MoodleBox Moodle plugin Release Notes

All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
This project adheres to Semantic Versioning and follow principles of keep a changelog.

Version 3.2.0, 2026-04-03

This version is not compatible with versions of Moodle prior to Moodle 4.4!

Added

• Add detection of new Raspberry Pi models (issue #166).

Changed

• Test against upcoming Moodle 5.2 (issue #168).

Version 3.1.0, 2026-02-15

This version is not compatible with versions of Moodle prior to Moodle 4.4!

Fixed

• Bad routine to display wireless AP fixed IP (issue #184).

Version 3.0.0, 2025-10-09

This version is not compatible with versions of Moodle prior to Moodle 4.4!

Added

• Add support for Moodle 5.1 new directory structure (issue #159).

Changed

• Test against upcoming Moodle 5.1 (issue #163).


• Make changewifisettings.py script more robust (2f6db18, 63f074b)


• Remove old network stack support (issue #161).

Version 2.20.0, 2025-04-27

This version is not compatible with versions of Moodle prior to Moodle 4.4!

Changed

• Test against upcoming Moodle 5.0 (issue #157).

Version 2.19.0, 2025-01-13

This version is not compatible with versions of Moodle prior to Moodle 4.4!

Added

• Add detection of Raspberry Pi 5 16GB model (issue #152).


• Add detection of Raspberry Pi 5 2GB model (issue #154).

Version 2.18.2, 2024-10-31

This version is not compatible with versions of Moodle prior to Moodle 4.4!

Fixed

• Channels 12 and 13 for wireless AP can be selected (issue #143).


• Avoid warnings when not Ethernet interface on device (issue #148).


• Match Moodle required version with Moodle minimum supported version (issue #147).

Version 2.18.1, 2024-10-13

This version is not compatible with versions of Moodle prior to Moodle 4.4!

Changed

• Tested against upcoming Moodle 4.5 (issue #141).

Version 2.18.0, 2024-08-07

This version is not compatible with versions of Moodle prior to Moodle 4.4!

Changed

• Migrate legacy libphp callbacks to hooks (issue #135), enabling Moodle 4.4.x support.

Version 2.17.5, 2024-03-28

Changed

• Re-add the client name when displaying wireless client info in the dashboard (issue #132; related issue #128).

Version 2.17.4, 2024-01-02

Changed

• Remove deprecated strings (issue #129).


• Update several strings (no issue number, commits 131fa61, a778c32 and 5f0112a).

Fixed

• Fix deprecation warning in function get_connected_ip_adresses() (issue #130).

Version 2.17.3, 2023-12-24

Changed

• New code for displaying the wireless clients info, which is now immediately updated upon client connexion; the info displayed is now the IP address and MAC address of the client, and the client name isn't displayed anymore (issue #128).

Version 2.17.2, 2023-11-28

Added

• New code added to workaround a bug with wifi protocol on RPi3B (issue #145).

Fixed

• Rename wrong filename in script and add routine to fix the buggy filename on devices (issue #127).

Version 2.17.1, 2023-10-05

Fixed

• Fix bad branch name in supported version (issue #125).

Version 2.17.0, 2023-10-01

Added

• Add support of NetworkManager for upcoming Bookworm-based RPi OS version (PR #123).


• Add detection of just announced new Raspberry Pi 5 (issue #122).

Changed

• Tested against upcoming Moodle 4.3 (issue #124).


• Better implementation of MoodleBox settings at top level of administration navigation (see #115, commit b4c94dc).

Fixed

• Fix completely script to work with released versions of MoodleBox image (issue #114).


• Prevent more PHPDocs errors (no issue number, commits dd38ff0, 9915274 and 04aaf38).

Version 2.16.3, 2023-09-17

Fixed

• Fix script to work with released versions of MoodleBox image (issue #114).


• Multiple PHPDocs warnings for deprecated syntax (issue #121).

Version 2.16.2, 2023-09-16

Fixed

• CPU load formatting problem in MoodleBox dashboard (issue #119).


• Multiple issues with PHPDocs in plugin validation (issue #120).

Version 2.16.1, 2023-08-24

Changed

• Update routine to check registration country (no issue number, commits (no issue number, commit bdb9ab7 and ae25ffa).


