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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 some 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_MFWQBDcxGul-CY1SiOke6Jkg2NPK Moodle 2.7 Release Highlights Playlist].
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_2.7_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/4.3 Moodle 4.3 release notes].
__NOTOC__
===Activity cards redesign===
<div class="card-deck mt-3">
<div class="card">
<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>
</div>
<div class="card-deck mt-3">
<div class="card">
<div class="card-body">
[[File:ShowMoreLess.png|class=img-fluid]]
<h4 class="card-title">
Access restrictions show more/less
</h4>
<p class="card-text">
Access restrictions are hidden until you select Show more.
</p>
</div>
</div>
<div class="card">
<div class="card-body">
[[File:EditConditions.png|class=img-fluid]]
<h4 class="card-title">
Edit links for direct access to settings
</h4>
<p class="card-text">
Teachers have Edit links taking them directly to the activity completion or access restriction settings.
</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="card-deck mt-3">
<div class="card">
<div class="card-body">
[[File:GroupsHover.png|class=img-fluid]]


<div class="docs-moodle-org-temporary-grid" style="max-width: 1254px;">
<h4 class="card-title">
Group icons for teachers
</h4>
<p class="card-text">
A group icon displays on hover for activities allowing groups.
</p>
</div>
</div>
<div class="card">
<div class="card-body">
[[File:GroupIconModal.png|class=img-fluid]]


<h4 class="card-title">
Group mode
</h4>
<p class="card-text">
A modal window gives teachers quick access to group mode settings.
</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="card-deck mt-3">
<div class="card">
<div class="card-body">
[[File:AvailabilityMore.png|class=img-fluid]]


=== For all users ===
<h4 class="card-title">
Availability options
</h4>
<p class="card-text">
A modal window gives teachers quick access to change availability.
</p>
</div>
</div>
<div class="card">
<div class="card-body">
[[File:EditAvailability.png|class=img-fluid]]


  <div class="row-fluid">
<h4 class="card-title">
    <ul class="thumbnails">
Edit availability
      <li class="span6">
</h4>
        <div class="thumbnail">
<p class="card-text">
[[File:Atto_27.jpg|600px]]
Teachers can also edit availability from the relevant item.
          <div class="caption">
</p>
            <h4>Atto, a new, simple-to-use editor</h4>
</div>
            <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>
</div>
          </div>
</div>
        </div>
      </li>
      <li class="span6">
        <div class="thumbnail">
[[File:Clean27.jpg|600px]]
          <div class="caption">
            <h4>Modern appearance with improved responsiveness</h4>
            <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>
          </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:MathJax.jpg|600px]]
[[File:AdminCourseDefaultSettings.png|class=img-fluid]]
          <div class="caption">
            <h4>Mathematics improvements</h4>
            <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>
          </div>
        </div>
      </li>
    </ul>
  </div>


<h4 class="card-title">
Site-wide default completion page
</h4>
<p class="card-text">
Admins can define default completion settings which teachers can then change as required.
</p>
</div>
</div>
<div class="card">
<div class="card-body">
[[File:ProgressiveCompletion.png|class=img-fluid]]


<h4 class="card-title">
Progressive display of completion conditions
</h4>
<p class="card-text">
Additional activity completion options only display when particular options are selected.
</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>


=== For teachers ===
===Course communication===
<div class="card-deck mt-3">
<div class="card">
<div class="card-body">
[[File:MatrixAdmin.png|class=img-fluid]]


  <div class="row-fluid">
<h4 class="card-title">
    <ul class="thumbnails">
Matrix as an integrated provider
      <li class="span6">
</h4>
        <div class="thumbnail">
<p class="card-text">
[[File:ConditionalActivities.jpg|600px]]
Admins can enable [[Communication|Matrix]] as a communication provider for teachers to use in courses.
          <div class="caption">
            <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. [[ Conditional activities settings|Learn more]]</p>
          </div>
        </div>
      </li>
      <li class="span6">
        <div class="thumbnail">
[[File:Assignment.jpg|600px]]
          <div class="caption">
            <h4>Improved Assignment features</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]]
</p>
</p>
          </div>
</div>
        </div>
</div>
      </li>
<div class="card">
    </ul>
<div class="card-body">
  </div>
[[File:MessageRoomIcon.png|class=img-fluid]]


  <div class="row-fluid">
<h4 class="card-title">
    <ul class="thumbnails">
Quick link to rooms
      <li class="span6">
</h4>
        <div class="thumbnail">
<p class="card-text">
[[File:Quiz_27.jpg|600px]]
A quick link to new or existing rooms enhances [[Communication|course communication.]]
          <div class="caption">
</p>
            <h4>Easily create and manage Quiz & Question bank</h4>
</div>
            <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>
</div>
          </div>
</div>
        </div>
      </li>
    </ul>
  </div>


