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Release date: Monday, 9th November 2015
Release date: Monday, 16th November 2015
   
   
Here is [https://tracker.moodle.org/secure/IssueNavigator!executeAdvanced.jspa?jqlQuery=project+%3D+mdl+AND+resolution+%3D+fixed+AND+fixVersion+in+%28%223.0%22%29+ORDER+BY+priority+DESC&runQuery=true&clear=true the full list of fixed issues in 3.0].
Here is [https://tracker.moodle.org/secure/IssueNavigator!executeAdvanced.jspa?jqlQuery=project+%3D+mdl+AND+resolution+%3D+fixed+AND+fixVersion+in+%28%223.0%22%29+ORDER+BY+priority+DESC&runQuery=true&clear=true the full list of fixed issues in 3.0].
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See our [https://docs.moodle.org/30/en/New_features New Features page] for a more user-friendly introduction to Moodle 3.0 with screenshots.
See our [https://docs.moodle.org/30/en/New_features New Features page] for a more user-friendly introduction to Moodle 3.0 with screenshots.


If you are upgrading from previous version, make sure to read the [https://docs.moodle.org/30/en/Upgrading Upgrading] documentation.  
If you are upgrading from previous version, make sure you read the [https://docs.moodle.org/30/en/Upgrading Upgrading] documentation.  


==Server requirements==
==Server requirements==
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* Moodle upgrade:  Moodle 2.2 or later (if upgrading from earlier versions, you must upgrade to 2.2.11 as a first step)
* Moodle upgrade:  Moodle 2.2 or later (if upgrading from earlier versions, you must upgrade to 2.2.11 as a first step)
* PHP version: minimum PHP 5.4.4 (always use latest PHP 5.4.x or 5.5.x on Windows - http://windows.php.net/download/), PHP 7 is NOT supported
* PHP version: minimum PHP 5.4.4 (always use latest PHP 5.4.x or 5.5.x on Windows - http://windows.php.net/download/). For PHP 7.0.x support, upgrade to [[Moodle_3.0.1_release_notes|Moodle 3.0.1]] or later. PHP 7.1.x is not supported by Moodle 3.0.
* Ghostscript should be installed for pdf annotation.
* Ghostscript should be installed for pdf annotation.


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Moodle supports the following database servers. Again, version numbers are just the minimum supported version. We recommend running the latest stable version of any software.
Moodle supports the following database servers. Again, version numbers are just the minimum supported version. We recommend running the latest stable version of any software.


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=== Browser support ===
=== Browser support ===


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* MDL-29801 - Allow users to delete personal messages
* MDL-29801 - Allow users to delete personal messages
* MDL-27177 - Allow students to see each other's contact details in full profile without global permission if they are able to see each other's course profile
* MDL-27177 - Allow students to see each other's contact details in full profile without global permission if they are able to see each other's course profile
* MDL-46455 - Re-introduce backup/restore functionality with new logging system
* MDL-46455 - Backup/restore functionality with new logging system
* MDL-46878 - Reset Dashboard for all users after changing the default dashboard
* MDL-46878 - Reset Dashboard for all users after changing the default Dashboard
 
===Quiz===
 
* MDL-47494 - New question types from the UK Open University - [https://docs.moodle.org/30/en/Select_missing_words_question_type Select missing words], [https://docs.moodle.org/30/en/Drag_and_drop_into_text_question_type Drag and drop into text], [https://docs.moodle.org/30/en/Drag_and_drop_onto_image_question_type Drag and drop onto image] and [https://docs.moodle.org/30/en/Drag_and_drop_markers_question_type Drag and drop markers]
* MDL-38214 - New Cloze subquestion types with shuffling of answers - MCS, MCVS, MCHS
* MDL-50217 - Question types sorted with common ones at the top
* MDL-29771 - Interactive behaviour should show number of tries left in the Try again state
 
===Forum===
 
* MDL-49682 - Make forum email template editable
* MDL-46321 - Uninformative error when moving forum without first selecting destination
* MDL-50993 - Timed discussions are now displayed to students in a logical order
* MDL-50430 - Number of subscribers specified in forum subscriber list
 
===Assignment===
 
* MDL-49176 - Assignment marking guide 'flattens' instructions for markers and students
* MDL-49515 - Upgrade FPDI library in assignfeedback_editpdf to 1.5.4 to fix problems with PDF annotator on some files
* MDL-50283 - Improve Rubric interface to include the ability to duplicate rows
 
