Keyboard shortcuts and in-page sections
New features, improvements and fixes in Space.
Uploading a file on Moodle 5.3 no longer stops with a JavaScript error. Add and Delete stay available during the upload (Build 2026102701).
File manager
uploading a file on Moodle 5.3 no longer stops with a JavaScript error. Add and Delete are links, which is what Moodle 5.3 shows and hides during an upload.
Participants names wrap in the tertiary menu, role-editor buttons meet WCAG AAA, and the activity chooser, group-mode icons, and bulk edit bar stay usable (Build 2026102401).
Participants menu
a long name in the tertiary navigation selector wraps on phone, tablet, and desktop instead of being cut off. The arrow stays on the right.
Role editor
Save and Cancel on the participants page meet WCAG AAA in light and dark mode.
Add content
in dark mode the line behind Add content matches the section card, and the dashed line stays visible.
Bulk edit button
Bulk edit stays clickable when it shares a row with the secondary navigation.
Activity chooser
minimise and close line up with the title, and the selected activity shows a check.
Group mode
group and visibility icons stay visible on the dark menu.
Bulk edit bar
the bar stays on one row. On a phone or tablet the actions are icons and scroll sideways.
Question bank preview and history, Mark as done staying in sync, feedback card spacing, and space under the page title (Build 2026102300).
Question bank
preview actions are separate buttons. Question history has its own close bar, with space above and below, including in dark mode. "Show question text in the question list?" sits beside the list.
Mark as done
the button in the activity header and the one in the sticky footer change together.
Question history
the question type icon stays visible in dark mode.
Activity icons
the selected style is used on activity settings as well as on the question bank.
Feedback
the question editor, the print preview and the answer form use one card inset. The mode line, question titles, choices and text fields share a left edge. On the editor, the drag handle sits beside each title and Edit sits at the end of that row. On the print preview the page heading is centred. The same spacing is used on Moodle 5.1, 5.2, and 5.3.
Page title
a title in the top bar has space under it before the next line.
Folder activities open as cards, forum email uses shared mail-client markup, and Moodle 5.3 course navigation, timeline, and the block drawer stay in place (Build 2026102100).
Folder
a folder activity shows files as cards with a preview and the file size, instead of a tree of tiny icons. Search filters the folder you are in. Nested folders open on the same page, with the folder list on the side. On a narrow screen the grid has two columns. The same view is used on Moodle 5.1, 5.2, and 5.3.
Email logo
the email logo upload accepts PNG, JPG, and GIF only. SVG, WebP, and AVIF are not accepted, because most mail clients do not show them. A logo already stored in another format keeps sending until you replace the file.
Email clients
the button, images and logo use markup that Apple Mail, Gmail and classic Outlook draw the same way. The button is a small pill sized to its label and it stays inside the card on a narrow screen. Images stay inside the card, and the logo height is a number Outlook accepts. Below 480px the footer stacks. Classic Outlook keeps the desktop row.
Email preview
the preview on the Email branding page uses the same HTML as outgoing mail and hides the scrollbar inside the frame.
Main navigation
the menu method is now mainnav. Saved menu builder settings stay as they are.
Timeline
Moodle 5.3 - course names and dates use the previous timeline layout, and the search field shows its icon. Activity icons use the same tiles as Recently accessed items. A name that contains an ampersand shows the character, not the code. On Moodle 5.2 the timeline is unchanged.
Course completion status
contrast - the in-progress summary uses darker text on the same light background, so it meets WCAG AAA.
Collapse all
Moodle 5.3 - the course page shows one Collapse all button above the section list. It no longer repeats on every section. On Moodle 5.2 the button still appears once, above the list.
Developer footer
with developer debugging on, the reactive debug panel loads without a console error.
Block drawer
with the right-hand drawer open, the page stays left-aligned. The drawer starts at the bottom of the top bar and uses the same width as the space reserved beside the page.
Course index
Moodle 5.3 - a subsection is one item in the course index. The section row no longer repeats that item.
