BuddyPress for LearnDash vs Uncanny Toolkit Pro for LearnDash
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| Feature | BuddyPress for LearnDash v1.3.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 3.3/5 Visit Details | Uncanny Toolkit Pro for LearnDash v4.4.2 · 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 | Uncanny Toolkit Pro for LearnDash ($) |
| Pros | Each LearnDash course gets a BuddyPress group; Activity and discussion around courses; Mass enrolment of users into course groups | Group expiry, group sign-up and group leader access for LearnDash; Bulk certificate download and transcripts; Auto-complete lessons from form submissions |
| Cons | Requires LearnDash and BuddyPress; Older BuddyBoss code; check compatibility with current LearnDash; Limited to LearnDash courses | Needs a vendor licence key and the free toolkit installed; Licence updates come from the vendor store, not WordPress.org |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Course-linked BuddyPress groups, Mass enrolment of users into course groups, Course activity posted to BuddyPress streams, Discussion button on course groups | Course and lesson timers ($), Bulk certificate download ($), Group access expiration ($), Course access expiry ($), Learner transcript ($), Lesson and topic grid layout ($), Import LearnDash users from CSV ($), Auto-complete lessons and topics from Gravity Forms submissions ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Plugins | LearnDash, BuddyPress | LearnDash ($), bbPress ($), Gravity Forms ($), WPForms ($), Formidable Forms ($), Fluent Forms ($) |
| Requires WordPress | 3.8 | 6.3 |
| Requires PHP | — | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 5.4.2 | — |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | — | static.uncannyowl.com, licensing.uncannyowl.com |
| Blocks | — | 14 |
| Shortcodes | — | 26 |