===Other activity modules===
 
* MDL-49028 - Wiki: Option to delete pages during course reset
* MDL-40836 - File resource: New [https://docs.moodle.org/30/en/File_resource_settings file resource setting] option to display upload/modified date
* MDL-26501 - Glossary: [https://docs.moodle.org/30/en/Glossary_settings New setting for specifying visible tabs for each display format]
* MDL-50673 - Workshop: display all participants on "Submission phase" page in a table
* MDL-50664 - Database activity: add setting to disallow managing of own entries after approval
* MDL-50658 - External tool: [https://docs.moodle.org/30/en/External_tool_settings New 'Memberships' service]
* MDL-49581 - Lesson: Remove high scores list feature
* MDL-49882 - Lesson: Essay questions are not imported into the lesson Module
* MDL-50720 - Database activity: [https://docs.moodle.org/30/en/Using_Database Highlight database entries] that are not yet approved.
 
===User interface and usability improvements===
 
* MDL-51051 - Rename 'Categories and items' to 'Gradebook setup' and add link
* MDL-51250 - Show default section name when editing section details with default checkbox being checked
* MDL-49984 - Add visual blocks outlines to My profile page to help separate information
* MDL-48947 - Collect all course section editing buttons under one "Edit" dropdown
* MDL-51087 - Use client-side validation in the signup form
* MDL-50113 - Improve display of long user and course names in Messaging
* MDL-50919 - Simplify the Manage tags page, allow to quickly change name, flag and official status of the tags
* MDL-51013 - Navbar button should appear for smaller screens only when the custom menu or language menu is not empty
* MDL-51260 - Use the new autocomplete form field for tags
* MDL-51296 - Add title to page when adding blog post
* MDL-38763 - Permission override UI should use JS confirmation
* MDL-29763 - Add description to Portfolio settings page


===Atto editor===
===Atto editor===


* MDL-45515 - New table editing features in Atto editor
* MDL-45515 - New table editing features in [https://docs.moodle.org/30/en/Text_editor Atto editor]
* MDL-49732 - Keyboard interaction for hyperlink in Atto (Ctrl+K)
* MDL-49732 - Keyboard interaction for hyperlink in Atto (Ctrl+K)
* MDL-50936 - More Atto Math Equation buttons (sum, sqrt, int, etc.)
* MDL-50936 - More [https://docs.moodle.org/30/en/Text_editor Atto editor] Maths equation buttons (sum, sqrt, int, etc.)
 
* MDL-50142 - Text editor preferences help pop-up
===Quiz===
 
* MDL-47494 - New question types from the OU - [https://docs.moodle.org/30/en/Select_missing_words_question_type Select missing words], [https://docs.moodle.org/30/en/Drag_and_drop_into_text_question_type Drag and drop into text], [https://docs.moodle.org/30/en/Drag_and_drop_onto_image_question_type Drag and drop onto image] and [https://docs.moodle.org/30/en/Drag_and_drop_markers_question_type Drag and drop markers]
* MDL-38214 - Add MCS, MCVS, MCHS Cloze subquestion types


===Enrolments===
===Enrolments===
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* MDL-49746 - Allow to sort enrolled users page by last course access
* MDL-49746 - Allow to sort enrolled users page by last course access
* MDL-48074 - Group filter in enrolments list should have option "not in any group"
* MDL-48074 - Group filter in enrolments list should have option "not in any group"
* MDL-50890 - [https://docs.moodle.org/30/en/Flat_file Flat file enrolment] scheduled task


