{"id":263,"date":"2018-09-11T12:44:00","date_gmt":"2018-09-11T12:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learndash.com\/support\/docs\/faqs\/technical\/what-kind-of-media-can-be-used-in-learndash-courses\/"},"modified":"2024-11-16T09:09:57","modified_gmt":"2024-11-16T14:09:57","password":"","slug":"media-used-learndash-courses","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/learndash.com\/support\/kb\/resources\/faqs\/media-used-learndash-courses\/","title":{"rendered":"What kind of media can be used in LearnDash courses?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Since LearnDash runs on WordPress, any <a href=\"https:\/\/codex.wordpress.org\/Uploading_Files#About_Uploading_Files_on_Dashboard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-href=\"https:\/\/codex.wordpress.org\/Uploading_Files#About_Uploading_Files_on_Dashboard\">WordPress supported media<\/a> can be used in your courses. This includes, but is not limited to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Images:<\/strong> <code>jpg<\/code>, <code>jpeg<\/code>, <code>png<\/code>, <code>gif<\/code> (<code>svg<\/code> requires <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/safe-svg\/\">a plugin<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Documents:<\/strong> <code>pdf<\/code>, <code>psd<\/code> (Adobe Photoshop), all Microsoft Word, PowerPoint &amp; Excel formats<\/li>\n<li><strong>Audio:<\/strong> <code>mp3<\/code>, <code>m4a<\/code>, <code>ogg<\/code>, <code>wav<\/code><\/li>\n<li><strong>Video:<\/strong> <code>mp4<\/code>, <code>m4v<\/code>, <code>mov<\/code>, <code>wmv<\/code> (but we typically recommend a video hosting service, like Vimeo, Wistia, Amazon S3, etc. to avoid overloading your host\/server.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Our <a href=\"https:\/\/learndash.com\/support\/docs\/guides\/video-progression\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.learndash.com\/new-video-course-progression-feature\/\">automatic video progression feature<\/a>supports the following video platforms:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Self-hosted videos (uploaded to the Media Library)<\/li>\n<li>YouTube<\/li>\n<li>Vimeo<\/li>\n<li>Wistia<\/li>\n<li>Amazon S3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>HTML5 packages published in programs like <a href=\"https:\/\/learndash.com\/support\/docs\/reporting\/scorm-xapi\/\">Articulate Storyline &amp; Adobe Captivate<\/a> can also be inserted into LearnDash content, as well as any third-party media that can be embedded via an <code>&lt;iframe&gt;<\/code> or <code>&lt;script&gt;<\/code>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since LearnDash runs on WordPress, any WordPress supported media can be used in your courses. 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