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LearnDash LMS
LearnDash LMS is a WordPress learning management plugin from LearnDash.
Product facts
- Version
- 5.2.2.1
- Released
- 21 October 2026
- Type
- Plugin
- Licence
- GPL
- Included in
- Every plan, or $10.99 / year on its own
Overview
Running courses on WordPress usually means piecing together content, student progress and payments by hand. LearnDash LMS puts these in one plugin. You build courses in a drag-and-drop builder with no coding, organize lessons into a structured path, and keep your branding and content under your own control on your own site.
Once courses are built, you can sell them as one-time purchases, subscriptions or memberships through gateways such as Stripe, PayPal and WooCommerce. Drip-fed content, timed quizzes, badges and reports help you guide learners through the material and see how they are doing. It suits anyone from a first-time course creator to an organization with a growing catalog.
Features
- Drag-and-drop course builder: Create and organize courses visually without writing code. Structure lessons and multimedia content into a clear path for your students.
- Flexible ways to sell: Offer courses as one-time purchases, subscriptions or memberships, using payment gateways including Stripe, PayPal and WooCommerce.
- Drip-fed content delivery: Release course materials on a scheduled timeline so learners move through your content in the order you set.
- Quizzes and assessments: Use timed quizzes, question banks and grading systems to measure how well students are following the course.
- Badges, certificates and leaderboards: Reward achievement with gamification tools. Branded, customizable certificates recognize course completions.
- Reporting and analytics: Review student progress, quiz results and course performance so you can adjust your curriculum where needed.
- Connects with popular tools: Works with Zoom, Mailchimp, CRMs, WooCommerce and Zapier, so your course site can sit alongside the tools you already use.
- Responsive and multilingual: Courses display on desktops, tablets and smartphones. Content can be translated into multiple languages using third-party plugins.
Best for
- Educators building online courses on WordPress
- Entrepreneurs selling courses, subscriptions or memberships
- Organizations running training for growing numbers of learners
Changelog
Version 5.2.2.1 — 19 October 2026
- Fixed Resolved an issue where LearnDash showed a license activation failed notice for some license keys.
- Improved Updated functions: learndash_get_license_key, learndash_get_license_email, learndash_is_learndash_license_valid.
Earlier versions
- 5.2.2 (13 October 2026): 3 improved
- 5.2.1 (30 September 2026): 1 improved, 6 fixed
- 5.2.0 (16 September 2026): 2 new, 2 improved, 2 fixed
FAQ
Is LearnDash LMS free?
The code of LearnDash LMS is licensed under the GPL, so anyone may use, change and share it. Buy GPL is a paid service: a plan or a purchase of LearnDash LMS gives you the download and its updates. The developer's own support, licence key and online services are not included.
Which version of LearnDash LMS is this?
Version 5.2.2.1, released 21 October 2026. New versions appear here when the developer publishes them.
How do I update LearnDash LMS?
Install Buy GPL Updater on your site and paste your key from My Account. It installs new versions of LearnDash LMS for you.







