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The complete WordPress LMS
Everything you need to teach online. One plugin.
Courses, an exam-grade quiz engine, certificates, memberships, automatic instructor payouts, and a full REST API, all in one free plugin built to stay fast as you grow.
v2.1.3Learnomy changelogUpdated Oct 2026
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Free and complete · From the makers of BuddyX and Reign
15modules, one plugin
11question types: 6 free, 5 with Pro
166REST endpoints, headless-ready
5standards: SCORM, xAPI, LTI, QTI, H5P
Why teams choose Learnomy
Built to help you launch, grow, and own it.
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Launch this afternoon
One plugin and a 3-step wizard set up your catalog, checkout, student accounts, and emails for you. You write the lessons; Learnomy handles the machinery. Load demo content in a click to explore first.
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Grow without slowdowns
Learnomy stores your data in normalized database tables and navigates with the WordPress Interactivity API, so the experience stays fast whether you have 50 students or 50,000.
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Own your whole school
Your courses, your students, and your revenue live on your own WordPress. Your domain, your brand, your Stripe account. No platform sits in the middle taking a cut or holding your data.
What you can do
One plugin. The whole teaching stack.
Every screen below is real Learnomy, running the complete feature set.
Course building
A builder that feels like outlining, not configuring.
Structure a whole course in one tree: sections, lessons, topics, and quizzes. Video, audio, PDF, and reading lessons, drag-to-reorder, autosave, content drip, and prerequisites are all built in.
- ✓ Video, audio, PDF and reading lessons
- ✓ Drag-to-reorder, autosave, drafts
- ✓ Content drip and prerequisites included
Assessment
An exam-grade quiz engine, six question types free.
Multiple choice, true/false, short answer, fill-in-the-blank, and essay ship free; Pro adds matching, ordering, numeric, math, and calculated for eleven in total. Five player layouts from a focused view to a sectioned exam board with a question map, plus subject scoring, proctoring, a reusable question bank, and an essay grading inbox, all in Free.
- ✓ Six question types free, five more with Pro
- ✓ Sectioned exam board with a question map
- ✓ Essay grading inbox with inline feedback
Instructors
A real instructor marketplace, with automatic payouts.
Teachers apply, get their own dashboard, and earn a revenue share tracked on every sale. Stripe Connect pays them out automatically, so payday runs itself while you keep the platform.
- ✓ Per-instructor dashboards, earnings, funnels
- ✓ Automatic Stripe Connect payouts
- ✓ Application and approval flow built in
Learners
A student experience they enjoy coming back to.
A branded catalog, a distraction-free player, progress that saves itself, notes and bookmarks, certificates, and a billing history, all on clean front-end pages with dark mode. It installs as a PWA and syncs progress even after offline study.
- ✓ Clean front-end, never sees wp-admin
- ✓ Installable PWA with offline progress sync
- ✓ Notes, bookmarks, certificates, billing
Commerce
Sell courses and memberships, out of the box.
Direct Stripe and PayPal checkout, memberships with recurring billing and free trials, coupons, gift codes, and instructor commissions, all included. The money goes straight to your account, with no platform cut.
- ✓ Stripe, PayPal and a WooCommerce adapter
- ✓ Recurring memberships and trials included
- ✓ Coupons, gift codes and commissions
Everything, toggled
Turn on only what you need. It is all one plugin.
Learnomy is modular: each capability is a switch you flip from one screen. A module you turn off leaves your admin menu and registers nothing. Start lean, then enable more as your school grows, all from a single install with one update to manage.
- ✓ 15 free modules plus Pro extensions
- ✓ One plugin, one update, one vendor
- ✓ Enable more anytime as you grow
The quiz engine
An exam-grade quiz engine, included free.
Six question types free, five more with Pro, across five player layouts, with a reusable question bank, timed and proctored attempts, and an essay-grading inbox, all in the free plugin.
11 question types 6 free · 5 with Pro
Multiple choice
Multiple response
True / False
Short answer
Fill in the blank
Essay
Matching Pro
Ordering Pro
Numeric Pro
Math (KaTeX) Pro
Calculated Pro
5 player layouts
Focused Classic Sectioned exam board Conversational Review board
Everything included
Out of the box, not out of your budget later.
