Learning LearnDash? Watch these in order.
Our beginner series and the tips we added later, sorted by what you’re trying to do.
Danica LouweUpdated Start with the first section and watch it in order, then jump to whatever your course needs. Most of these were recorded in 2022, so a menu or label may have moved, but what each setting is for is a good starting point. If something isn’t where we show it, check LearnDash’s own docs.
Set up your first course.
The first videos in our beginner series.
Getting Started with LearnDash LMS: Overview and Setup
A first look at what LearnDash installs, and how the series is organised.
Exploring LearnDash Course Settings and How to Create a New Course
The Courses section, from left to right, before you create anything.
Creating LearnDash Courses from a Video Playlist & Adding New Courses
Build a course from a YouTube playlist, Vimeo showcase or Wistia project.
LearnDash Course Creation: How to Add Content with Gutenberg Editor
Create a course with the Add New button, and get to know the editor.
LearnDash Course Creation: How to Add Content, Lessons, and Topics
Add your content to the course using the course builder.
Organise lessons and control the pace.
How your content fits together, and how to stop students rushing through it.
LearnDash Lessons Explained: How to Organize and Manage Lessons in Your Courses
A flowchart of how groups, courses, lessons and topics fit together.
LearnDash Topics Explained: How to Organize and Manage Topics for Your Lessons
What topics are for, and how they belong to a lesson.
LearnDash Tutorial: How to Use Video Progression for Student Engagement
The video progression option for lessons and topics.
Master LearnDash: How to Set Up Forced Lesson Timer for Course Completion
Set a minimum time on a written lesson, so students can’t rush it.
How to Set Course Duration & Lesson Timer in LearnDash | Complete Guide
Duration and timers across courses, lessons and topics.
LearnDash Tutorial: How to Set Up Assignment Uploads for Lesson Grading
Let students upload assignments from a lesson, and see what happens next.
Test students and reward them.
The quiz video is the long one, so you may want to take it in parts.
Master LearnDash Quizzes: How to Create, Assign & Customize Quiz Questions
Quiz settings in depth, including errors we ran into along the way.
Master LearnDash Questions: Creating, Assigning, and Customizing Quiz Questions
The question editor: what you fill in, and what your member sees.
How to Create and Customize Certificates in LearnDash (Step-by-Step Guide)
Assign a certificate to a group, course or quiz, and customise how it looks.
How to Use the Challenge Exam in LearnDash to Let Students Skip Courses
Let students who already know the topic skip a course by passing an exam.
LearnDash Challenge Exam & Certificate Setup: Create Quizzes & More | BuddyBoss Integration
The challenge exam and certificates again, this time on a BuddyBoss site.
Manage who gets into what.
Two walkthroughs of groups, then settings we keep finding on real sites.
How to Set Up and Use Groups in LearnDash for Course Management
What the groups tab on a course does, and where the settings really are.
How to Set Up and Use LearnDash Groups to Manage Courses & Memberships
Group settings and access modes, and how groups connect to other tools.
STOP Auto-Enrolling Courses in LearnDash! (Here’s Why It’s Hurting Your Site)
One group setting to leave unticked, shown on a site using Memberium.
Why You Should Never Set Your LearnDash Courses to Open
A course setting we keep finding on sites we take on, and the trouble it causes.
How to Integrate ThriveCart with LearnDash (Step-by-Step Setup)
Connect ThriveCart to LearnDash using its add-on.
See LearnDash on a real layout.
The plain version, and with BuddyBoss.
LearnDash Setup with BuddyBoss: Create Courses, Modules & Quizzes | WordPress Membership Tutorial
Set up courses, modules and quizzes on a site using BuddyBoss and Memberium.
LearnDash Plain Version vs. BuddyBoss: How Does It Look? | Full Walkthrough
LearnDash on its own, for comparing with how it looks under BuddyBoss.
Questions owners ask
Are these still accurate?
Most were recorded in 2022 and we haven’t re-recorded them, so screens may look different today. Use them to learn what a setting is for, and check LearnDash’s docs for where it is now.
Do I need BuddyBoss to follow along?
No. The beginner series starts from a WordPress site with only LearnDash’s own plugins active. Videos that use BuddyBoss say so in the title.
Can someone just set this up for me?
Yes, that’s what we do. Tell us about your course using the form below, and we’ll tell you what it would take.
