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Illustration of five ranked cards with the top card starred, representing a Moodle theme comparison for institutions in 2027

Nov 12, 2026 · 15 min read

Moodle Themes for 2027, Ranked for Institutions

Eleven free and premium Moodle themes scored for universities, colleges and training providers on 5.3 LTS readiness, upgrade safety, accessibility, b…

Step diagram illustrating how to plan Moodle hosting, from PHP and database requirements to server layout and storage

Nov 10, 2026 · 8 min read

Moodle Hosting Requirements: PHP, Database, Server and Storage

Exact Moodle 4.5 to 5.3 requirements, the PHP settings the installer enforces, web server and storage rules, and the signs that tell you to move to a…

Diagram of a Moodle privacy provider class linking plugin tables to the export and delete requests of the Data privacy tool

Oct 31, 2026 · 4 min read

Moodle Privacy API Provider: Implementing GDPR Support in a Plugin

Which privacy interfaces a Moodle plugin needs, a complete provider for a local plugin, how export and delete calls work, why core_userlist_provider…

Illustration of a Moodle plugin cache definition flowing from db/caches.php through a data source into a cache store

Oct 31, 2026 · 3 min read

Moodle Cache API (MUC) Example: Defining Caches in a Plugin

Define a Moodle Universal Cache in a plugin: write db/caches.php, add the language string, load misses through a data source, invalidate on enrolment…

Diagram-style illustration of a Moodle activity module's data flowing through backup and restore steps into a new course

Oct 31, 2026 · 8 min read

Moodle Backup Restore API: Plugin Support for Activity Modules

The four files an activity module needs for course backup, import and Duplicate: backup task and structure step, restore task and step, id mapping, f…

Illustration of a Moodle plugin's db/services.php file mapping external functions and services to the database

Oct 31, 2026 · 2 min read

Moodle db/services.php Reference for Plugin Developers

Every key in a Moodle plugin's db/services.php, its default and where it is stored, what install and upgrade do with it, the changes that delete toke…

Step path illustration of adding a scheduled task to a Moodle plugin, from the task class and db/tasks.php to running and testing it

Oct 31, 2026 · 3 min read

Moodle Scheduled Task Plugin Tutorial: Class, db/tasks.php, Tests

A step-by-step Moodle scheduled task plugin tutorial: the task class, db/tasks.php schedules and the R value, upgrade behaviour, CLI runs, retries, t…

Illustration of a Moodle renderer passing a renderable through a template to the theme, for the article on Moodle renderer plugins

Oct 31, 2026 · 2 min read

Moodle Renderer Plugin Guide: Renderers and Output Classes

Renderables, Mustache templates and renderer classes in Moodle 5.3: how render() picks a path, how themes override plugin output, and what 4.5 to 5.3…

Illustration of a Moodle plugin exposing a web service function through core_external, with parameter and return descriptions

Oct 31, 2026 · 3 min read

Moodle: Create a Web Service Function with core_external

Build a complete Moodle web service function with core_external: declare it in db/services.php, describe parameters and returns, add context and capa…

Step-path illustration of building a Moodle local plugin: version file, strings, settings, capability, page and navigation link

Oct 31, 2026 · 3 min read

How to Create a Moodle Local Plugin from Scratch

Build a working Moodle local plugin step by step in public/local: version.php, strings, settings, a capability-checked page, a course navigation link…

Illustration of a Moodle plugin db/access.php file defining capabilities and role defaults

Oct 31, 2026 · 3 min read

Defining Moodle Capabilities in db/access.php

Define a capability in db/access.php, add its string, bump the version and check it in code. Plus what an upgrade really changes on existing sites, a…

Illustration of a Moodle plugin version.php file with requires, supported and maturity properties

Oct 31, 2026 · 2 min read

Moodle version.php Explained: requires, supported and maturity

Every Moodle plugin needs a version.php. This reference explains each property, how core uses it during install and upgrade, the errors a wrong value…

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