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LearnDash & LMS development that goes beyond the defaults
LearnDash is powerful, but real course businesses always hit its edges. Progress tracking that isn’t granular enough, cohorts that won’t sync, instructor roles that expose too much, certificates and reports that don’t match how you actually teach. I build the custom layer that closes those gaps.
// cohort → LearnDash group, over the REST API $group = ld_rest( ‘groups’, $cohort ); ld_group_assign_users( $group, $cohort->members ); // mark the lesson complete at 100% watched if ( $pct >= 100 ) learndash_process_mark_complete( $uid, $lesson );
01 — The problem I solve
Where plugins run out
Off-the-shelf LearnDash can’t track exactly how far a student watched a video, sync cohorts from an external portal, restrict an instructor to only what they should see, or export the engagement report your team needs. When your course platform has to do those things, you need custom development rather than another add-on.
02 — What I deliver
Built to your spec
01
Video-progress tracking (Vimeo/YouTube) with resume-where-you-left-off and automatic lesson completion when a video is fully watched
02
Admin engagement reports with group, course and lesson filtering plus CSV export
03
Cohort-to-group sync via the LearnDash REST API, driven from your own portal or CMS
04
Simplified, safe instructor and facilitator roles, plus custom authoring experiences
05
Group registration, certificates, and quiz or completion email automation
06
Event-driven enrollment, so registering for an event auto-enrolls the student into the right group or course
Typical stack
WordPress, LearnDash, LearnDash REST API, Gradebook, ProPanel, Vimeo Player API, Event Espresso, Uncanny Toolkit, custom shortcodes, PHP.
Proof
I’ve built LearnDash video-tracking and reporting for a teacher-training platform, an API-driven cohort sync for an education nonprofit, event-to-LearnDash enrollment with instructor grading for a rider-training academy, and a full LMS storefront with group registration and certificates for a consultancy.
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