LearnDash is a WordPress plugin that adds a full-featured Learning Management System directly to a self-hosted WordPress site, allowing course creators, universities, and corporate training teams to sell, manage, and deliver online courses without a separate SaaS platform. It supports multi-level course structures (courses containing sections, lessons, topics, and quizzes); drip-feed content scheduling that releases lessons on a timed basis; student progress tracking; certificate generation on course completion; payment integration via Stripe, WooCommerce, or its built-in enrollment system; and group enrollment with reporting for team administrators. LearnDash is used by Fortune 500 training programs, universities, and independent course creators — making it the most widely deployed WordPress-native LMS. Because it runs inside WordPress, all learner records and course content remain in the site's own database rather than locked in a third-party vendor's platform.
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