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Moodle 2.6 brings a lot of exciting new features for teachers, students and administrators. This page highlights a few of the most interesting.
Read on for an overview of the key features and improvements in Moodle 4.3, or watch our [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxcO_MFWQBDfB2wSp7UVeAJkyQnU-tYdG YouTube playlist of 4.3 New features].


Full details of the release, with technical information, can be found in the [https://docs.moodle.org/dev/Moodle_2.6_release_notes Moodle 2.6 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/4.3 Moodle 4.3 release notes].
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===Activity cards redesign===
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<div class="card-body">
[[File:43StreamlinedCards.png|class=img-fluid]]
<h4 class="card-title">
Streamlined cards
</h4>
<p class="card-text">
Smaller activity icons and content arranged to take up less space.
</p>
</div>
</div>
<div class="card">
<div class="card-body">
[[File:ActivityCardsDropDown.png|class=img-fluid]]
<h4 class="card-title">
Dropdown menus
</h4>
<p class="card-text">
Access activity completion conditions from a dropdown menu.
</p>
</div>
</div>
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<div class="card-deck mt-3">
<div class="card">
<div class="card-body">


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[[File:ShowMoreLess.png|class=img-fluid]]


=== For teachers ===
<h4 class="card-title">
  <div class="row-fluid">
Access restrictions show more/less
    <div class="span4">
</h4>
      <div style="margin: 10px; display: block">
<p class="card-text">
[[File:forteachers.png|link=|300px]]
Access restrictions are hidden until you select Show more.
      </div>
</p>
    </div>
</div>
    <div class="span8">
</div>
      <div style="color: #555;">
<div class="card">
        <div style="padding:0 0 0.17em; font-size: 17.5px; margin: 10px 0; font-family: inherit; font-weight: bold; line-height: 20px; color: inherit; text-rendering: optimizelegibility">Improved grading features</div>
<div class="card-body">
        <ul>
[[File:EditConditions.png|class=img-fluid]]
          <li>Easily review and provide in-line feedback by annotating on PDF files directly within browser.</li>
          <li>Conveniently allocate student assignments to different markers, and control when marks are released to individual students.</li>
          <li>Certainty-based marking in Quizzes now provides improved feedback for learners.</li>
        </ul>


        <div style="padding:0 0 0.17em; font-size: 17.5px; margin: 10px 0; font-family: inherit; font-weight: bold; line-height: 20px; color: inherit; text-rendering: optimizelegibility">Dynamic, streamlined, course management</div>
<h4 class="card-title">
        <ul>
Edit links for direct access to settings
          <li>Quickly edit course activities and resources across all devices.</li>
</h4>
          <li>Easily add a Single activity course format.</li>
<p class="card-text">
        </ul>
Teachers have Edit links taking them directly to the activity completion or access restriction settings.
      </div>
</p>
    </div>
</div>
  </div>
</div>
<br>
</div>
  <div class="row-fluid">
<div class="card-deck mt-3">
    <ul class="thumbnails">
<div class="card">
      <li class="span6">
<div class="card-body">
        <div class="thumbnail">
[[File:GroupsHover.png|class=img-fluid]]
[[File:AnnotatePDF.png|600px]]
          <div class="caption">
            <h4>1. Annotate uploaded PDF files in browser</h4>
            <p>Provide feedback directly within PDF file submissions by using a variety of annotating tools available, including stamps and phrases from a comment bank.</p>
          </div>
        </div>
      </li>
      <li class="span6">
        <div class="thumbnail">
[[File:MarkingWorkflow.png|600px]]
          <div class="caption">
            <h4>2. Enhanced marking workflow and allocation</h4>
            <p>Control when marks are released for viewing, for example, when they have been reviewed and moderated. Individual markers can also be allocated assignments and these allocations will show up clearly in the gradebook.</p>
          </div>
        </div>
      </li>
    </ul>
  </div>


  <div class="row-fluid">
<h4 class="card-title">
    <ul class="thumbnails">
Group icons for teachers
      <li class="span6">
</h4>
        <div class="thumbnail">
<p class="card-text">
[[File:Certaintybased-Marking.png|600px]]
A group icon displays on hover for activities allowing groups.
          <div class="caption">
</p>
            <h4>3. Enhanced feedback in Certainty-based marking</h4>
</div>
            <p>Quizzes using Certainty-based marking now provide better feedback for learners.</p>
</div>
          </div>
<div class="card">
        </div>
<div class="card-body">
      </li>
[[File:GroupIconModal.png|class=img-fluid]]
      <li class="span6">
        <div class="thumbnail">
[[File:Edit-menu.png|600px]]
          <div class="caption">
            <h4>4. Easily edit course activities and resources</h4>
            <p>Editing tools have been grouped together to in a simple dropdown menu for easy accessibility across desktop and mobile devices.</p>
          </div>
        </div>
      </li>
    </ul>
  </div>


