LearnDash LMS
LearnDash LMS turns a WordPress site into a learning management system. It adds course, lesson, topic and quiz content types, course groups, certificates, progress reports and a course wizard, plus shortcodes and widgets for course listings and student progress. It suits training businesses, schools and membership sites that sell courses. Limit: it is a commercial product that needs a licence key, and its payment and AI features depend on vendor accounts.
Pros
- Course, lesson, topic and quiz structure
- Groups, certificates and progress reports
- Large set of shortcodes and widgets
- REST API endpoints for integrations
Cons
- Commercial licence key needed for updates
- Payment and AI features need vendor or third-party accounts
- Very large codebase, around 3,000 files
Topics: LMS plugins
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