Activity chooser
Moodle 5.3 - an activity that cannot be added, such as BigBlueButton without a server, is dimmed and cannot be selected. The reason shows when the pointer rests on it. On Moodle 5.2 every activity can still be added.
Sticky footer
Moodle 5.3 - a second line in the footer, such as "Go to all discussions" on a forum discussion, sits above Previous and Next.
Assignment grading
Moodle 5.3 - Save, Save and show next, and Reset ignore a second click while the first save is still running.
Course navigation footer
Mark as done sits first. Previous and Next sit together beside it, centred in the row and the same height as the drag handle. An extra link, such as "Go to all discussions", stays in that row.
Course tabs
the More menu stays in front of the filter bar under the tabs.
Course linear navigation
Moodle 5.3 - Previous and Next go to the neighbouring activity, not the next section page. The old Jump to activity bar is hidden while linear navigation is on. On a narrow screen Previous stays left and Next stays right. On Moodle 5.2 the jump bar is unchanged.
Forum email branding, plus drag-and-drop question styling and drop-zone size, dark-mode upload and question labels, assignment bulk actions, and quiz review-option columns (Build 2026101011).
Forum email
the logo sits centred above the message card, including mail sent by the scheduled task. The message no longer shows the course breadcrumb, the opens-in-a-new-window note, or the digest-preferences line. Unsubscribe stays under a short course line. The author photo stays sharp, action buttons sit in one row and stack on a narrow screen, and an empty footer is left out.
Drag and drop onto image
labels use the theme font, rounded corners, and a quieter border; drop zones use a dashed border and the theme focus colour instead of a yellow glow
Drag and drop onto image
drop zone size - file-uploader styles no longer apply to question drop zones; the boxes keep the size the question calculates, the same as Boost
Drag and drop questions
dark mode - labels on drag-and-drop onto image and into text use dark text on the light group colours
File upload drop zone
dark mode - the uploader uses a dark surface and light text instead of a light panel with light text
Assignment grading
bulk actions - selecting users shows the full bulk bar; the More menu opens above the bar, with its label and icons
Quiz settings
review options - timing columns no longer overlap on a narrow screen; headings stay in their column and extra columns wrap
Content Builder FAQ and dark-mode backgrounds, a keyboard focus colour, and profile sections from other plugins (Build 2026092421).
Content Builder
FAQ open first - toolbar toggle so the first accordion item can start open on the published page
Content Builder
dark mode background - separate colour, gradient, or image for dark mode, swapped with the theme toggle
Content Builder
hero padding - hero, testimonial, and process wrappers no longer inherit default padding, so full-bleed backgrounds stay flush
Keyboard focus
colour - Focus color and Focus color (dark mode) in top bar colours; an empty field keeps the theme default
User profile
plugin sections - sections added by other plugins, such as Learning Tool, Privacy and policies, or the mobile app, show on the profile page again
Menu builder
sticky actions - Add / Cancel sits above Save changes instead of covering it
Dark mode logo
alternative text - the dark-mode logo uses the same alternative text as the light logo and is no longer hidden from screen readers
Screen reader text
accesshide - visually hidden labels stay available to screen readers and stay invisible on screen
Help icons
click target - each help popover link is a 40×40 px target; the question-mark icon stays 18 px
Skip to main content
course page - keyboard focus moves into the course content, so the next Tab continues in the course sections
Moodle Block Area in the Content Builder, and a fix for the admin upgrade screen on a site with no courses (Build 2026091400).
Content Builder
Moodle Block Area - drop a front-page block region between other snippets, then add native Moodle blocks in that spot
Admin upgrade settings
on a fresh site with no courses, empty Course Page multi-selects no longer trap the upgrade settings screen
Bootstrap JavaScript unified with Moodle core, sidebar active and search-field colours, combobox search fixes, and course-index contrast (Build 2026090500).
