Moodle LMS 2.4.2
10 March 2013
Moodle LMS version 2.4.2 is now available.
Upgrading to Moodle LMS 2.4.2
Moodle LMS 2.4.2 can be upgraded to (or installed) using any of Installatron's products. Use Installatron's optional Automatic Update feature to automatically apply Moodle LMS updates as new versions are released, or use Installatron's Clone feature to duplicate an existing Moodle LMS install to test the 2.4.2 upgrade prior to applying it live. Get started managing your Moodle LMS installations with Installatron
What's New in Moodle LMS 2.4.2
Highlights
- MDL-32975 - There is an option to sort My Courses list alphabetically
- MDL-36297 - HTML purifier strings are now cached
- MDL-35074 - More students can now appear per page in the Grader Report
- MDL-34435 - Actions in categories are now logged
Functional changes
- MDL-30669 - Admins are warned before deleting 'Sticky' site-wide blocks in 2.2 accidentally through a course page
- MDL-37894 - Not yet opened quizzes show close date as well as open date
- MDL-35336 - Process for enabling statistics is now clearer
API changes
- MDL-36363 - Removing a file store cache instance removes its folder too
- MDL-31636 - Comments API allows plugins to set the date format
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.
Fixes and improvements
- Fixes for MUC - MDL-37683 MDL-37545 MDL-38110 MDL-38165
- MDL-37792 - Conditional Resource based on a profile interest field now works when fields are empty
- MDL-38173 - Adding modules to courses where completion is enabled no longer causes corruption
- MDL-37847 - Plain text essays now show HTML special characters appropriately
- MDL-37774 - Moodle 1.9 to 2.x course restore now works with directory resources
- MDL-37563 - Assignment upgrade now includes conditional access settings
- MDL-36757 - Editing an activity no longer reveals hidden grades
- MDL-35780 - Participants page disclosure of email addresses is now consistent
- MDL-35175 - Lesson now shows attempts if associated with a grouping
- MDL-37710 - Students can access their own submitted files in a team submission assignment
- MDL-38352 - Improved language strings added to the English language pack, the most noticeable being 'My Moodle' in the site admin settings renamed as My home