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As usual Moodle HQ and our incredible community have brought together work from all corners of the globe to this release. Scalable, responsive and private, Moodle 2.7 is our best release yet. Here are the highlights of this release, and you can view screencasts of some of these highlights on the official MoodleHQ YouTube page: [http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxcO_MFWQBDe8RRnGjoUDqbcm9PSlIoWn Moodle 2.7 Release Highlights Playlist].
Read on for an overview of the key features and improvements in Moodle 4.1, or watch our [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxcO_MFWQBDdg4BgkFRpDPL39GXrL_Bq3 YouTube playlist of 4.1 New features].


Full details of the release, with technical information, can be found in the [https://docs.moodle.org/dev/Moodle_2.7_release_notes Moodle 2.7 Release notes].
For role-specific information, see [[New for teachers]], [[New for students]] and [[New for administrators]].


The list of major features and improvements can be found in the [https://moodledev.io/general/releases/4.1 Moodle 4.1 release notes].
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===Database UX improvements===
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[[File:DatabaseSetupPreset.png|class=img-fluid]]
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Useful start page
</h4>
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A useful new start page makes it easier to set up your [[Database activity]]
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[[File:DBPresets.png|class=img-fluid]]
<h4 class="card-title">
Choice of presets
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Three new Database presets are available.
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[[File:PresetPreview.png|class=img-fluid]]
<h4 class="card-title">
Preview presets
</h4>
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Preview presets before using.
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</div>
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[[File:ApprovalStatus.png|class=img-fluid]]
<h4 class="card-title">
Approval status
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Approval status is clearly visible and easy to manage.
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===Gradebook UX improvements===
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[[File:SearchSingleView.png|class=img-fluid]]
<h4 class="card-title">
Single view report
</h4>
<p class="card-text">
Search by user, group or grade item in a clearer [[Single view]] interface
</p>
</div>
</div>
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<div class="card-body">
[[File:CollapseUserReport.png|class=img-fluid]]
<h4 class="card-title">
User report
</h4>
<p class="card-text">
Collapse categories for clearer viewing
</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
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<div class="card-body">
[[File:GradeSummary.png|class=img-fluid]]
<h4 class="card-title">
New Grade summary report
</h4>
<p class="card-text">
Access a useful new [[Grade summary report]].
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</div>
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[[File:ExtraGradeLetters.png|class=img-fluid]]
<h4 class="card-title">
Extra Grade letters
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Increase the number of elements in the grade scale
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</div>
</div>
</div>


===Question bank improvements===
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[[File:InlineQuestionEdit.png|class=img-fluid]]
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Inline editing
</h4>
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Edit a question title directly from the [[Question bank]].
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</div>
</div>
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<div class="card-body">
[[File:LastUsedModified.png|class=img-fluid]]
<h4 class="card-title">
New columns
</h4>
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New 'Modified by' and 'Last used' columns
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</div>
</div>
</div>


=== For all users ===
===Custom reports enhancements===
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[[File:ReportSources.png|class=img-fluid]]
<h4 class="card-title">
Additional report sources
</h4>
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Several extra [[Custom reports]] sources are now available to improve reporting.
</p>
</div>
</div>
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[[File:Custom report settings.png|class=img-fluid]]
<h4 class="card-title">
New Custom reports settings page
</h4>
<p class="card-text">
Optimise performance by limiting settings in [[Custom report settings]].
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</div>
</div>
</div>


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===New in integrations===
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[[File:Atto_27.jpg|600px]]
[[File:UseTinyMCE.png|class=img-fluid]]
          <div class="caption">
<h4 class="card-title">
            <h4>Atto, a new, simple-to-use editor</h4>
Updated TinyMCE editor
            <p>Our new Moodle editor focuses on usability and accessibility. TinyMCE is still available, but Atto will be the best editor for most people. [[Text editor|Learn more]]</p>
</h4>
          </div>
<p class="card-text">
        </div>
If enabled by admin, a new version of the [[TinyMCE editor]] is available.
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[[File:Clean27.jpg|600px]]
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          <div class="caption">
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            <h4>Modern appearance with improved responsiveness</h4>
[[File:BBBExternal1.png|class=img-fluid]]
            <p>Moodle now uses Bootstrap themes by default for improved responsive design and usability. Many small improvements have been made all through the interface. You can find more themes in the [https://moodle.org/plugins/browse.php?list=category&id=3 Moodle Plugins database].</p>
<h4 class="card-title">
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Guest access to BigBlueButton
        </div>
</h4>
      </li>
<p class="card-text">
    </ul>
If enabled by admin, teachers can invite external guests into the [[BigBlueButton]]room.
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===New for all===
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[[File:MathJax.jpg|600px]]
[[File:ProfileTimezone.png|class=img-fluid]]
          <div class="caption">
<h4 class="card-title">
            <h4>Mathematics improvements</h4>
Timezone in profile
            <p>Atto features a new mathematical equation editor, producing TeX with a WYSIWIYG interface without needing Java.  This means it works everywhere, even tablets and phones.  We've also added a new MathJax filter for displaying mathematical equations beautifully, without needing any special server setup. [[MathJax filter|Learn more]]</p>
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Easily view a user's timezone from their profile.
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</div>
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</div>
[[File:emailogin.jpg|600px]]
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          <div class="caption">
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            <h4>Log in with your email address</h4>
[[File:ActivityForceLanguage.png|class=img-fluid]]
            <p>A new admin setting allows users to log in not only with their normal username but also with their email address.</p>
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Force a language in activities
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Teachers may force a language in an activity as well as in the course.
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=== For teachers ===
 
