BuddyPress for LearnDash vs LearnDash LMS
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| Feature | BuddyPress for LearnDash v1.3.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 3.3/5 Visit Details | LearnDash LMS v4.23.2.1 · 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 ($) |
| Pros | Each LearnDash course gets a BuddyPress group; Activity and discussion around courses; Mass enrolment of users into course groups | Course, lesson, topic and quiz structure; Groups, certificates and progress reports; Large set of shortcodes and widgets; REST API endpoints for integrations |
| Cons | Requires LearnDash and BuddyPress; Older BuddyBoss code; check compatibility with current LearnDash; Limited to LearnDash courses | Commercial licence key needed for updates; Payment and AI features need vendor or third-party accounts; Very large codebase, around 3,000 files |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Course-linked BuddyPress groups, Mass enrolment of users into course groups, Course activity posted to BuddyPress streams, Discussion button on course groups | Course, lesson and topic content types ($), Quizzes ($), Course groups and group emails ($), PDF certificates ($), Course creation wizard ($), ProPanel reporting ($), REST API endpoints ($), Course widgets ($), AI virtual instructor (needs an OpenAI key) ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Payment | — | Stripe ($) |
| Plugins | LearnDash, BuddyPress | — |
| Other | — | OpenAI ($), TrustedLogin support access, LearnDash licensing server ($) |
| Requires WordPress | 3.8 | 6.6 |
| Requires PHP | — | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 5.4.2 | 6.8.2 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | — | translations.learndash.com, api.openai.com, licensing.learndash.com, connect.learndash.com, api.razorpay.com, auth.razorpay.com, app.trustedlogin.com, www.trustedlogin.com, status.trustedlogin.com, api.stripe.com |
| Shortcodes | — | 39 |