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* MDL-48933 - Ajax interface for messaging a user | * MDL-48933 - Ajax interface for messaging a user | ||
* MDL-25721 - Sort by age when viewing question banks | * MDL-25721 - Sort by age when viewing question banks | ||
* MDL-23296 - Provide search function for Server Files area in File Picker | * MDL-23296 - Provide search function for Server Files area in File Picker | ||
* MDL-48937 - Don't show the category in the breadcrumb if there is only one category | * MDL-48937 - Don't show the category in the breadcrumb if there is only one category | ||
* MDL-49694 - Overview report shows the full course name | * MDL-49694 - Overview report shows the full course name | ||
* MDL-47527 - Allow access to overview report for users who can view all grades | * MDL-47527 - Allow access to overview report for users who can view all grades | ||
===Course creation improvements=== | ===Course creation improvements=== | ||
* MDL-10405 - Added button to quickly delete the whole course section | * MDL-10405 - Added button to quickly delete the whole course section | ||
* MDL-31500 - Allow backup and restore on the front page | * MDL-31500 - Allow backup and restore on the front page | ||
* MDL-5583 - Fields in database module can be set as required | * MDL-5583 - Fields in database module can be set as required | ||
* MDL-28526 - Glossary can export/import embedded images and attached files | * MDL-28526 - Glossary can export/import embedded images and attached files | ||
* MDL-49006, MDL-49101 - Removed default requirement of activity description and substituted with a single setting | * MDL-49006, MDL-49101 - Removed default requirement of activity description and substituted with a single setting | ||
* MDL-13831 - Grade to pass can be set by editing activity without going to gradebook | * MDL-13831 - Grade to pass can be set by editing activity without going to gradebook | ||
* MDL-27074 - Display group name for group events in the calendar | * MDL-27074 - Display group name for group events in the calendar | ||
* MDL-48969 - New generic block: activity results | * MDL-48969 - New generic block: activity results | ||
* MDL-18177 - Add option to choose whether groups and/or groupings are includedin a back up | * MDL-18177 - Add option to choose whether groups and/or groupings are includedin a back up | ||
* MDL-20053 - Database: create ##userpicture## tag to allow the user's profile picture to be displayed | * MDL-20053 - Database: create ##userpicture## tag to allow the user's profile picture to be displayed | ||
* MDL-49543 - Add a WYSIWYG field to Badges which is displayed on the Criteria page | * MDL-49543 - Add a WYSIWYG field to Badges which is displayed on the Criteria page | ||
* MDL-46416 - Possible to change / remove picture from group | * MDL-46416 - Possible to change / remove picture from group | ||
* MDL-49687 - Adding a single person to multiple groups at the same time | * MDL-49687 - Adding a single person to multiple groups at the same time | ||
* MDL-21724 - The course edit page needs a way to redirect to some page other than the main course page after saving | * MDL-21724 - The course edit page needs a way to redirect to some page other than the main course page after saving | ||
===Administrator features=== | ===Administrator features=== | ||
* MDL-15187 - Assign global roles using CSV upload | * MDL-15187 - Assign global roles using CSV upload | ||
* MDL-30937 - Backup report again links to the individual course backup summaries | * MDL-30937 - Backup report again links to the individual course backup summaries | ||
* MDL-32547 - Configure temporary file deletion, to avoid moodledata/temp/backup filling up the filesystem | * MDL-32547 - Configure temporary file deletion, to avoid moodledata/temp/backup filling up the filesystem | ||
* MDL-49684 - Replace custom Moodle timezone stuff with standard PHP date/time code | * MDL-49684 - Replace custom Moodle timezone stuff with standard PHP date/time code | ||
* MDL-25763 - CLI version of admin/replace.php | * MDL-25763 - CLI version of admin/replace.php | ||
* MDL-44874 - Per-request temp directories | * MDL-44874 - Per-request temp directories | ||
* MDL-46064 - Drop support for MyISAM | * MDL-46064 - Drop support for MyISAM | ||
* MDL-49298 - Make tgz backups standard | * MDL-49298 - Make tgz backups standard | ||
* MDL-47834 - New option for restriction of concurrent logins | * MDL-47834 - New option for restriction of concurrent logins | ||