A lot of what teams end up buying as add-ons or wiring together with extra plugins is simply built into Learnomy. Here is the full picture, side by side, so you can see exactly what you get. Competitor data from their public documentation, July 2026.
| Feature | Learnomy | LearnDash | LifterLMS | Tutor LMS |
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| Advanced quiz types (matching, ordering, numeric, math) | Pro | ✓ | Add-on | Pro / partial |
| Essay and manual grading inbox | ✓ | Add-on / tier | Add-on | Add-on (Pro) |
| File-upload assignments | ✓ | ✓ | Add-on | Add-on (Pro) |
| Content drip and prerequisites | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Add-on (Pro) |
| Cohorts / group enrollment | ✓ | Higher tier | Add-on | Partial |
| Memberships with recurring billing | ✓ | ✓ | Gateway add-on | Add-on (Pro) |
| Instructor marketplace and automatic payouts | ✓ | 3rd-party | 3rd-party | Add-on |
| SCORM / xAPI / LTI / QTI / H5P | ✓ native | 3rd-party | 3rd-party | H5P add-on |
| Frontend course builder (no wp-admin) | ✓ | Top tier | ✕ | ✓ |
| One-click importer from other LMS | ✓ | Add-on | 3rd-party | ✓ |
| Normalized custom database tables | ✓ | Serialized meta | Serialized meta | Hybrid |
| WP Interactivity API, instant navigation | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ |
| Full REST API and headless | ✓ 166 | ✓ | ✓ | Read-only free |
| AI-agent ready (WP Abilities API) | ✓ | MCP server | ✕ | AI Studio (Pro) |
✓ = included in the product's own plugin or free tier. Add-on / tier / 3rd-party = available, but not in the base product. Verified against public documentation; features and packaging change, so check each vendor's site before deciding.
Under the hood
The technology that keeps you fast and future-ready.
Learnomy was built on modern WordPress from the first line. That is what lets it stay quick as you scale, go fully headless, and answer to AI agents.
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A normalized database
Courses, enrollments, progress, quizzes, and commerce each live in their own indexed tables. Queries stay lean and fast as your data grows, instead of scanning serialized meta.
Fast at 2,000+ courses and students.⚡
Instant, app-like navigation
The whole learner experience moves without full page reloads, built on the WordPress Interactivity API. Your students get a modern, responsive feel on your own site.
An app experience on your WordPress.◇
166 REST endpoints, headless-ready
A complete REST API with JWT auth, batch requests, and offline progress sync. The same API powers the site and any mobile app or custom client you want to build.
Build anything on top.✦
AI-ready and standards-based
Every action is registered with the WordPress Abilities API, so agents can call it with permission checks. Native SCORM, xAPI, LTI, QTI, and H5P feed one reporting pipeline.
Future-proof and interoperable.Integrations
Connects to the tools you already run.
Learnomy comes from the team behind BuddyX and Reign, so it fits the WordPress stack you have: payments, community, video, credentials, and automation. One family, one support desk, no glue code.
Payments & commerce
Checkout runs through your own gateways, so the sale and the customer stay yours with no platform cut.
Community & social
Give learners profiles, activity feeds, groups, and course Q&A, right beside the lessons.
One theme family
Start free on BuddyX, add BuddyX Pro, or step up to Reign. Themes, LMS, and support all from one team.
Protected video
Serve paid lessons as secure, watermarked video that cannot be downloaded or re-shared.
Credentials & badges
Issue verifiable badges and certificates learners can show off on their LinkedIn profile.
Automation
Fire any event to thousands of apps or your own endpoint, with no code required.
Every integration has a setup guide in the documentation.
Already teaching elsewhere?
Bring your courses over in one click.
A guided importer moves your courses, lessons, quizzes, and questions across from LearnDash, Tutor LMS, or LifterLMS, with an optional step for enrollments and progress. Keep teaching; upgrade the engine underneath.
Try the free importerFree, in full
Fifteen modules, all included.
CoursesSections, lessons, topics, drag-and-drop builder.
EnrollmentsFree, paid, manual, or membership access.
ProgressPer-lesson tracking, resume, completion rules.
Quizzes11 types, 5 layouts, proctoring, question bank.
CertificatesSigned, QR-verifiable, drag-and-drop designer.
ReviewsRatings and reviews with moderation.
NotificationsIn-app bell plus 8 ready email templates.
SearchInstant MySQL FULLTEXT across the catalog.
PaymentsStripe, PayPal, a WooCommerce adapter, optional guest checkout.
MembershipsRecurring plans, trials, one-click cancel.
CommissionsInstructor revenue sharing with withdrawals.
CouponsPercentage and fixed discounts with limits.
PWAInstallable app, offline progress sync.