• Add function to get MoodleBox version and date (no issue number, commit 3ee5edd).


• Update dependencies (no issue number, commit 496a1f4).

Fixed

• Workaround potential execution permission (issue #118).


• Fix coding style issues (no issue number, commit 1d33e7a).

Version 2.16.0, 2023-07-30

Added

• Enable displaying date and time buttons in the footer of any page for users with adequate role (issue #94).

Changed

• Move MoodleBox settings to top level of administration navigation (issue #115).


• Adapt wireless edit script for MoodleBox image change (issue #114).

Fixed

• Change dnsmasq config file name (issue #114).


• Fix deprecation error when using PHP8.2 (issue #116).


• Behat tests corrected (no issue number).

Version 2.15.0, 2023-05-04

Added

• Detect CM4S model (issue #112).

Changed

• Tested against upcoming Moodle 4.2 (issue #113).

Fixed

• Fix regression introduced when fixing #73 (issue #110).

Version 2.14.2, 2022-11-20

Fixed

• Fix regression introduced when fixing #73 (issue #110).

Version 2.14.1, 2022-11-19

Added

• Add better graphical separation of footer buttons (no issue number, commit 21da4fadf108b76e467690ac06d5c2db6c8c01a1).

Changed

• Tested against upcoming Moodle 4.1. (issue #109).

Fixed

• Fix several strings (no issue number, commits 1057305479a9778a4d6f11c9dbcf83d9e8c945c0, b1c8ae4c53a89e9a5bcb6a1673d8f4c9104bb598).


• Fix comments (no issue number, commits 08af42ecbe7d386de45548c8e32050693e5cfd89, 61c09dc0cc7a6090475fe9e812e0ee129dc310d8).

Version 2.14.0, unreleased

Version 2.13.1, 2022-08-04

Changed

• Remote deprecated strings (issue #106).


• Update code to up-to-date Moodle coding style (issue #107).

Fixed

• Update strings with up-to-date info about RPi power supplies (isse #105).

Version 2.13.0, 2022-08-02

Changed

• Make the footer buttons visible again (issue #103).

Version 2.12.0, 2022-04-23

Fixed

• Fix multiple warnings when running on incompatible hardware (no issue number, commits f028c19 and 25feec4).

Changed

• Tested against upcoming Moodle 4.0 (issue #91).

Version 2.11.1, 2021-12-01

Fixed

• Fix changepassword.sh script, which was buggy (issue #102).

Version 2.11.0, 2021-11-08

Added

• Add detection of Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W (issue #99).

Changed

• Update installation instructions (no issue number, commits 2ebaa0f, ec09ab7).


• Update date/time command for robustness (no issue number, commit a1b8fc5).

Fixed

• Optimize admin tree loading (no issue number, commit 8f524c6).


• Remove French language file (issue #100).

Version 2.10.0, 2021-07-27

Added

• Add workflow to release plugin in the Moodle's plugins directory (no issue number, see commits f3d4b2 and ec444a8).


• New setting allowing to set the fixed IP address and DHCP range of the Wi-Fi network (issue #96).

Changed

• Test plugin against Moodle 3.11 (issue #95).


• Empty lease file when updating WiFi settings (issue #98).

Version 2.9.0, 2021-02-21

Added

• Detection of Raspberry Pi 400, preliminary tentative (issue #93).

Changed

• Travis CI dropped in favor of Github actions (no issue number, see commits 602560e, a300850, da73b9c, f0fcdd2, f3c3fda, 596adc8 and 123e7f7).

Version 2.8.0, 2020-11-03

Changed

• Tested against upcoming Moodle 3.10 (issue #91).


• Detection of Raspberry Pi CM4 module (issue #90).


• Travis configuration updated (no issue number).

Fixed

• PHP warning raised when no dnsmasq lease yet (issue #92).

Version 2.7.0, 2020-07-23

Changed

• New Raspberry Pi OS name adopted (issue #88).


• Travis configuration updated (no issue number).

Fixed

• Raspberry Pi 4B+ model with 8GB detection works now correctly (issue #89).


