Moodle LMS 2.6.2
9 March 2014
Moodle LMS version 2.6.2 is now available (security release).
Upgrading to Moodle LMS 2.6.2
Moodle LMS 2.6.2 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 2.6.2 upgrade prior to applying it live. Get started managing your Moodle LMS installations with Installatron
What's New in Moodle LMS 2.6.2
Highlights
- MDL-43733 - Auto-saved responses are used when a quiz attempt is submitted automatically
- MDL-43732 - Order and Paging controls are now more accessible
- MDL-43969 - Improved accessibility of shortform collapsing
- MDL-27414 - Random short answer matching question type now works again (with thanks to Jean-Michel Védrine)
Functional changes
- MDL-40821 - Language menu in Clean shows language used
API changes
- MDL-43882 - "Time spent waiting for the database" value added to performance info
- MDL-43439 - Behat now has an option to take screenshots on failure
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.
UI changes
- MDL-44425 - Skydrive, Box.net and Google Docs are renamed OneDrive, Box and Google Drive to reflect these remote service name changes.
Fixes and improvements
- MDL-43598 - Mod chooser no longer causes a jump in scroll position when first used.
- MDL-43664 - JavaScript no longer breaks on IE8
- MDL-40705 - Long course names are truncated in navigation menu
- MDL-40205 - Long block titles are truncated in Clean
- MDL-42882 - Performance improvement to missing root directory upgrade step
- MDL-40849 - Assignment marking guide screen fixed in Clean
- MDL-44217 - The link colour in Bootstrapbase (and Clean) is now WCAG compliant
- MDL-44029 - Quiz user overrides no longer deleted by group event handler
- MDL-44018 - Variant field of question_attempts is backed up by Moodle backup
- MDL-42928 - Scrolling is locked behind full-screen dialogues
- MDL-43941 - Activity show/hide toggle fixed in hidden and orphaned sections
- MDL-43306 - Backup no longer introduces duplicate gradeitem sortorders when restoring