BuddyPress for LearnDash vs LearnDash LMS - ProPanel
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| Feature | BuddyPress for LearnDash v1.3.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 3.3/5 Visit Details | LearnDash LMS - ProPanel v2.2.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 1,000+ | — |
| Last updated | June 19, 2020 | — |
| Editions | BuddyPress for LearnDash | LearnDash LMS - ProPanel ($) |
| Pros | Each LearnDash course gets a BuddyPress group; Activity and discussion around courses; Mass enrolment of users into course groups | Course and learner reports in the admin; Overview, progress, activity and trend widgets; Shortcode and blocks for reports on pages |
| Cons | Requires LearnDash and BuddyPress; Older BuddyBoss code; check compatibility with current LearnDash; Limited to LearnDash courses | Needs a paid LearnDash LMS licence; Updates use a LearnDash licence key and email; Admin report pages only work while LearnDash is active |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Course-linked BuddyPress groups, Mass enrolment of users into course groups, Course activity posted to BuddyPress streams, Discussion button on course groups | ProPanel reporting page in the admin ($), Overview widget ($), Progress chart ($), Activity feed ($), Trends view ($), ld_propanel shortcode for reports on pages ($), REST endpoints for report data ($), Gutenberg blocks for reports ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Plugins | LearnDash, BuddyPress | LearnDash LMS ($) |
| Other | — | LearnDash licence update server ($) |
| Requires WordPress | 3.8 | 5.0 |
| Requires PHP | — | 7.0 |
| Tested up to | 5.4.2 | 6.1.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | — | support.learndash.com |
| Shortcodes | — | 1 |