Plugin ZIP exporter

Maintained by Melvyn Gomez

Plugin ZIP Exporter allows administrators to download installed Moodle plugins as ZIP files directly from the Moodle interface. The plugin provides a simple interface to select a plugin type (mod, local, block, etc.), choose an installed plugin, and export its source code as a ZIP archive. This is useful for backup, migration, auditing, or development purposes.

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Supports Moodle 4.5 See all versions

Latest release: 4 months ago

Installations: 12

Downloads (last 90 days): 88

Frankenstyle name: local_pluginzip

Local plugins

Current version

1.0 (2026020101)

Moodle 4.5

Uploaded on Monday, 9 March 2026 at 16:05 (GMT+0)

Plugin type: Local plugins

Frankenstyle component name: local_pluginzip

Version build number: 2026020101

Version release name: 1.0

Maturity: Alpha

Supported Moodle versions: 4.5

Repository URL (Git): https://github.com/melvyng/moodle-local_pluginzip

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Repository tag:

Issue/bug tracker URL: https://github.com/melvyng/moodle-local_pluginzip/issues

Plugin ZIP Exporter

Component: local_pluginzip

Type: Local plugin

Moodle versions: 4.5.x

License: GNU GPL v3 or later

Overview

Plugin ZIP Exporter allows administrators to download installed Moodle plugins as ZIP files directly from the Moodle interface.

The plugin provides a simple interface to select a plugin type (mod, local, block, etc.), choose an installed plugin, and export its source code as a ZIP archive. This is useful for backup, migration, auditing, or development purposes.
The plugin is fully self-contained and suitable for installations where the hosting provider maintains private, non-shareable custom modifications and does not expose the Moodle codebase to the site owner.

Features

List installed plugins by type

Select any installed plugin

Export plugin source code as ZIP

Uses Moodle core ZIP utilities

Admin-only access

No database modifications

Installation

To install this plugin, you must be an administrator of your Moodle site.

Downlod an appropriate version from here based on your installed Moodle version.

Go to Moodle Site administration > Plugins > Install plugins

Upload the downloaded zip file to the provided box.

Click Show more... and select Local plugin (local) under plugin type.

Click Install plugin from ZIP file

Provide your reminders settings once asked.

That's it!

Copy the plugin folder to your ~moodle/local/ and unzip the file in that location.

Visit: Site administration > Notifications

Complete installation.

Usage

Go to: Site administration > Tools > Plugin Zip Exporter

Select a plugin type (local, mod, block, etc.).

Choose an installed plugin.

Click Download ZIP.

The plugin source code will be downloaded as a ZIP file.

Security

Access restricted to administrators.

Only installed plugins can be exported.

Files are read directly from Moodle code directories.

No write operations are performed.

Limitations

Does not export Moodle core components.

Does not include database data.

Intended for trusted administrative environments only.

Author

Melvyn Gomez
melvyng@openranger.com
OpenRanger S. A. de C.V.

https://openranger.com/

License

This plugin is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3 or later.

1.0 (2026020100)