Jason Coleman

Paid Memberships Pro

Kim Coleman

Jarryd Long

<h3>The best way to protect and sell members-only courses with recurring subscriptions for WordPress.</h3>
<p>This is a multi-purpose plugin that offers native course functionality for Paid Memberships Pro. With built-in features, you can:</p>
<ul>
<li>Create unlimited private courses and lessons</li>
<li>Protect access to course content by membership level</li>
<li>Accept free, one-time payment, or recurring subscriptions for course enrollment</li>
<li>Track lesson completion by user</li>
</ul>
<p>If you are already using a course platform or require more functionality, use the integrated modules for LearnDash, LifterLMS, Sensei LMS, and TutorLMS. These are the four most popular WordPress learning management systems—and they all integrate with Paid Memberships Pro through this free plugin.</p>
<p>Courses for Membership automatically protects, enrolls, and unenrolls members from protected courses based on their active membership level or subscription.</p>
<h3>Courses and Lessons with PMPro</h3>
<p>The default courses module organizes your course content, protects access by membership level, and tracks lesson completion. You can create an unlimited number of courses and lessons, organize them by your course categories, protect lesson content by membership level, and allow members to track lesson completion.</p>
<p>Refer to our <a href="https://www.paidmembershipspro.com/add-ons/pmpro-courses-lms-integration/?utm_source=wordpress-org&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=pmpro-courses&utm_content=courses-default#default-module" rel="nofollow ugc">Default Course and Lesson documentation for help protecting courses</a> using this module.</p>
<h3>Protect LearnDash Courses</h3>
<p>LearnDash turns your WordPress site into a learning management system. This premium software manages various e-learning components including courses, lessons, sections, topics, and quizzes. Our Courses for Membership Add On creates a bridge between the content protections of PMPro and the course functionality of LearnDash.</p>
<p>Refer to our <a href="https://www.paidmembershipspro.com/add-ons/pmpro-courses-lms-integration/?utm_source=wordpress-org&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=pmpro-courses&utm_content=courses-learndash#learndash-module" rel="nofollow ugc">LearnDash documentation for help protecting courses</a> using this module.</p>
<h3>Protect LifterLMS Courses</h3>
<p>LifterLMS is an e-learning plugin for WordPress that is available for free in the WordPress.org plugin repository. The software includes courses, lessons, quizzes, achievement badges, and more. Our Courses for Membership Add On creates a bridge between the content protections of PMPro and the course functionality of LifterLMS.</p>
<p>LifterLMS includes their own features for course enrollment and course membership. You should use this Add On if you are not using their membership features and instead want PMPro to manage your members and membership registrations. This Add On is specifically written to enroll and unenroll members from the courses available for their level.</p>
<p>Refer to our <a href="https://www.paidmembershipspro.com/add-ons/pmpro-courses-lms-integration/?utm_source=wordpress-org&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=pmpro-courses&utm_content=courses-lifterlms#lifterlms-module" rel="nofollow ugc">LifterLMS documentation for help protecting courses</a> using this module.</p>
<h3>Protect Sensei LMS Courses</h3>
<p>Sensei is an e-learning WordPress plugin by the makers of WooCommerce and Jetpack. The software includes courses, lessons, quizzes, and more. Our Courses for Membership Add On creates a bridge between the content protections of PMPro and the course functionality of Sensei.</p>
<p>Refer to our <a href="https://www.paidmembershipspro.com/add-ons/pmpro-courses-lms-integration/?utm_source=wordpress-org&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=pmpro-courses&utm_content=courses-sensei#sensei" rel="nofollow ugc">Sensei LMS documentation for help protecting courses</a> using this module.</p>
<h3>Protect TutorLMS Courses</h3>
<p>TutorLMS is an e-learning WordPress plugin by Themeum. The software includes courses, lessons, a teacher and student dashboard, quizzes, and more. Our Courses for Membership Add On creates a bridge between the content protections of PMPro and the course functionality of TutorLMS.</p>
<p>Refer to our <a href="https://www.paidmembershipspro.com/add-ons/pmpro-courses-lms-integration/?utm_source=wordpress-org&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=pmpro-courses&utm_content=courses-tutorlms#tutor" rel="nofollow ugc">TutorLMS documentation for help protecting courses</a> using this module.</p>
<p>Learn more about <a href="https://www.paidmembershipspro.com/add-ons/pmpro-courses-lms-integration/?utm_source=wordpress-org&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=pmpro-courses" rel="nofollow ugc">protecting and selling courses for your membership</a> in our documentation site.</p>
<h3>About Paid Memberships Pro</h3>
<p><a href="https://www.paidmembershipspro.com/?utm_source=wordpress-org&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=pmpro-courses" rel="nofollow ugc">Paid Memberships Pro is a WordPress membership plugin</a> that puts you in control. Create what you want and release in whatever format works best for your business.</p>
<ul>
<li>Courses & E-Learning</li>
<li>Private Podcasts</li>
<li>Premium Newsletters</li>
<li>Private Communities</li>
<li>Sell Physical & Digital Goods</li>
</ul>
<p>Paid Memberships Pro allows anyone to build a membership site—for free. Restrict content, accept payment, and manage subscriptions right from your WordPress admin.</p>
<p>Paid Memberships Pro is built “the WordPress way” with a lean core plugin and over 75 Add Ons to enhance every aspect of your membership site. Each business is different and we encourage customization. For our members we have a library of 300+ recipes to personalize your membership site.</p>
<p>Paid Memberships Pro is the flagship product of Stranger Studios. We are a bootstrapped company which grows when membership sites like yours grow. That means we focus our entire company towards helping you succeed.</p>
<p><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/paid-memberships-pro/" rel="ugc">Try Paid Memberships Pro entirely for free on WordPress.org</a> and see why 100,000+ sites trust us to help them #GetPaid.</p>
<h3>Read More</h3>
<p>Want more information on protecting course content with Paid Memberships Pro, LearnDash or LifterLMS and WordPress membership sites? Have a look at:</p>
<ul>
<li>The <a href="https://www.paidmembershipspro.com/?utm_source=wordpress-org&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=pmpro-courses" rel="nofollow ugc">Paid Memberships Pro</a> official homepage.</li>
<li>The <a href="https://www.paidmembershipspro.com/add-ons/pmpro-courses-lms-integration/?utm_source=wordpress-org&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=pmpro-courses" rel="nofollow ugc">Courses for Membership PMPro documentation page</a>.</li>
<li>Also follow PMPro on <a href="https://twitter.com/pmproplugin" rel="nofollow ugc">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFtMIeYJ4_YVidi1aq9kl5g" rel="nofollow ugc">YouTube</a> & <a href="https://www.facebook.com/PaidMembershipsPro/" rel="nofollow ugc">Facebook</a>.</li>
</ul>


