Dynamic LMS

Security update information

This page provides details regarding the April 2026 security updates for your Dynamic LMS. These updates are important, as it ensures that your LMS remains safe and secure. Details of the updates are provided below.

Moodle general fixes and improvements

Moodle’s general fixes and improvements details can be found here: https://moodledev.io/general/releases/4.5/4.5.11 (Please note this link will only become active once security updates are complete).

 

Moodle security updates

Security updates are not published publicly until next week. If you would like further details on these, please contact us and we will provide these when they are released.

Dynamic enhancements and bug fixes

  • Enhancement: Succession planning – several enhancements have been included to the succession planning functionality, please see the separate section below for full detail.
  • Appraisal review – Filtering has been included in the Other assigned appraisals tab so that the user can view either  completed or active appraisals.
  • Enhancement: Trouble-shooter – browser logos updated to represent the latest versions.
  • Enhancement: Disk usage – updated to read a configuration setting where the administrator can add the server path which holds the disk usage information.
  • Enhancement: Block – Featured information block now includes a setting to allow administrators to change the slider timer to increase the amount of time each image displays before moving.
  • Enhancement: 360 Feedback – the email templates for reminders of 360 feedback all include links to the form so that users can easily enter the LMS and complete the form.
  • Enhancement: Manager dashboard – accreditation and completion charts now include pagination indicators.
  • Enhancement: Admin tools – 4.5 release note information has been added to the LMS.
  • Enhancement: Export my development – the export my development function within a users profile now includes the users name within the reports. 
  • Enhancement: Face-to-face – The more info link has been included to appear when a session is In Progress in the Previous sessions tab so that users can access this detail while the session is ongoing. 
  • Bug: 360 Feedback – the radar/spider chart is not showing the full scale for the answers to the questions/sections.
  • Bug: Theme – the cookie notice button does not display the cookie information from the login page.
  • Bug: Theme – the cancel button element does not function correctly on translated sites. 
  • Bug: Theme – View sessions button position is overlapping other elements of the course card making them unreadable.
  • Theme – the maintenance message is covered by the header of the LMS. 
  • Theme – the search button background color overspills the border. 
  • Bug: Partitions – navigation is not visible in partitions area causing the user to have to use the browser back arrow to navigate away from the page.
  • Bug: Face-to-face – error when discount is set to null on a session.
  • Bug: Active Learning – Active courses are not displaying deadlines if using the list view format.
  • Bug: Reports – Face to face report pulls in the users start date rather than the session date when the report is downloaded to Excel.
  • Bug: CPD – users are able to add more than one reflective learning log to a CPD record, this is not correct functionality.
  • Bug: CPD – deleted CPD records are still accessible via URL.
  • Bug: CPD – points setting is not updating all instances of hours to points.
  • Bug: CPD – forms related to CPD accepts negative/zero values for hours, this is not correct functionality.
  • General maintenance of the Appraisal review and Recognition plugins, no functionality has been added or removed in this process.

Succession planning

The succession planning enhancements completed this sprint focuses on empowering succession plan managers (group managers) to create, manage, and maintain succession plans for their teams, or in the case of HR Business Partners, for the areas of the business they manage. It introduces a more intuitive interface, clearer role-based access, and automatic succession plan membership updates based on group dynamics and rule-based criteria.
 
Current succession plans functionality
  • Currently, succession plans and talent pools are administered by the main system administrator. Only the main administrators can create a succession plan or talent pool.
  • The main system administrator can currently assign a manager to a succession plan. However, the functionality is ‘all or nothing’ – the manager either cannot edit the plan in any way, or if they are given this capability, it is the same capability as the main system administrator, and they could add any users from anywhere in the business.
Enhancements
  • Group managers (by default, or with the succession plan manager role) can now create and edit succession plans themselves without needing the main system administrator to set up the plan.
  • Their succession plan access is based on the groups that they manage, they cannot add users outside of the groups they control as a manager.
  • Plans now automatically update the plan membership based on group changes and rules (they are currently static and require a manual refresh).
  • System administrators retain full access and can see and manage all plans – even those created by group managers.
  • New interface elements streamline plan creation and management of plans.
Key benefits of the enhanced plugin
  • Empowerment of Group Managers: Enables decentralised succession planning, reducing administrative bottlenecks for the main system administrators.
  • Data Integrity & Security: Managers can only view and manage plans within their groups, ensuring privacy and relevance.
  • Automation: Daily refreshes, and rule-based updates ensure plans remain current without manual intervention.
  • Scalability: Supports both manual and auto groups, with future potential to extend capabilities.
  • Auditability: Audit logs track changes to plans, rules, and membership for transparency.
  • User Experience: Improved UI and help text tailored to group managers unfamiliar with LMS administration.

If you have any questions about any of the above, please don’t hesitate to email us at helpdesk@dynamicbusiness.co.uk or phone us on 0113 323 0766