REST API166 endpoints, JWT, headless-ready.
AI AbilitiesEvery action callable by AI agents.
Ready to scale?
Learnomy Pro adds the institution layer.
Everything on this page stays free. When your academy grows into teams, cohorts, and multiple instructors, Pro switches on around your existing courses, with nothing to migrate.
Explore Learnomy ProLearning pathsGuided, gated curricula
CohortsTime-boxed group training
B2B spacesSeat packs for companies
Auto payoutsStripe Connect transfers
AI authoringDraft a course from a brief
MRR analyticsChurn, LTV, retention
Pricing
Free is the whole LMS. Pro is for scale.
The free plugin is complete, not a trial and not a crippled tier. Pro adds the institution features when you grow.
Free
Unlimited sites
$0 / forever
Forever, not a trial
The complete teaching platform, on unlimited sites.
- ✓ All 15 modules, unlimited courses and students
- ✓ Exam-grade quizzes and certificates
- ✓ Memberships, commerce, instructor sharing
- ✓ REST API and one-click LMS importer
Most popular
Personal
1 site
$149 / year
or $399 once · lifetime
One academy, every Pro capability.
- ✓ Everything in Free
- ✓ All 16 Pro extensions incl. white-label
- ✓ Learning paths, cohorts, drip
- ✓ Automatic Stripe Connect payouts
- ✓ MRR analytics + e-learning standards
Professional
5 sites
$249 / year
or $599 once · lifetime
For growing institutions on up to five sites.
- ✓ Everything in Personal
- ✓ 5 site licences
- ✓ All 16 Pro extensions
- ✓ Priority support
Agency
Unlimited sites
$399 / year
or $999 once · lifetime
Unlimited sites for client work.
- ✓ Everything in Professional
- ✓ Unlimited site licences
- ✓ Use on client projects
30-day money-back guarantee on every Pro plan. Read the refund policy.
From the team you can trust
Built by the makers of BuddyX and Reign.
★★★★★
The plugins are user-friendly and everything works smoothly. The features are perfect for building professional websites and communities.
S W Malcolm · US★★★★★
Top-notch support. I have been frustrated by slow support for most themes and plugins, and they are helpful and quick to reply.
Woods · DE★★★★★
After 16 years of buying WordPress themes and plugins, I know what bad support looks like. Wbcom Designs is the polar opposite.
Duston McGroarty · US4.8/5 from 96 Trustpilot reviews · 100+ WordPress products since 2013
Questions
Good to know
Question not listed? Ask the team that builds Learnomy.
Is the free version really complete?
Yes. Courses, quizzes, grading, certificates, payments, memberships, and instructor sharing all work in the free plugin with no student cap and no time limit. Pro adds scale features like learning paths, cohorts, and automatic payouts, not the basics.
Is there a free WordPress plugin for creating online courses?
Yes, this one. Courses, quizzes, grading, certificates, payments, and memberships all work in the free Learnomy plugin, with no student cap and no time limit.
How do I create an online course on my WordPress site?
Install Learnomy, add a course, then build its lessons and quizzes inside it. Enrollment, grading, certificates, and checkout are already wired, so you can publish a course and take payment without adding another plugin.
Will it stay fast as we grow?
Yes. Learnomy keeps courses, enrollments, and progress in normalized, indexed database tables and navigates with the WordPress Interactivity API, so it stays quick as you add thousands of students.
Can I move my existing courses over?
Yes. A guided importer brings courses, lessons, quizzes, and questions across from LearnDash, Tutor LMS, or LifterLMS, with an optional step for enrollments and progress.
Do students pay us or you?
You. Checkout runs through your own Stripe or PayPal account, with no platform fees and no per-student charges.
Can a visitor buy a course without creating an account first?
Yes, once you turn on Guest checkout in LMS Settings > Payments. It is off by default. The visitor gives only an email, and the account is created when payment succeeds, with a set-password email and a receipt. It works with every gateway, including WooCommerce.
Do Learnomy notifications show up in my community?
With BuddyNext Pro, yes. Learnomy notifications appear in the BuddyNext notification centre, and each type has its own on/off switch. Without BuddyNext Pro, students use the in-app bell and email.
How do you make money if it is free?
Learnomy Pro. The free plugin is genuinely complete; Pro adds the institution features that growing academies pay for. Same model as the free plugins behind BuddyX and Reign.
Your online school, ready this afternoon.
Download the free plugin, run the setup wizard, and publish your first course today. Every module included, on as many sites as you want.