===Administration===
===Administration===
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* MDL-49280 - New configuration setting to allow duplicate email addresses
* MDL-49280 - New configuration setting to allow duplicate email addresses
* MDL-51330 - Show scheduled tasks component in the cron log
* MDL-51330 - Show scheduled tasks component in the cron log
* MDL-51261 - Upgrade key - mechanism to protect anonymous web access to upgrade screens
* MDL-51261 - [https://docs.moodle.org/30/en/Upgrade_key Upgrade key] - mechanism to protect anonymous web access to upgrade screens
* MDL-50602 - Remove aging automated backups with a minimum to keep limit
* MDL-50602 - New settings in [https://docs.moodle.org/30/en/Automated_course_backup Automated backup setup] for deleting older backups and keeping a minimum number of backups
* MDL-48438 - Add real name to email about login failures
* MDL-48438 - Add real name to email about login failures
* MDL-30960 - No option in email settings to speccify SSL or TLS (SMTPSecure property of PHPMailer)
* MDL-30960 - New option in email settings to specify SSL or TLS (SMTPSecure property of PHPMailer)
* MDL-46623 - CAS and LDAP: Replace CLI script to synchronise users with a scheduled tasks
* MDL-46623, MDL-51824 - [https://docs.moodle.org/30/en/CAS_server_%28SSO%29_authentication CAS server] and [https://docs.moodle.org/30/en/LDAP_authentication LDAP authentication]: Replace CLI scripts to synchronise users with scheduled tasks
* MDL-39319 - Allow administrator to uninstall several languages in one single action
* MDL-39319 - Allow administrator to uninstall several languages in one single action
* MDL-50155 - Move and rename "Common activities settings" link to be under "Manage activities" for consistency
* MDL-50155 - Move and rename "Common activities settings" link to be under "Manage activities" for consistency
* MDL-50631 - Display Moodle ASCII logo in CLI installer
* MDL-50631 - Display Moodle ASCII logo in CLI installer
* MDL-46167 - New option for CLI installation: skip database
* MDL-46167 - New option for CLI installation: skip database
* MDL-50572 - Disable Youtube repository by default since it requires setting up
* MDL-50572 - Disable YouTube repository by default since it requires setting up
* MDL-51739 - Lock theme selector UI when $CFG->theme is hardcoded in config.php
* MDL-51739 - Lock theme selector UI when $CFG->theme is hardcoded in config.php
* MDL-51478 - Enable Mobile services by default
* MDL-51478 - Enable Mobile services by default for sites with https
* MDL-19748 - Do not allow edit tags in the default authenticated user role
* MDL-19748 - Do not allow to edit tags in the default authenticated user role
* MDL-46398 - Make HTML5 video the default player for capable videos
* MDL-46398 - Make HTML5 video the default player for capable videos
* MDL-50127 - By default the list of question types should be sorted with common ones at the top
===Forum===
* MDL-49682 - Forum email template is not editable
* MDL-46321 - Uninformative error when moving forum without first selecting destination
* MDL-50993 - Timed discussions are not displayed to students in a logical order
* MDL-50430 - Add number of subscribers to forum subscriber list
===Assignment===
* MDL-49176 - Assigment marking guide 'flattens' instructions for markers and students
* MDL-49515 - Upgrade FPDI library in assignfeedback_editpdf to 1.5.4 for Moodle 3.0 release
* MDL-50283 - Improve Rubric interface to include the ability to duplicate rows.


===User interface and usability improvements===
===Other improvements===


* MDL-51051 - Rename 'Categories and items' to 'Gradebook setup' and add link
* MDL-51132 - Introduce course tagging as a replacement for user-course-tagging in the "Tags" block. See [https://docs.moodle.org/30/en/Tags_block#Course_tagging_changes_in_Moodle_3.0 upgrade documentation]
* MDL-51250 - Show default section name when editing section details with default checkbox being checked
* MDL-41042 - Course contacts shown in course listings no longer lag by an hour
* MDL-49984 - Add visual blocks outlines to My profile page to help separate information
* MDL-48947 - Collect all course section editing buttons under one "Edit" dropdown
* MDL-51087 - Use client-side validation in the signup form
* MDL-50113 - Improve display of long user and course names in Messaging
* MDL-50919 - Simplify the Manage tags page, allow to quickly change name, flag and official status of the tags
* MDL-51013 - Navbar button should appear for smaller screens only when the custom menu or language menu is not empty
* MDL-51260 - Use the new autocomplete form field for tags
* MDL-51296 - Add title to page when adding blog post
* MDL-38763 - Permission override UI should use JS confirmation
 