* MDL-47800 - Logout user when somebody changes their password | * MDL-47800 - Logout user when somebody changes their password | ||
* MDL-47830 - Add password rotation restrictions | * MDL-47830 - Add password rotation restrictions | ||
* MDL-48559 - Web CRON should be disabled by default | * MDL-48559 - Web CRON should be disabled by default | ||
* MDL-48080 - Never send mail to domains ending in .invalid | * MDL-48080 - Never send mail to domains ending in .invalid | ||
* MDL-48595 - Log exports no longer fails because of memory limit | * MDL-48595 - Log exports no longer fails because of memory limit | ||
* MDL-28513 - Allow specification of admin user email in CLI installer | * MDL-28513 - Allow specification of admin user email in CLI installer | ||
* MDL-47803 - New page that shows all browser sessions of current user | * MDL-47803 - New page that shows all browser sessions of current user | ||
* MDL-34684 - New health check to detect incorrect category path order and/or missing parent categories | * MDL-34684 - New health check to detect incorrect category path order and/or missing parent categories | ||
* MDL-48493 - Automatically detect the plugin type when installing from ZIP | * MDL-48493 - Automatically detect the plugin type when installing from ZIP | ||
* MDL-48894 - Registration page should state if site is registered | * MDL-48894 - Registration page should state if site is registered | ||
===Files and repositories=== | ===Files and repositories=== | ||
* MDL-42616 - Files: Support custom file types | * MDL-42616 - Files: Support custom file types | ||
* MDL-43752 - S3 repository works for non-US repositories | * MDL-43752 - S3 repository works for non-US repositories | ||
===Authentication, enrolments and access=== | ===Authentication, enrolments and access=== | ||
* Several improvements to meta enrolments, such as: populate groups from courses MDL-17929, sorting courses alphabetically MDL-35696, button to quickly add a new method MDL-49439 | * Several improvements to meta enrolments, such as: populate groups from courses MDL-17929, sorting courses alphabetically MDL-35696, button to quickly add a new method MDL-49439 | ||
* MDL-26017 - Keyholder capability in self-enrolment plugin | * MDL-26017 - Keyholder capability in self-enrolment plugin | ||
* MDL-20365 - Salted Crypt passwords option for external database authentication | * MDL-20365 - Salted Crypt passwords option for external database authentication | ||
* MDL-49380 - Chose "Create new group" when synchronising cohort enrolment with a group | * MDL-49380 - Chose "Create new group" when synchronising cohort enrolment with a group | ||
* MDL-49677 - Improvement of Custom welcome message in self-enrolment plugin | * MDL-49677 - Improvement of Custom welcome message in self-enrolment plugin | ||
* MDL-43415 - Custom profile fields should be syncable with external DB auth | * MDL-43415 - Custom profile fields should be syncable with external DB auth | ||
===Quiz=== | ===Quiz=== | ||
* MDL-348 - Printer-friendly option for quizzes | * MDL-348 - Printer-friendly option for quizzes | ||
* MDL-40988 - Add section headings to quiz | * MDL-40988 - Add section headings to quiz | ||
* MDL-40992 - Option for teachers to allow students to redo a finished question within a quiz attempt | * MDL-40992 - Option for teachers to allow students to redo a finished question within a quiz attempt | ||
* MDL-35280 - quiz_reset_userdata does not have an option to remove user/group overrides | * MDL-35280 - quiz_reset_userdata does not have an option to remove user/group overrides | ||
* MDL-48898 - Quiz time period setting should use admin_setting_configduration | * MDL-48898 - Quiz time period setting should use admin_setting_configduration | ||
* MDL-6340 - force unique/unseen questions in retakes | * MDL-6340 - force unique/unseen questions in retakes | ||
* MDL-40990 - Teachers can require students to complete Question 1 before they can see Question 2 | * MDL-40990 - Teachers can require students to complete Question 1 before they can see Question 2 | ||
===Lesson=== | ===Lesson=== | ||
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* MDL-48715 - moving “time spent” from prerequisite to the proper completion rule | * MDL-48715 - moving “time spent” from prerequisite to the proper completion rule | ||
* MDL-43387 - UI for grading essays | * MDL-43387 - UI for grading essays | ||
