Moodle LMS 2.7.4
12 January 2015
Moodle LMS version 2.7.4 is now available (security release).
Upgrading to Moodle LMS 2.7.4
Moodle LMS 2.7.4 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 2.7.4 upgrade prior to applying it live. Get started managing your Moodle LMS installations with Installatron
What's New in Moodle LMS 2.7.4
Highlights
- MDL-40241 - Default Manager and Teacher role are able to manually mark course as completed
- MDL-46442 - Notifications about assignment re-submissions are sent
- MDL-43462 - EditPDF correctly shows landscape PDFs
- MDL-43679 - Clicking link to Moodle in MS Word no longer results "You are already logged in" message
Functional changes
- MDL-42717 - Ensure automated backup files are deleted when an error occurs because of directory permissions
- MDL-47601 - Ensure old automated backups are deleted including the case when file name is renamed from language string
- MDL-48023 - Changed "Cache-control: private" to "public" on public static files to increase performance
- MDL-48224 - Forum cron uses SMTP buffering
- MDL-33606 - Make distinction between all section course view and a single section course view log entry
API changes
- MDL-44657 - No more Javascript error when the form class is namespaced
- MDL-48697 - Completion directory is recognized by Moodle as a valid component directory
- MDL-48495 - Limit protocols supported by curl by default
UI changes
- MDL-35078 - End date for self enrolment on the bulk enrolment form now also contains time
- MDL-48570 - Course search form is displayed above the course list
- MDL-42501 - Added help about deleting grades in the course reset form
- MDL-48206 - Wider textarea for the comments in the comments block
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
- MDL-40097 - Course completion role criteria no longer causes fatal error
- MDL-35494 - User is able to restore an activity even when they own only one course
- MDL-20304 - Practice lesson does not appear in Gradebook [Patch]
- MDL-45324 - Grading notifications are not sent before the grades are released to students
- MDL-47133 - Keyboard shortcuts in Atto do not interfere with regional keyboard settings
- MDL-37704 - Possible to lock Description field in users' profiles
- MDL-36240 - Calendar events from activities are restored even without user data
- MDL-14908 - Parent Role can view courses for students that are in groups
- MDL-46472 - Fixed upgrade loop caused by undeletable themes
- MDL-31822 - Non-default section name is shown at the site level
- MDL-47475 - PDF annotation is visible by all students in the team and not only by the one who made a submission
- MDL-47993, MDL-48088 - Correctly parse dates with timezones when importing from Microsoft calendar
- MDL-48179 - Backup progress no longer times out when compressing large backup
