Chapter 14. Installing Third-party Add-ons

There are a plethora of third-party Moodle software that add new functionality, fix problems, or integrate Moodle with external systems. In this chapter, you will learn the following essentials about installing third-party add-ons:

  • Good, bad, and ugly third-party add-ons: As externally developed software is not scrutinized by Moodle's quality assurance process, you will have to make your own judgment about the trustworthiness of non-core add-ons. A checklist of criteria is provided to make this decision a bit easier.
  • Popular third-party add-ons: There are over 800 titles to choose from. For your convenience, we will discuss the most popular ones.
  • Installing third-party add-ons: We will describe the manual ...

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