* MDL-48244 - Lessons with no questions show completed after the first page is viewed | * MDL-48244 - Lessons with no questions show completed after the first page is viewed | ||
* MDL-47587 - Make progress bar available on the very last page of a lesson. | * MDL-47587 - Make progress bar available on the very last page of a lesson. | ||
* MDL-49642 - Give time/date extensions to users and groups in lesson | * MDL-49642 - Give time/date extensions to users and groups in lesson | ||
* MDL-40286 - non-editing teacher should see Grade analysis in Lesson | * MDL-40286 - non-editing teacher should see Grade analysis in Lesson | ||
* MDL-48473 - Lesson shortanswer question: add fill in the blank option | * MDL-48473 - Lesson shortanswer question: add fill in the blank option | ||
* MDL-48984 - Lesson content page jump descriptions, numerical and shortanswer questions answers allow rich html but should be plain text | * MDL-48984 - Lesson content page jump descriptions, numerical and shortanswer questions answers allow rich html but should be plain text | ||
* MDL-18553 - Removing grade info from lesson pages if lesson grade is 0 | * MDL-18553 - Removing grade info from lesson pages if lesson grade is 0 | ||
* MDL-26689 - in order to prevent interactivity references from being broken move the "Dependent on" feature to the completion/availability subsystem | * MDL-26689 - in order to prevent interactivity references from being broken move the "Dependent on" feature to the completion/availability subsystem | ||
===Other things=== | ===Other things=== | ||
* MDL-46728 - WOFF2 fonts are supported in themes. | * MDL-46728 - WOFF2 fonts are supported in themes. | ||
* MDL-48221 - Make forum subscription combinations less confusing with different combinations | * MDL-48221 - Make forum subscription combinations less confusing with different combinations | ||
* MDL-47777 - Convert assignment maximum files per submission maximum to global setting | * MDL-47777 - Convert assignment maximum files per submission maximum to global setting | ||
* MDL-26226 - Moodle2 nav menu Topic Items should be links to Topic menu | * MDL-26226 - Moodle2 nav menu Topic Items should be links to Topic menu | ||
* MDL-47159 - atto_link should add 'http://' prefix when necessary | * MDL-47159 - atto_link should add 'http://' prefix when necessary | ||
* MDL-46763 - Save user images as JPEG if uploaded in that format. | * MDL-46763 - Save user images as JPEG if uploaded in that format. | ||
* MDL-47104 - Make 'calendar_lookahead' setting more flexible | * MDL-47104 - Make 'calendar_lookahead' setting more flexible | ||
* MDL-48760 - Update mathjax to 2.5 when it's released | * MDL-48760 - Update mathjax to 2.5 when it's released | ||
* MDL-36009 - Gradebook table uses complex tables that are not accessible | * MDL-36009 - Gradebook table uses complex tables that are not accessible | ||
* MDL-48266 - Automated backup setting page needs additional validation | * MDL-48266 - Automated backup setting page needs additional validation | ||
* MDL-47562 - UI Fixes and improvements for Singleview | * MDL-47562 - UI Fixes and improvements for Singleview | ||
* MDL-47232 - Course completion: "activities to be completed" improperly requires passing grade | * MDL-47232 - Course completion: "activities to be completed" improperly requires passing grade | ||
* MDL-48437 - Make Visible/All groups selector show own groups first | * MDL-48437 - Make Visible/All groups selector show own groups first | ||
* MDL-47501 - Add an indication that the grade letters was overridden | * MDL-47501 - Add an indication that the grade letters was overridden | ||
* MDL-9443 - Run *.xhtml file through the text filters. | * MDL-9443 - Run *.xhtml file through the text filters. | ||
* MDL-46662 - Accessibility improvements for gradereport course header and aggregation controls. | * MDL-46662 - Accessibility improvements for gradereport course header and aggregation controls. | ||
* MDL-45848 - Cannot assign Marker on a marking guide or rubric assignment without giving a grade | * MDL-45848 - Cannot assign Marker on a marking guide or rubric assignment without giving a grade | ||
* MDL-48822 - Find last visual post in a discussion | * MDL-48822 - Find last visual post in a discussion | ||
* MDL-48482 - Duration admin setting doesn't have a label associated to it | * MDL-48482 - Duration admin setting doesn't have a label associated to it | ||
