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

masteriyo

Sanjip Shah

<h3>The Best Free WordPress LMS Plugin</h3>
<p>Masteriyo is the best WordPress LMS tool to create and sell online courses for free. Designed with both educators and students in mind, Masteriyo makes it easy to create and deliver engaging courses online.</p>
<p>Whether you are looking to create a single course or a full-fledged course marketplace, it offers everything you need to create, manage, and monetize an eLearning platform.</p>
<p>Unlike other LMS plugins requiring premium plans, Masteriyo provides a built-in order system with payment gateways, certificates, and quizzes for free.</p>
<p>Get started today with all essential LMS features:</p>
<p>👉 <a href="https://masteriyo-site.vertisite.cloud" rel="nofollow ugc">Check out our Demo</a><br />
👉 <a href="https://app.instawp.io/launch?t=masteriyo-demo&d=v2" rel="nofollow ugc">Give Masteriyo a Try</a></p>
<p>As your course platform grows, you can upgrade to Pro for white-label options, enterprise-level features, and premium support.</p>
<p>👉 <a href="https://masteriyo.com/pricing/?utm_source=wporg&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=prolink" rel="nofollow ugc">Check out Masteriyo Pro</a></p>
<p>Also, join our growing LMS Facebook Community: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/masteriyo/" rel="nofollow ugc">Masteriyo LMS Community</a></p>
<p>Watch how Masteriyo simplifies course creation and monetization:<br />
<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/pr1vYXNnaTI?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>Why Choose Masteriyo?</h3>
<p>Masteriyo’s user-friendly interface allows you to easily build and sell courses, making it perfect for both beginners and experienced creators. Plus, it’s built to scale as your platform grows.</p>
<ul>
<li>
<p><strong>Start for Free:</strong> Masteriyo’s free version gives you access to all core LMS features, even more than other plugins.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Easy to Scale:</strong> From individual tutors to large institutions, Masteriyo grows with you, offering flexibility at every stage.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Built-in eCommerce:</strong> Start selling your courses and manage payments with ease without any third-party plugins.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Seamless Integrations:</strong> Extend Masteriyo’s core functionality with 40+ add-ons and 20+ integrations like Elementor, Google Meet, and OpenAI ChatGPT.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<h3>Who is Masteriyo LMS for:</h3>
<p>Masteriyo is a <strong>flexible platform</strong> designed to meet the needs of a wide variety of users:</p>
<ul>
<li>
<p><strong>Educational Institutions:</strong> Masteriyo enables schools, colleges, and coaching centers to take their learning online, offering tools for course creation, student tracking, and performance evaluation.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Individual Trainers, Tutors, and Coaches:</strong> Easily monetize your knowledge, skills, and expertise by selling courses and training modules without any coding required.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Course Marketplaces:</strong> Build a platform like Udemy or Coursera where instructors can sign up, create courses, and earn revenue.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Corporate Training:</strong> Use Masteriyo for in-house employee training, onboarding, and skills development.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Content Creators:</strong> Whether you’re a creator or influencer, monetize your content and sell merchandise using WooCommerce integration.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<h3>Masteriyo Features</h3>
<h3>Course Creation and Management</h3>
<ul>
<li>Unlimited courses, lessons, chapters, quizzes, certificates, and assignments</li>
<li>Drag & Drop Builder for courses, lessons, and quizzes</li>
<li>Self-paced and instructor-led course modules</li>
