Moodle as the name suggest is Modular in nature. You can extend the Moodle functionality by installing plugins on your Moodle site.
Moodle Plugins directory is the official area where you will find Moodle Plugins compatible with different Moodle versions. As on 19 May 2022, there are 1978 Plugins available in the Directory. These plugins are developed and shared by 1097 Moodle community members.
The easiest way to add new functionality in Moodle is by using Plugins. First have a look around the Moodle Plugins directory to see if there is a plugin already developed by Moodle community doing the job. Otherwise you can easily write your own Moodle Plugin.
Moodle core allows you to add various types of plugins to extend the functionality of different areas. In Moodle 4.0 release, the question bank is upgraded to allow plugins to extend the quiz functionality.
Overall Moodle allows more than 59 types of plugins. Moodle plugins are sorted by types, the most popular filtering criteria in the directory.
The plugin type often determines the location in the Moodle directory where they should be installed like mod_Plugin need to be kept in Moodle/mod directory.
Here is the complete list of Moodle Plugin Types available in Moodle.
Planning before using Moodle Plugins
- User Experience Evaluation – This includes decisions not to install plugins due to conflicting or overlapping functionality.
- Server Storage space & memory consumption analysis.
- Site performance Impact
- Support for Moodle Plugin
- Future compatibility
If you are looking to learn how to write your own Moodle plugins, then you can follow this guide.
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