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Moodle 5.1.4

Unreleased Moodle Version
This version of Moodle has not yet been released.

Release date: 20 April 2026

Here is the full list of fixed issues in 5.1.4.

General fixes and improvements​

  • MDL-60912 - Percentage complete in course overview on Dashboard does not consider hidden or blocked activities
  • MDL-66415 - Bulk messaging results in an exception if at least one recipient rejects a message (e.g. hidden courses, suspended enrolments, no shared courses)
  • MDL-79324 - Secure quiz Back button navigation causes loss of unsaved answers without warning
  • MDL-86809 - "Receive a grade" completion condition not disabled with activity marked as done for one or more students
  • MDL-78343 - Report download (e.g. quiz responses) truncates response text after less-than sign
  • MDL-84045 - Course page editing scrolls to top instead of previous position
  • MDL-77558 - Reading forum posts in grading window does not mark them as read
  • MDL-29421 - Form elements editor does not support freezing
  • MDL-74519 - Badges are issued without satisfying course completion criteria
  • MDL-80496 - Code snippets with comments display poorly in quizzes with code highlighter enabled
  • MDL-85352 - Add support for b64_json to the generate_image action in OpenAI provider
  • MDL-86154 - Importing quizzes leads to question bank entries without a valid category
  • MDL-88092 - Update H5P library to version 1.28
  • MDL-86524 - Incorrect context and tag IDs when restoring question set references to another server
  • MDL-86112 - Students may get a "TypeError" dialog when self-completing an "available but not shown" activity
  • MDL-85544 - Glossary entries are not sorted case-insensitively
  • MDL-83437 - The sticky footer hides menus (backport of MDL-87301)
  • MDL-86866 - Return JSON for API web failures, and HTML for General web failures
  • MDL-87822 - Minor change in cURL class breaks Microsoft O365 plugin
  • MDL-85301 - Ollama AI provider doesn't work with option "Enable basic authentication"
  • MDL-88006 - AI responses need line breaks corrected
  • MDL-87592 - The MFA link a user originally requests to access when using email based self-registration is forgotten
  • MDL-86691 - Error when editing random questions for quizzes migrated from Moodle 4
  • MDL-85111 - Essay question word count corrupted by less-than sign
  • MDL-68062 - BadgeNotFound error when non-issuer revokes badge manually
  • MDL-87482 - Libxml2 >= 2.14.0 breaks messaging
  • MDL-87458 - Course reset deletes BigBlueButton recordings from server instead of removing local references only
  • MDL-88360 - Group messaging "Cannot send messages" error displayed despite valid group membership
  • MDL-88109 - Incorrect URL object handling in redirect response
  • MDL-88093 - failed_task_callbacks sends emails to admins in the wrong language
  • MDL-88080 - Admin settings do not focus the field causing validation errors
  • MDL-88076 - URLs which should not redirect the MFA check do not work except the last one
  • MDL-88039 - MathJax failed when there is a loaded expression
  • MDL-88012 - Mails sent within the same SMTP session are assigned the same MessageID
  • MDL-88009 - Footer JavaScript sanitises footer popover and can remove content
  • MDL-87967 - Disabled core/toggle elements do not show tooltips
  • MDL-87959 - Moodle LMS to Marketplace integration
  • MDL-87957 - BigBlueButton Meeting events data processing sometimes fails on database write
  • MDL-87935 - Ollama error response is incorrectly handled
  • MDL-87903 - Hooks callback cache should also be on shared disk as well as local cache
  • MDL-87795 - The system always tries to send push messages via AirNotifier to devices that have been inactive for months
  • MDL-87778 - Deep linking to /admin/tasklogs.php?logid=12345 doesn't work after login redirect
  • MDL-87708 - Remove MoodleNet services
  • MDL-87661 - Error when adding media to front page
  • MDL-87657 - Report builder - Custom Reports - Conditions - Select cohort is not retained
  • MDL-87632 - Activity completion shows incorrect module when subsection has restricted access
  • MDL-87597 - Messaging drawer requires double click to reopen
  • MDL-87548 - Uploading image from Wikimedia fails on certain images
  • MDL-87535 - Students can see quiz dates and completion conditions during an attempt in secure layout
  • MDL-87509 - BigBlueButton Protected Recordings can only be accessed once
  • MDL-87492 - Quiz attempts can get stuck in "Submitted" state
  • MDL-87471 - TinyMCE's is_autosave_stale() method uses wrong context and doesn't detect deleted draft areas
  • MDL-87190 - File upload displays wrong error message if you drag and drop a folder into the file-picker
  • MDL-87187 - BigBlueButton restore code incorrectly uses apply_date_offset for timemodified and timecreated
  • MDL-87113 - File upload progress bar gets stuck at 100% when uploading a valid file after attempting to upload unsupported file
  • MDL-87100 - Infer upgrade note issue number based on current Git branch
  • MDL-87075 - User's role still visible in profile when "Allow role to view" and "Allow role assignments" is disabled
  • MDL-86989 - "Edit this learning plan" link not clickable when editing template-based learning plan
  • MDL-86839 - Make grunt watch respect force flag
  • MDL-86714 - 404 error being displayed on a restored SCORM activity
  • MDL-86298 - File-picker with file-type restrictions allowed files to be renamed to any extensions
  • MDL-84780 - Drag-and-drop upload does not respect disabled modules

Accessibility fixes and improvements​

  • MDL-77649 - Glossary uses layout tables to render categories and entries
  • MDL-87955 - Accessibility issues on the forum Manage subscribers page
  • MDL-87949 - Insufficient colour contrast when adding Rubric criterion
  • MDL-87993 - Create a screen reader-only toast feature
  • MDL-87810 - Insufficient colour contrast for links in quiz questions and feedback text
  • MDL-81608 - Elements on the Quiz question edit page don't meet WCAG target area requirements
  • MDL-88122 - Empty breadcrumb accessibility issue in course navbar
  • MDL-87919 - Insufficient colour contrast accessibility issue in selected restricted subsections in course index
  • MDL-87600 - Skipped heading levels accessibility issue on user Grades and Preferences pages
  • MDL-86616 - Filepicker file restrictions should be linked to the file input element using aria-describedby
  • MDL-85902 - "Next activity" links not structured as navigation areas (9.2 RGAA criteria)
  • MDL-85451 - Incorrect heading levels in Timeline block
  • MDL-77209 - Links within form help popovers should open in a new tab

Performance fixes and improvements​

  • MDL-85637 - SQL performance issue when finding the latest version of questions (can make qbanks unusable)
  • MDL-86386 - Ad-hoc task mod_qbank\task\transfer_question_categories causes performance issues on large sites
  • MDL-87862 - Performance regression on 5.1 on Windows / IIS due to move to /public
  • MDL-87605 - Serve minified TinyMCE plugin JavaScript files

Security improvements​

  • MDL-83096 - LTI 1.3 new window not triggering completion event
  • MDL-86165 - BigBlueButton recording actions (publish, unpublish, protect, delete, edit, import) are not logged, breaking expected auditability
  • MDL-88145 - cURL security helper method call order check contains a typo
  • MDL-87331 - Course edit returnurl triggers blocking by WAF applications

Security fixes​

A number of security related issues were resolved. Details of these issues will be released after a period of approximately one week to allow system administrators to safely update to the latest version.