• Typo in string (no issue number)

Version 2.6.0, 2020-06-08

Added

• Raspberry Pi 4B+ model with 8GB supported (issue #87).


• Tested for upcoming Moodle version 3.9 (no issue number).

Changed

• Different messages are displayed depending on undervoltage situation (issue #86).

Fixed

• Coding style adapted to new standard (no issue number).

Version 2.5.0, 2020-02-08

Added

• Dashboard displays MoodleBox ethernet IP and default gateway addresses (issue #82).


• Dashboard displays Moodle version (issue #81).


• Moodle compatibility info added (issue #83).

Changed

• Refactor of the dashboard information section (issue #84).

Version 2.4.2, 2019-10-07

Added

• Wi-Fi password and SSID validation with meaningful message when invalid input, for better UX (issue #79).

Fixed

• Moodle forms do not works correctly (issue #78).


• Wi-Fi password validation to lax ( related to issue #77).

Version 2.4.1, 2019-10-05

Fixed

• Wi-Fi password with uppercase characters were rejected (issue #77).

Version 2.4.0, 2019-08-17

Added

• Support of PiJuice HAT (issue #75). This feature was contributed by Vincent Widmer (@smallhacks).

Fixed

• Some fixes for CI support (no issue number).

Version 2.3.0, 2019-07-15

Added

• Raspberry Pi 3A+ is now supported (#73). This enhancement was possible thanks to the sponsoring of Visvanath Ratnaweera (@ratnavis), who kindly offered a Raspberry Pi 3A+.

Fixed

• Lang strings brushed up (#74).

Version 2.2.1, 2019-07-13

Fixed

• Raspberry Pi 4B RAM size is displayed with wrong unit (#72).

Version 2.2.0, 2019-06-10

Added

• Raspberry Pi 4B and other models are now supported (#70).

Version 2.1.0, 2019-05-29

Added

• Manager can now use restart and shutdown buttons in the footer (#68).

Version 2.0.1, 2019-05-19

Added

• Plugin is compatible with Moodle 3.7.0 (issue #67).

Fixed

• Fix warning in PHP7.2 and later (issue #67).

Version 2.0.0, 2019-04-19

Added

• Restart and shutdown buttons can be displayed to the administrator on the footer of any Moodle page (issue #33). Warm thanks to Adrian Perez Rodriguez for most of the implementation.


• A warning is displayed to the administrator on any Moodle page if under voltage is detected (issue #65).


• Links to documentation website and support forum are displayed on the new MoodleBox settings page (issue #54).

Changed

• Moodle 3.6.0 or later is now required (due to implementation of #54).


• Configuration and dashboard pages were refactored (part of issue #33).


• Collapsed status of collapsible regions is now saved between sessions (issue #60).

Fixed

• Bad permissions on shell script (issue #61).


• Typos fixed in lang strings (no issue number).

Version 1.12.2, 2018-12-01

Added

• Each section is now collapsible (issue #55)


• New feature allowing to hide Wi-Fi SSID (issue #56)

Changed

• Supports Moodle 3.6 (issue #58)

Fixed

• Type mismatch PHP warnings fixed (no issue number)

Version 1.12.1, 2018-08-28

Fixed

• Error in help string fixed (issue #53).

Version 1.12.0, 2018-08-16

Added

• Wi-Fi regulatory country can now be set in the GUI (issue #48).


• Section to resize SD card doesn't display when partition already resized (issue #50).


• Help icons and texts added to enhance usability (issue #51).


• Function get_wireless_interface_name() added (part of issue #32).

Changed

• Wi-Fi default channel changed to 11 (part of issue #48).


• Form definitions moved to separate file (issue #52).

Fixed

• Variable name fixed (part of issue #32).

Version 1.11.0, 2018-07-09

Added

• New feature to resize SD card (issue #45). Idea by Ralf Krause.

Fixed

• Wrong display of table row background (issue #47).

Version 1.10.4, 2018-06-12

Added

• Correctly detect Raspberry Pi Zero W (issue #44).

Changed

• Better Raspberry Pi model detection (#43).

Version 1.10.3, 2018-05-26

Fixed

• Error in privacy provider prevents privacy registry display (#42).

