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             <h4>GDPR</h4>
             <h4>GDPR features</h4>
             <p>Formerly a plugin, Inspire Analytics is now available in core, providing detailed descriptive and prescriptive reports to support learners at risk. Feedback welcome.</p>
             <p>New Privacy and policies links help meet [[GDPR]] requirements.</p>
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             <h4> New filters for user tours</h4>
             <h4> Simple Global Search</h4>
             <p>[[User tours]] may now be filtered by category, course and course format, making tours target more specific areas of your site.</p>
             <p>A new, simple global search feature is available without the need to install an external engine.</p>
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             <h4>HTTPS conversion</h4>
             <h4>GDPR features</h4>
             <p>Convert HTTP embedded content to HTTPS to ensure it works on your HTTPS site with this tool, now available in core..</p>
             <p>New Privacy and policies links help meet [[GDPR]] requirements.</p>
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             <h4>OAuth2 services trusted email</h4>
             <h4> Simple Global Search</h4>
             <p>A useful checkbox gives the option of accepting OAuth2 signups without a confirmation email, useful if your organisation uses Google for its domain.</p>
             <p>A new, simple global search feature is available without the need to install an external engine.</p>
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             <h4>Manage all Tokens</h4>
             <h4>LTI Advantage 1.1 support</h4>
             <p>Along with a new capability, ''Manage all tokens'', a new admin screen displays user tokens with information and the option to delete them.</p>
             <p>[[External tool]] settings now include support  for LTI Membership and AGS services..</p>
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             <h4>Site registration</h4>
             <h4>More badge criteria</h4>
             <p>A clearer site registration page encourages you to register your site, use the mobile app and receive useful updates. Registered sites can share courses via Moodle.net only.</p>
             <p>Award badges for user picture upload, cohort membership and previously awarded badges.</p>
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             <h4>Database entry tagging</h4>
             <h4>Cohort themes</h4>
             <p>'Data records' is now part of the default tag collection, allowing for more possibilities with [[Managing tags]].</p>
             <p>Specify a theme for a cohort to easily differentiate.</p>
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             <h4>Improved Global Search</h4>
             <h4>New capabilities</h4>
             <p>If [[Global search]] is activated,HTML block content may now be searched and if the admin setting "Search all courses" is enabled, then users can search courses they are not enrolled in but are allowed to view.</p>
             <p>There are eleven new capabilities, including several relating to data, privacy and policies.</p>
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            <h4>Farewell Messages block</h4>
            <p>With enhanced messaging since Moodle 3.2, there's no need for the old Messages block so it's become a plugin.</p>
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[[Category:New features]]
[[Category:New features]]

Revision as of 12:59, 12 May 2018

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 Moodle 3.5 release notes.


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    GDPR features

    New Privacy and policies links help meet GDPR requirements.

  • SimpleSearch.jpg

    Simple Global Search

    A new, simple global search feature is available without the need to install an external engine.

  • GDPRSection.png

    GDPR features

    New Privacy and policies links help meet GDPR requirements.

  • SimpleSearch.jpg

    Simple Global Search

    A new, simple global search feature is available without the need to install an external engine.

  • LTIAdvantage.png

    LTI Advantage 1.1 support

    External tool settings now include support for LTI Membership and AGS services..

  • ProfilePictureBadge.jpg

    More badge criteria

    Award badges for user picture upload, cohort membership and previously awarded badges.

  • CohortThemes.jpg

    Cohort themes

    Specify a theme for a cohort to easily differentiate.

  • 35NewCapabilities.png

    New capabilities

    There are eleven new capabilities, including several relating to data, privacy and policies.