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Deep Integration, Powerful Features: The All-New plugNmeet Plugin for Moodle is Here!

· 5 min read
Jibon L. Costa
Jibon L. Costa
Founding developer

Sending students to an external video conferencing link breaks the learning flow, creates a disjointed experience, and pulls them away from the Moodle environment you've carefully built. What if your virtual classroom wasn't a detour, but a destination—a native part of your course?

Today, we're thrilled to announce the launch of the completely rebuilt plugNmeet plugin for Moodle. This isn't just an update; it's a ground-up redesign focused on one thing: deep, seamless integration that makes your virtual classroom feel like a core Moodle activity.

A Major Leap Forward​

While our previous plugin offered basic branding and recording features, this new version is in a different league. We've rebuilt it from scratch with a laser focus on Moodle 4.5+ standards, creating a robust, secure, and deeply integrated solution. The user interface is now cleaner and more intuitive, with features logically placed within the Moodle activity context, just as you'd expect.

So, what makes this new version so special? Let's dive into the features that will change the way you teach online.

More Than a Plugin—It's Part of Moodle​

We moved beyond simple embedding to deeply integrate plugNmeet into Moodle’s core systems.

  • Advanced Completion Tracking: Go beyond simple "viewed" metrics. Our plugin introduces cumulative completion criteria. Track user engagement across all sessions within a single Moodle activity. Mark the activity complete based on:
    • Total minutes attended
    • Total webcam or microphone duration
    • Number of chat messages sent
    • Raised hand, voted in a poll, and more...
  • Automatic Calendar Integration: When you schedule a session using the "Available from" date, the plugin automatically creates an event in the Moodle Calendar. Your students will see upcoming classes on their dashboard and course calendars, boosting visibility and attendance.
  • Gradebook Integration: Assign a grade for your plugNmeet activity. The plugin can automatically calculate a grade based on the completion progress of the criteria you set.

Transparency and Data-Driven Insights​

Knowledge is power—not just for teachers, but for students too. This plugin gives you the data you need to understand engagement like never before. For a deeper dive into how to use this data, see our guide on Classroom Analytics for Educators.

  • New Student Self-Reporting Dashboard: Students no longer have to wonder about their progress. They now have access to a beautiful, personalized dashboard that shows their cumulative participation data in a modern, card-based layout.
  • Visual Progress Tracking: If completion criteria are set, students see color-coded status cards (Green for met, Yellow for pending) with clear badges indicating exactly what they need to do to complete the activity.
  • Cumulative Attendance Reporting: Teachers get a consolidated attendance list for the entire activity. See at a glance who is attending and for how long across a series of classes, with the ability to export the data to Excel.
  • Live Session Dashboard: Need to know what's happening in a live class right now? Teachers can view a real-time dashboard showing the number of participants, active webcams, microphones, and more.
  • Session Artifacts in Moodle: After a session, all generated files—including AI-powered meeting summaries, full transcriptions (VTT files), and detailed analytics reports—are available directly on the Moodle activity page. To learn more about the AI capabilities, read our guide on how to add AI features to your video conferences.

Built for Administrators and Developers​

We built this plugin to be as powerful for administrators as it is for teachers.

  • 100% White-Label Experience: Using the local client mode, the plugNmeet classroom loads directly within your Moodle site's layout. There are no redirects and no third-party branding. To your users, it’s simply your virtual classroom, powered by Moodle.
  • Granular, Role-Based Access: We've implemented a comprehensive set of Moodle capabilities to give you fine-grained control over who can manage rooms, view recordings, download artifacts, and see attendance reports.
  • Extensible Events API: The plugin receives real-time data from your plugNmeet server via webhooks and immediately re-broadcasts them as standard Moodle events. This allows developers to easily hook into events like participant_joined or recording_proceeded to build custom integrations and extend functionality.

A Seamless Experience for Everyone​

  • Secure Guest Access: A new, secure workflow allows you to generate time-limited, single-use guest links for guest speakers or external participants, without compromising your site's security. For maximum security in sensitive meetings, you can also enable end-to-end encryption.
  • Redesigned Recordings Page: Managing cloud recordings is now a breeze. View and control the visibility of your recordings from a clean and intuitive interface within the activity page.

To get started, check out our Ultimate Guide to Moodle Video Conferencing or our tutorial on How to Add No-Code Video Conferencing to Your Moodle Courses.

Ready to enhance your Moodle courses?