  <div class="row-fluid">
<h4 class="card-title">
    <ul class="thumbnails">
Group mode
      <li class="span6">
</h4>
        <div class="thumbnail">
<p class="card-text">
[[File:Add-single-activity.png|600px]]
A modal window gives teachers quick access to group mode settings.
          <div class="caption">
</p>
            <h4>5. Add a Single activity course format</h4>
</div>
            <p>Simply select and add any one activity as a standard course format which is displayed directed on the course page (This feature supersedes the old SCORM course format).</p>
</div>
          </div>
</div>
        </div>
<div class="card-deck mt-3">
      </li>
<div class="card">
    </ul>
<div class="card-body">
  </div>
[[File:AvailabilityMore.png|class=img-fluid]]


=== For administrators and managers ===
<h4 class="card-title">
  <div class="row-fluid">
Availability options
      <div class="span4">
</h4>
        <div style="margin: 10px; display: block">
<p class="card-text">
[[File:foradmin.png|link=|300px]]
A modal window gives teachers quick access to change availability.
        </div>
</p>
      </div>
</div>
        <div class="span8">
</div>
          <div style="color: #555;">
<div class="card">
            <div style="padding:0 0 0.17em; font-size: 17.5px; margin: 10px 0; font-family: inherit; font-weight: bold; line-height: 20px; color: inherit; text-rendering: optimizelegibility">Enhanced platform management</div>
<div class="card-body">
            <ul>
[[File:EditAvailability.png|class=img-fluid]]
              <li>Create and manage bulk courses efficiently</li>
              <li>Simpler course and category management</li>
              <li>Create additional name fields </li>
              <li>Conveniently import and export role definition using XML file</li>
              <li>Restoring of very large courses possible</li>
            </ul>


          </div>
<h4 class="card-title">
        </div>
Edit availability
  </div>
</h4>
<br>
<p class="card-text">
  <div class="row-fluid">
Teachers can also edit availability from the relevant item.
    <ul class="thumbnails">
</p>
      <li class="span6">
</div>
        <div class="thumbnail">
</div>
[[File:create-bulk-course.png|600px]]
</div>
          <div class="caption">
            <h4>1. Bulk course creation tool</h4>
            <p>Create multiple courses efficiently using a single CSV file.  The functionality also extends to updating or deleting courses as well as importing content from another course.</p>
          </div>
        </div>
      </li>
      <li class="span6">
        <div class="thumbnail">
[[File:streamlined-category-mgmt.png|600px]]
          <div class="caption">
            <h4>2. Streamlined course and category management</h4>
            <p>Easily sort, create, and delete course categories in a more intuitive interface with drag and drop functionality.</p>
          </div>
        </div>
      </li>
    </ul>
  </div>


  <div class="row-fluid">
===Default activity completion (MUA-sponsored project)===
    <ul class="thumbnails">
<div class="card-deck mt-3">
      <li class="span6">
<div class="card">
        <div class="thumbnail">
<div class="card-body">
[[File:additional-name-fields.png|600px]]
[[File:AdminCourseDefaultSettings.png|class=img-fluid]]
          <div class="caption">
            <h4>3. Create additional name fields</h4>
            <p>Add and customise additional name fields to flexibly display user names in Chinese characters, local phonetic system or Romanization.</p>
          </div>
        </div>
      </li>
      <li class="span6">
        <div class="thumbnail">
[[File:role-def.png|600px]]
          <div class="caption">
            <h4>4. Import and export role redefinitions</h4>
            <p>Export and import role definitions as XML files.New roles may be based on existing data:</p>
            <ul>
              <li>role archetype</li>
              <li>existing role</li>
              <li>role definition XML file</li>
            </ul>
          </div>
        </div>
      </li>
    </ul>
  </div>


  <div class="row-fluid">
<h4 class="card-title">
    <ul class="thumbnails">
Site-wide default completion page
      <li class="span6">
</h4>
        <div class="thumbnail">
<p class="card-text">
[[File:large-course-backup-restore.png|600px]]
Admins can define default completion settings which teachers can then change as required.
          <div class="caption">
</p>
            <h4>5. Backup and restore large courses</h4>
</div>
            <p>Backup and restore large courses Improved performance allows users to quickly backup large courses safely and if needed, easily restore the courses for use.</p>
</div>
          </div>
<div class="card">
        </div>
<div class="card-body">
      </li>
[[File:ProgressiveCompletion.png|class=img-fluid]]
    </ul>
  </div>


