New features

Read on for an overview of the key features and improvements in Moodle 4.4, or watch our YouTube playlist of 4.4 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 4.4 release notes.

Course page improvements

Refined look

Activies and sections clearly defined.

Single section page

Focus on one section only in its own page.

New 'View' option

With edit mode enabled, teachers click to 'view' a single section.

Custom sections

Topics format is now Custom sections.

Activity icons

Updated activity icons use an accessible colour palette.

File (MIME) type icons

File (MIME) type icons

Available also in 4.1/2/3, file types can be easily identified.

New 'Ordering' question type (MUA-sponsored project)

Rearrange words or phrases

Now standard Moodle, the Ordering question type allows teachers to create questions with single words or sentences.

Reorder images

Images can also be rearranged if using the HTML format option.

TinyMCE

Default editor in all sites

TinyMCE is now the default editor in new and upgraded sites.

Improved image handling

Image handling is more streamlined, giving a better user experience.

Custom reports

New "Role" report source

Custom reports can now be generated based on assigned roles.

More filters

Filter by cohort, file size, type and more.

Other reporting improvements

Browse list of users

The Browse list of users page contains filters and a bulk actions option.

Theme usage report

Admins can identify the location of user/course/category/cohort themes with an new Theme usage report.

Forum enhancements

Default Announcements Forum settings

Admins can now define defaults such as subscription mode for Announcements forums.

Easily post to all groups

The Post a copy to all groups is now available directly on the screen when adding a forum post.

Badge filtering improvements

New filter for site badges

Filter site badges by version and expiry date.

Course badges filters

Teachers and learners can now filter course badges.

Authentication

Authenticate via SMS

Multi-factor authentication now includes the option to authenticate via an SMS code.

Show/hide password

Admins can toggle log in password visibility from the Manage authentication screen.

Quiz improvements

Display 'last saved'

Students can see from Quiz navigation when their responses were last saved.

Section grading

Teachers can allocate grades to groups of questions in a quiz.

And more...

New notifications

Enabled by default in new sites, notifications now include welcome messages for manual enrolments and warnings of unenrolment due to inactivity.

Matrix group support

Matrix communication rooms for groups are now created in courses using groups.