Plugin Management & Ecosystem
Plugin governance in Moodle: compatibility, maintenance, performance, and risks.
Typical risk
A plugin can add value… or break upgrades, degrade performance, and open vulnerabilities.
Governance Approach
1. Inventory and Classification
- Contributed vs custom.
- Criticality: academic, operational, nice-to-have.
- Lifecycle: support, roadmap, alternative.
2. Compatibility and Quality
- Validation by Moodle version.
- Performance impact review.
- UAT testing with representative courses.
3. Controlled Maintenance
- Versioning and change control.
- Update and rollback windows.
- Configuration documentation.
Result
- Fewer surprises in upgrades.
- Better stability.
- Plugins aligned with institutional strategy.