When administrators configure a unique Moodle profile field, they expect robust enforcement of data integrity. This prevents multiple users from sharing the same identifier. However, situations can arise where duplicate values appear in a field explicitly marked as unique, leading to confusion and operational issues. This unexpected behavior can compromise user management, break integrations, and...
The Moodle bulk user upload feature is a cornerstone for efficiently populating your learning management system with a large number of learners. However, administrators frequently discover that it does not send welcome emails by default. This often leads to confusion for new users and additional manual work for support teams, who must then notify learners...
Moodle plugins can add certificates, reporting, enrolment, authentication, communication, compliance tracking, and many other features without rebuilding the platform. For common requirements, a well-maintained plugin is often the fastest and most cost-effective solution. Custom Moodle development becomes worth considering when existing plugins only solve part of the requirement, create manual workarounds, or cannot support the...
Course copy, backup, and restore are some of the most useful Moodle tools for schools. They help administrators prepare new academic terms, duplicate course templates, move content between departments, preserve old course records, and recover materials when something goes wrong. When these tools stop working, the impact can be frustrating. A teacher may not be...
Moodle depends on cron to keep important background tasks running. When cron stops, the site may still load normally at first, but many automated features slowly begin to fail. Notifications may stop sending, course completion may not update, forum posts may be delayed, reports may not refresh, and scheduled tasks may remain stuck with a...