Membership & LMS
WordPress does not provide course lessons, quizzes, enrolment tracking or paid access by itself, so you need an LMS plugin or theme. The manual route…
You need Easy Digital Downloads with the Recurring Payments extension to sell subscriptions with automatic renewals. Configure a supported payment gat…
WordPress does not offer paid subscription trials by itself. Use a membership, LMS, or subscription system that combines an upfront sign-up fee with a…
WordPress can protect a page with one shared password or make it private for administrators and editors. If members need individual accounts, differen…
LearnPress does not provide the certificate builder and automatic issuing workflow in the core LMS. Use the Certificates add-on to create a branded te…
LearnPress core can publish a course and control course duration, but it does not provide full per-lesson drip scheduling. For timed or progress-based…
You need a membership plugin or an all-in-one membership theme because WordPress does not provide subscriptions, payment access rules or protected vid…
You can bulk change basic course data through your LMS or WordPress list screen, but the built-in tools usually cover only status, taxonomy, or select…
LearnPress does not process every payment method by itself. For a simple setup, use its built-in PayPal or offline payment option; for cards, currenci…
WordPress alone cannot run a proper coaching programme with protected member access, milestones, progress tracking, scheduling and coach-client messag…
In LearnDash, create a group, assign its courses, then add existing WordPress users as Group Users. This manual route is fine for small cohorts; for l…
WordPress does not include membership expiration dates by itself. Use your membership plugin’s expiration settings for fixed terms, or add custom deve…
WordPress can create a user from Users > Add New, but it does not provide membership levels, protected-content access, or membership expiry by itself.…
WordPress does not include a built-in setting for showing parts of a page to selected roles. You can create a custom capability and check it in your t…
WordPress can create user accounts, but its native registration form has no payment step. To collect money during signup, connect a membership, LMS, W…
You can publish lessons with WordPress pages, but selling a proper course needs an LMS or membership setup for enrolment, protected content, progress,…
WordPress does not calculate prorated membership charges by itself. For a small site, calculate the unused balance manually and apply a one-time credi…
WordPress can handle one custom member landing page with a page template and login redirect, but separate homepages, protected sections, profiles, and…
You can automate simple course access, prerequisites, content release and certificates inside many WordPress LMS plugins. For workflows that connect e…
WooCommerce alone can sell a membership product, but it does not create membership plans with automatic content access, expiry or member discounts. Fo…
WordPress does not include built-in menu rules for membership levels. You can manually swap separate menus with theme code, which is fine for simple l…
WordPress does not include a built-in post-view limit. You can build one with custom code that tracks visitors and resets their allowance, but a membe…
WordPress does not provide group membership discounts by itself. If your membership plugin supports discount codes, create one limited-use code for th…
WordPress cannot restrict custom post types by membership level on its own. You need either custom code connected to a membership system or a membersh…
If you use Paid Memberships Pro, you can collect first and last names without a form builder by adding User Fields to the membership checkout. For the…
WordPress can publish course content, but selling a proper course with enrolment, progress tracking, quizzes, and protected lessons requires an LMS pl…
LearnPress does not provide a complete assignment workflow in its core features. Add an assignments extension, place the assignment in a course curric…
LearnPress can track course progress, quiz scores and pass or fail status through its built-in course and quiz settings. For a central gradebook with…
WordPress core can create user accounts and assign basic roles, but it does not provide member profiles, directories, private messaging or a complete…
You need an LMS plugin to turn WordPress into a proper learning platform because WordPress alone does not provide courses, lessons, quizzes, progress…
WordPress does not include a native setting that delays membership access after signup. You need a membership plugin with scheduled access, a temporar…
LearnDash can score quizzes, essays and assignments, and its built-in reports can export course progress and quiz results. It does not provide a full…
WordPress does not provide paid membership levels or expiry rules on its own. You can build a limited role-based system with custom code, but a member…
WordPress core can create users and assign roles, but it does not provide a membership application approval workflow. For a real review process, use t…
WordPress does not have a universal membership-to-Slack connection. You need a membership plugin that supports Slack or webhooks, or custom code that…
WordPress does not protect files just because the download link is on a members-only page. Store files in a protected location and check membership on…
WordPress does not calculate membership sales tax by itself. Paid Memberships Pro can apply a simple state rate, but multi-jurisdiction tax needs Stri…
WordPress does not provide passwordless member login out of the box. You need a custom authentication plugin or a membership add-on that emails a shor…
WordPress cannot do this on its own. Your membership plugin must cancel the recurring payment while leaving the membership active until its next billi…
WordPress has users and roles, but no built-in system for one account to sponsor and manage several member accounts. You can track small groups manual…
WordPress can store extra member data, but it does not provide a complete public profile system with editable fields, privacy controls and profile tab…
You can publish a basic course with WordPress pages, media and navigation, but a private, trackable course needs an LMS or membership plugin. Use page…
You need an LMS plugin because WordPress does not provide course enrolment, lesson progression, quizzes or student access controls by itself. Add WooC…
You can add a basic custom login page without a plugin by placing WordPress’s built-in login form function in a page template. Use a plugin when you n…
WordPress can handle basic member accounts and password-protected pages, but paid plans, automatic access expiry, content restriction and recurring pa…
The exact method depends on your membership plugin. Paid Memberships Pro can turn its state field into a US state dropdown with one filter, while coun…
WordPress does not protect a Media Library file just because its page is members-only. For real member-only downloads, store the file behind authentic…
WordPress can bulk-import core users with WP-CLI, but it does not automatically create membership records, levels, subscriptions or custom member fiel…
You need an LMS plugin or theme for proper lessons, quizzes, enrolment and progress tracking. WooCommerce can handle payments, but it must be connecte…
WordPress does not natively sync membership status with Discord. The manual method is to invite members and manage Discord roles yourself; automatic r…
WordPress does not include membership pricing controls, so your membership plugin must handle the charge. Set the initial payment, recurring amount, b…
WordPress does not natively convert membership prices by visitor location. For a small site, show manually calculated approximate prices beside your b…
WordPress can assign roles and capabilities, but it does not include membership levels or automatic role changes when a subscription starts, changes,…
WordPress can schedule content for fixed dates, but it cannot natively release lessons a different number of days after each member joins. For signup-…
WordPress does not provide membership checkout fields by itself, so your membership plugin must handle the address. In Paid Memberships Pro, you can b…
WordPress does not send membership expiration reminders by itself. Use the email features in your membership plugin for a basic notice, or add an exte…
WordPress can make content public, private or password protected, but it does not provide paid membership tiers, subscriptions or member-level access…
WordPress can handle user accounts and basic roles, but it does not include paid memberships, recurring billing or membership-level content protection…
WordPress cannot restrict LMS courses by membership level on its own. Use the access controls built into your LMS, or connect a membership plugin to m…
You need an LMS plugin to sell a proper online course in WordPress, because WordPress alone does not provide course lessons, enrolments, quizzes, prog…