=== For all users ===
<h4 class="card-title">
  <div class="row-fluid">
Progressive display of completion conditions
      <div class="span4">
</h4>
        <div style="margin: 10px; display: block">
<p class="card-text">
[[File:forusers.png|link=|300px]]
Additional activity completion options only display when particular options are selected.
        </div>
</p>
      </div>
</div>
      <div class="span8">
</div>
        <div style="color: #555;">
</div>
          <div style="padding:0 0 0.17em; font-size: 17.5px; margin: 10px 0; font-family: inherit; font-weight: bold; line-height: 20px; color: inherit; text-rendering: optimizelegibility">Experience a better learning platform</div>
          <ul>
            <li>A more user-friendly TinyMCE editor </li>
            <li>Easily access files from Microsoft Skydrive.</li>
            <li>Improved calendar handling with multiple calendar support</li>
            <li>Simplified username and password recovery</li>
            <li>Improved file management in TinyMCE editor</li>
            <li>Better responsive design across devices</li>
          </ul>
        </div>
      </div>
  </div>
<br>
  <div class="row-fluid">
    <ul class="thumbnails">
      <li class="span6">
        <div class="thumbnail">
[[File:improved-tinymce.png|600px]]
          <div class="caption">
            <h4>1. A more user-friendly TinyMCE editor</h4>
            <p>The improved TinyMCE editor can be resized to suit various browser widths, and features user-friendly icons and a collapsible toolbar menu.</p>
          </div>
        </div>
      </li>
      <li class="span6">
        <div class="thumbnail">
[[File:moodle-skydrive.png|600px]]
          <div class="caption">
            <h4>2. Access files from Microsoft Skydrive</h4>
            <p>Users can now choose to retrieve files from their Skydrive account for use in their Moodle courses.</p>
          </div>
        </div>
      </li>
    </ul>
  </div>


  <div class="row-fluid">
===Course communication===
    <ul class="thumbnails">
<div class="card-deck mt-3">
      <li class="span6">
<div class="card">
        <div class="thumbnail">
<div class="card-body">
[[File:multiple-calendar-support.png|600px]]
[[File:MatrixAdmin.png|class=img-fluid]]
          <div class="caption">
            <h4>3. Improved calendar handling with multiple calendar support</h4>
            <p>Moodle 2.6 supports and displays the same date in multiple calendar system, including Gregorian, Hebrew, Islamic and more, so you can select a preferred calendar system.</p>
          </div>
        </div>
      </li>
      <li class="span6">
        <div class="thumbnail">
[[File:password-recovery.|600px]]
          <div class="caption">
            <h4>4. Simplified username and password recovery</h4>
            <p>Quickly retrieve username or reset password in a simpler, more user-friendly process.</p>
          </div>
        </div>
      </li>
    </ul>
  </div>
  <div class="row-fluid">
    <ul class="thumbnails">
      <li class="span6">
        <div class="thumbnail">
[[File:manage-embedded-files.png|600px]]
          <div class="caption">
            <h4>5. Improve file management in TinyMCE editor </h4>
            <p>Add and manage previously embedded images or files to a page or a label in the TinyMCE text editor with the new Embedded files repository and TinyMCE Manage Embedded files plugin.</p>
          </div>
        </div>
      </li>
      <li class="span6">
        <div class="thumbnail">
[[File:better-responsive-design.png|600px]]
          <div class="caption">
            <h4>6. Better responsive design </h4>
            <p> Moodle works and looks better across all devices, including desktops, tablets and phones.</p>
          </div>
        </div>
      </li>
    </ul>
  </div>


<h4 class="card-title">
Matrix as an integrated provider
</h4>
<p class="card-text">
Admins can enable [[Communication|Matrix]] as a communication provider for teachers to use in courses.
</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="card">
<div class="card-body">
[[File:MessageRoomIcon.png|class=img-fluid]]


==See also==
<h4 class="card-title">
Quick link to rooms
</h4>
<p class="card-text">
A quick link to new or existing rooms enhances [[Communication|course communication.]]
</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>


[[es:Nuevas características de Moodle 2.6]]
===MoodleNet sharing improvements===
<div class="card-deck mt-3">
<div class="card">
<div class="card-body">
[[File:MoodleNetShareCourse.png|class=img-fluid]]
 