<li>Certificate Builder with online verification</li>
<li>Zoom/Google Meet Integration for live sessions</li>
<li>Content Drip to release content on a schedule</li>
<li>Course protection and security measures</li>
<li>Interactive lessons with text, video, and live streaming</li>
<li>Picture-in-Picture, Subtitles, Timestamp for Video Lessons</li>
<li>In-lesson Note Taking</li>
<li>Course Attachment and Download Materials</li>
<li>SCORM Compliance</li>
<li>Manage Course Visibility: Free, Enrolled Users Only, Private Courses</li>
<li>Lesson Preview</li>
<li>Course Announcement</li>
<li>Course FAQs and Course Highlights</li>
<li>Course Coming Soon</li>
<li>Featured Courses and Course Badges</li>
<li>Custom Fields for Courses</li>
<li>Distraction-free Learning Page</li>
</ul>
<h3>Quiz, Assignment, & Assessment</h3>
<ul>
<li>Unlimited Quizzes and Assignments</li>
<li>Gradebook for student evaluation</li>
<li>Quiz Review System</li>
<li>Question Builder</li>
<li>Randomize Questions</li>
<li>Quiz Time Limitation</li>
<li>Auto-calculate Points</li>
<li>Custom Grading</li>
</ul>
<h3>Student & Instructor Management</h3>
<ul>
<li>Unlimited instructors and students</li>
<li>Users Import and Export</li>
<li>Bulk Students & Instructors Export</li>
<li>Student Activity Log</li>
<li>Social Login</li>
<li>Public Profile</li>
<li>Multiple Instructors for Single Course</li>
<li>Login Session Management</li>
<li>Manual Student Enrollment</li>
<li>User Registration Integration</li>
</ul>
<h3>Student Progress Tracking</h3>
<ul>
<li>Student Course Progress Reports</li>
<li>Course Review after Completion</li>
<li>Dynamic Course Progress Bar</li>
<li>Vertical Course Navigation Section</li>
<li>Course Retake</li>
<li>Course End</li>
<li>Course Prerequisites</li>
<li>Course Enrollment Expiration</li>
<li>Open Last Chapter</li>
</ul>
<h3>Monetization and Revenue</h3>
<ul>
<li>Built-in ecommerce with cart, checkout page,  wishlist, coupons, and payment integrations</li>
<li>Support Payment Gateways: Stripe, PayPal, Mollie, Razorpay, etc.</li>
<li>Revenue sharing options between instructors and administrators</li>
<li>One-time course fee or subscription-based business model</li>
<li>Marked Price and Sale Price for Courses</li>
<li>Sell multiple courses together as Course Bundle</li>
<li>Sell a course to an organization with Group Course</li>
<li>Integrations with WooCommerce, Lemon Squeezy, SureCart, EDD, etc.</li>
<li>Assign region-based pricing with Multiple Currency</li>
</ul>
<h3>Design and Customization Tools</h3>
<ul>
<li>Free Starter Templates by eLearning Theme</li>
<li>Global Style Options</li>
<li>Course Archive Filter</li>
<li>White Label</li>
<li>Certificate Builder with pre-built templates</li>
<li>QR Validation for Certificates</li>
<li>Instructors List Page and Shortcode</li>
</ul>
<h3>Page Builder Compatibility</h3>
<ul>
<li>Elementor</li>
<li>WordPress Block Editor (Gutenberg)</li>
<li>Divi</li>
<li>Oxygen</li>
<li>Bricks Builder</li>
<li>Beaver Builder</li>
</ul>
<h3>Advanced Integrations</h3>
<ul>
<li>WooCommerce</li>
<li>Lemon Squeezy</li>
<li>SureCart</li>
<li>Google Meet</li>
<li>Zoom</li>
<li>Mailchimp</li>
<li>OpenAI ChatGPT</li>
<li>GamiPress</li>
<li>Paid Membership Pro</li>
<li>Bunney.net</li>
<li>BuddyPress</li>
<li>Restrict Content Pro</li>
</ul>
<h3>Security</h3>
<ul>
<li>Password Strength Checker</li>
<li>Google reCAPTCHA</li>
<li>Two-Factor Authentication (2FA)</li>
<li>Email Verification</li>
<li>Course Content/Video Protection</li>
<li>Login Session Management</li>
</ul>
<h3>Admin Tools</h3>
<ul>
<li>Intuitive Setup Wizard</li>
<li>White Label</li>
<li>Dashboard Analytics</li>
<li>Webhooks</li>
<li>Zapier Integration</li>
<li>Bulk Activate/Deactivate Add-ons</li>
<li>Users Import and Export</li>
<li>Bulk Students & Instructors Export to CSV</li>
<li>Quizzes Import/Export</li>
</ul>
<h3>Hear it from our users:</h3>
<p>⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐<br />
“I found Masteriyo plugin to be quite effective for setting up and selling my courses. The support is quite prompt and extra-ordinary too. I quite recommend this plugin.” — funmiadamo</p>