* MDL-47915 - Two inconsistent layout files should be consistent, use id=page-content rather than content | * MDL-47915 - Two inconsistent layout files should be consistent, use id=page-content rather than content | ||
* MDL-47628 - Availability: Grouping confusing for sites which used groupmembersonly [2.8] | * MDL-47628 - Availability: Grouping confusing for sites which used groupmembersonly [2.8] | ||
* MDL-48212 - Forum reply by email puts reply instructions in messages for all handlers | * MDL-48212 - Forum reply by email puts reply instructions in messages for all handlers | ||
* MDL-48616 - Macrons for Atto character map | * MDL-48616 - Macrons for Atto character map | ||
* MDL-46755 - Allow teachers to configure the number of discussions displayed using the social course format | * MDL-46755 - Allow teachers to configure the number of discussions displayed using the social course format | ||
* MDL-46665 - Add 'idnumber' field to user filter | * MDL-46665 - Add 'idnumber' field to user filter | ||
* MDL-49220 - Allow preview of Choice options before activity is opened for submission | * MDL-49220 - Allow preview of Choice options before activity is opened for submission | ||
* MDL-40864 - Tidy up Bootstrapbase / Clean / More home links | * MDL-40864 - Tidy up Bootstrapbase / Clean / More home links | ||
* MDL-38663 - Remove navbar and login info from forgot_password.php | * MDL-38663 - Remove navbar and login info from forgot_password.php | ||
* MDL-34375 - Choice module lacks print_overview callback and does not appear on the MyMoodle Page | * MDL-34375 - Choice module lacks print_overview callback and does not appear on the MyMoodle Page | ||
* MDL-18183 - XMLRPC in MNET does not verify SSL peers by default | * MDL-18183 - XMLRPC in MNET does not verify SSL peers by default | ||
* MDL-43770 - Exclude inactive users' responses from Choice report (with an option to include) | * MDL-43770 - Exclude inactive users' responses from Choice report (with an option to include) | ||
* MDL-48499 - Show which users have not received messages in bulk messaging | * MDL-48499 - Show which users have not received messages in bulk messaging | ||
* MDL-32285 - Added "Continue" button under Error notification message (IMS CP) | * MDL-32285 - Added "Continue" button under Error notification message (IMS CP) | ||
* MDL-46960 - Results returned from external tool activities don't update completion status | * MDL-46960 - Results returned from external tool activities don't update completion status | ||
* MDL-49333 - Return additional information in core_get_site_info | * MDL-49333 - Return additional information in core_get_site_info | ||
* MDL-49262 - Delete the yui versions of the bootstrap plugins | * MDL-49262 - Delete the yui versions of the bootstrap plugins | ||
* MDL-49052 - Incorrect headings for upcoming events pages | * MDL-49052 - Incorrect headings for upcoming events pages | ||
* MDL-49638 - reCAPTCHA should be moved below custom profile fields during self registration | * MDL-49638 - reCAPTCHA should be moved below custom profile fields during self registration | ||
* MDL-49730 - Workshop: use full page width when displaying contents | * MDL-49730 - Workshop: use full page width when displaying contents | ||
* MDL-48159 - Prevent submissions instead of using "Default team" in group assignments. | * MDL-48159 - Prevent submissions instead of using "Default team" in group assignments. | ||
* MDL-49563 - Allow glossary entry to be updated from glossary navigation | * MDL-49563 - Allow glossary entry to be updated from glossary navigation | ||
* MDL-46238 - Add a simple way to go back from enrol/users.php page to the course | * MDL-46238 - Add a simple way to go back from enrol/users.php page to the course | ||
* MDL-47434 - Section 'General' in navigation block | * MDL-47434 - Section 'General' in navigation block | ||
* MDL-36874 - Text navigation for Books | * MDL-36874 - Text navigation for Books | ||
* MDL-49650 - Add a tool to browse templates in the current theme. | * MDL-49650 - Add a tool to browse templates in the current theme. | ||
* MDL-23178 - Allow indenting again for activities in the Main Menu block | * MDL-23178 - Allow indenting again for activities in the Main Menu block | ||
* MDL-49069 - Ability to specify default values for Forum RSS | * MDL-49069 - Ability to specify default values for Forum RSS | ||
* MDL-48160 - Improve all block region layouts when coded for RTL | * MDL-48160 - Improve all block region layouts when coded for RTL | ||
