Moodle LMS 2.7
12 May 2014
Moodle LMS version 2.7 is now available (major release).
Upgrading to Moodle LMS 2.7
Moodle LMS 2.7 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 2.7 upgrade prior to applying it live. Get started managing your Moodle LMS installations with Installatron
What's New in Moodle LMS 2.7
Interface
- MDL-42964 - Themes clean-up - Moodle is focussed on Bootstrap and improved responsive design. Clean is now the default theme and most other old themes have been removed from core (still available from Plugins directory). Many small improvements have been made all through the interface.
- MDL-43786 - More theme - A completely new theme called More that provides easy configuration though the UI, while retaining the efficiency of LESS and the responsiveness of Bootstrap.
- MDL-43841 - New text editor, Atto - Tightly integrated in Moodle and focussing on usability and accessibility (TinyMCE still available as an option).
- MDL-44070 - Improved conditional activities - Complex boolean combinations are now supported, with a conditions plugin API and a better interface...and it's faster!
- MDL-43855 - New mathematical equation editor for Atto, producing TeX using a GUI without needing Java. Works everywhere, even tablets and phones.
- MDL-43856 - New MathJax filter for displaying mathematical equations without needing binaries on the server.
- MDL-44637 - New report listing all events possible on a site.
Platform
- MDL-37658 - Logging - a new logging subsystem with plugins allowing Moodle logs to be very detailed and external. Log reports have been updated too. Many new events have been added which developers can take advantage of. These advancements will support better analytics in future as well as reporting standards like TinCan.
- MDL-25499 - Scheduled Tasks - an improved scheduling system (like Unix cron) that allows precise scheduling of tasks even on complex clustered servers.
- Performance - With improvements to logging and scheduled tasks, as well as many other small improvements, overall performance will be improved, particularly on large sites.
Long-term support (LTS) until May 2017
- Most of our releases receive 1 year of backported general bug fixes and 1.5 years of security and dataloss fixes from Moodle HQ. Due to popular demand, we are committing to giving Moodle 2.7 extended support for security and dataloss fixes for 3 years (that's an extra 1.5 years support for this version).