<p>⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐<br />
“Excellent and easy to use plugin with all the nice features. One of the greatest feature about this plugin is its in-built order processing system. I can easily connect Stripe and RazorPay to my site. Community is very active in answering my queries.”<br />
 — Prlpratik</p>
<p>⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐<br />
“I discovered Masteriyo while researching WordPress LMS plugins, and I’m so glad I did. While most people gravitate toward big names like TutorLMS, LearnDash, or LifterLMS, Masteriyo is a true dark horse — lesser known, but just as powerful (if not more so). The functionality is outstanding, the support team is responsive and helpful, and I’m continually impressed by the frequent updates and active development. It’s clear the team behind Masteriyo is committed to making it a top-tier solution. If you’re looking for an LMS plugin that delivers quality without the bloat, Masteriyo is absolutely worth your attention!” — Paul</p>
<p>“It is really awesome easy to use plugin for LMS administrator. It has all required features and developer support is really excellent.”— almesbarit</p>
<p>“Very good plugin to create courses in your wordpress, easy to use.” — Àlex</p>
<p>“Excellent eLearning product! Easy to install, configure and customize. Awesome support team! Highly recommended!” — kpabya</p>
<h3>Use of 3rd Party Services</h3>
<p>To improve the user experience, Masteriyo may use the following 3rd party services if the required feature is enabled:</p>
<ul>
<li>
<p>Diagnostic & Usage Data – We collect non-sensitive diagnostic and usage data only with user consent to help improve Masteriyo. Masteriyo <a href="https://masteriyo.com/terms-conditions/" rel="nofollow ugc">TOS</a> and <a href="https://masteriyo.com/terms-conditions/" rel="nofollow ugc">Privacy Policy</a>.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Fonts for Certificates – The Fonts Package is provided solely for use with the Masteriyo. The font package is hosted by Masteriyo via CloudFront and does not collect any personal data directly. CloudFront <a href="https://aws.amazon.com/privacy/" rel="nofollow ugc">AWS Privacy Notice</a></p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Google APIs – Used for Classroom integration and authentication processes. Google <a href="https://policies.google.com/terms" rel="nofollow ugc">TOS</a> and <a href="https://policies.google.com/privacy" rel="nofollow ugc">Privacy Policy</a></p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Payment Gateways API – Stripe, PayPal, and Mollie APIs are used to process payments securely. Stripe <a href="https://stripe.com/legal/ssa" rel="nofollow ugc">TOS</a> and <a href="https://stripe.com/privacy" rel="nofollow ugc">Privacy Policy</a>, PayPal <a href="https://www.paypal.com/us/legalhub/paypal/useragreement-full" rel="nofollow ugc">TOS</a> and <a href="https://www.paypal.com/us/legalhub/paypal/privacy-full" rel="nofollow ugc">Privacy Policy</a> and Mollie <a href="https://www.mollie.com/gb/user-agreement" rel="nofollow ugc">TOS</a> and <a href="https://www.mollie.com/gb/privacy" rel="nofollow ugc">Privacy Policy</a></p>
</li>
<li>
<p>OpenAI API – Used for certain features that require API key authentication and user-generated responses. OpenAI <a href="https://openai.com/policies/row-terms-of-use/" rel="nofollow ugc">Terms of Use</a> and <a href="https://openai.com/policies/" rel="nofollow ugc">Policies</a></p>
</li>
</ul>
<p>These services are only activated when the corresponding feature is enabled and do not track personal data unless explicitly stated. Your approval and opt-in are always required.</p>


Masteriyo LMS – Online Course Builder for eLearning, LMS & Education


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

The complete WordPress LMS plugin for course creation & monetization. Create engaging courses, lessons, quizzes, assignments & certificates.

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