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 (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.

Activity cards redesign

Streamlined cards

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

Dropdown menus

Access activity completion conditions from a dropdown menu.

Access restrictions show more/less

Access restrictions are hidden until you select Show more.

Edit links for direct access to settings

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

Group icons for teachers

A group icon displays on hover for activities allowing groups.

Group mode

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

Availability options

A modal window gives teachers quick access to change availability.

Edit availability

Teachers can also edit availability from the relevant item.

Default activity completion (MUA-sponsored project)

Site-wide default completion page

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

Progressive display of completion conditions

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

Course communication

Matrix as an integrated provider

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

Quick link to rooms

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

MoodleNet sharing improvements

Share courses

Teachers can share courses or parts of courses to MoodleNet.

MoodleNet share progress page

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

LTI External tools

Add tools more easily in courses

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

Control display in Activity chooser

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

Report builder

Another new report source

Course categories is now available as a new report source.

New filter

Custom reports may be filtered on context level.

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.