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The embedded eXeLearning editor lets teachers modify an activity’s .elpx package without leaving Moodle. Instead of downloading the package, editing it in the desktop app, and re-uploading it, you open a full-screen eXeLearning editor directly on the activity page, make your changes, and click Save to Moodle — the plugin handles everything else: re-extracting the package, re-scanning for gradable iDevices, and updating the gradebook columns accordingly.
The embedded editor must be installed by a site administrator before teachers can use it. If you do not see the Edit with eXeLearning button, ask your administrator to install the editor from Site administration → Plugins → Activity modules → eXeLearning resource. See the Troubleshooting section below for details.

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Editing a package in-place

1

Open the activity

Navigate to the eXeLearning resource activity in your course. You must be viewing it as a teacher or editing teacher — or any role that holds the moodle/course:manageactivities capability.
2

Click Edit with eXeLearning

Click the Edit with eXeLearning button that appears near the top of the activity page. This button is visible only when the embedded editor is installed and you have the moodle/course:manageactivities capability. It does not appear for students or guests.
3

Work in the editor

The eXeLearning editor opens in a full-screen modal with your current package already loaded. You can add, edit, or remove iDevices and pages, adjust content, and change styles — the full eXeLearning authoring experience.
4

Save your changes

When you are finished, click Save to Moodle inside the editor. The editor writes the updated .elpx back to the activity and closes the modal.

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What Save to Moodle does

Clicking Save to Moodle triggers the same pipeline as uploading a new package through the activity settings form:
  1. Package re-extraction — the updated .elpx is unpacked and stored in Moodle’s file system, replacing the previous version.
  2. iDevice re-detection — content.xml is re-scanned for gradable iDevices.
  3. Gradebook column update — columns are reconciled with the new package:
    • New iDevices (not present in the previous version) are assigned a new itemnumber and a new gradebook column is created.
    • Removed iDevices are soft-deleted: the column is removed from the gradebook, but all existing grade history is preserved in the database — it is never discarded.
    • Unchanged iDevices (same object ID, same content) keep their existing columns and grades untouched.
You do not need to visit the activity settings or touch the gradebook manually after saving.
If you edit an iDevice in-place — keeping the same object ID but changing its questions, options, or scoring — the plugin detects the content change and displays a staleness warning on the activity page. Existing student grades for that iDevice are not automatically recalculated, because scoring runs entirely in the student’s browser and the server cannot re-derive past scores from the updated content. Affected students should be asked to re-attempt the activity if their grades need to reflect the new content.

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Troubleshooting

The Edit with eXeLearning button does not appear. There are two common causes:

Editor not installed

The embedded editor has not been installed on this Moodle site, or it was removed. Ask your site administrator to install it from Site administration → Plugins → Activity modules → eXeLearning resource. Installing from an official release ZIP usually bundles a working editor, so it may already be available — the admin page shows whether an installed copy is present.

Insufficient capability

The button only appears for users who hold the moodle/course:manageactivities capability. If you are viewing the activity with a role that does not include this capability (for example, if you have been temporarily switched to a Student role), the button will not appear. Return to your normal teacher role and reload the page.

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