The Quizzes tab lets instructors and admins create and manage LearnDash quizzes from the frontend dashboard. You can attach quizzes to a course, to a specific lesson, or to a topic.
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Who Can Do What
Action
Admin
Instructor
Group Leader
View quizzes
All quizzes
Own quizzes only
Assigned quizzes (read-only)
Create quiz
Yes
Yes
No
Edit quiz
Yes
Own quizzes only
No
Delete quiz
Yes
Own quizzes only
No
Each quiz card shows an access badge: Your Content, Shared, or View Only.
Viewing Your Quizzes
Go to My Dashboard > Quizzes. Each quiz card shows:
Quiz title
Publication status: Published, Draft, or Pending
Action buttons: View, Edit, Delete, and Edit with Elementor (if active)
Use the course filter to show all quizzes in a course (including lesson and topic quizzes). Select a lesson from the filter to narrow further. The list shows 7 quizzes per page.
Creating a Quiz
Go to My Dashboard > Quizzes.
Click Add New Quiz.
Fill in the Post Data tab:
Switch to the Settings tab and configure your quiz options:
Passing and Scoring
Field
Description
Passing Score
Minimum percentage a student must score to pass
Show Points
Display the point value of each question
Question Randomization
Shuffle question order for every attempt
Random Questions Count
How many questions to show from the full question pool
Question Completion
Require students to answer every question before submitting
Time Limit
Field
Description
Time Limit
Turn on a countdown timer for the quiz
Time Limit (minutes)
How many minutes students have to complete the quiz
Attempts and Retries
Field
Description
Retry Restriction
Limit how many times a student can retake the quiz
Allowed Attempts
The maximum number of attempts
Retake Delay
How long a student must wait before retrying
Display and Behavior
Field
Description
Quiz Auto-Start
Begin the quiz immediately when the page loads
Quiz Resume
Let students continue an in-progress quiz where they left off
Show Answer
Display correct answers after the student submits
Show Points Breakdown
Show a detailed score breakdown per question
Quiz Materials
Add reference resources students can view during the quiz
Question Display
Field
Description
Questions Per Page
Show questions one page at a time (0 shows all at once)
Question Overview Table
Display a summary table of all questions
Custom Question Ordering
Manually arrange questions using the quiz builder
Leaderboard
Show a leaderboard of top scores
Results
Field
Description
Result Page
Send students to a custom page after they submit
Certificate
Award a certificate when a student passes
Prerequisites
Require students to pass another quiz first
Use the Quiz Builder section to add and arrange questions.
Click Save Quiz.
Adding Questions to a Quiz
Questions are created on the dedicated Questions tab. From a quiz edit form, you can also add questions directly using the Quiz Builder.
Open the quiz edit form.
Scroll to the Quiz Builder section in the Post Data tab.
Add new or existing questions.
Drag to reorder them.
Click Save Quiz.
Editing a Quiz
Use the course or lesson filter to locate the quiz.
Click the Edit icon on the quiz card.
Update any settings across the Post Data and Settings tabs.
Click Save Quiz.
Deleting a Quiz
Click the Delete icon on the quiz card.
Confirm the deletion.
The quiz moves to the trash. Student attempt records are kept and are not deleted.
