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Release note

ReadSpeaker for Moodle December 2024 Update

These updates will be made available through the Moodle plugin directory.

Planned release window: 2024-12-16 – 2024-12-20

Please note that the regular webReader release may contain notes that are relevant for Moodle users: Preliminary – webReader December 2024 (v 3.8.7)


New Features and Changes

Mobile App Plugin

Our plugin for the Moodle app/Branded Moodle app/Moodle Workplace app will be available from this release. Note that the app integration must be enabled by a Moodle system administrator as well as by ReadSpeaker. Contact our support team for more information. #8405

Statistics

The plugin can now be configured to automatically save the course, section name, and page title, which will then show up in the usage stats in the ReadSpeaker customer portal. This is only available in the desktop plugin. #8896

Translation Source Language

It is now possible to configure the plugin to detect the source language based on the page that the content is on, or the language set in webReader. This is only available in the desktop plugin. #9800

Argentinian Voice Added

The Argentinian voice Alba has been added to the plugin for both desktop and the mobile app. #9183

Close the Floating Player

When the webReader player is launched from a sidebar block, it detaches and floats on top of the page. Before this update, there was no way to close the player, but we have now added a close button to it. This is only available in the desktop plugin. #6583