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==Major features==
==Major features==
===Assignment===
* MDL-27520 - Assignment feedback can include media or other files


===Dashboard and Course Overview===
===Dashboard and Course Overview===
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* MDL-63214 - Privacy setting for restricting who can message you
* MDL-63214 - Privacy setting for restricting who can message you
* MDL-63281 - Synchronise course group members with conversations members, for those groups having linked conversations
* MDL-63281 - Synchronise course group members with conversations members, for those groups having linked conversations
===Assignment===
* MDL-27520 - Assignment feedback can include media or other files


===NextCloud===
===NextCloud===

Revision as of 08:08, 30 November 2018

Note: This page will continue to be updated until Moodle 3.6 is released.


Releases > Moodle 3.6 release notes

Release date: Not yet released - scheduled for 03 December 2018

Here is the full list of fixed issues in 3.6.

If you are upgrading from a previous version, please see Upgrading in the user docs. In particular, for sites using a custom theme or login form, from 3.6 onwards, the login form must include a new login token field. See Login token for details.

Server requirements

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

  • Moodle upgrade: Moodle 3.1 or later
  • PHP version: minimum PHP 7.0.0 Note: minimum PHP version has increased since Moodle 3.3. PHP 7.1.x and 7.2.x are supported too. PHP 7.3.x support is being implemented (@ MDL-63420) and not ready for production with this release.
  • PHP extension intl is required since Moodle 3.4 (it was recommended in 2.0 onwards)

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 9.4 Latest
MySQL 5.6 Latest
MariaDB 5.5.31 Latest
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Latest
Oracle Database 11.2 Latest

Client requirements

Browser support

Moodle is compatible with any standards compliant web browser. We regularly test Moodle with the following browsers:

Desktop:

  • Chrome
  • Firefox
  • Safari
  • Edge
  • Internet Explorer

Mobile:

  • MobileSafari
  • Google Chrome

For the best experience and optimum security, we recommend that you keep your browser up to date. https://whatbrowser.org

Note: Legacy browsers with known compatibility issues with Moodle 3.6:

  • Internet Explorer 10 and below
  • Safari 7 and below

 

Major features

Dashboard and Course Overview

  • MDL-63044 and MDL-63337 - New Course overview and Timeline blocks
  • MDL-63040 - Removed the dashboard page header
  • MDL-63062 - New 'Recently accessed courses' block
  • MDL-63063 - New 'Recently accessed items' block
  • MDL-63058 - Option to star/unstar courses
  • MDL-63064 - New 'Starred Courses' Block
  • MDL-63457 - Courses can be hidden from the course overview page
  • MDL-63352 - Dashboard retains user preferences for view options
  • MDL-63793 - Course overview block retains user preferences for the number of courses to show
  • MDL-61161 - Grace period when displaying "In progress" courses in course overview block

GDPR and Privacy

Note that some of these GDPR improvements have also been backported to Moodle 3.5.3, 3.4.6 and 3.3.9.

  • MDL-63897 - Preprocessing stage removed from GDPR operations
  • MDL-62563 - Data deletion of existing deleted users
  • MDL-62558 - Provide a data registry configuration summary (read-only)
  • MDL-63726 - Option to remove the "Data retention summary" link in the footer
  • MDL-62491 - HTML data request export format
  • MDL-63401 - User expiry improvements
  • MDL-63619 - Data purpose and category inheritance improvements
  • MDL-62560 - Different data retention strategies for different roles in a purpose
  • MDL-62554 - Ability to configure data registry to use module type defaults
  • MDL-63116 - Data requests bulk actions
  • MDL-63009 - Site mentioned in email notifications of data requests
  • MDL-61652 - Capabilities for controlling who can download SAR data
  • MDL-62309 - Option to make site policies required or optional
  • MDL-6074 - Option to hide your name in the online users block

