LMS (learning management system)

An LMS, or learning management system, is software for creating, delivering, and tracking training and courses at scale. Two audiences lean on it most: corporate learning teams running compliance and skills programs, and course creators selling their expertise online. The core features are a course builder for video, quizzes, and certificates, enrollment and progress tracking, reporting for administrators, and reminders for overdue or finished training. WordPress-native options include LearnDash, LifterLMS, and TutorLMS, while standalone platforms include Teachable, Thinkific, and Kajabi; in larger companies an LMS usually syncs completion records into HR systems through standards like SCORM or xAPI.