# Moodle Docs: Future

## Future

As Moodle gains in maturity, its directions are increasingly influenced by the community of developers and users. A dynamic database of proposed features and their status can be found at moodle.org/bugs. Your contributions in the form of ideas, code, feedback and promotion are all very welcome - see the Developers manual for more details.

Overall development has currently slowed down a bit while Martin finishes his PhD thesis.

Here is a rough map of the future (subject to change):

Version 1.1 - August 2003 ?
  The major targets for this version include:
  - Consistent, customisable grading methods throughout all modules
  - Support for groups/cohorts within courses
  - A chat module
  - Backup and restore of courses
  - Miscellaneous contributed code and bug fixes
Version 2.0 - December 2003 ?
  This major release will include some major changes in internal structure designed to add flexibility and scalability in many areas. Among the major targets are:
  - Stronger pedagogical support for both teachers and students
  - Rewritten display layer using XHTML-compatible code and complete implementation of templates for increased standards-compliance, flexibility and accessibility.
  - Wider use of PHP classes in key areas of the Moodle code, to make some things easier for programmers writing new modules or integrating with external systems.
  - New access-control system allowing finely-defined roles and rights.
  - Basic support for IMS and SCORM
  - Better integration of Moodle with moodle.org
  - Whatever else comes along :-)

Moodle Documentation

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