==Security issues== | ==Security issues== | ||
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* New auth hook to intercept code before login page is shown. MDL-48887 | * New auth hook to intercept code before login page is shown. MDL-48887 | ||
* MDL-49101 - Single setting for the activity description requirement | * MDL-49101 - Single setting for the activity description requirement | ||
* MDL-48177 - Allow plugin environment checks to work without defining explicit versions of Moodle | * MDL-49101 - Single setting for the activity description requirement | ||
* MDL-48887 - Add new auth pre_loginpage_hook() (save redirects, implement autologins...) | * MDL-49101 - Single setting for the activity description requirement | ||
* MDL-39752 - Behat tests runs in parallel | * MDL-48177 - Allow plugin environment checks to work without defining explicit versions of Moodle | ||
* MDL-49163 - Unified Ajax script handler | * MDL-48887 - Add new auth pre_loginpage_hook() (save redirects, implement autologins...) | ||
* MDL-49152 - Templates for renderers | * MDL-39752 - Behat tests runs in parallel | ||
* MDL-27548 - The comments table contains the component | * MDL-49163 - Unified Ajax script handler | ||
* MDL-49269 - Add an AMD log module | * MDL-49152 - Templates for renderers | ||
* MDL-49534 - Delete pear/HTTP/WebDav | * MDL-27548 - The comments table contains the component | ||
* MDL-37477 - html_table API supports caption tag | * MDL-49269 - Add an AMD log module | ||
* MDL-49643 - Deprecate inconsistent API to extend the navigation by local plugins | * MDL-49534 - Delete pear/HTTP/WebDav | ||
* MDL-49361 - Ability to provide alternate strings manager | * MDL-37477 - html_table API supports caption tag | ||
* MDL-44642 - Implemented backend to keep session alive | * MDL-49643 - Deprecate inconsistent API to extend the navigation by local plugins | ||
* MDL-45725 - User preferences for flexible tables can be set persistent across sessions | * MDL-49361 - Ability to provide alternate strings manager | ||
* MDL-44642 - Implemented backend to keep session alive | |||
* MDL-45725 - User preferences for flexible tables can be set persistent across sessions | |||
[[Category:Release notes]] | [[Category:Release notes]] | ||
Revision as of 13:16, 10 April 2015
Releases > Moodle 2.9 release notes
Release date: Not yet released, expected on Monday, 11th May 2015
Here is the full list of fixed issues in 2.9.
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)
- Minimum PHP version: PHP 5.4.4 (always use latest PHP 5.4.x or 5.5.x on Windows - http://windows.php.net/download/)
- 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 |
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
One of the biggest project was improvements in Navigation and Users pages, see also MDL-45774. It includes:
- My grades page listing all my courses, and all courses I am teaching in one place (linked from User Menu) MDL-45894, MDL-49634
- My Home is now My Dashboard MDL-48936
- Redesign “My profile”, make it pluggable MDL-48932, MDL-45898
- New “My preferences” page (linked from User Menu) MDL-45895
- Consistent header for user pages MDL-45896
- Consistent header for user sub pages MDL-48931
- Consistent bread crumbs for user pages MDL-48935
- Remove redundant nodes from nav tree MDL-49635
User interface improvements
- MDL-43996 - Drag and drop image into Atto editor inserts it as a file
- MDL-19670 - Teacher can post the same forum question to all groups at once
- MDL-47172 - “You have assignments that need attention” displays relevant information for teachers
- MDL-48933 - Ajax interface for messaging a user
- MDL-25721 - Sort by age when viewing question banks
- MDL-23296 - Provide search function for Server Files area in File Picker
- MDL-48937 - Don't show the category in the breadcrumb if there is only one category
- MDL-49694 - Overview report shows the full course name
- MDL-47527 - Allow access to overview report for users who can view all grades
Course creation improvements
- MDL-10405 - Added button to quickly delete the whole course section
- MDL-31500 - Allow backup and restore on the front page
- MDL-5583 - Fields in database module can be set as required
- MDL-28526 - Glossary can export/import embedded images and attached files
- MDL-49006, MDL-49101 - Removed default requirement of activity description and substituted with a single setting
- MDL-13831 - Grade to pass can be set by editing activity without going to gradebook
