Moodle 2.1 release notes
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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.
Enabling Web Services for mobile devices
- Moodle 2.1 comes with a built-in web service designed for mobile applications.
- It is required to run the official Moodle app.
- Enable it only if you want people to use the official app or if third party app explicitly requires it.
- See MDL-27551 and Enable mobile web services documentation for details.
Highlights
- MDL-11288 Ability to copy (or clone) an activity
- MDL-27428 Ability to navigate navigation/settings menu and dock with keyboard
Others
- MDL-26784 Improved plugins check/overview page
- MDL-27500 Upgraded TinyMCE to the latest version 3.4.2
Functional changes
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Security issues
To be released later
System requirements
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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
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