<h4 class="card-title">
Share courses
</h4>
<p class="card-text">
Teachers can [[Share to MoodleNet |share courses or parts of courses to MoodleNet]].
</p>
</div>
</div>
<div class="card">
<div class="card-body">
[[File:MoodleNetShareProgress.png|class=img-fluid]]
 
<h4 class="card-title">
MoodleNet share progress page
</h4>
<p class="card-text">
A new page shows the progress of course and activity uploads.
</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
 
===LTI External tools===
<div class="card-deck mt-3">
<div class="card">
<div class="card-body">
[[File:LTIExternalToolsMore.png|class=img-fluid]]
 
<h4 class="card-title">
Add tools more easily in courses
</h4>
<p class="card-text">
Teachers can add and manage preconfigured LTI tools at course level.
</p>
</div>
</div>
<div class="card">
<div class="card-body">
[[File:LTIShowHide.png|class=img-fluid]]
 
<h4 class="card-title">
Control display in Activity chooser
</h4>
<p class="card-text">
Teachers can specify which tools are shown in the Activity chooser.
</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
 
===Report builder===
<div class="card-deck mt-3">
<div class="card">
<div class="card-body">
[[File:CategoriesReportSource.png|class=img-fluid]]
 
<h4 class="card-title">
Another new report source
</h4>
<p class="card-text">
Course categories is now available as a new report source.
</p>
</div>
</div>
<div class="card">
<div class="card-body">
[[File:ContextLevelCustomReport.png|class=img-fluid]]
 
<h4 class="card-title">
New filter
</h4>
<p class="card-text">
Custom reports may be filtered on context level.
</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
 
===Gradebook enhancements===
<div class="card-deck mt-3">
<div class="card">
<div class="card-body">
[[File:GradebookStickyFooter.png|class=img-fluid]]
 
<h4 class="card-title">
Sticky footers
</h4>
<p class="card-text">
Sticky footers give quick access to common action buttons and navigation links.
</p>
</div>
</div>
<div class="card">
<div class="card-body">
[[File:GradeItemModal.png|class=img-fluid]]
 
<h4 class="card-title">
Quickly add or edit grade items
</h4>
<p class="card-text">
A modal window allows for more efficient adding and editing of grade items, categories and outcomes in Gradebook setup.
</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
 
===Security enhancements===
<div class="card-deck mt-3">
<div class="card">
<div class="card-body">
[[File:MFA.png|class=img-fluid]]
 
<h4 class="card-title">
Multi-factor authentication (MFA)
</h4>
<p class="card-text">
[[Multi-factor authentication]] brings added security to your site.
</p>
</div>
</div>
<div class="card">
<div class="card-body">
[[File:YouTubeVimeoPrivacy.png|class=img-fluid]]
 
<h4 class="card-title">
YouTube and Vimeo privacy
</h4>
<p class="card-text">
'Do not track' privacy options are available for YouTube and Vimeo.
</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
 
===TinyMCE editor improvements===
<div class="card-deck mt-3">
<div class="card">
<div class="card-body">
[[File:TinyMCEFullScreen.png|class=img-fluid]]
 
<h4 class="card-title">
Full screen button
</h4>
<p class="card-text">
A full screen button makes editing easier.
</p>
</div>
</div>
<div class="card">
<div class="card-body">
[[File:TinyPremium.png|class=img-fluid]]
 
<h4 class="card-title">
Premium plugin support
</h4>
<p class="card-text">
Add TinyMCE Premium plugins without the need to install additional extensions.
</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
 
===Question bank improvements===
<div class="card-deck mt-3">
<div class="card">
<div class="card-body">
[[File:QuestionBankSearch.png|class=img-fluid]]
 
<h4 class="card-title">
Better search and filter
</h4>
<p class="card-text">
The Question bank now has improved searching and filtering similar to other areas of Moodle.
</p>
</div>
</div>
<div class="card">
<div class="card-body">
[[File:DocsCustomiseQuestionBankDisplay.png|class=img-fluid]]
 
<h4 class="card-title">
Customise view of Question bank
</h4>
<p class="card-text">
Teachers can hide, remove or resize columns in the Question bank.
</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
 
===And more...===
<div class="card-deck mt-3">
<div class="card">
<div class="card-body">
[[File:CourseIndexCollapseExpandAll.png|class=img-fluid]]
 