Sidebar
active navigation background - new Sidebar Button Background (Active) colour in Branding → Sidebar colours; empty mixes hover text into the sidebar background instead of a light chip
Sidebar
active navigation text - new Sidebar Button Text (Active) colour; empty uses Sidebar Button Text so white drawer labels stay readable on the active background
Sidebar
My courses search field - new colours for background, text, and border of the My courses search field in the filter strip
Course index
hidden item text - new Course index hidden item text colour for dimmed rows on a customised sidebar
Bootstrap JavaScript
one shared runtime with Moodle - loader, primary navigation, content builder, course tools, and admin modals no longer ship duplicate Bootstrap JS; all call sites use theme_boost AMD modules so dropdowns, tabs, tooltips, and builder dialogs share one instance registry with core
Main navigation
admin settings - sidebar-nav.php renamed to main-nav.php; tab label stays Main Navigation Builder
Course sections
multipage link area - on one-section-per-page courses, the stretched-link anchor is limited to the section header so activities are no longer covered
Content builder
Bootstrap modals and dropdowns - SCB modules use a bootstrap-bridge to theme_boost; legacy jQuery modal fallbacks and manual .show toggles removed
Navigation dropdowns and theme-admin tabs
Dropdown and Tab now load through AMD instead of a dead window.bootstrap check, so mobile toolbar sheets and settings tabs behave reliably
Combobox search
result panel position - user, grade, and group search panels no longer cover the search field in places such as the gradebook grader report
Combobox search
picking a result - search input keeps focus while a result is clicked so selection works reliably on touch and scrollable lists
Footer
empty debug wrapper - .rui-debug is no longer rendered when debugging is off
Footer
empty contact wrappers - vacant contact containers are no longer rendered when website, phone, email, and contact info are empty
Course index
active section contrast - current section no longer sits on a light chip with white drawer text
Course index
hidden items and timeline markers - hidden activities no longer fade the whole row; completion dots stay solid
Sticky footer
drag handle - dragging no longer throws a JavaScript error on pages such as activity settings
Secure layout width, course-index timeline, edit-mode switch colours, and Moodle 5.2 compatibility fixes (Build 2026081913).
Secure layout
page width - quiz attempt, summary, and review pages use the same fluid #page gutter as the in-course layout
Course index
completion timeline - progress line uses drawer border colour; completed activities get a solid green segment
Edit mode switch
top bar colors - unchecked switch follows Button Text Color, including dark mode
Edit mode switch
sidebar colors - in the drawer footer the unchecked switch follows Sidebar Text
Secure layout
blocks drawer - right-hand blocks drawer sits flush with the top of the viewport on desktop
Simple Content Builder
category list snippet - removed leftover require of deleted lib/coursecatlib.php; loads categories through core_course_category
Theme settings
email preview - branding preview iframe uses autoloaded Mustache Engine; iframe height is 500px
Assignment
grading navigation - restored data-ismarking on the student selector so switching students during grading no longer throws
Custom fonts
file uploads - .woff / .woff2 / .ttf / .otf / .eot uploads no longer fail with an SVG-only file type error
Primary navigation
multi-language titles - builder titles no longer concatenate every language
Sidebar search
placeholder contrast - Global Search placeholder meets WCAG AAA against the input background
User tours admin tables
empty fa-spacer fillers hidden; action icons in a tight row; enable/disable toggle is green or red
My courses user tour
shipped tour can find its target again; step bubble is no longer hidden by a Boost modal override
Calendar month navigation
previous/next use Font Awesome chevrons so arrows keep contrast when button colours are customised
Grader report
empty status icons - empty status-icon wrappers no longer stretch grade cells
Top bar navigation, Quick Links, and footer builder polish - simpler settings and more reliable menus (Build 2026080807).
Top bar
Primary navigation - removed the separate Primary navigation mode setting; the builder activates from the Top bar navigation checkbox together with the Menu items builder
Quick Links (top bar)
List layout - List and Grid share the same tile styling; List switches to a single column with icon and label side by side
Quick Links builder
item type badges (Link / Label / Dropdown) are pill-shaped with an icon and aligned to the right of each row
Footer
Navigation settings - moved to their own Navigation tab; Navigation HTML is saved and used correctly; Menu items builder renders automatically when it contains a link
Top bar
icons on mobile ↔ desktop resize - right-hand toolbar icons no longer disappear when switching back to the desktop top bar
Sidebar Menu Builder
Show / Hide Code - toggling Show Code for Developers no longer collapses the builder layout to zero height
Simple Content Builder
Hero Swiper - saving no longer persists Swiper temp markers or loop duplicate slides; the carousel re-initializes correctly in Builder preview and on the live front page
Course card polish and Hero Swiper fixes for the front page Content Builder (Build 2026080402).
