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Release date: 5th May 2011

Highlights

MDL-9376 - Q and A forum editing time allows students to see other posts and modify their own
MDL-4633 - The description field is now a required user profile field
MDL-26697 - Multiple multimedia plugin filter fixes and improvements
MDL-24724 - There is now a link to send messages on basic profile pages

User interface changes

MDL-26388 - Duplicate files uploaded through the file picker are now handled
MDL-26535 - New capability mod/workshop:viewauthorpublished for controlling visibility of workshop published submission authors
MDL-25834 - Fixes to themes for IE

Security issues

For details of resolved security issues, see http://moodle.org/security/.

MDL-26803 - "Force password change" not happening
MDL-25122 - Quiz review page does not check and enforce separate groups mode
MDL-26621 - System user profile leaks email when maildisplay == 2
MDL-26838 - Ability to fill a database with invalid records through ratings
MDL-26854 - Ability to generate invalid records in the comments table in the database

Changes to APIs

Multiple fixes to ratings

Modules etc wanting to make use of ratings are now required to implement two callback functions, modname_rating_permissions() and modname_rating_validate(). Full details of the callbacks are available in the rating 2.0 documentation

Comments API improvements

Plugins intending to use comments are required to implement two callback functions: pluginname_comment_validate(), and pluginname_comment_permissions. Please read full details in Comments documentation.

Fixes and improvements

MDL-26643 - Fixed blog visibility issue after update
MDL-26768 - Grades from Lessons are now correctly set to null on non-attempt
MDL-26798 - Fixes to Dropbox repository integration
MDL-27116 - Fixed theme directory linking
MDL-27246 - Able to checkout strings in the language customisation tool
MDL-27251 - Added optional timeout estimation to file downloads based on file size as it can blocks upgrade
MDL-27394 - Backup and restore might sometimes have scrambled the order of choices in question types.

A total of over 200 changes were made. See the full list of fixed issues in 2.0.3.

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+Release date: 5th May 2011
 ===Highlights===
-* MDL-9376 - [[Forum_module#Question_and_Answer_forum|Q and A forum]] editing time allows students to see other posts and modify their own
+* MDL-9376 - [[:en:Forum_module#Question_and_Answer_forum|Q and A forum]] editing time allows students to see other posts and modify their own
-* MDL-4633 - The description field is now a required [[User_profile_fields|user profile field]]
+* MDL-4633 - The description field is now a required [[:en:User_profile_fields|user profile field]]
-* MDL-26697 - Multiple [[Multimedia plugins|multimedia plugin filter]] fixes and improvements
+* MDL-26697 - Multiple [[:en:Multimedia plugins|multimedia plugin filter]] fixes and improvements
 * MDL-24724 - There is now a link to send [[Messaging_2.0|messages]] on basic profile pages
 ===User interface changes===
-* MDL-26388 - Duplicate files uploaded through the [[File_picker|file picker]] are now handled
+* MDL-26388 - Duplicate files uploaded through the [[:en:File_picker|file picker]] are now handled
-* MDL-26535 - New capability [[Capabilities/mod/workshop:viewauthorpublished|mod/workshop:viewauthorpublished]] for controlling visibility of workshop published submission authors
+* MDL-26535 - New capability [[:en:Capabilities/mod/workshop:viewauthorpublished|mod/workshop:viewauthorpublished]] for controlling visibility of workshop published submission authors
-* MDL-25834 - Fixes to [[Themes|themes]] for IE
+* MDL-25834 - Fixes to [[:en:Themes|themes]] for IE
 ===Security issues===
+For details of resolved security issues, see [http://moodle.org/security/ http://moodle.org/security/].
-A number of security issues were resolved, including changes to APIs. Administrators are advised to update before details of security issues are revealed, which will happen one week after release.
+* MDL-26803 - "Force password change" not happening
+* MDL-25122 - Quiz review page does not check and enforce separate groups mode
+* MDL-26621 - System user profile leaks email when maildisplay == 2
+* MDL-26838 - Ability to fill a database with invalid records through ratings
+* MDL-26854 - Ability to generate invalid records in the comments table in the database
 ===Changes to APIs===
 * Multiple fixes to [[Ratings 2.0|ratings]]
-:Modules etc wanting to make use of ratings are now required to implement two callback functions, modname_rating_permissions() and modname_rating_validate(). Full details of the callbacks are available in the [[Development:Ratings 2.0#Module callbacks|rating 2.0 documentation]]
+:Modules etc wanting to make use of ratings are now required to implement two callback functions, modname_rating_permissions() and modname_rating_validate(). Full details of the callbacks are available in the [[Ratings 2.0#Module callbacks|rating 2.0 documentation]]
-* [[Development:Comments 2.0|Comments API]] improvements
+* [[Comments 2.0|Comments API]] improvements
-:Plugins intending to use comments are required to implement two callback functions: pluginname_comment_validate(), and pluginname_comment_permissions. Please read full details in [[Development:Comments 2.0#Moodle modules callback|Comments documentation]].
+:Plugins intending to use comments are required to implement two callback functions: pluginname_comment_validate(), and pluginname_comment_permissions. Please read full details in [[Comments 2.0#Moodle modules callback|Comments documentation]].
 ===Fixes and improvements===
-* MDL-27251 - Added optional timeout estimation to file downloads based on file size as it can blocks upgrade
-* MDL-27246 - Able to checkout strings in the language customisation tool
-* MDL-27116 - Fixed theme directory linking
 * MDL-26643 - Fixed blog visibility issue after update
 * MDL-26768 - Grades from Lessons are now correctly set to null on non-attempt
 * MDL-26798 - Fixes to Dropbox repository integration
+* MDL-27116 - Fixed theme directory linking
+* MDL-27246 - Able to checkout strings in the language customisation tool
+* MDL-27251 - Added optional timeout estimation to file downloads based on file size as it can blocks upgrade
+* MDL-27394 - Backup and restore might sometimes have scrambled the order of choices in question types.
 A total of over 200 changes were made. See the [http://tracker.moodle.org/secure/ReleaseNote.jspa?projectId=10011&version=10537 full list of fixed issues in 2.0.3].

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