Messaging

  • MDL-57272 and MDL-63280 - Group messaging
  • MDL-63279 - Option to disable site-wide messaging
  • MDL-63213 - Ability to set favourite conversations
  • MDL-63303 - Introduced base version of new user interface
  • MDL-63283 - Disable message outputs for group conversations
  • MDL-63214 - Privacy setting for restricting who can message you
  • MDL-63281 - Synchronise course group members with conversations members, for those groups having linked conversations

Assignment

  • MDL-27520 - Assignment feedback can include media or other files

NextCloud

OpenBadges

Performance

  • MDL-54035 - Performance improvements to cache flags
  • MDL-47962 - Glossary auto-linking filter performance improvements

Usability Improvements

  • MDL-51177 - atto_htmlplus implemented to improve Atto editor HTML indenting
  • MDL-45170 - Copy and paste of images from one wsyiwyg window to another
  • MDL-61388 - Accessibility: Forum actions announced by screen reader when completed
  • MDL-62899 - Global search displays a relevant icon next to link in results
  • MDL-62610 - Improved quiz statistics report usability for randomized questions
  • MDL-46415 - SVG/High resolution emoticons
  • MDL-58000 - Larger badge images available

Experimental

  • MDL-53566 - Freezing / enabling read-only access only for categories, courses, activities and their content

Other highlights

  • MDL-63658 - Favourites subsystem
  • MDL-14274 - IF conditions in grade calculations
  • MDL-37624 - Calendar entries location support
  • MDL-45170 - Copy and paste of images from one wsyiwyg window to another
  • MDL-54035 - Performance improvements with a lot of data in mdl_cache_flags
  • MDL-36754 - Images are displayed in forum notification emails
  • MDL-59259 - Course format options may be specified in upload courses CSV file
  • MDL-62708 - Option to add ID numbers to questions and question categories
  • MDL-59454 - Option to download the list of course participants
  • MDL-46415 - SVG / high resolution emoticons
  • MDL-47962 - Glossary auto-linking filter performance improvements
  • MDL-62334 - 'Add a new course' link in Site administration
  • MDL-63253 - Admin search results provide location of the found matching page
  • MDL-51803 - Reusable element for drag and drop sortable table or list
  • MDL-50812 - core_useragent::get_browser_version_classes distinguishes between different browsers
  • MDL-63329 - memcache session handler removal
  • MDL-63040 - Page header removal
  • MDL-61573 - User menu: customusermenuitems map Font Awesome icons for non pix/t folders
  • MDL-62320 - JSON added to the default mime types list
  • MDL-63603 - Indian Rupee added to PayPal enrolment currencies
  • MDL-63431 - Atto media plugin title global attribute support
  • MDL-62960 - Drag and drop of course events respects the course start date
  • MDL-62651 - adhoc task runner
  • MDL-17943 - 'Resend confirmation email' button on login page
  • MDL-60435 - Shibboleth authentication identity providers
  • MDL-59169 - Grader report saves after edit with multiple tabs
  • MDL-52953 - Legacy log store deprecation
  • MDL-55188 - Old Events API final deprecation
  • MDL-54741 - Phase 2 of deprecation of functions in lib/deprecatedlib.php

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

Privacy API update

In addition to existing requirements, any plugin which implements the plugin provider interface must also implement the \core_privacy\local\request\core_userlist_provider interface. Two new methods need to be implemented:

  Note these changes are also required for latest Moodle 3.4.6, 3.5.3 versions.

Behat scenario files

MDL-57281 - The behat step I navigate to "ITEM" node in "MAINNODE > PATH" has been deprecated and throws an exception with details on how to replace it. The recommended replacement steps work in all recent Moodle versions, the updated Behat will pass with Moodle 3.4, too.

Login token

If your plugin provides an alternative login form (e.g. it is a theme replacing the default login form template / renderer), the login form must include a new login token field. For details of required changes, see Login token. Note that this also affects latest stable branches, too.

Component APIs upgrades

Please refer to the upgrade.txt files in the relevant component directory for changes in particular Moodle release.

See also