Release
Avatar 1.1 R2: Pro features as add-ons, more security, Moodle 5.3
Avatar 1.1 R2 brings the Pro features as add-ons in one Avatar bundle, a stronger free activity, tighter security and avatar library access for managers. For Moodle 4.5 to 5.3.
- Published
- 12 November 2026
- Version
- 1.1 R2
- Runs on
- Moodle 4.5 – 5.3
- Plugin
- Avatar
Avatar 1.1 R2 gives the Avatar activity a new structure: the free activity now holds everything Avatar is built on, and the Pro features come as add-ons in one Avatar bundle. It also tightens security, opens the avatar library to managers, and supports Moodle 4.5 to 5.3.
Pro features as add-ons
The Pro features come as add-ons to the Avatar activity: availability and collection limits, automatic assignment, the navigation popover, the reports, and import and export. You get them together in the Avatar bundle, ready to install in one step.
A stronger free activity
The free Avatar activity now includes the fixes that were only in the former Pro edition: activity completion per activity, files in the activity texts, and a clean-up when avatars are deleted.
Managers manage the library
Managers can now use the avatar library pages, which were limited to site administrators.
Security hardening
Web services act for the current user only and accept only avatars the activity offers. My avatars shows and changes only your own collection. Access to files and tables is checked more strictly, avatar names are escaped everywhere, and a restore creates avatars only for users who may manage the library.
Privacy and backups
Avatar implements Moodle’s Privacy API for collections and avatar authors, so their data is included when you export or delete a user’s data. Course backups now contain only the avatars of the activity.
Reliable limits, faster pages
Collection limits and capacities now hold even when many learners collect at the same time. Galleries, the course page, Manage avatars and the usage report load quickly, however many avatars you have. Automatic assignment waits until a user’s profile change is fully saved.
Moodle 4.5 to 5.3
Avatar 1.1 R2 and its add-ons support Moodle 4.5, 5.0, 5.1, 5.2 and 5.3.
Install the Avatar bundle
With Pro, upload the Avatar bundle under Site administration > Plugins > Install plugins: it contains the activity and all add-ons. Coming from the former Pro edition, the add-ons take over its settings and data; afterwards uninstall Avatar Pro (avataraddon_pro), which Moodle lists as missing from disk. Without Pro, update the Avatar activity. Back up your site before upgrading, as always.
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