- MDL-27074 - Display group name for group events in the calendar
- MDL-48969 - New generic block: activity results
- MDL-18177 - Add option to choose whether groups and/or groupings are includedin a back up
- MDL-20053 - Database: create ##userpicture## tag to allow the user's profile picture to be displayed
- MDL-49543 - Add a WYSIWYG field to Badges which is displayed on the Criteria page
- MDL-46416 - Possible to change / remove picture from group
- MDL-49687 - Adding a single person to multiple groups at the same time
- MDL-21724 - The course edit page needs a way to redirect to some page other than the main course page after saving
Administrator features
- MDL-15187 - Assign global roles using CSV upload
- MDL-30937 - Backup report again links to the individual course backup summaries
- MDL-32547 - Configure temporary file deletion, to avoid moodledata/temp/backup filling up the filesystem
- MDL-49684 - Replace custom Moodle timezone stuff with standard PHP date/time code
- MDL-25763 - CLI version of admin/replace.php
- MDL-44874 - Per-request temp directories
- MDL-46064 - Drop support for MyISAM
- MDL-49298 - Make tgz backups standard
- MDL-47834 - New option for restriction of concurrent logins
- MDL-47800 - Logout user when somebody changes their password
- MDL-47830 - Add password rotation restrictions
- MDL-48559 - Web CRON should be disabled by default
- MDL-48080 - Never send mail to domains ending in .invalid
- MDL-48595 - Log exports no longer fails because of memory limit
- MDL-28513 - Allow specification of admin user email in CLI installer
- MDL-47803 - New page that shows all browser sessions of current user
- MDL-34684 - New health check to detect incorrect category path order and/or missing parent categories
- MDL-48493 - Automatically detect the plugin type when installing from ZIP
- MDL-48894 - Registration page should state if site is registered
Files and repositories
- MDL-42616 - Files: Support custom file types
- MDL-43752 - S3 repository works for non-US repositories
Authentication, enrolments and access
- Several improvements to meta enrolments, such as: populate groups from courses MDL-17929, sorting courses alphabetically MDL-35696, button to quickly add a new method MDL-49439
- MDL-26017 - Keyholder capability in self-enrolment plugin
- MDL-20365 - Salted Crypt passwords option for external database authentication
- MDL-49380 - Chose "Create new group" when synchronising cohort enrolment with a group
- MDL-49677 - Improvement of Custom welcome message in self-enrolment plugin
- MDL-43415 - Custom profile fields should be syncable with external DB auth
Quiz
- MDL-348 - Printer-friendly option for quizzes
- MDL-40988 - Add section headings to quiz
- MDL-40992 - Option for teachers to allow students to redo a finished question within a quiz attempt
- MDL-35280 - quiz_reset_userdata does not have an option to remove user/group overrides
- MDL-48898 - Quiz time period setting should use admin_setting_configduration
- MDL-6340 - force unique/unseen questions in retakes
- MDL-40990 - Teachers can require students to complete Question 1 before they can see Question 2
Lesson
- MDL-48803 - support for groups
- MDL-48715 - moving “time spent” from prerequisite to the proper completion rule
- MDL-43387 - UI for grading essays
- MDL-48244 - Lessons with no questions show completed after the first page is viewed
- MDL-47587 - Make progress bar available on the very last page of a lesson.
- MDL-49642 - Give time/date extensions to users and groups in lesson
- MDL-40286 - non-editing teacher should see Grade analysis in Lesson
- MDL-48473 - Lesson shortanswer question: add fill in the blank option
- MDL-48984 - Lesson content page jump descriptions, numerical and shortanswer questions answers allow rich html but should be plain text
- MDL-18553 - Removing grade info from lesson pages if lesson grade is 0
- MDL-26689 - in order to prevent interactivity references from being broken move the "Dependent on" feature to the completion/availability subsystem
Other things
- MDL-46728 - WOFF2 fonts are supported in themes.
- MDL-48221 - Make forum subscription combinations less confusing with different combinations
- MDL-47777 - Convert assignment maximum files per submission maximum to global setting
- MDL-26226 - Moodle2 nav menu Topic Items should be links to Topic menu
- MDL-47159 - atto_link should add 'http://' prefix when necessary
- MDL-46763 - Save user images as JPEG if uploaded in that format.