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            <h4>Create better customised learning paths with enhanced Conditional Activities</h4>
            <p>Enhancements to this widely used teaching feature in Moodle include an improved, streamlined interface, as well as added support to enable restricted access with "or" conditions and use nested restrictions for complex access criteria. [[Using Conditional activities|Learn more]]</p>
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[[File:Assignment.jpg|600px]]
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            <h4>Improved Assignment feature to better facilitate learning</h4>
            <p>
#Control when to notify students of feedback via a checkbox when grading individual students.
#Teachers can now be assigned permissions to edit or delete student submissions.
#Set a word limit, and comment and edit directly on students' online text assignments.
#Easily keep track of student submissions via filters in the Assignment grading table.  
[[Using Assignment|Learn more]]
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    </ul>
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[[File:Quiz_27.jpg|600px]]
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            <h4>Easily create and manage Quiz & Question bank</h4>
            <p>As well as an updated question type selector, duplicating and moving questions is now easier, and there is an option to 'Save changes and continue editing'. Quiz reports have been improved and the Essay question now allows students simply to add an attachment with no accompanying text. [[Quiz module|Learn more]]</p>
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      </li>
    </ul>
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=== For administrators and managers ===
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[[File:LTS-graph.jpg|600px]]
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            <h4>A long term support release</h4>
            <p>Moodle 2.7 is a LTS release, meaning it will have an extended support of 3 years (until June 2017) for security and data-loss fixes (1.5 years for bug fixes), twice the time of other releases. This makes it an ideal, stable platform for long-term projects.</p>
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      </li>
    </ul>
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[[File:more-theme.jpg|600px]]
          <div class="caption">
            <h4>Easily customise and brand your Moodle site</h4>
            <p>'More' is a new responsive theme designed for users to easily customise the look and feel of their Moodle site from the front-end (admin interface), without the need for advanced technical knowledge. [https://docs.moodle.org/401/en/Standard_themes#Customising_the_.27More.27_theme/ Learn more]</p>
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[[File:listreports.jpg|600px]]
          <div class="caption">
            <h4>Gain an insight into a Moodle site via events reporting</h4>
            <p>A new report listing all events and event details to help administrators, researchers and developers gather and analyse the events and available for use and related data found in Moodle site logs.</p>
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        </div>
      </li>
    </ul>
  </div>
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    <ul class="thumbnails">
      <li class="span6">
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[[File:Logging.jpg|600px]]
          <div class="caption">
            <h4>Improved logging for better reporting</h4>
            <p>A new logging subsystem with plugins allowing detailed and external logs provides opportunities for custom reporting as well as advancements in better learning analytics and reporting standards.</p>
          </div>
        </div>
      </li>
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[[File:Scheduled tasks.jpg|600px]]
          <div class="caption">
            <h4>Scheduled tasks management</h4>
            <p>With an improved scheduling system, tasks can be scheduled precisely, even on complex clustered servers. See [[Scheduled tasks]] for details.</p>
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        </div>
      </li>
    </ul>
  </div>
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==See also==
[[Category:New features]]
 
[[es:Nuevas características de Moodle 2.6]]
[[de:Neue Funktionalitäten]]
[[de:Neue Funktionalitäten]]
 
[[es:Nuevas características de Moodle 4.1]]
* [[:Category:New features|Category:New features]] - list of pages documenting new features in Moodle 2.7
[[fr:Nouveautés de Moodle 4.1]]

Latest revision as of 15:29, 3 December 2022

Read on for an overview of the key features and improvements in Moodle 4.1, or watch our YouTube playlist of 4.1 New features.

For role-specific information, see New for teachers, New for students and New for administrators.

The list of major features and improvements can be found in the Moodle 4.1 release notes.

Database UX improvements

DatabaseSetupPreset.png

Useful start page

A useful new start page makes it easier to set up your Database activity

DBPresets.png

Choice of presets

Three new Database presets are available.

PresetPreview.png

Preview presets

Preview presets before using.

ApprovalStatus.png

Approval status

Approval status is clearly visible and easy to manage.

Gradebook UX improvements

SearchSingleView.png

Single view report

Search by user, group or grade item in a clearer Single view interface

CollapseUserReport.png

User report

Collapse categories for clearer viewing

GradeSummary.png

New Grade summary report

Access a useful new Grade summary report.

ExtraGradeLetters.png

Extra Grade letters

Increase the number of elements in the grade scale

Question bank improvements

InlineQuestionEdit.png

Inline editing

Edit a question title directly from the Question bank.

LastUsedModified.png

New columns

New 'Modified by' and 'Last used' columns

Custom reports enhancements

ReportSources.png

Additional report sources

Several extra Custom reports sources are now available to improve reporting.

Custom report settings.png

New Custom reports settings page

Optimise performance by limiting settings in Custom report settings.

New in integrations

UseTinyMCE.png

Updated TinyMCE editor

If enabled by admin, a new version of the TinyMCE editor is available.

BBBExternal1.png

Guest access to BigBlueButton

If enabled by admin, teachers can invite external guests into the BigBlueButtonroom.

New for all

ProfileTimezone.png

Timezone in profile

Easily view a user's timezone from their profile.

ActivityForceLanguage.png

Force a language in activities

Teachers may force a language in an activity as well as in the course.

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