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(03) Moodle LMS Development

Moodle upgrades, without the risk.

Upgrades to Moodle 5.x with plugin compatibility checks, a full rehearsal on a staging copy and a rollback plan, handled by our Moodle team.

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(01) Overview

How do you upgrade Moodle safely?

Check every plugin and the theme against the target version, rehearse the full upgrade on a staging copy of the site, fix what breaks, then upgrade the live site at a quiet time with a tested rollback plan. Courses, grades and plugins are checked afterwards.

Upgrades go wrong when plugins, themes and data aren’t checked first. We rehearse every upgrade on a copy of your site, so the live upgrade is the uneventful part.

Upgrade audit: version, plugins, theme and hosting
Plugin compatibility checks, updates and replacements
A full rehearsal on a staging copy
Upgrades from Moodle 4.x, including 4.5 LTS, to 5.x
Moves between servers or hosts
A rollback plan and checks after the upgrade
(02) Upgrades

Stuck on an old version?

Drag to your current Moodle version to see the path to Moodle 5.x and what we handle on the way. Moodle 5.0 security support ended in October 2026; 4.5 LTS has security fixes until October 2027, and the new 5.3 LTS until October 2029.

Free Moodle upgrade checklist
You’re on4.5Target5.x
Version steps3 steps
Rehearsed onA staging copy
DowntimeA short, planned window
Full staging rehearsalPlugin compatibility auditPHP version checkTheme updatesBackups and rollback plan
(03) What we build

How an upgrade runs.

Pick a step to see what we check on the way to Moodle 5.x.

Step 1Upgrade audit

We review your version, plugins, theme and hosting before anything changes.

Version and hostingCustomizationsUpgrade path
(04) How it runs

From first call to live.

4 steps, one team. You approve the scope and design before we build.

  1. Before the quote
    Audit

    Version, plugins and theme reviewed, then a quote.

  2. Before any code
    Rehearse

    Full upgrade on a staging copy; issues fixed.

  3. Build
    Upgrade

    Live upgrade at a quiet time, with a rollback plan.

  4. After launch
    Check

    Courses, grades and plugins checked afterwards.

Your turnReady when you are.

Tell us about your project and get a written quote with the scope and timeline before any work starts.

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(05) FAQ

Moodle Upgrades FAQs

Yes. Security support for Moodle 5.0 ended on October 5, 2026, so sites on 5.0 no longer get security fixes. Move to a supported release: Moodle 5.3 LTS is supported until October 2029.

Moodle 4.5 is a long-term support release with security fixes until October 2027. Sites on 4.5 have time, but should plan the move to 5.x before then.

We find it during the audit, then update it, replace it with a maintained alternative or rebuild it.

No. We rehearse the upgrade on a copy first, back everything up before the live upgrade and keep a rollback plan ready.

(06) Related

Often paired with.

Most projects need more than one service. These are the ones clients most often add.

01Moodle SupportMoodle LMS DevelopmentUpdates, backups, monitoring and developer hours.02Moodle Plugin DevelopmentMoodle LMS DevelopmentActivity, block, enrolment, auth and local plugins.03Moodle PerformanceMoodle LMS DevelopmentCaching, database and server fixes for slow Moodle.
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Moodle LMS Development.

Plugins, themes, integrations, upgrades and support from our dedicated Moodle team.

Moodle Plugin DevelopmentMoodle Theme DevelopmentMoodle IntegrationsMoodle Performance+1 more