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LearnDash Course Management

Master LearnDash course management. Learn to configure lesson access, set up blended learning, manage course dashboards, and optimize student progression for a better LMS experience.

Effective course management is the backbone of a high-quality online learning experience. LearnDash provides a comprehensive set of tools that allow you to control every aspect of your curriculum, from how content is delivered to how student progress is tracked. By mastering these management features, you can create a structured, engaging, and professional learning environment that guides students toward successful completion.

Within this section, you will find resources for configuring advanced course behaviors, such as setting up “Blended Learning” for a mix of online and in-person instruction, and using “Virtual Instructors” to provide AI-powered assistance. You can also manage access rules, such as lesson release schedules and course expiration dates, ensuring your content is consumed at the right pace. With the Course Dashboard, you gain a centralized view of your course’s performance, making it easier than ever to monitor enrollment and student success in real-time.


LearnDash Course Management

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This collection offers in-depth guides for managing your LMS curriculum, including settings for lesson access, course completion, and student progression.

  • Group Leader Capabilities

    This page outlines the capability changes available in LearnDash LMS > Groups > Settings, and explains what Group Leaders can do under each configuration. Group management options are divided into Basic and Advanced capabilities: Capability names are listed using their internal WordPress identifiers to help administrators understand exactly which permissions are applied when each option…

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  • Publishing and Viewing a Group

    This article explains how to preview, publish, and view a LearnDash Group once it has been set up. Before publishing, you can preview the group page to confirm that courses, users, and content appear as expected. After publishing, the group becomes visible on the front end, and enrolled users are automatically granted access to the…

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  • Group Users and Group Leaders

    Groups in LearnDash make it easier to manage multiple learners at once. Each group includes two participant types: Group Leaders, who manage and oversee the group, and Group Users, who are learners enrolled in the group and its assigned courses. This structure allows course administrators to delegate management tasks without granting full administrative access. What…

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  • Group Courses

    As part of the group creation process, you must assign courses to the group. When a course is assigned to a group, any user who is in the group will automatically get enrolled into the associated course(s). There is no limit on the number of courses that can be associated with a group and courses…

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  • Group Access Settings

    The group access settings allow you to define a set of criteria for how a user gains and maintains access to your group and associated courses. This article will go through all the options, including payment settings, free access, prerequisites and more. Locating Group Access Settings Group Access Mode Access mode is how you determine…

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  • Group Display and Content Settings

    Each group can have its own set of display options. In this article, we will cover how each display setting affects your groups, and how you might want to adjust each setting to fit your particular needs. Locating Group Display Settings Group Materials Group materials are supplemental materials needed for your group members. It is…

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  • Group Page

    The Group Page content area is where you add a group title, description and featured image for your group. This is what people will see before they enroll into (or purchase) access to the group. LearnDash will automatically add a course table with a list of courses associated to the group below the group description.…

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  • Global Group Settings

    The LearnDash Group settings screen is where you can set global options that will apply to all LearnDash Groups that you create. Please note that individual groups cannot have their own unique settings. To access your global group settings: Group Leader User Settings These settings are optional and apply to the Group Leader user role…

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