=== For administrators and managers ===
===MoodleNet sharing improvements===
<div class="card-deck mt-3">
<div class="card">
<div class="card-body">
[[File:MoodleNetShareCourse.png|class=img-fluid]]


  <div class="row-fluid">
<h4 class="card-title">
    <ul class="thumbnails">
Share courses
      <li class="span6">
</h4>
        <div class="thumbnail">
<p class="card-text">
[[File:LTS-graph.jpg|600px]]
Teachers can [[Share to MoodleNet |share courses or parts of courses to MoodleNet]].
          <div class="caption">
</p>
            <h4>A long term support release</h4>
</div>
            <p>Moodle 2.7 is a LTS release, meaning it will have an extended support of 3 years (until May 2017) for security and data-loss fixes, twice the time of other releases. This makes it an ideal, stable platform for long-term projects.</p>
</div>
          </div>
<div class="card">
        </div>
<div class="card-body">
      </li>
[[File:MoodleNetShareProgress.png|class=img-fluid]]
      <li class="span6">
        <div class="thumbnail">
[[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 improved reporting as well as advancements in better learning analytics. [[Logs|Learn more]]</p>
          </div>
        </div>
      </li>
    </ul>
  </div>


  <div class="row-fluid">
<h4 class="card-title">
    <ul class="thumbnails">
MoodleNet share progress page
      <li class="span6">
</h4>
        <div class="thumbnail">
<p class="card-text">
[[File:more-theme.jpg|600px]]
A new page shows the progress of course and activity uploads.
          <div class="caption">
</p>
            <h4>More theme: Easily style and brand your Moodle site</h4>
</div>
            <p>'More' is a new responsive theme designed for admins to easily make basic customisations to the look and feel of their Moodle site directly, without the need for advanced technical knowledge. [https://docs.moodle.org/403/en/Standard_themes#Customising_the_.27More.27_theme/ Learn more]</p>
</div>
          </div>
</div>
        </div>
      </li>
      <li class="span6">
        <div class="thumbnail">
[[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>
            </div>
        </div>
      </li>
    </ul>
  </div>


  <div class="row-fluid">
===LTI External tools===
    <ul class="thumbnails">
<div class="card-deck mt-3">
      <li class="span6">
<div class="card">
        <div class="thumbnail">
<div class="card-body">
[[File:listreports.jpg|600px]]
[[File:LTIExternalToolsMore.png|class=img-fluid]]
          <div class="caption">
            <h4>Improved Events system</h4>
            <p>Events have been improved all through Moodle, allowing you to better integrate your code with Moodle.  A new dynamically-generated report listing all events and event details helps administrators, researchers and developers understand the system. [[Events list|Learn more]]</p>
            </div>
        </div>
      </li>
      <li class="span6">
        <div class="thumbnail">
[[File:emailogin.jpg|600px]]
          <div class="caption">
            <h4>Log in with your email address</h4>
            <p>A new admin setting allows users to log in not only with their normal username but also with their email address.</p>
          </div>
        </div>
      </li>
    </ul>
  </div>


<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>
</div>


==See also==
===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]]


[[es:Nuevas características de Moodle 2.6]]
<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 2.7
[[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)

AdminCourseDefaultSettings.png

Site-wide default completion page

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

ProgressiveCompletion.png

Progressive display of completion conditions

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

Course communication

MatrixAdmin.png

Matrix as an integrated provider

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

MessageRoomIcon.png

Quick link to rooms

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

MoodleNet sharing improvements

MoodleNetShareCourse.png

Share courses

Teachers can share courses or parts of courses to MoodleNet.

MoodleNetShareProgress.png

MoodleNet share progress page

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

LTI External tools

LTIExternalToolsMore.png

Add tools more easily in courses

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

LTIShowHide.png

Control display in Activity chooser

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

Report builder

CategoriesReportSource.png

Another new report source

Course categories is now available as a new report source.

ContextLevelCustomReport.png

New filter

Custom reports may be filtered on context level.

Gradebook enhancements

GradebookStickyFooter.png

Sticky footers

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

GradeItemModal.png

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

MFA.png

Multi-factor authentication (MFA)

Multi-factor authentication brings added security to your site.

YouTubeVimeoPrivacy.png

YouTube and Vimeo privacy

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

TinyMCE editor improvements

TinyMCEFullScreen.png

Full screen button

A full screen button makes editing easier.

TinyPremium.png

Premium plugin support

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

Question bank improvements

QuestionBankSearch.png

Better search and filter

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

DocsCustomiseQuestionBankDisplay.png

Customise view of Question bank

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

And more...

CourseIndexCollapseExpandAll.png

Course index collapse/expand all

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

TextMediaName.png

Text and Media area name

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

BookNavigationImprovements.png

Book navigation improvement

Floating buttons enhance navigation of the Book resource.

CopyContentH5p.jpg

Copy content in the content bank

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

DatabaseFileExport.png

Database activity file export

You can now include files when exporting database activity entries.

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