Premium Courses & eLearning with Paid Memberships Pro for LearnDash, LifterLMS, Sensei LMS & TutorLMS

Create, protect, & sell courses with recurring subscriptions for Paid Memberships Pro, LearnDash, LifterLMS, Sensei LMS, & TutorLMS.

Themeisle

Sanjip Shah

masteriyo

<h3>Free WordPress LMS Plugin: Built-in Payments, Quizzes, and Certificates</h3>
<p>Masteriyo is a self-hosted LMS plugin and WordPress course plugin built for course creation and monetization: create, manage, and sell online courses without WooCommerce, SaaS fees, or platform commissions. As a self-hosted WordPress LMS, it gives companies, educators, and creators full control over their data and revenue.</p>
<p>Unlike a hosted LMS or an LMS-as-a-service platform, Masteriyo runs on your own WordPress site, giving you full ownership of your data, students, and revenue. The built-in order system, payment gateways, quizzes, and certificates are all free. No third-party plugins required.</p>
<p>Accept payments via Stripe, PayPal, Razorpay, Mollie, and more. Sell in multiple currencies, share revenue with instructors, and keep 100% of your earnings.</p>
<h3>⚡ Quick Links</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://app.instawp.io/launch?t=masteriyo-demo&d=v2" rel="nofollow ugc">Try Masteriyo</a></li>
<li><a href="https://masteriyo-site.vertisite.cloud/?utm_source=wporg&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=quicklinks" rel="nofollow ugc">Live Demo</a></li>
<li><a href="https://masteriyo.com/pricing/?utm_source=wporg&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=quicklinks" rel="nofollow ugc">Masteriyo Pro</a></li>
<li><a href="https://masteriyo.com/free-vs-pro/?utm_source=wporg&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=quicklinks" rel="nofollow ugc">Free vs Pro</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/masteriyo/" rel="nofollow ugc">Join Community</a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.masteriyo.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">Documentation</a></li>
</ul>
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<h3>Who Masteriyo Is For</h3>
<ul>
<li>
<p><strong>Educators, Schools, and Universities</strong>: An LMS for schools, universities, coaching centers, and institutions with a complete online course platform for student tracking, gradebook, and course management.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Tutors and Coaches</strong>: Sell your knowledge as online courses, tutorials, or training modules with no platform commissions and no coding required.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Academy and Marketplace Builders</strong>: Build an online academy or course marketplace platform like Udemy or Coursera, where instructors can create courses and earn through revenue sharing.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Corporate and Business Training</strong>: Run an employee training LMS, online education portal, or onboarding platform for teams and companies with support for enterprise learning and business training.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Content Creators</strong>: Monetize content with a flexible LMS for online courses, grow your online academy, and reach learners worldwide.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<h3><strong>Masteriyo Features</strong></h3>
<h3>Course Creation and Management</h3>
<p>LMS course builder with drag-and-drop editing, a dedicated course builder for eLearning and online learning courses, lessons, and quizzes.</p>
<ul>
<li>Unlimited courses, lessons, chapters, quizzes, certificates, and assignments</li>
<li>Self-paced and instructor-led course modules</li>
<li>SCORM-compliant LMS with easy import of existing eLearning content</li>
<li>H5P support for interactive online learning content and assessments</li>
<li>Certificate builder with customizable templates and QR validation</li>
<li>Content drip to release lessons on a schedule</li>
<li>Interactive lessons with text, video, and live streaming via YouTube Live</li>
