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Moodle Administration Essentials

You're reading from  Moodle Administration Essentials

Product type Book
Published in Jul 2015
Publisher
ISBN-13 9781784395476
Pages 156 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Considerations when choosing a plugin


There are many third-party plugins available for Moodle. However, it is important to assess the suitability, reliability, and supportability of the plugin before adopting it. If you are using a third-party hosting company, such as a Moodle partner, they may have already audited the plugin so that it will be good to understand which aspects have been audited. Although something may be technically sound, the cost implications may require you to think of a different solution.

So, these are some of the criteria that one can use to evaluate a third-party Moodle plugin.

Initially, you need to question the basic purpose behind the suggested use of the plugin.

  • What is the purpose of the plugin?

    Before installing any plugin to enhance Moodle, consider whether the implementation is merited or if the enhancement is duplicated in the standard plugins.

  • Is this the best solution for this requirement?

    Whether there is no feature in your Moodle site already, or not, you...

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