LearnDash LMS Integration
Overview
LearnDash Dashboard is built on top of LearnDash LMS. You must have LearnDash installed and active for the dashboard to work. Everything your students and instructors see — courses, lessons, quizzes, progress, certificates — comes directly from LearnDash.
What the Dashboard Can Manage
LearnDash Dashboard gives instructors and administrators a front-end interface for all LearnDash content:
| Content Type | What You Can Do |
|---|---|
| Courses | Create, edit, clone, and manage courses |
| Lessons | Add lessons, set drip schedules, manage content |
| Topics | Create topics within lessons, set drip schedules |
| Quizzes | Build and manage quizzes, view quiz reports |
| Questions | Create and edit quiz questions |
| Certificates | Manage certificate templates |
| Assignments | Review and approve student assignment submissions |
| Groups | Manage groups, enrollment codes, and group members |
Enrollment and Student Access
When a student gains or loses access to a course, the dashboard updates automatically. You do not need to refresh or manually sync anything.
Group-based enrollment is also fully supported. When a student joins a group, they get access to all courses assigned to that group — no individual course enrollment needed.
Progress Tracking
The dashboard pulls student progress from LearnDash in real time. Instructors can see:
- Which lessons and topics a student has completed
- Quiz scores and attempt history
- Assignment submissions and approval status
- Overall course completion rates
Progress statistics on the dashboard home refresh automatically throughout the day. If you need the latest numbers right away after a large update, you can manually refresh stats from the admin settings.
Drip Content
If you use LearnDash’s drip scheduling to release lessons and topics over time, instructors can view and edit those schedules directly from the dashboard. No need to go into the WordPress admin area to adjust drip settings.
Group Management
Group leaders see only the groups they manage. The dashboard scopes all group data — students, courses, progress, and enrollment codes — to the groups that group leader is responsible for.
Administrators can see and manage all groups on the site.
Course Builder
Instructors can build complete courses from the dashboard without ever entering the WordPress admin area. The built-in course builder lets you:
- Create a new course
- Add lessons and topics in the desired order
- Attach quizzes to lessons or topics
- Publish when ready
You can also clone an existing course — useful for reusing a course structure for a new cohort or semester.
Instructor Roles
The dashboard recognises two instructor-level roles:
- Instructor — Can create and manage their own courses, view reports for their students, and communicate with enrolled students.
- Group Leader — Can manage their assigned groups, enroll students, and view group-level reports.
Administrators have full access to all content and all students across the site.