<li>Picture-in-picture, subtitles, closed captions, and timestamps for video lessons</li>
<li>In-lesson note-taking, course attachments, and downloadable materials</li>
<li>Course visibility options: open, enrolled users only, or private</li>
<li>Course prerequisites, enrollment expiration, retakes, and resume from last chapter</li>
<li>Course announcements, FAQ, coming soon mode, featured courses, and badges</li>
<li>Distraction-free learning page with lesson preview before enrollment</li>
</ul>
<h3>Quiz, Assignment, and Assessment</h3>
<ul>
<li>Unlimited quizzes and assignments</li>
<li>Question builder with single choice, multiple choice, true/false, and matching types</li>
<li>Quiz time limits, randomized questions, auto-calculated points, and custom grading</li>
<li>Quiz review system showing students where they went wrong</li>
<li>Quiz import and export for reuse across courses</li>
<li>Gradebook for student evaluation and performance tracking</li>
<li>LMS reporting and analytics with student reports to track results and course progress</li>
</ul>
<h3>Student and Instructor Management</h3>
<ul>
<li>Unlimited instructors and students</li>
<li>Social login (Facebook, Google), public profiles, and manual enrollment</li>
<li>Multiple instructors per course</li>
<li>User import and export with bulk CSV support for students and instructors</li>
<li>Student activity log and login session management</li>
<li>Student progress tracking with course reports and a dynamic progress bar</li>
<li>Course reviews after completion and vertical course navigation</li>
</ul>
<h3>Monetization & Payments</h3>
<p>Built-in eCommerce with cart, checkout, wishlist, coupons, and payment integrations. No WooCommerce required.</p>
<ul>
<li>Payment gateways: Stripe, PayPal, Mollie, Lemon Squeezy, Razorpay, and more</li>
<li>Integrations with WooCommerce, SureCart, and Easy Digital Downloads (EDD)</li>
<li>Revenue sharing between instructors and administrators</li>
<li>One-time course fees or subscription-based pricing models</li>
<li>Marked price and sale price with support for course bundles and group courses</li>
<li>Multiple currency support for region-based pricing</li>
</ul>
<h3>Security & Access</h3>
<ul>
<li>Google reCAPTCHA for spam and bot protection</li>
<li>Two-factor authentication (2FA) for secure logins</li>
<li>Email verification for user account validation</li>
<li>Password strength checker to enforce secure credentials</li>
<li>Course content and video protection</li>
<li>Login session management for enhanced security</li>
</ul>
<h3>Admin & Tools</h3>
<ul>
<li>Setup wizard with free starter templates for Elementor and Gutenberg</li>
<li>Dashboard analytics for quick performance insights</li>
<li>LMS reports for tracking courses and student activity</li>
<li>Webhooks for automation and third-party integrations</li>
<li>White label support (Elite plan)</li>
<li>Bulk add-on management</li>
<li>Quiz import and export</li>
<li>Course archive filter for better navigation</li>
<li>Instructors list page</li>
</ul>
<h3>Create Courses with AI</h3>
<p>Masteriyo integrates with OpenAI ChatGPT to automate course creation and reduce manual work.<br />
– <strong>AI-powered course generation</strong>: Generate full course outlines, sections, and lessons from a topic<br />
– <strong>Flexible structure</strong>: Define sections, lessons, and key highlights, and let AI fill in the details<br />
– <strong>AI quiz generation</strong>: Create quiz questions including multiple choice, match-the-following, sortable, and fill-in-the-blank</p>
<h3>Already Using a Different LMS?</h3>
<p>Masteriyo includes a built-in LMS migration tool to transfer courses, quizzes, orders, and student data from <strong>TutorLMS</strong>, <strong>LifterLMS</strong>, <strong>LearnPress</strong>, <strong>LearnDash</strong>, and <strong>MasterStudy</strong>. No manual exports or developers needed.</p>
<p>Switching from <strong>Sensei LMS</strong>, <strong>Kajabi</strong>, <strong>Teachable</strong>, <strong>Thinkific</strong>, or <strong>Podia</strong>? Masteriyo is a self-hosted alternative with no fees or commissions.</p>