===Various===
 
* MDL-49028 - wiki reset not fully implemented : pages are not deleted
* MDL-41042 - Course contacts shown in course listings can lag by up to an hour
* MDL-40836 - New [https://docs.moodle.org/30/en/File_resource_settings file resource setting] Option to display upload/modified date
* MDL-44273 - Back-off strategy for RSS feeds  
* MDL-44273 - Back-off strategy for RSS feeds  
* MDL-26501 - Glossary: 'Without author' option does not work in all places
* MDL-45981 - CAS Auth Config needs way to specify that curl should use SSLv3.
* MDL-45981 - CAS Auth Config needs way to specify that curl should use SSLv3.
* MDL-49891 - Description meta data missing from frontpage
* MDL-49891 - Add description meta to frontpage
* MDL-25451 - The English string $string['notabletoassignroleshere'] is not clear enough
* MDL-25451 - Go straight to "Permissions" from block context menu instead of "Assign roles" if they are not available
* MDL-51132 - MOODLE 3.0: Drop user-course-tagging and replace with normal course-tagging
* MDL-50673 - Workshop: display all participants on "Submisstion phase" page in a table
* MDL-50664 - add setting to disallow managing of own entries after approval
* MDL-50658 - Add support for LTI Memberships service
* MDL-49581 - Remove lesson high scores list feature
* MDL-29763 - Add description to Portfolio settings page
* MDL-50647 - Add 'not in group' section to group overview page
* MDL-50647 - Add 'not in group' section to group overview page
* MDL-50956 - Main menu block shows incorrect content when displayed "throughout the entire site"
* MDL-50956 - Allow main menu block to be displayed "throughout the entire site"
* MDL-50720 - Highlight database entries that are not yet approved.
* MDL-28954 - Allow images and embedded files in the cohort descriptions
* MDL-49882 - Essay questions are not imported into the lesson Module
* MDL-29771 - Interactive behaviour should show number of tries left in the Try again state
* MDL-28954 - Editing cohort description does not allow images of media to be uploaded
* MDL-50371 - Use $CFG->gradepointdefault for new manual gradeitems and grade categories
* MDL-50371 - Use $CFG->gradepointdefault for new manual gradeitems and grade categories
* MDL-50142 - Text editor preferences help pop-up


==Security issues==
==Security issues==


A number of security related issues were resolved. Details of these issues will be released after a period of approximately one week to allow system administrators to safely update to the latest version.
There are no new security issues since the [[Moodle_2.9.3_release_notes#Security_issues|Moodle 2.9.3 release]] on 9 November 2015.


==For developers==
==For developers==
 
* MDL-46455 - Events must define fields mappings in order to be correctly restored ([https://docs.moodle.org/dev/Event_2#Backup.2Frestore documentation])
* MDL-50125 - Allow all plugins to inject links in the preferences page ([https://docs.moodle.org/dev/Navigation_API#Course_settings documentation])
* MDL-51247 - Revive / refresh / rebuild the autocomplete mform element ([https://docs.moodle.org/dev/lib/formslib.php_Form_Definition#autocomplete documentation])
* MDL-50839 - Allow themes to set User menu avatar size ([https://docs.moodle.org/dev/Customising_the_theme_user_menu documentation])
* MDL-51458 - Allow for Travis-CI integration in community moodle.git clones ([https://docs.moodle.org/dev/Travis_Integration documentation])
* MDL-48494 - Make $plugin->component required for all plugins
* MDL-43896 - Drop support for $module in version.php files for Moodle 3.0
* MDL-50645 - Cache the list of available callbacks per plugin
* MDL-50645 - Cache the list of available callbacks per plugin
* MDL-51247 - Revive / Refresh / Rebuild the autocomplete mform element.
* MDL-33564 - rss_error() should return a proper HTTP response code
* MDL-33564 - rss_error() is not returning a proper HTTP response code
* MDL-37864 - New method to add help icons to the sortable table headers ([https://docs.moodle.org/dev/lib/tablelib.php documentation])
* MDL-37864 - New method to add help icons to the sortable table headers
* MDL-51737 - Add ability to detect MS Edge in our browser sniffing code
* MDL-51737 - Add ability to detect MS Edge in our browser sniffing code
* MDL-51213 - external_format_text should be safe to call from web or webservice
* MDL-51213 - external_format_text should be safe to call from web or webservice ([https://docs.moodle.org/dev/How_to_contribute_a_web_service_function_to_core documentation])
* MDL-50125 - Allow all plugins to inject links in the preferences page
* MDL-51413 - Add an additional return field in get_forums_by_courses in order to specify if the current user can create discussions
* MDL-51413 - Add an additional return field in get_forums_by_courses in order to specify if the current user can create discussions
* MDL-51217 - Using recaptcha is not possible outside auth_email plugin.
* MDL-51217 - Using recaptcha is not possible outside auth_email plugin.
* MDL-51107 - Add a callback to inject nodes in the category settings navigation
* MDL-51107 - Add a callback to inject nodes in the category settings navigation ([https://docs.moodle.org/dev/Navigation_API#Category_settings documentation])
* MDL-50891 - is_web_crawler should be moved to useragent class
* MDL-50891 - is_web_crawler should be moved to useragent class
* MDL-50839 - Allow themes to set User menu avatar size
* MDL-50453 - Replace reserved word usage from \core\progress\null (PHP7)
* MDL-50453 - Replace reserved word usage from \core\progress\null (PHP7)
* MDL-50009 - Prevent scheduled tasks from leaving unfinished db transactions
* MDL-50009 - Prevent scheduled tasks from leaving unfinished db transactions
* MDL-49821 - Some Web Services miss checks for guest and deleted users
* MDL-49821 - Some Web Services miss checks for guest and deleted users
* MDL-48494 - Make $plugin->component required for all plugins
* MDL-43896 - Drop support for $module in version.php files for Moodle 3.0
* MDL-50926 - Upgrade to phpunit 4.x
* MDL-50926 - Upgrade to phpunit 4.x
* MDL-50491 - New format_text option to exclude particular filters
* MDL-50491 - New format_text option to exclude particular filters
* MDL-50783 - Allow some ajax external functions to be called without a session
* MDL-50783 - Allow some ajax external functions to be called without a session ([https://docs.moodle.org/dev/AJAX documentation])
* MDL-50150 - Add "Blocks" feature to JS and PHP mustache engines
* MDL-50150 - Add "Blocks" feature to JS and PHP mustache engines ([https://docs.moodle.org/dev/Templates#Blocks_.28Moodle_3.0_onwards.29 documentation])
 


