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LearnDash

Score8 out of 10

14 Reviews and Ratings

What is LearnDash?

LearnDash is a WordPress LMS designed to bring learning management and elearning delivery to the WordPress open-source platform.

Categories & Use Cases

Top Performing Features

  • Learning content

    The vendor offers high quality pre-made courses or assets. These may be specific to certain industries or technologies.

    Category average: 7.6

  • Mobile friendly

    Students or employees can access content from mobile devices. Course authors can develop responsive learning content.

    Category average: 7.7

  • Course catalog or library

    Learning content is organized into a course catalog or browsable library.

    Category average: 7.9

Areas for Improvement

  • Learning reporting & analytics

    Provides insights into course completion, engagement with learning content, etc.

    Category average: 7.7

  • Compliance management

    Users can identify potential risks and ensure that requirements are met and that certifications are up to date.

    Category average: 8.6

  • Social learning

    Includes features for collaboration and knowledge sharing among peers.

    Category average: 7.6

Possibly the best tool on the market to create your courses and have them under your control.

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Over the past three years, Learndash has allowed me to publish and sell courses from my website in a simple and intuitive way. The best part is that since I started using Learndash, I no longer depend on third-party platforms with exorbitant fees. With this tool, I can now offer my training from my own website. I've also used Learndash to create lead magnets, and I must say the response from subscribers has been very positive.

En los últimos 3 años Learndash me ha permitido publicar y vender cursos desde mi web de una forma sencilla e intuitiva. Lo mejor es que desde que uso Learndash ya no dependo de plataformas de terceros con comisiones abusivas. Con esta herramienta ahora puedo ofrecer mis formaciones desde mi propia web. También he usado Learndash para crear Lead Magnets, y debo decir que la respuesta de los suscriptores es muy positiva.

Pros

  • Integrate with the website and other plugins (woocommerce, etc.)
  • Simple lesson design
  • Offers different formats in which to offer your courses (free, paid, restricted access, with groups, etc.)
  • Integrarse con la web y con otros plugins (woocommerce, etc)
  • Diseño sencillo de las lecciones
  • Ofrece diferentes formatos en los que ofrecer tus cursos (gratuito, pago, acceso restringido, con grupos, etc)

Cons

  • I would like to see more options for creating activities (games, fill in the blanks, etc.)
  • It would be nice if the support section had a Spanish translation.
  • I miss that when you install the plugin they give you a small introduction to teach you how to use it.
  • Me gustaría que haya más opciones de creación de actividades (juegos, rellenar huecos, etc)
  • Estaría bien que la sección de soporte tuviera traducción al español
  • Echo en falta que en el momento de instalar el plugin te hagan una pequeña introducción para enseñarte a usarlo

Return on Investment

  • It has allowed me to transform materials that were previously only for my students into scalable digital products, multiplying the income generated with certain resources by up to 50x.
  • I have been able to amortize the cost of the plugin with just a few sales.
  • It's allowed me to present my courses in a professional manner and on my own website. Although the impact is difficult to measure, this has also contributed to increasing my sales.
  • Me ha permitido transformar materiales que antes eran solo para mis estudiantes en productos digitales escalables, multiplicando hata x50 los ingresos generados con ciertos recursos.
  • He podido amortizar el coste del plugin con unas pocas ventas
  • Me ha permitido presentar mis cursos de una forma profesional y dentro de mi propia web. Aunque el impacto es difícil de medir, esto también ha contribuido a aumentar mis ventas.

Usability

Alternatives Considered

Notion, Canva, Happy Scribe, WooCommerce, Divi, ChatGPT, Telegram, DaVinci Resolve and Google Drive

Other Software Used

Divi, Notion, DaVinci Resolve