<h4 class="card-title">
Course index collapse/expand all
</h4>
<p class="card-text">
Expand all/collapse all options for the course index on the course page.
</p>
</div>
</div>
<div class="card">
<div class="card-body">
[[File:TextMediaName.png|class=img-fluid]]
 
<h4 class="card-title">
Text and Media area name
</h4>
<p class="card-text">
Text and media areas can now have names which display in the Course index.
</p>
</div>
</div>
</div><div class="card-deck mt-3">
<div class="card">
<div class="card-body">
[[File:BookNavigationImprovements.png|class=img-fluid]]
 
<h4 class="card-title">
Book navigation improvement
</h4>
<p class="card-text">
Floating buttons enhance navigation of the Book resource.
</p>
</div>
</div>
<div class="card">
<div class="card-body">
[[File:CopyContentH5p.jpg|class=img-fluid]]
 
<h4 class="card-title">
Copy content in the content bank
</h4>
<p class="card-text">
You can now copy H5P activities in the content bank to adapt them.
</p>
</div>
<div class="card">
<div class="card-body">
[[File:DatabaseFileExport.png|class=img-fluid]]
 
<h4 class="card-title">
Database activity file export
</h4>
<p class="card-text">
You can now include files when exporting database activity entries.
</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
[[Category:New features]]
[[de:Neue Funktionalitäten]]
[[de:Neue Funktionalitäten]]
 
[[es:Nuevas características de Moodle 4.3]]
* [[:Category:New features|Category:New features]] - list of pages documenting new features in Moodle 2.6
[[fr:Nouveautés de Moodle 4.3]]

Latest revision as of 11:46, 9 October 2023

Read on for an overview of the key features and improvements in Moodle 4.3, or watch our YouTube playlist of 4.3 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 4.3 release notes.

Activity cards redesign

43StreamlinedCards.png

Streamlined cards

Smaller activity icons and content arranged to take up less space.

ActivityCardsDropDown.png

Dropdown menus

Access activity completion conditions from a dropdown menu.

ShowMoreLess.png

Access restrictions show more/less

Access restrictions are hidden until you select Show more.

EditConditions.png

Edit links for direct access to settings

Teachers have Edit links taking them directly to the activity completion or access restriction settings.

GroupsHover.png

Group icons for teachers

A group icon displays on hover for activities allowing groups.

GroupIconModal.png

Group mode

A modal window gives teachers quick access to group mode settings.

AvailabilityMore.png

Availability options

A modal window gives teachers quick access to change availability.

EditAvailability.png

Edit availability

Teachers can also edit availability from the relevant item.

Default activity completion (MUA-sponsored project)

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Site-wide default completion page

Admins can define default completion settings which teachers can then change as required.

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Progressive display of completion conditions

Additional activity completion options only display when particular options are selected.

Course communication

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Matrix as an integrated provider

Admins can enable Matrix as a communication provider for teachers to use in courses.

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Quick link to rooms

A quick link to new or existing rooms enhances course communication.

MoodleNet sharing improvements

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Share courses

Teachers can share courses or parts of courses to MoodleNet.

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MoodleNet share progress page

A new page shows the progress of course and activity uploads.

LTI External tools

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Add tools more easily in courses

Teachers can add and manage preconfigured LTI tools at course level.

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Control display in Activity chooser

Teachers can specify which tools are shown in the Activity chooser.

Report builder

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Another new report source

Course categories is now available as a new report source.

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New filter

Custom reports may be filtered on context level.

Gradebook enhancements

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Sticky footers

Sticky footers give quick access to common action buttons and navigation links.

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Quickly add or edit grade items

A modal window allows for more efficient adding and editing of grade items, categories and outcomes in Gradebook setup.

Security enhancements

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Multi-factor authentication (MFA)

Multi-factor authentication brings added security to your site.

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YouTube and Vimeo privacy

'Do not track' privacy options are available for YouTube and Vimeo.

TinyMCE editor improvements

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Full screen button

A full screen button makes editing easier.

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Premium plugin support

Add TinyMCE Premium plugins without the need to install additional extensions.

Question bank improvements

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Better search and filter

The Question bank now has improved searching and filtering similar to other areas of Moodle.

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Customise view of Question bank

Teachers can hide, remove or resize columns in the Question bank.

And more...

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Course index collapse/expand all

Expand all/collapse all options for the course index on the course page.

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Text and Media area name

Text and media areas can now have names which display in the Course index.

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Book navigation improvement

Floating buttons enhance navigation of the Book resource.

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Copy content in the content bank

You can now copy H5P activities in the content bank to adapt them.

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Database activity file export

You can now include files when exporting database activity entries.

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