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  3. This moodle plugin backs up all your moodle plugins with a few clicks.

Automated plugin backup tool for moodle

What is it and what does it do?

When you are upgrading moodle, you need to locate and copy any non-default plugins you have added to your moodle site (e.g. a Theme or Analylitcs plugin). This can be a laborious task if you have a lot of plugins and they are stored in various locations.

This plugin removes the need to manually locate and copy all of the additional plugins you have installed onto your site. With one click, it will locate the folders where the plugins are installed and make a direct copy of them into a folder called WMGBackup. You can then copy the contents of this folder into your new moodle install.

This Plugin will:

For plugins that have more than one folder, the plugin will be repeated.

As always, we suggest manually checking plugin directories are correct and that none have been missed. However, the below should speed up the folder detection process.

Download the plugin

To download the plugin, click the button below

Please note, this plugin is still in development and as such please do not install it on a live site. Only install it on a copy of your site.

Download Beta Version 0.1.1

The plugin will show up under Site Administration > Plugins > WMG Admin

Plugin can also be found on GitHub at

https://github.com/githubjonny/WMG

Comments

If this guide has helped you or if you feel it could be improved, please let us know in the comments below.

Guillermo Rojas: it is available on a git repository?
Thu May 28 17:23:18 2020 · Like · Dislike · Reply
WMG: Hi Guillermo, this has now been uploaded to https://github.com/githubjonny/WMG
Thu May 28 19:17:10 2020 · Like · Dislike · Reply
WMG: Hi, no not yet but I will be adding it soon to make community editing easier :)
Thu May 28 17:35:00 2020 · Like · Dislike · Reply

Which hosting company do you use?

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Thanks again and happy surfing.