Course cards
Recently accessed and Starred courses - more compact cards with smaller covers; long titles limited to two lines
Course overview
Summary view - fixed-width, left-aligned card layout matching Card view
Simple Content Builder
Hero Swiper (front page) - carousel no longer stretched or stuck; LCP hero images sized with object-fit: cover
Simple Content Builder
Hero Swiper (builder) - arrows, pagination, and slide navigation work in overlay preview after insert, refresh, or edit
Simple Content Builder
Hero Swiper (save/export) - nested content-block shells in slides keep data-hero-background-image and height attrs through save/export
Edit mode switch placement setting, SCORM player redesign, and dynamic snippet fixes (Build 2026071710).
Edit mode switch
placement setting - show in sidebar drawer footer (default) or top bar before user menu
Edit mode switch
top bar and drawer UI - inherits topbar colours; drawer footer pinned with fade
SCORM player
navigation and TOC - fixed black pill toolbar; TOC drawer on tablet and phone
Dynamic snippets
course summary modal from a courselist snippet no longer renders under Bootstrap's modal backdrop (ported to body before display)
Dynamic snippets
courselist cards and summary modals use real is_enrolled() state instead of always showing Enrol me
SCORM player
icon template - prevents JavaScript errors in loadSCO.php when icons are embedded in escaped inline scripts
SCORM player
theme SCSS compile - added missing $drawer-rail-width so Space 5 SCORM styles compile when the left drawer rail is collapsed
Hero Screenshot variant, Content Builder repair/rebuild, and smoother toolbar editing (Build 2026071304).
Hero
Screenshot variant - Hero Centered Overlay with product screenshot below copy instead of a logo strip
Content builder
outdated block repair - Repair re-applies latest snippet markup while keeping content; Rebuild available for a full reset
Content builder
toolbar dragging - smoother repositioning with requestAnimationFrame and translate3d
Content builder
block controls visibility - panel stays pinned until you click elsewhere on the page
Content builder
link editing - Edit Link modal opens directly; Remove link moved into the edit modal
Content builder
link removal - reliably unwraps the <a> tag only, preserving surrounding text and content
Content builder
hero content vanishing after link removal - forces reflow so copy stays visible without another modal
Content builder
hero style controls after drag - repositioning the floating toolbar no longer triggers accidental clicks on release
Minor bug fixes - steadier Content Builder editing and more reliable hero layouts.
Content Builder
editing toolbar stays stable while a text element is active
Content Builder
deleting nested text in a hero block no longer hides the whole header
Content Builder
hero layout stays predictable after editing or removing nested content
Initial Space 5.0 release - rebuilds Space on Moodle Bootstrap 5 with a redesigned interface, a front page content builder, visual menu builder, course filter, dark mode, and full Moodle 5.1 / 5.2 support.
Moodle Bootstrap 5
theme core rebuilt on Bootstrap 5 components, design tokens, and responsive patterns
Front page content builder with drag-and-drop blocks for heroes, video sections, and custom content areas
Visual menu builder for header navigation, dropdowns, and custom links without code
Advanced course filter with custom fields, categories, tags, and instant result updates
Built-in dark mode with Light, Dark, and Auto appearance modes
Live customizer for real-time preview of colours, fonts, and layout choices
Custom enrollment page with branded course landing layouts and conversion-focused CTAs
Redesigned profile UI with course cards, progress indicators, and customizable sections
Dashboard with clearer block hierarchy, course cards, timeline, and admin metrics
Calendar with refreshed month view, course filters, and colour-coded events
WCAG-oriented skip links, keyboard flows, and contrast-aware controls in theme-owned surfaces
RTL-ready layouts for multilingual and bidirectional sites