<h3>Upgrade to Pro When You are Ready to Scale</h3>
<ul>
<li>Prerequisites, assignments, and advanced quiz types</li>
<li>Gradebook and student reports</li>
<li>Course bundles and subscriptions</li>
<li>Coupons and marked/sale pricing</li>
<li>Razorpay payment gateway</li>
<li>Multiple instructors per course</li>
<li>Zoom and Google Meet integration</li>
<li>Mailchimp, MailerLite, HubSpot, and Zapier integrations</li>
<li>Paid Memberships Pro and Restrict Content Pro support</li>
<li>Easy Digital Downloads (EDD) integration</li>
<li>Advanced LMS reporting and analytics</li>
<li>White label support</li>
<li>Priority support</li>
</ul>
<p><a href="https://masteriyo.com/pricing/?utm_source=wporg&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=prolink" rel="nofollow ugc">See all Pro features</a></p>
<h3>Works Great With</h3>
<ul>
<li>
<p><strong>Payments and eCommerce</strong>: Stripe, PayPal, Razorpay, Mollie, Lemon Squeezy, WooCommerce, SureCart, and Easy Digital Downloads (EDD)</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Gamification and community</strong>: GamiPress for gamification features and BuddyPress for social learning</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Page builders and themes</strong>: Elementor, Divi, Oxygen, Bricks, Beaver Builder, Gutenberg, Neve, Astra, and more</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Integrations</strong>: Google Meet, Google Classroom, Zoom, Mailchimp, MailerLite, Brevo, Fluent CRM, HubSpot, Bunny.net, OpenAI ChatGPT (Create with AI), Zapier, Paid Memberships Pro, Restrict Content Pro, and more</p>
</li>
</ul>
<h3>What Our Users Say</h3>
<p>⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐</p>
<p>“Masteriyo is a true dark horse, lesser known but just as powerful. Responsive support and impressive update frequency.” — Paul</p>
<p>⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐</p>
<p>“So many great features on the core version, features you have to pay for elsewhere.” — Simrencoe</p>
<p><a href="https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/learning-management-system/reviews/" rel="ugc">Read all 160+ reviews</a></p>
<h3>Use of 3rd Party Services</h3>
<p>Third-party services activate only after opt-in. Personal data is not tracked unless stated.</p>
<ul>
<li>
<p><strong>Diagnostic data</strong>: Consent only. <a href="https://masteriyo.com/terms-conditions/" rel="nofollow ugc">Terms of Service</a> | <a href="https://masteriyo.com/terms-conditions/" rel="nofollow ugc">Privacy Policy</a></p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Certificate fonts</strong>: AWS CloudFront, no personal data. <a href="https://aws.amazon.com/privacy/" rel="nofollow ugc">AWS Privacy</a></p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Google APIs</strong>: Classroom and authentication. <a href="https://policies.google.com/terms" rel="nofollow ugc">Terms of Service</a> | <a href="https://policies.google.com/privacy" rel="nofollow ugc">Privacy Policy</a></p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Payments</strong>:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Stripe</strong>: <a href="https://stripe.com/legal/ssa" rel="nofollow ugc">Terms of Service</a> | <a href="https://stripe.com/privacy" rel="nofollow ugc">Privacy Policy</a></li>
<li><strong>PayPal</strong>: <a href="https://www.paypal.com/us/legalhub/paypal/useragreement-full" rel="nofollow ugc">Terms of Service</a> | <a href="https://www.paypal.com/us/legalhub/paypal/privacy-full" rel="nofollow ugc">Privacy Policy</a></li>
<li><strong>Mollie</strong>: <a href="https://www.mollie.com/gb/user-agreement" rel="nofollow ugc">Terms of Service</a> | <a href="https://www.mollie.com/gb/privacy" rel="nofollow ugc">Privacy Policy</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>OpenAI</strong>: AI features (user API key required). <a href="https://openai.com/policies/row-terms-of-use/" rel="nofollow ugc">Terms of Use</a> | <a href="https://openai.com/policies/" rel="nofollow ugc">Policies</a></p>
</li>
</ul>


