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Moodle 2.5.3 release notes

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Releases > Moodle 2.5.3 release notes

Release date: 14 November 2013

Here is the full list of fixed issues in 2.5.3.

Highlights

  • MDL-41252 - Accessibility improvements to course page.
  • MDL-34209 - Moving sections by drag and drop reorders sections correctly.
  • MDL-29987 - Embedded PDF files behave correctly.

Functional changes

  • MDL-42069 - Option to sort by last name in Quiz grading report.
  • MDL-38267 - Submit button is not shown after cut-off date in Assignment.
  • MDL-22669 - When restoring a larger course over a smaller one, the number of sections is maintained.
  • MDL-42666 and MDL-42668 - The Box.net repository and Box.net portfolio have been updated to use Box.net API v2. Moodle sites which have used the Box.net repository previously need to run the Box.net-alias-to-copy-conversion tool as soon as possible. Also, HTTPS is now required for sites to access Box.net. See Box.net APIv1 migration for details.

API changes

Security issues

Fixes and improvements

  • MDL-32862 - Links to 1.9 resource types work after upgrade to 2.2 followed by backup and restore.
  • MDL-40903 - Persistent cache is now split into logical parts.
  • MDL-41942 - Courses in categories no longer become invisible due to caching problem.
  • MDL-41352 - Mymobile theme no longer producing JavaScript error on course pages.
  • MDL-37528 - Block drag-and-drop issue resolved.
  • MDL-42542 - The Portfolio cron job is now working.
  • MDL-42619 - Error deleting a course link from the community block is fixed.
  • MDL-37877 - Automated backup failure is now reported.


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