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title: "Installing PoodLL plugins for Moodle"
description: "In this tutorial, we will show you how to install the PoodLL plugins for Moodle. This is a popular add-on since it adds audio/video recording abilities to your moodle site, and can also help you..."
url: https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/moodle/install-poodll-plugin/
date: 2014-06-20
modified: 2020-12-30
author: "InMotion Hosting Contributor"
categories: ["Moodle"]
type: post
lang: en
---

# Installing PoodLL plugins for Moodle

In this tutorial, we will show you how to install the **PoodLL** plugins for Moodle. This is a popular add-on since it adds audio/video recording abilities to your moodle site, and can also help you teach *language* courses. For example, using the PoodLL plugin you can allow students to submit audio or video answers to questions. [PoodLL](https://poodll.com/) is a free open-source plugin for Moodle.

## How to install PoodLL

1.
   1. Download the **PoodLL Kaboodle** module from their official [PoodLL downloads](https://poodll.com/download/) page. At the time this article was written, the files was titled **poodllkaboodle_2014040800.zip**.
   2. Extract the file, and [upload](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/moodle/upload-users/) the contents of the folder (poodllkaboodle_2014040800) to your root Moodle directory.
   3. [Login to the Admin Dashboard for Moodle](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/moodle/moodle-login-administrator/).
   4. In the *Administration* section, click **Site Administration**, then **Notifications**. [![Moodle Notifications](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/moodle_poodll_moodle-site-admin-notifications.png)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/moodle_poodll_moodle-site-admin-notifications.png)
   5. You will see a list of the PoodLL plugins you just added. Click the **Upgrade Moodle database now** button. [![Activating plugins in Moodle](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/moodle_poodll_upgrade-moodle-database-now.png)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/moodle_poodll_upgrade-moodle-database-now.png)
   6. You will then see a *Success* message for each plugin. Click the **Continue** button. [![Moodle Add-ons successful](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/moodle_poodll_moodle-plugin-success-continue.png)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/moodle_poodll_moodle-plugin-success-continue.png)
   7. You will see a list of all the PoodLL settings, such as *Default video player size*, and *Audio Player Width*. You can make changes at this time, or just click the **Save changes** button to use the default values and finish the installation.

Congratulations, now you know how to install the **PoodLL** plugins for Moodle!