- MDL-47104 - Make 'calendar_lookahead' setting more flexible
- MDL-48760 - Update mathjax to 2.5 when it's released
- MDL-36009 - Gradebook table uses complex tables that are not accessible
- MDL-48266 - Automated backup setting page needs additional validation
- MDL-47562 - UI Fixes and improvements for Singleview
- MDL-47232 - Course completion: "activities to be completed" improperly requires passing grade
- MDL-48437 - Make Visible/All groups selector show own groups first
- MDL-47501 - Add an indication that the grade letters was overridden
- MDL-9443 - Run *.xhtml file through the text filters.
- MDL-46662 - Accessibility improvements for gradereport course header and aggregation controls.
- MDL-45848 - Cannot assign Marker on a marking guide or rubric assignment without giving a grade
- MDL-48822 - Find last visual post in a discussion
- MDL-48482 - Duration admin setting doesn't have a label associated to it
- MDL-47915 - Two inconsistent layout files should be consistent, use id=page-content rather than content
- MDL-47628 - Availability: Grouping confusing for sites which used groupmembersonly [2.8]
- MDL-48212 - Forum reply by email puts reply instructions in messages for all handlers
- MDL-48616 - Macrons for Atto character map
- MDL-46755 - Allow teachers to configure the number of discussions displayed using the social course format
- MDL-46665 - Add 'idnumber' field to user filter
- MDL-49220 - Allow preview of Choice options before activity is opened for submission
- MDL-40864 - Tidy up Bootstrapbase / Clean / More home links
- MDL-38663 - Remove navbar and login info from forgot_password.php
- MDL-34375 - Choice module lacks print_overview callback and does not appear on the MyMoodle Page
- MDL-18183 - XMLRPC in MNET does not verify SSL peers by default
- MDL-43770 - Exclude inactive users' responses from Choice report (with an option to include)
- MDL-48499 - Show which users have not received messages in bulk messaging
- MDL-32285 - Added "Continue" button under Error notification message (IMS CP)
- MDL-46960 - Results returned from external tool activities don't update completion status
- MDL-49333 - Return additional information in core_get_site_info
- MDL-49262 - Delete the yui versions of the bootstrap plugins
- MDL-49052 - Incorrect headings for upcoming events pages
- MDL-49638 - reCAPTCHA should be moved below custom profile fields during self registration
- MDL-49730 - Workshop: use full page width when displaying contents
- MDL-48159 - Prevent submissions instead of using "Default team" in group assignments.
- MDL-49563 - Allow glossary entry to be updated from glossary navigation
- MDL-46238 - Add a simple way to go back from enrol/users.php page to the course
- MDL-47434 - Section 'General' in navigation block
- MDL-36874 - Text navigation for Books
- MDL-49650 - Add a tool to browse templates in the current theme.
- MDL-23178 - Allow indenting again for activities in the Main Menu block
- MDL-49069 - Ability to specify default values for Forum RSS
- MDL-48160 - Improve all block region layouts when coded for RTL
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.
For developers
- Support for Asynchronous Module Definition formatted javascript modules MDL-49046
- Support for calling webservice functions directly from javascript MDL-49163
- Support for implementing renderers as mustache templates (php and javascript) MDL-49152
- Behat tests can run in parallel - MDL-39752 (backported)
- A new per-request directory API has been added MDL-44874, and should be used instead of make_temp_directory wherever possible.
- Support for in browser caching (localstorage) of strings and templates MDL-49604
- Template Library - tool for displaying templates in the current theme MDL-49650
- Use PHP native timezones support MDL-49684
- New auth hook to intercept code before login page is shown. MDL-48887
- MDL-49101 - Single setting for the activity description requirement
- MDL-49101 - Single setting for the activity description requirement
- MDL-49101 - Single setting for the activity description requirement
- MDL-48177 - Allow plugin environment checks to work without defining explicit versions of Moodle
- MDL-48887 - Add new auth pre_loginpage_hook() (save redirects, implement autologins...)
- MDL-39752 - Behat tests runs in parallel
- MDL-49163 - Unified Ajax script handler
- MDL-49152 - Templates for renderers
- MDL-27548 - The comments table contains the component
- MDL-49269 - Add an AMD log module
- MDL-49534 - Delete pear/HTTP/WebDav
- MDL-37477 - html_table API supports caption tag
- MDL-49643 - Deprecate inconsistent API to extend the navigation by local plugins
- MDL-49361 - Ability to provide alternate strings manager
- MDL-44642 - Implemented backend to keep session alive
- MDL-45725 - User preferences for flexible tables can be set persistent across sessions
