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>


Course Flow

Sell online courses with Stripe using Course Flow — the fastest, lightweight WordPress plugin for Stripe Checkout integration with Tutor LMS, LearnPre …

Anowar Hossain Rana

<p><strong>Add Free Course Videos in Tutor LMS courses</strong>, allowing potential students to preview course content before enrolment or purchase.</p>
<p>Video for Tutor LMS enhances the Tutor LMS experience by allowing course creators to add <strong>Free Course Videos</strong> directly to any course, both paid and free. This feature enables students to preview course content before making an enrollment decision, boosting their confidence and improving conversion rates.<br />
<strong>Boost engagement and enrolment by offering a sneak peek of your course material!</strong></p>
<p><strong>Key Features:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Dedicated Free Course Videos Section</strong>: Display selected videos just before the main course content to give students a preview.</li>
<li><strong>Multiple Video Support</strong>: Add several videos, each with customizable titles for a richer preview experience.</li>
<li><strong>Flexible Usage</strong>: Easily add Free Course Videos to any Tutor LMS course, enhancing course engagement and attracting more students.</li>
</ul>
<p>This plugin works seamlessly with <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/tutor/" rel="ugc">Tutor LMS</a> to help you showcase valuable course previews and increase course enrolments. Get <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/waitlist-for-tutor-lms/" rel="ugc">Waitlist for Tutor LMS</a></p>
<h3>Video Walkthrough</h3>
<p><span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe loading="lazy" class="youtube-player" width="750" height="422" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/CeNKxpb62L8?version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en-US&autohide=2&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"></iframe></span></p>
<h3>👥 Waitlist for Tutor LMS.</h3>
<p><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/waitlist-for-tutor-lms/" rel="ugc">Waitlist for Tutor LMS</a></p>
<h3>Third-Party Services</h3>
<p>This plugin embeds YouTube videos into Tutor LMS courses. By using the YouTube embed feature, you agree to YouTube’s Terms of Service: https://www.youtube.com/t/terms</p>
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<h3>Additional Information</h3>
<p>For more details and support, Please visit <a href="https://learnwithrana.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">Developer page</a></p>


Course Video for Tutor LMS

Add an option to include Free Course Videos in Tutor LMS courses, allowing potential students to preview course content before enrolment or purchase.

Course Flow vs Course Video for Tutor LMS