Course Deleter

Maintained by Amit Bhradwaj

This Moodle plugin allows administrators to search for, filter, and delete courses — either manually or automatically based on inactivity.

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Supports Moodle 3.10-5.0 See all versions

Latest release: 1 year ago

Installations: 16

Downloads (last 90 days): 19

Frankenstyle name: local_deletecourse

Local plugins

Current version

1.0 (2025071800)

Moodle 3.10, 3.11, 4.0, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 5.0

Uploaded on Friday, 18 July 2025 at 12:42 (GMT+0)

Plugin type: Local plugins

Frankenstyle component name: local_deletecourse

Version build number: 2025071800

Version release name: 1.0

Maturity: Stable

Supported Moodle versions: 3.10, 3.11, 4.0, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 5.0

Repository URL (Git): https://github.com/bhardwaj-amit/moodle-local_deletecourse

Repository branch: main

Repository tag:

Issue/bug tracker URL: https://github.com/bhardwaj-amit/moodle-local_deletecourse/issues

📘 Course Deleter Plugin for Moodle

This Moodle plugin allows administrators to search for, filter, and delete courses — either manually or automatically based on inactivity.

🔧 Features

Search & bulk delete courses

Scheduled deletion based on inactivity

Admin-configurable deletion rules

Dry-run mode for safe preview

Email reports of deletions or dry runs

Fully permission-based

📂 Installation

Unzip the deletecourse.zip file.

Place the deletecourse folder into your Moodle /local/ directory.

Navigate to Site administration > Notifications to complete the installation.

⚙️ Configuration

Go to:
Site administration > course > Course Deleter

Settings include:

Enable/Disable scheduled deletion

Set inactivity threshold (in days)

Enable dry-run mode

Notification email for reports

🕓 Scheduled Deletion

Runs daily at 2:00 AM server time. Deletes courses not accessed in the configured number of days (default: 365). Honors Moodle capability checks and site settings.

' Permissions

Only users with the local/deletecourse:delete capability can access or manage course deletions.

🧪 Testing

Try manual deletion from the plugin UI (/local/deletecourse/index.php)

Use "Run now" in Scheduled Tasks to test automated deletion.

🛠 Requirements

Moodle 3.9 or higher

PHP 7.2+

📬 Support

For issues or suggestions, contact your Moodle site administrator or plugin developer.

1.0 (2025070300)

Moodle 3.10, 3.11, 4.0, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 5.0

Uploaded on Thursday, 3 July 2025 at 08:32 (GMT+0)

Plugin type: Local plugins

Frankenstyle component name: local_deletecourse

Version build number: 2025070300

Version release name: 1.0

Maturity: Stable

Supported Moodle versions: 3.10, 3.11, 4.0, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 5.0

Repository URL (Git):

Repository branch:

Repository tag:

Issue/bug tracker URL: https://github.com/bhardwaj-amit/moodle-local_deletecourse/issues

📘 Course Deleter Plugin for Moodle

This Moodle plugin allows administrators to search for, filter, and delete courses — either manually or automatically based on inactivity.

🔧 Features

Search & bulk delete courses

Scheduled deletion based on inactivity

Admin-configurable deletion rules

Dry-run mode for safe preview

Email reports of deletions or dry runs

Fully permission-based

📂 Installation

Unzip the deletecourse.zip file.

Place the deletecourse folder into your Moodle /local/ directory.

Navigate to Site administration > Notifications to complete the installation.

⚙️ Configuration

Go to:
Site administration > course > Course Deleter

Settings include:

Enable/Disable scheduled deletion

Set inactivity threshold (in days)

Enable dry-run mode

Notification email for reports

🕓 Scheduled Deletion

Runs daily at 2:00 AM server time. Deletes courses not accessed in the configured number of days (default: 365). Honors Moodle capability checks and site settings.

' Permissions

Only users with the local/deletecourse:delete capability can access or manage course deletions.

🧪 Testing

Try manual deletion from the plugin UI (/local/deletecourse/index.php)

Use "Run now" in Scheduled Tasks to test automated deletion.

🛠 Requirements

Moodle 3.9 or higher

PHP 7.2+

📬 Support

For issues or suggestions, contact your Moodle site administrator or plugin developer.

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Course Deleter

Versions

1.0 (2025071800)

1.0 (2025070300)