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After spending a couple of months studying all of the LMS plugins I could find, and even trying out a couple of them, we settled on LifterLMS and I’m glad we did.
In the 7 months since we got the plugin I have published 17 Courses, some with 40 Lessons or more. The all look great and work great too.
The only problems I had are due mostly to my lack of knowledge of WordPress “posts” and how they work. Like other LMS plugins I tried, LifterLMS uses posts, and many of the WordPress settings and functions.
Some things were a very pleasant surprise. The “Featured Video” that you can include with each course is designed to work with YouTube, Vimeo, etc., but I use a video hosting company named iPlayerHD so I can keep my training videos private. The “share link” for my videos works perfectly with LifterLMS.
One feature that makes LifterLMS a lot better choice than other LMS plugins is the smooth Woocommerce integration. All it takes is a couple of clicks to add LifterLMS links to Courses and Memberships to the Woocommerce “my-account” page.
With Woocommerce we can sell the same downloads we have been selling for more than 15 along with a new Online Learning Course, all at the same time. Just add one item to your cart and you will have Online Learning plus Downloads and also a Membership.
The Membership feature is something I have just started to explore in the last few days and I am fascinated by it. We can have our Alumni Association on the same website with the Courses and Downloads, and provide access to people who complete the qualifying courses. Fabulous!
In summary, after 7 months, I can enthusiastically recommend LifterLMS. The plugin itself has worked as advertised. I don’t recall a single problem that was due to the plugin. The support team members are outstanding, they have been patient with me when I get confused and frustrated.