# Moodle 4.1

> Moodle 4.1 (LTS) refines UX with new Gradebook reports and an expanded Report Builder. It integrates TinyMCE 6 and improves collaborative tools. The release requires updated infrastructure (PHP 7.4+).

## Solidifying the UX Revolution and Boosting Educator Power

Moodle 4.1, designated as a Long-Term Support (LTS) release, is a crucial milestone that builds upon the transformative user experience (UX) introduced in version 4.0. This release is less about radical new concepts and more about strategic refinement, delivering powerful, production-ready tools that streamline the daily workflow for educators, grant deep insights for administrators, and solidify the platform's foundation for years to come. It translates the modern look and feel into truly efficient administrative and teaching processes.

### Major Advancements for Teachers and Managers

The most impactful updates in Moodle 4.1 are concentrated in areas that directly affect course management, content creation, and data utility:

#### Precision Grading and Assessment Management

The Gradebook received a major functional overhaul, making assessment management more intuitive and less time-consuming. Key additions include the dedicated **User report** and **Singleview report** functionality, which streamline the process of viewing individual student performance or bulk-grading specific assignments. A new **Grades summary** report offers quick insights into grade averages for course activities, and the overall Gradebook UX is simplified with improved styling and easier bulk actions.

#### Enhanced Data Insight with Report Builder

For site and course managers, the custom **Report Builder** is now a substantially more powerful tool, allowing for deeper analysis without manual data extraction. New data sources have been added, enabling administrators to build custom reports based on critical organizational data, including **Groups, Cohorts, Badges, Comments, Notes, Blogs, and Files**. Administrators also gain new controls to limit the number of custom reports and disable live editing.

#### Modernized Content Authoring with TinyMCE 6

The primary text editor has been upgraded, transforming the content creation experience site-wide. Moodle 4.1 includes the **TinyMCE 6** editor (as an alternative to the default Atto editor), introducing a modern, feature-rich interface with enhanced editing capabilities, including integrated tools for media, image editing, and H5P insertion directly within the text area.

#### Revitalized Collaborative Activities

The popular **Database activity** module, often used for collaborative resource building and peer review, has been significantly improved with a **UX overhaul**. It features a clearer start page, improved navigation, and three useful, pre-built templates—**Journal, Proposals, and and Resources**—that give instructors an immediate starting point for complex collaborative tasks.

### Other Noteworthy Improvements and Fixes

Moodle 4.1 includes numerous smaller, impactful changes that enhance usability, accessibility, and integration:

* **BigBlueButton:** Teachers can now invite external participants (guests) to video conferencing sessions.
* **Quiz/Question Bank:** Question bank views now include columns for "Modified by" and "Last used" data, and question titles can be edited inline.
* **Calendar:** Calendar events can now have clickable URLs for locations, and the calendar course list sorts alphabetically.
* **Assignment:** Improvements to group assignment submission exporting and optimized tasks for preparing submissions for annotation.
* **Administration:** Enhanced bulk user upload with the ability to match users by email, support for **XOAUTH2** for mail servers, and a new administration setting for the "Contact site support" form.
* **Usability:** New functionality to export groups/groupings to Excel/ODS/text files.

## Essential System Requirements for Moodle 4.1 (LTS)

As a Long-Term Support release, Moodle 4.1 ensures stability but also requires updated infrastructure to maintain security and performance. Prior to upgrading, ensure your system meets these minimum specifications:

| Component | Minimum Required Version | Key Considerations |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| **PHP** | **7.4.0** | PHP 8.0.x and 8.1.x are supported. The `sodium` extension is strongly recommended. |
| **PostgreSQL** | **12** | The minimum version has been increased. |
| **MariaDB** | **10.4** | The minimum version has been increased. |
| **Oracle Database** | **19** | The minimum version has been increased. |
| **Web Browser** | Standards Compliant | **Internet Explorer 11 is no longer supported.** |

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