MyCourseID Quiz Helper (local_mycourseid)
A lightweight Moodle plugin that allows authorized external tools (e.g., the MyCourseID LTI 1.3 app) to update quiz settings — specifically the password and description (intro HTML) — via a secure web service.
Features
local_mycourseid_update_quiz - Update quiz password and description HTML via web services
- Minimal implementation focused only on quiz password and intro text updates
- Privacy API compliant (null provider - no personal data stored)
- Custom capability for fine-grained access control
Requirements
- Moodle 4.2 or higher
- Web services must be enabled
- User must have
local/mycourseid:manage capability (granted to teachers and managers by default)
Installation
- Copy the
local_mycourseid directory to your Moodle's local/ directory
- Visit Site Administration ' Notifications to complete installation
- The capability
local/mycourseid:manage will be automatically assigned to teachers and managers
- Enable "MyCourseID Quiz Update Service" under
Site Administration ' Server ' Web services ' Manage services
Web Service API
Function: local_mycourseid_update_quiz
Endpoint:
POST [yourmoodle]/webservice/rest/server.php?wstoken=[TOKEN]&wsfunction=local_mycourseid_update_quiz&moodlewsrestformat=json
Parameters:
quizid (int, required) - Quiz instance ID (not course module ID)
password (string, optional) - New quiz password (empty string removes password)
intro (string, optional) - New quiz description HTML
Example Request:
{
"quizid": 42,
"password": "newpassword",
"intro": "<p>Updated description for this quiz.</p>"
}
Returns:
true
Permissions
The plugin defines a custom capability:
local/mycourseid:manage - Allows updating quiz password and description
- By default granted to: Teachers, Editing Teachers, Managers
- Context level: Course
- Risk: RISK_CONFIG
License
GPL v3 or later
