Contributed code]]</div>Sbourgethttps://docs.moodle.org/38/en/index.php?title=Creating_a_pcast&diff=92844Creating a pcast2011-10-27T00:52:54Z<p>Sbourget: </p>
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<div>{{Pcast}}<br />
==Adding a Pcast==<br />
<br />
To add a pcast:<br />
#Click the "Turn editing on" button.<br />
#Select Pcast from the "Add an activity" dropdown menu.<br />
#On the Adding a new pcast page give your new pcast a descriptive name.<br />
#Describe the purpose of the pcast, provide instructions or background information, links etc. in the Description area.<br />
#Select the general and grade options and the common module settings.<br />
#Click the "Save changes" button at the bottom of the page.<br />
<br />
<br />
[[Category:Contributed code]]</div>Sbourgethttps://docs.moodle.org/38/en/index.php?title=Creating_a_pcast&diff=92843Creating a pcast2011-10-27T00:52:04Z<p>Sbourget: Created page with "{{Pcast}} ==Adding a Pcast== To add a pcast: #Click the "Turn editing on" button. #Select Pcast from the "Add an activity" dropdown menu. #On the Adding a new pcast page give yo..."</p>
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<div>{{Pcast}}<br />
==Adding a Pcast==<br />
<br />
To add a pcast:<br />
#Click the "Turn editing on" button.<br />
#Select Pcast from the "Add an activity" dropdown menu.<br />
#On the Adding a new pcast page give your new pcast a descriptive name.<br />
#Describe the purpose of the pcast, provide instructions or background information, links etc. in the Description area.<br />
#Select the general and grade options and the common module settings (see below).<br />
#Click the "Save changes" button at the bottom of the page.<br />
<br />
==RSS in Pcasts==<br />
<br />
If [[RSS feeds]] are enabled, you will see three additional fields under the pcast setup page: <br />
<br />
===Enable RSS===<br />
<br />
This turns RSS on or off. When set to “No” the RSS feed is disabled. When set to “Yes” the RSS feed will generate a list of episodes. <br />
<br />
===Number of episodes===<br />
<br />
This number sets the number of episodes to be listed on the RSS feed. If this number is set to 5, then episodes will be sent to subscribers. The sorting of the episodes are controlled by the RSS sort order setting. <br />
<br />
===RSS sort order===<br />
<br />
This controls which episodes will be listed on the RSS feed. If this is set to 'Newest episode first' the the episodes are listed from newest to oldest. If it is set to 'Oldest episode first' the the episodes are listed with the oldest episodes at the top.<br />
<br />
When RSS is enabled for your pcast, an orange RSS button appears on the main page (in the settings block). When a user clicks on the RSS button, they see the [[XML]] code displayed, needed by the news-reader. <br />
<br />
==iTunes==<br />
<br />
If both RSS and iTunes are enabled, you will see 6 additional fields in the pcast setup page.<br />
<br />
===Enable RSS for iTunes===<br />
<br />
This control allows the pcast module to create a .pcast file so the iTunes application (Created by Apple Computer) can subscribe directly to the podcast episodes.<br />
<br />
===Subtitle===<br />
<br />
This is the subtitle for the podcast. This is an iTunes specific field<br />
<br />
===Author===<br />
<br />
The field allows the author to be configured for the podcast. Only users who have the 'mod/pcast:manage' capability will be listed.<br />
<br />
===Keywords===<br />
<br />
These are keywords describing the podcast. This is an iTunes specific field<br />
<br />
===Category===<br />
<br />
This is the classification of the podcast. This is an iTunes specific field.<br />
<br />
===Explicit content===<br />
<br />
This is used to identify if the content of the podcast. This is an iTunes specific field.<br />
<br />
==Pcast posting options==<br />
<br />
===Allow user comments===<br />
<br />
This option only appears if the commenting system is enabled. This allows users to comment on the individual episodes.<br />
<br />
===Allow users to post episodes===<br />
<br />
If this option is set to 'Yes', then students or other users who have the 'mod/pcast:write' capability can add episodes to the podcast. If the option is set to 'No' then only teachers or other users who have the 'mod/pcast:manage' capability can add episodes.<br />
<br />
===Require approval for episodes===<br />
<br />
If this setting is enabled, then all episodes must be approved before they are displayed.<br />
<br />
===Display author names===<br />
<br />
If this setting is enabled, then each episode will display the name of the author next to it.<br />
<br />
===Display names of viewers===<br />
<br />
If this setting is enabled, then each episode will display the number of views and the users who viewed them.<br />
<br />
===Allow episode categories===<br />
<br />
If this setting is enabled, then each episode can be categorized using an iTunes category.<br />
<br />
==Podcast image==<br />
<br />
This advanced feature allows the RSS feed to show a custom image in place of the standard moodle logo.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Site administration settings==<br />
<br />
The pcast module has additional settings which may be changed by an administrator in ''Settings > Site administration > Plugins > Activity modules > Pcast''.<br />
<br />
===Enable RSS Feeds===<br />
<br />
This setting enables the RSS options for all instances of the pcast module on the moodle site.<br />
<br />
===Enable iTunes RSS===<br />
<br />
This setting enables RSS iTunes options for all instances of the pcast module on the moodle site. This setting requires 'Enable RSS Feeds' to be enabled.<br />
<br />
===Use Media Filter===<br />
<br />
This setting uses allows the moodle media filter to play supported formats when the individual episodes are viewed. If this setting is set to 'No' then only a download link will be displayed for the media files.<br />
<br />
<br />
[[Category:Contributed code]]</div>Sbourgethttps://docs.moodle.org/38/en/index.php?title=Template:Pcast&diff=92842Template:Pcast2011-10-27T00:04:48Z<p>Sbourget: Created page with "<div class="sideblock right" style="width: 12em;"> <div class="header">Pcast module</div> <div class="content"> * Creating a pcast * Pcast settings </div> </div>"</p>
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<div><div class="sideblock right" style="width: 12em;"><br />
<div class="header">[[Pcast module]]</div><br />
<div class="content"><br />
* [[Creating a pcast]]<br />
* [[Pcast settings]]<br />
</div><br />
</div></div>Sbourgethttps://docs.moodle.org/38/en/index.php?title=Pcast_module&diff=92841Pcast module2011-10-26T23:56:31Z<p>Sbourget: Created page with "{{Pcast}} The '''Pcast''' module makes it simple to create podcasts in moodle. Podcast episodes can be instructor created or added by course participants. ==Installation== * ..."</p>
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<div>{{Pcast}}<br />
<br />
The '''Pcast''' module makes it simple to create podcasts in moodle. Podcast episodes can be instructor created or added by course participants.<br />
<br />
<br />
==Installation==<br />
* Select the correct version of the "pcast.zip" module for your Moodle installation (Pcast currently works for Moodle 2.1 or later)<br />
* Unpack the zip file into the mod folder of your Moodle site<br />
* Login to the Moodle site as administrator and <br />
* In site administration block click on notifications <br />
* Moodle will install the Pcast module.<br />
<br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
*[http://moodle.org/plugins/view.php?plugin=mod_pcast Pcast Module] is a Modules and plugins database page for downloads and more information.<br />
*Discussions: please create or find a discussion topic in the [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/view.php?id=7230 Podcasting forum]<br />
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[[Category:Contributed code]]</div>Sbourget