Moodle LMS 4.5.4
14 April 2025
Moodle LMS version 4.5.4 is now available (security release).
Upgrading to Moodle LMS 4.5.4
Moodle LMS 4.5.4 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 4.5.4 upgrade prior to applying it live. Get started managing your Moodle LMS installations with Installatron
What's New in Moodle LMS 4.5.4
Security
- 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.
General fixes and improvements
- MDL-83499 - Attempting to duplicate a section with multiple subsections fails
- MDL-75971 - Add email handling capabilities to Behat (Mailpit)
- MDL-76801 - Unexpected behavior in assignment grader when the user filter shows 0 remaining users
- MDL-84058 - restore_backup.php does not restore the original course name
- MDL-83856 - HTML line break tags visible in feedback for forums with advanced grading
- MDL-76668 - No links to manual grading/statistics/responses in Quiz in Single activity course format
- MDL-83692 - MFA SMS factor secret validity duration is forced to zero
- MDL-80091 - Assignment grader does not auto-select a student with "Requires grading" filter applied
- MDL-83591 - Error in Single View grade report when last viewed grade item is deleted
- MDL-83272 - Deleting a question bank category can orphan questions and break quizzes
- MDL-81655 - Maintenance warning countdown is hidden behind footer button and block drawer
- MDL-85112 - Unread conversations message displayed incorrectly in notifications popover
- MDL-85001 - Report builder filtering does not work when report duplicated on page
- MDL-85023 - SEB configuration should also allow use of WebRTC recording on MacOS
- MDL-61730 - Missing setType() error when importing XML file in gradebook
- MDL-84940 - The section links block should not show subsections
- MDL-84970 - Editor tiny does not support switching to Chinese
- MDL-84112 - Default completion is not available with Big blue button when there is a large amount of users
- MDL-84419 - Scheduled task timing is incorrect when daylight saving time begins
- MDL-84997 - Messaging drawer displays a small background after clearing notifications
- MDL-84893 - Users with long names make the message drawer content overlap
- MDL-84222 - XOAuth: Sending mail via Google using smptmailer results in exception: call to a member functionhasExpired() on string
- MDL-85000 - Error "No compatible source was found for this media" when trying to play OGV files on Firefox
Accessibility improvements
- MDL-84823 - Incorrect use of ARIA attributes in the notications popover and messaging drawers
- MDL-84816 - Resize text issue on the notifications popover
- MDL-84826 - The delete menu item in an action menu has poor colour contrast when in focus
- MDL-84803 - Pages in the feedback activity do not have unique titles
- MDL-61823 - The filetypes form element has two labels, one of which is broken