New features: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 07:24, 3 April 2024

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 (coming soon).

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

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

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

Ordering type title

Ordering type text

Another ordering type title

More ordering type text

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

Reports can now be generated based on roles.

something else

Another custom report feature

Other reporting improvements

Browse list of users

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

Themes usage report

Admins can identify the location of user/course/category/cohort themes.

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.

Gradebook enhancements

Sticky footers

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

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

Multi-factor authentication (MFA)

Multi-factor authentication brings added security to your site.

YouTube and Vimeo privacy

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

TinyMCE editor improvements

Full screen button

A full screen button makes editing easier.

Premium plugin support

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

Question bank improvements

Better search and filter

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

Customise view of Question bank

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

And more...

Course index collapse/expand all

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

Text and Media area name

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

Book navigation improvement

Floating buttons enhance navigation of the Book resource.

Copy content in the content bank

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

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-Course categories is now available as a new report source.
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