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Releases > Moodle 3.0 release notes

Release date: Monday, 16th November 2015

Here is the full list of fixed issues in 3.0.

See our New Features page for a more user-friendly introduction to Moodle 3.0 with screenshots.

If you are upgrading from previous version, make sure you read the Upgrading documentation.

Server requirements

These are just the minimum supported versions. We recommend keeping all of your software up-to-date.

  • Moodle upgrade: Moodle 2.2 or later (if upgrading from earlier versions, you must upgrade to 2.2.11 as a first step)
  • PHP version: minimum PHP 5.4.4 (always use latest PHP 5.4.x or 5.5.x on Windows - http://windows.php.net/download/). For PHP 7.0.x support, upgrade to Moodle 3.0.1 or later. PHP 7.1.x is not supported by Moodle 3.0.
  • Ghostscript should be installed for pdf annotation.

Database requirements

Moodle supports the following database servers. Again, version numbers are just the minimum supported version. We recommend running the latest stable version of any software.

Database Minimum version Recommended
PostgreSQL 9.1 Latest
MySQL 5.5.31 Latest
MariaDB 5.5.31 Latest
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Latest
Oracle Database 10.2 Latest

Client requirements

Browser support

Browser Minimum version Recommended version Notes
Google Chrome 30.0 Latest
Mozilla Firefox 25.0 Latest
Apple Safari 6 Latest
Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 Latest Version 10 is required for drag-and-drop upload of content from outside the browser into Moodle

Major features

Highlights

  • MDL-29801 - Allow users to delete personal messages
  • MDL-27177 - Allow students to see each other's contact details in full profile without global permission if they are able to see each other's course profile
  • MDL-46455 - Backup/restore functionality with new logging system
  • MDL-46878 - Reset Dashboard for all users after changing the default Dashboard

Quiz

Forum

  • MDL-49682 - Make forum email template editable
  • MDL-46321 - Uninformative error when moving forum without first selecting destination
  • MDL-50993 - Timed discussions are now displayed to students in a logical order
  • MDL-50430 - Number of subscribers specified in forum subscriber list

Assignment

  • MDL-49176 - Assignment marking guide 'flattens' instructions for markers and students
  • MDL-49515 - Upgrade FPDI library in assignfeedback_editpdf to 1.5.4 to fix problems with PDF annotator on some files
  • MDL-50283 - Improve Rubric interface to include the ability to duplicate rows

Other activity modules

User interface and usability improvements

  • MDL-51051 - Rename 'Categories and items' to 'Gradebook setup' and add link
  • MDL-51250 - Show default section name when editing section details with default checkbox being checked
  • MDL-49984 - Add visual blocks outlines to My profile page to help separate information
  • MDL-48947 - Collect all course section editing buttons under one "Edit" dropdown
  • MDL-51087 - Use client-side validation in the signup form
  • MDL-50113 - Improve display of long user and course names in Messaging
  • MDL-50919 - Simplify the Manage tags page, allow to quickly change name, flag and official status of the tags
  • MDL-51013 - Navbar button should appear for smaller screens only when the custom menu or language menu is not empty
  • MDL-51260 - Use the new autocomplete form field for tags
  • MDL-51296 - Add title to page when adding blog post
  • MDL-38763 - Permission override UI should use JS confirmation
  • MDL-29763 - Add description to Portfolio settings page

