How do I find the course ID?

If you’re using a shortcode that requires the course ID, there are a few ways you can find it. Without a Plugin There are two ways you can find the course ID without a plugin. Navigate to LEARNDASH LMS > COURSES Hover over the course in which you need the ID Look at the bottom...

Can I hide the course content table on the course page?

Yes. Please see the “Course Content” section of our Course Display & Content Settings article for the setting to hide the course content for only those enrolled into the course.

Can I create a unique sidebar for courses, lessons & quizzes?

Different WordPress themes provide different options for sidebars. Thankfully, there are a few plugins that make creating & positioning sidebars easy, regardless of your theme. Try one of the following plugins: Content Aware Sidebars – allows for the creation of new sidebar areas Widget Options – provides a ton of options for widgets that you...

Can I rename “courses,” “lessons,” “topics,” and “quizzes”?

Yes, you certainly can. Go to LEARNDASH LMS > SETTINGS > ADVANCED > CUSTOM LABELS to add or update the labels. After you are done adding all custom labels, click Save in the Save Options box on the right. When you apply custom labels to replace the default labels, all references to those labels will...

Can I reuse lessons & topics across multiple courses?

Yes. Please see our full documentation on shared course steps.

Is LearnDash compatible with other plugins?

While we certainly try our best to make LearnDash compatible with as many plugins as possible, we are unable to guarantee compatibility with all WordPress plugins. You can view our list of officially supported integrations, or browse a list of 3rd-party add-ons created by the LearnDash community.

How can I make email notifications send on time?

If you’re using the LearnDash notifications add-on, you might experience a delay in the timing of your email notifications. This is partially a limitation of WordPress, but also depends on the type of hosting you have. In some cases, you might need to add a custom cron job on your server. This process differs depending...

Known Issues & Conflicts

Randomized Questions on WPEngine Hosting You can find the Randomize Order feature under Display and Content Options > Custom Question Ordering (or display subset of questions). This feature does not work properly with the default WP Engine settings. The following is needed for it to work properly: Once this is enabled, the Custom Question Ordering...

Page Builders + LearnDash

One of the most common set of questions our support team gets asked is how LearnDash works with page builders. In this comprehensive guide, we’ll answer all of those questions, as well as walk you through exactly how to use specific page builders to best design your LearnDash courses. We’ll focus on three of the...

FAQs

Your Add-Ons and Plugins are Officially Migrating to LearnDash FAQs

The WordPress ecosystem is as dynamic as when it was first released. We have a multitude of plugins, themes, add-ons, widgets, etc., from a multitude of users and developers. It’s the symbiosis of having users need a particular function to having developers interested and motivated enough to make those functions possible and accessible. That’s the...