Version 1.10.2, 2018-04-29

Fixed

• Impossible to enter SSIDs with less than 8 bytes (#41).

Version 1.10.1, 2018-03-23

Fixed

• Lang string with unsupported char breaks plugin when debugging level set to "Developer" (issue #40).

Version 1.10, 2018-03-21

Added

• Moodle privacy API implementation complete (issue #34).


• Arbitrary characters, included spaces, are now allowed in SSID (issues #31 and #38).


• Support for Raspberry 3 B+ (issue #39).

Changed

• Requires now Moodle 3.3 or later.


• Hidden files used as trigger for plugin actions are now bundled (#37).

Fixed

• Nothing yet.

Version 1.9, 2018-02-18

Added

• Moodle privacy API implementation (issue #34).

Changed

• Now uses classes and auto-loading instead of local library (issue #35)

Fixed

• Better parsing of version numbers (issue #36)

Version 1.8, 2017-11-01

Added

• Display of MoodleBox image version (issue #28).


• Compatible with Moodle 3.4 (issue #27).

Fixed

• Now works even in unusual Moodle installation directory (issue #29).


• Wi-Fi invalid SSIDs aren't allowed anymore (issue #30).


• Prevent potential bugs due to not validated settings (issue #30).

Version 1.7.1, 2017-09-13

Fixed

• Re-added removed strings to fix issue #25.

Version 1.7, 2017-09-11

Added

• Possibility to have an open (i.e. without password) Wi-Fi network (issue #22). Feature dedicated to @christian-westphal.


• Wi-Fi channel selection depends on regulatory domain defined in /etc/hostapd/hostapd (issue #23)

Changed

• Wi-Fi settings display refactored (issue #20).


• Better display the DHCP clients (issue #24).

Fixed

• Required Moodle version number updated (issue #21).


• Change way to parse config files, to avoid potential bugs (issue #19).

Version 1.6, 2017-09-05

Added

• Wi-Fi SSID can now be changed.


• Wi-Fi channel can now be changed.

Changed

• Changelog adapted to principles of keep a changelog.

Fixed

• Change moodle installation directory, to cope with last version of MoodleBox.

Version 1.5.4, 2017-06-23

Changed

• Hardware test refactored


• Continuous integration via Travis added


• Scripts updated

Version 1.5.3, 2017-04-29

Added

• Hardware specification added, for RPi3 support (new kernel)

Version 1.5.2, 2017-04-29

Added

• Some tests added to fix issue #16

Removed

• Language files removed, fixing issue #15

Version 1.5.1, 2017-04-21

Changed

• Some small documentation enhancements (mainly release notes)

Added

• Several language files added (de, es, es_mx)


• Missing string added

Fixed

• Cosmetic fixes for Moodle code checker

Version 1.5, 2017-04-14

Changed

• Code doesn't use eval() any more, issue #12


• Javascript code refactored, using AMD, issue #11


• Documentation updated (release notes have their own file now), issue #13

Added

• Plugin is now published in the Moodle plugin database

Version 1.4.4, 2017-04-11

Fixed

• PHP warning due to direct inclusion of version.php fixed, issue #10


• Other cosmetic fixes

Version 1.4.3, 2016-12-06

Fixed

• Adapted for Moodle 3.2


• Bug fixed for use with Moodle 3.2, issue #9

Version 1.4.2, 2016-10-08

Added

• Display of warnings when the plugin installation is not complete, issue #8

Version 1.4.1, 2016-09-25

Fixed

• Fix: MoodleBox Wi-Fi network password cannot be changed to empty, issue #7

Version 1.4, 2016-09-18

Added

• New option enabling to change the MoodleBox Wi-Fi network password

Version 1.3, 2016-09-10

Added

• New option enabling to change the MoodleBox password


• Warnings displayed when plugin isn't used on a Raspberry Pi, issue #6

Version 1.2, 2016-08-09

Changed

• Changed to admin tool plugin (from local plugin), issue #3


• Code refactored

Version 1.1, 2016-08-06

Added

• Added display of free space on SD card

Version 1.0, 2016-07-11

Added

• Added time setting feature

Version 1.0b (beta), 2016-06-26

Added

• Added two folder as RAM disks, for bet