Atto editor

Enrolments

Administration

  • MDL-49329 - Multiple improvements in the plugins installation/update system including ability to install several plugins at the same time
  • MDL-49280 - New configuration setting to allow duplicate email addresses
  • MDL-51330 - Show scheduled tasks component in the cron log
  • MDL-51261 - Upgrade key - mechanism to protect anonymous web access to upgrade screens
  • MDL-50602 - New settings in Automated backup setup for deleting older backups and keeping a minimum number of backups
  • MDL-48438 - Add real name to email about login failures
  • MDL-30960 - New option in email settings to specify SSL or TLS (SMTPSecure property of PHPMailer)
  • MDL-46623, MDL-51824 - CAS server and LDAP authentication: Replace CLI scripts to synchronise users with scheduled tasks
  • MDL-39319 - Allow administrator to uninstall several languages in one single action
  • MDL-50155 - Move and rename "Common activities settings" link to be under "Manage activities" for consistency
  • MDL-50631 - Display Moodle ASCII logo in CLI installer
  • MDL-46167 - New option for CLI installation: skip database
  • MDL-50572 - Disable YouTube repository by default since it requires setting up
  • MDL-51739 - Lock theme selector UI when $CFG->theme is hardcoded in config.php
  • MDL-51478 - Enable Mobile services by default for sites with https
  • MDL-19748 - Do not allow to edit tags in the default authenticated user role
  • MDL-46398 - Make HTML5 video the default player for capable videos

Other improvements

  • MDL-51132 - Introduce course tagging as a replacement for user-course-tagging in the "Tags" block. See upgrade documentation
  • MDL-41042 - Course contacts shown in course listings no longer lag by an hour
  • MDL-44273 - Back-off strategy for RSS feeds
  • MDL-45981 - CAS Auth Config needs way to specify that curl should use SSLv3.
  • MDL-49891 - Add description meta to frontpage
  • MDL-25451 - Go straight to "Permissions" from block context menu instead of "Assign roles" if they are not available
  • MDL-50647 - Add 'not in group' section to group overview page
  • MDL-50956 - Allow main menu block to be displayed "throughout the entire site"
  • MDL-28954 - Allow images and embedded files in the cohort descriptions
  • MDL-50371 - Use $CFG->gradepointdefault for new manual gradeitems and grade categories

Security issues

There are no new security issues since the Moodle 2.9.3 release on 9 November 2015.

For developers

  • MDL-46455 - Events must define fields mappings in order to be correctly restored (documentation)
  • MDL-50125 - Allow all plugins to inject links in the preferences page (documentation)
  • MDL-51247 - Revive / refresh / rebuild the autocomplete mform element (documentation)
  • MDL-50839 - Allow themes to set User menu avatar size (documentation)
  • MDL-51458 - Allow for Travis-CI integration in community moodle.git clones (documentation)
  • MDL-48494 - Make $plugin->component required for all plugins
  • MDL-43896 - Drop support for $module in version.php files for Moodle 3.0
  • MDL-50645 - Cache the list of available callbacks per plugin
  • MDL-33564 - rss_error() should return a proper HTTP response code
  • MDL-37864 - New method to add help icons to the sortable table headers (documentation)
  • MDL-51737 - Add ability to detect MS Edge in our browser sniffing code
  • MDL-51213 - external_format_text should be safe to call from web or webservice (documentation)
  • MDL-51413 - Add an additional return field in get_forums_by_courses in order to specify if the current user can create discussions
  • MDL-51217 - Using recaptcha is not possible outside auth_email plugin.
  • MDL-51107 - Add a callback to inject nodes in the category settings navigation (documentation)
  • MDL-50891 - is_web_crawler should be moved to useragent class
  • MDL-50453 - Replace reserved word usage from \core\progress\null (PHP7)
  • MDL-50009 - Prevent scheduled tasks from leaving unfinished db transactions
  • MDL-49821 - Some Web Services miss checks for guest and deleted users
  • MDL-50926 - Upgrade to phpunit 4.x
  • MDL-50491 - New format_text option to exclude particular filters
  • MDL-50783 - Allow some ajax external functions to be called without a session (documentation)
  • MDL-50150 - Add "Blocks" feature to JS and PHP mustache engines (documentation)