Pawel Borowiec

<p><strong>Course Flow</strong> is a free and lightweight WordPress plugin that lets you sell your online courses directly with <strong>Stripe Checkout</strong> — without the need for WooCommerce. It integrates seamlessly with <strong>Tutor LMS</strong>, <strong>LearnPress</strong>, and <strong>LearnDash</strong> to offer a simple and fast checkout experience for course creators.</p>
<p>If you’re tired of slow or complicated WooCommerce setups, <strong>Course Flow</strong> gives you a direct and conflict-free way to start selling your courses online.<br />
No extra plugins. No conflicts. No slow checkouts. Just fast, secure payments with Stripe.</p>
<h3>💡 Why course creators choose Course Flow</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>No WooCommerce required</strong> — avoids unnecessary complexity and plugin conflicts.</li>
<li><strong>Fast setup</strong> — configure Stripe keys and add a shortcode to start accepting payments.</li>
<li><strong>Direct Stripe Checkout</strong> — secure, hosted checkout handled entirely by Stripe.</li>
<li><strong>Automatic course enrollment</strong> after successful payment.</li>
<li><strong>Optional WordPress user account creation</strong> for new customers.</li>
<li><strong>Fully customizable buttons</strong> — text, colors, and even image-based purchase buttons.</li>
<li><strong>Lightweight architecture</strong> — minimal frontend and admin assets.</li>
<li><strong>Translation-ready</strong> with included <code>.pot</code> file.</li>
</ul>
<h3>🧩 Key Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>Direct <strong>Stripe Checkout</strong> integration (no WooCommerce dependency).</li>
<li>Supports <strong>Tutor LMS</strong>, <strong>LearnPress</strong>, and <strong>LearnDash</strong> (requires one active LMS).</li>
<li>One-time payments via Stripe Checkout.</li>
<li>Automatic course enrollment after successful payment.</li>
<li>Optional automatic WordPress user account creation.</li>
<li>Secure Stripe webhook handling (<code>checkout.session.completed</code>).</li>
<li>Test mode and live mode support.</li>
<li>Shortcodes for easy setup:
<ul>
<li><code>[courseflow_buycourse id="123"]</code></li>
<li><code>[courseflow_course id="123"]</code></li>
<li><code>[courseflow_imagebuycourse id="123"]</code></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Visual button customization (text, colors, hover effects, layout).</li>
<li>Image-based purchase buttons.</li>
<li>Admin course list with ready-to-copy shortcodes.</li>
<li>Secure REST API (<code>course-flow/v1</code>) with capability and nonce validation.</li>
<li>Optional plugin telemetry (disabled by default).</li>
<li>Fully translatable (<code>.pot</code> file included).</li>
</ul>
<p>⚡ Performance & Security<br />
Course Flow is built for speed. It loads only minimal scripts, uses secure REST API calls, and relies on Stripe’s own hosted checkout page for PCI compliance.<br />
All webhook events are validated via <code>checkout.session.completed</code>, ensuring that course enrollments are always secure and verified.</p>
<h3>Requirements</h3>
<ul>
<li>WordPress 6.7 or newer</li>
<li>PHP 7.4 or newer</li>
<li>One active LMS plugin:
<ul>
<li>Tutor LMS</li>
<li>LearnPress</li>
<li>LearnDash</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Stripe account (Publishable Key, Secret Key, Webhook Secret)</li>
<li>HTTPS enabled</li>
</ul>
<h3>Configuring Stripe Webhooks</h3>
<p>To enable automatic enrollment after payment:</p>
<ol>
<li>Open Stripe Dashboard <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> Developers <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> Webhooks.</li>
<li>Add endpoint:<br />
   https://your-site.com/wp-json/course-flow/v1/webhook</li>
<li>Select event: <code>checkout.session.completed</code></li>
<li>Copy the webhook secret and paste it into plugin settings.</li>
<li>Use the <strong>TEST CONNECTION</strong> button in admin to validate configuration.</li>
</ol>
<h3>Shortcodes</h3>
<ul>
<li><code>[courseflow_buycourse id="123"]</code> — standard buy button</li>
<li><code>[courseflow_course id="123"]</code> — alternative purchase button</li>
<li><code>[courseflow_imagebuycourse id="123"]</code> — image-based buy button</li>
</ul>
<h3>REST API</h3>
<p>Namespace: <code>course-flow/v1</code></p>
<ul>
<li><code>POST /create-checkout</code></li>
<li><code>POST /webhook</code></li>
<li><code>POST /test-connection</code> (admin only)</li>
<li><code>POST /save-settings</code> (admin only)</li>
</ul>
<p>Protected endpoints validate user capabilities and nonces.</p>
<h3>Admin Pages</h3>
<p>Settings — Configuration of Stripe API keys, currency, success page, account creation behavior and optional plugin telemetry.<br />
Courses — List of detected LMS courses with IDs and available purchase shortcodes.<br />
Button Settings — Visual customization of purchase buttons.<br />
Image Button Settings — Management of image-based purchase buttons.</p>
<h3>Data Privacy</h3>
<p>Course Flow includes an optional plugin telemetry feature.</p>
<p>When explicitly enabled by an administrator, the plugin may transmit limited, non-personal plugin metadata (such as site URL and plugin version) to the plugin author for diagnostic and compatibility purposes.</p>
<p>This feature is:<br />
– Disabled by default<br />
– Explicitly opt-in<br />
– Does not collect personal or user-identifiable data</p>
<p>The plugin functions fully without enabling this option.</p>
<p>More information can be found in the author’s privacy policy:<br />
https://dev.pawelborowiec.com/course-flow/privacy-policy.html</p>
<h3>External Services</h3>
<h4>Stripe</h4>
<p>Stripe is used to process payments via Stripe Checkout.</p>
<ul>
<li>Stripe JavaScript library is loaded from https://js.stripe.com/v3/</li>
<li>Stripe API is used for checkout session creation and webhook handling.</li>
<li>Payment data is transmitted directly to Stripe during checkout.</li>
</ul>
<p>Service Provider: Stripe, Inc.<br />
Terms: https://stripe.com/legal<br />
Privacy: https://stripe.com/privacy</p>
<h3>Localization</h3>
<ul>
<li>Translation-ready with included <code>.pot</code> file.</li>
<li>Translation files should be placed in the <code>/languages/</code> directory.</li>
<li>Default language: English.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Included Libraries</h3>
<ul>
<li>Stripe PHP SDK (MIT)</li>
<li>Select2 (MIT)</li>
<li>Bundled local fonts (OFL)</li>
</ul>
<h3>License</h3>
<p>GPLv2 or later</p>


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<ul>
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<h3>Customization & Design</h3>
<ul>
<li>Change <strong>colors, text, and button styles</strong> to match your brand  </li>
<li>Choose sidebar alignment: <strong>left or right</strong>  </li>
<li>Toggle menu items on/off for a tailored experience  </li>
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<ul>
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<li>Quick access to <strong>settings and logout options</strong>  </li>
</ul>
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<ul>
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