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Release date: Not yet released | ==Moodle 2.1== | ||
Release date: Not yet released | |||
===Major new features=== | |||
====New question engine==== | |||
* Moodle question system has been rewritten to make it much more robust and to support lots of new possible functionality. | |||
* See summary of changes at the [[Moodle 2.1 release notes/New question engine|New question engine]] page and more details in the tracker MDL-20636. | |||
* Warning: This change requires a major database upgrade. | |||
* Backward compatibility warning: ''Random short-answer matching'' question type was moved out of the main Moodle distribution. | |||
====Ability to restore the course contents from Moodle 1.9 backup files==== | |||
* Course backup files created in Moodle 1.9 can be now restored during the normal restore process. | |||
* No user data (like forum posts, grades, submissions, ...) are supported yet. Blocks are not restored yet. | |||
* See MDL-22414 for details. | |||
===Highlights=== | ===Highlights=== | ||
* MDL- | * MDL-11288 Ability to copy (or clone) an activity | ||
===Others=== | ===Others=== | ||
* MDL-26784 Improved plugins check/overview page | * MDL-26784 Improved plugins check/overview page | ||
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===For developers: API changes=== | ===For developers: API changes=== | ||
* The new question engine changes the API for question types. See [[ | * The new question engine changes the API for question types. See [[dev:Developing a Question Type]]. | ||
* The new question engine changes the API for activity modules that use the question bank. See [[ | * The new question engine changes the API for activity modules that use the question bank. See [[dev:Using the question engine from module]]. | ||
===Credits=== | ===Credits=== | ||
Revision as of 15:27, 9 June 2011
Moodle 2.1
Release date: Not yet released
Major new features
New question engine
- Moodle question system has been rewritten to make it much more robust and to support lots of new possible functionality.
- See summary of changes at the New question engine page and more details in the tracker MDL-20636.
- Warning: This change requires a major database upgrade.
- Backward compatibility warning: Random short-answer matching question type was moved out of the main Moodle distribution.
Ability to restore the course contents from Moodle 1.9 backup files
- Course backup files created in Moodle 1.9 can be now restored during the normal restore process.
- No user data (like forum posts, grades, submissions, ...) are supported yet. Blocks are not restored yet.
- See MDL-22414 for details.
Highlights
- MDL-11288 Ability to copy (or clone) an activity
Others
- MDL-26784 Improved plugins check/overview page
Functional changes
- ...
Security issues
To be released later
System requirements
- ...
Upgrading
When upgrading to Moodle 2.1, you must first upgrade to Moodle 2.0 or later. We advise that you test the upgrade first on a COPY of your production site, to make sure it works as you expect.
For further information, see Upgrading to Moodle 2.1.
For developers: API changes
- The new question engine changes the API for question types. See dev:Developing a Question Type.
- The new question engine changes the API for activity modules that use the question bank. See dev:Using the question engine from module.
Credits
- ...
