New release of moodletxt - version 2.2.1
Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:48:00 GMT

A new version of moodletxt has been released to correct a problem encountered when attempting to install moodletxt 2.2 on a PostgreSQL server. An error in the installation file caused it to fail. This has been fixed in v2.2.1. Any users encountering problems installing moodletxt on PostgreSQL-based systems should upgrade to this version immediately.

To install this new update, simply download the new installer and extract it over your existing installation. When you visit the admin page of your Moodle site, you should receive a message telling you the upgrade has been completed successfully.

New release of moodletxt - version 2.2
Thu, 7 Feb 2008 11:30:00 GMT

We are pleased to announce the immediate availability of moodletxt 2.2. This long-awaited release of our popular text-messaging plugin for Moodle has been expanded to work on many more platforms than in previous versions. In addition to this, moodletxt will now work outside of the UK without the need for modification. With these new features in place, many more txttools customers can now enjoy the convenience of using moodletxt.

• Added support for PostgreSQL 8 and Microsoft SQL Server 2005
• Internationalisation features added to allow moodletxt to work outside the UK
• Fixed bug with admin-level authentication in Moodle 1.9
• Removed users with no valid mobile number from the recipient list.

To install this new update, simply download the new installer and extract it over your existing installation. When you visit the admin page of your Moodle site, you should receive a message telling you the upgrade has been completed successfully.

It is recommended that all users upgrade to this latest version to take advantage of the new functionality.

Re-release of moodletxt - version 2.1a
Tue, 4 Sep 2007 16:05:00 GMT

moodletxt 2.1 has been re-released as 2.1a to fix several problems encountered when installing moodletxt 2.1 on a server running PHP4. moodletxt 2.1 adds some extra functionality to the application, as well as fixing some minor bugs.

• Messages over 160 characters can now be sent from the system.
• Time-to-live setting has been added, allowing users to set how long an undelivered message should keep retrying before failing.
• The result tables within moodletxt have been converted so they can be sorted and collapsed by the user at will
• The admin panel has been tweaked to alow modifications to be made without refreshing the page
• A bug that made inbound keyword case sensitive has been fixed

To install this new update, simply download the new installer and extract it over your existing installation. When you visit the admin page of your Moodle site, you should receive a message telling you the upgrade has been completed successfully.

It is recommended that all users upgrade to this latest version to take advantage of the new functionality.

New release of moodletxt - version 2.1
Fri, 31 Aug 2007 08:50:00 GMT

moodletxt 2.1 has been released. This new release adds some extra functionality to the application, as well as fixing some minor bugs.

• Messages over 160 characters can now be sent from the system.
• Time-to-live setting has been added, allowing users to set how long an undelivered message should keep retrying before failing.
• The result tables within moodletxt have been converted so they can be sorted and collapsed by the user at will
• The admin panel has been tweaked to alow modifications to be made without refreshing the page
• A bug that made inbound keyword case sensitive has been fixed

To install this new update, simply download the new installer and extract it over your existing installation. When you visit the admin page of your Moodle site, you should receive a message telling you the upgrade has been completed successfully.

It is recommended that all users upgrade to this latest version to take advantage of the new functionality.

New release of moodletxt - version 2.0.3
Fri, 3 Aug 2007 00:14:00 GMT

Txttools are pleased to announce the release of moodletxt 2.0.3. This minor update fixes several small bugs present in the application, and adds some new functionality.

• Fixed bug with non-alphanumerical characters in course names
• Fixed bug when adding filters to an account that doesn't have an inbox created
• Fixed bug when adding keywords that contain numbers
• Corrected previous bugfix to prevent XML parsing errors on PHP servers that have short_open_tags turned on
• Added failsafes to upgrade script
• Added phone numbers to contact list on send page

To install this new update, simply download the new installer and extract it over your existing installation. When you visit the admin page of your Moodle site, you should receive a message telling you the upgrade has been completed successfully.

It is recommended that all users upgrade to this latest version. The database is not affected by this upgrade.

New release of moodletxt - version 2.0.2
Wed, 11 Jul 2007 02:14:00 GMT

A minor update of moodletxt has been released to fix an issue encountered when installing moodletxt on PHP servers where short_open_tags is enabled.

Previous versions of moodletxt required server configuration changes in these instances in order to work. From 2.0.2 onwards, moodletxt will be immune to this issue.

Any users experiencing problems installing moodletxt on a PHP server with short_open_tags active should upgrade to this latest version.

New release of moodletxt - version 2.0.1
Thur, 01 June 2007 03:00:00 GMT

moodletxt 2.0.1 has been released. This minor update fixes several small bugs that were present on the admin interface in the 2.0 release.

To fix these bugs, simply download the new installer and extract it over your existing installation. No further work will be required.

We recommend that all customers update their moodletxt installations to this latest release, especially if you have encountered problems when trying to assign access rights to Moodle users.

New release of moodletxt - version 2.0
Thur, 17 May 2007 00:52:00 GMT

moodletxt 2.0 is now available for download. With the release of this version, users can not only send text messages seamlessly from within Moodle, but can also receive inbound text messages, allowing for full two-way communication via the edutxt® service.

Also in this new release is a streamlined user access interface, which enables Moodle administrators to quickly and easily set moodletxt permissions for one user, or a whole course of users, with a bare minimum of mouse clicks

Official support for Moodle 1.8

We highly recommend that all users upgrade to this new version. The upgrade is free, and only takes a few minutes to complete.

New release of moodletxt - version 1.1.1
Wed, 28 Feb 2007 20:45:00 GMT

Fixes a problem with edutxt usernames that contain an underscore.

It is recomended that all users upgrade to this version.

New release of moodletxt - version 1.1
Sun, 18 Feb 2007 21:00:00 GMT

New version of moodletxt released - a plugin that allows Moodle users to harness the power of edutxt® seamlessly from within Moodle.

• Automatic txttools account validation. Whenever a txttools account is added or modified, the details are checked with the txttools server. If incorrect, an error appears. This makes it impossible to save incorrect details.
• Much improved page navigation
• RSS news updates relating to moodletxt are automatically displayed in the admin panel.
• A new user statistics page has been added, showing the number of messages sent by user and by date.
• Many bugfixes, including much more accurate reporting of connection problems.

txttools release moodletxt - an edutxt® plugin for moodle
Mon, 05 Jan 2007 02:37:00 GMT

Moodle users can now harness the power of edutxt® seamlessly from within Moodle.
Moodle is a course management system (CMS) - a free, Open Source software package designed using sound pedagogical principles, to help educators create effective online learning communities. You can download and use it on any computer you have handy (including webhosts), yet it can scale from a single-teacher site to a 50,000-student University.