Masteriyo LMS – LMS Course Builder, Quizzes & Certificates


This plugin is crazy simple to get started, and is much faster than any other LMS that I've tested in the past weeks. Faster in terms of course creation but also faster on the front-end for students.



I got a first course (with 1 prepared lesson) up and running within 10 minutes, with a fully working and great looking front end.



As a developer, I'm super happy to see the clean and well-written code - technically, it's absolute top-notch. Well done!



I also love the active development on innovative features like AI integration or revenue sharing, etc. If you want to run an LMS site, this is the only plugin you'll need.



Note: The simplicity has some limitations. If you need to customize the front-end (especially how the lesson page looks) then you'll need a different plugin. Masteriyo uses a React app to render the front-end, and there are almost no options to customize the lesson UI.


Top Recommendation for Simple LMS Sites


I start with free version of masteriyo and found that interface is very intuitive to use especially course builder and front end user experiences is very smooth.



I like the standalone payment feature which support offline payments which many country still use offline payment but other lms plugins lack this feature. I really do not want to use woocommerce + lms since it will be slow down website and masteriyo standlone payment system solve this problem.



Another feature i like is the ability to limit device to learn which has built-in to masteriyo plugin.



Even Free version still good to use in simple course online website. Looking forward to use PRO version !


Easy to use and cover all must have lms features

Complete WordPress LMS plugin. Build & sell online courses with quizzes, certificates, and built-in payments. The all-in-one LMS for course creators.

Premium Courses & eLearning with Paid Memberships Pro for LearnDash, LifterLMS, Sensei LMS & TutorLMS vs Masteriyo LMS – LMS Course Builder, Quizzes & Certificates