BuddyPress for LearnDash vs LearnDash Licensing & Management
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| Feature | BuddyPress for LearnDash v1.3.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 3.3/5 Visit Details | LearnDash Licensing & Management v1.3.1.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 1,000+ | — |
| Last updated | June 19, 2020 | — |
| Editions | BuddyPress for LearnDash | LearnDash Licensing & Management · LearnDash LMS ($) |
| Pros | Each LearnDash course gets a BuddyPress group; Activity and discussion around courses; Mass enrolment of users into course groups | Official LearnDash plugin for licences and updates; Licence key check from one settings screen; Lists the LearnDash family's projects |
| Cons | Requires LearnDash and BuddyPress; Older BuddyBoss code; check compatibility with current LearnDash; Limited to LearnDash courses | Needs a LearnDash licence key to be useful; Contacts LearnDash licensing servers; Shows remote banners fetched from LearnDash |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Course-linked BuddyPress groups, Mass enrolment of users into course groups, Course activity posted to BuddyPress streams, Discussion button on course groups | Verifies a LearnDash licence key, Lists LearnDash family projects and their downloads, Remote banners fetched from LearnDash |
| Integrations | ||
| Plugins | LearnDash, BuddyPress | — |
| Other | — | LearnDash licensing service ($), LearnDash remote banners |
| Requires WordPress | 3.8 | — |
| Tested up to | 5.4.2 | — |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | — | www.google.com, nodejs.org |