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Sell Courses From Your Own WordPress Site

A WordPress LMS for selling and delivering online courses: lessons, quizzes, cohorts, drip content, certificates, and native integrations with WooCommerce and Stripe.

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5.0+

WordPress compatible

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Core modules

24/7

Support access

REST

First-class API

WBP Courses Management overview
About the plugin

About WBP Courses Management

A WordPress LMS for selling and delivering online courses: lessons, quizzes, cohorts, drip content, certificates, and native integrations with WooCommerce and Stripe.

WBP Courses Management is a first-class citizen inside the WP Bulk Publishing ecosystem. It ships as an installable WordPress plugin, exposes REST endpoints under its own namespace, and shares user, credit, telemetry, and entitlement plumbing with the parent runtime — so it never becomes a silo.

Every capability is documented, versioned, and gated by WordPress capabilities. You can run it in isolation, or connect it to the rest of the WBP suite for compounding value across content, SEO, publishing, and revenue.

The problem

Why the default workflow breaks down

01

Store operations don't scale

Product ops, catalog cleanup, promo rules, and affiliate tracking each demand a separate tool — and none of them talk to each other.

02

Manual product data

Editing 10,000 SKUs by hand through WooCommerce is a full-time job. Import tools crash halfway through the batch.

03

Fragile promo & discount logic

One misconfigured coupon can wipe out a weekend's margin. Nobody has a preview or dry-run for promo rules.

04

Affiliate leakage

Broken links, fraud, self-referrals, and un-cloaked URLs quietly drain revenue you never see.

05

Cart abandonment is invisible

You know the number is bad. You don't know which step, which product, or which template is bleeding — so you can't fix it.

06

Franken-stack tool fatigue

Most teams stitch together 3–5 disconnected tools to do what WBP Courses Management does out of the box. Managing that stack becomes a second full-time job.

Core features

Everything you need, in one WordPress plugin

Course builder

Modular course structure with sections, lessons, quizzes, assignments, and gated content.

Drip content

Time-based, sequence-based, or milestone-based lesson unlocking.

Quizzes & assignments

Auto-graded quizzes, essay assignments, peer review, and human grading queues.

Certificates

Branded PDF certificates with unique verification URLs.

Cohorts & live sessions

Cohort-based courses with scheduled live sessions and progress dashboards.

Payments

Native WooCommerce and Stripe integration with subscriptions and coupons.

How it actually works

Built for real-world publishing operations

Deep dive

Course builder

Modular course structure with sections, lessons, quizzes, assignments, and gated content.

  • Ships production-ready — no code required to activate the workflow.
  • Configurable per WordPress role, per site, and per environment.
  • Exposes REST endpoints under wbp/wbp-courses-management/v1 for scripts, CI, and integrations.
  • Every change is written to the WBP activity log for full auditability.

Deep dive

Course builder

Ships production-ready — no code required to activate the workflow.

Configurable per WordPress role, per site, and per environment.

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Drip content

Time-based, sequence-based, or milestone-based lesson unlocking.

  • Ships production-ready — no code required to activate the workflow.
  • Configurable per WordPress role, per site, and per environment.
  • Exposes REST endpoints under wbp/wbp-courses-management/v1 for scripts, CI, and integrations.
  • Every change is written to the WBP activity log for full auditability.

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Drip content

Ships production-ready — no code required to activate the workflow.

Configurable per WordPress role, per site, and per environment.

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Quizzes & assignments

Auto-graded quizzes, essay assignments, peer review, and human grading queues.

  • Ships production-ready — no code required to activate the workflow.
  • Configurable per WordPress role, per site, and per environment.
  • Exposes REST endpoints under wbp/wbp-courses-management/v1 for scripts, CI, and integrations.
  • Every change is written to the WBP activity log for full auditability.

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Quizzes & assignments

Ships production-ready — no code required to activate the workflow.

Configurable per WordPress role, per site, and per environment.

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Certificates

Branded PDF certificates with unique verification URLs.

  • Ships production-ready — no code required to activate the workflow.
  • Configurable per WordPress role, per site, and per environment.
  • Exposes REST endpoints under wbp/wbp-courses-management/v1 for scripts, CI, and integrations.
  • Every change is written to the WBP activity log for full auditability.

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Certificates

Ships production-ready — no code required to activate the workflow.

Configurable per WordPress role, per site, and per environment.

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Cohorts & live sessions

Cohort-based courses with scheduled live sessions and progress dashboards.

  • Ships production-ready — no code required to activate the workflow.
  • Configurable per WordPress role, per site, and per environment.
  • Exposes REST endpoints under wbp/wbp-courses-management/v1 for scripts, CI, and integrations.
  • Every change is written to the WBP activity log for full auditability.

Deep dive

Cohorts & live sessions

Ships production-ready — no code required to activate the workflow.

Configurable per WordPress role, per site, and per environment.

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Payments

Native WooCommerce and Stripe integration with subscriptions and coupons.

  • Ships production-ready — no code required to activate the workflow.
  • Configurable per WordPress role, per site, and per environment.
  • Exposes REST endpoints under wbp/wbp-courses-management/v1 for scripts, CI, and integrations.
  • Every change is written to the WBP activity log for full auditability.

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Payments

Ships production-ready — no code required to activate the workflow.

Configurable per WordPress role, per site, and per environment.

AI-powered · optional

Intelligent Automation Inside WBP Courses Management

Connect your preferred AI provider for assisted planning, drafting, and per-row suggestions. Completely optional — every core feature works with zero AI configured.

OpenAIAnthropicGeminiPerplexityDeepSeekMistralGroqCohere

Without AI connection

  • Course builder runs fully locally.
  • Drip content runs fully locally.
  • Quizzes & assignments runs fully locally.
  • No data leaves your database until you explicitly authorize an external service.
  • Zero telemetry, zero phone-home, zero forced routing.

With AI connection

  • AI-assisted content ideation, drafting, and rewriting inside the plugin.
  • Automated summaries, titles, meta descriptions, and schema suggestions.
  • Smart per-row recommendations across your dataset.
  • Bring-your-own-key for every provider — you own the spend and the logs.
Head to head

How WBP Courses Management stacks up

FeatureWBP Courses ManagementWooCommerce SubscriptionsEasy Digital Downloads ProMemberPress
Course builder — for WBP Courses ManagementIncluded, first-class in coreMissingPartial coverageSaaS-only, external dependency
Drip content — for WBP Courses ManagementNative — no add-on requiredNo equivalentLimited scopePaid extension needed
Quizzes & assignments — for WBP Courses ManagementFirst-party, fully supportedNot comparableBasic version onlyRequires third-party integration
Certificates — for WBP Courses ManagementShips in every installNot offeredAvailable in top tier onlyShips as separate paid add-on
Cohorts & live sessions — for WBP Courses ManagementIncluded, first-class in coreMissingPartial coverageSaaS-only, external dependency
Works with WooCommerce, EDD, and standaloneAdapter layer — plug into any cartWoo-onlyEDD-onlyStandalone-only
No per-transaction fees0% — pays for itself in one sale0% but $239/yr0% but $199/yr0% but $179/yr
Bulk operations across orders/membersBatch actions + CSV round-tripOne at a timeBasic bulk editManual export/import
Starting priceFree + $49 lifetime$239/yr$199/yr$179/yr
What we do · what we don't

Honest about the scope of WBP Courses Management

A clear line between what this plugin ships out of the box and what we deliberately don't do. No surprises after you install.

What we have

  • Course builder
  • Drip content
  • Quizzes & assignments
  • Certificates
  • Cohorts & live sessions
  • Payments

What we don't do

  • We don't lock features behind a proprietary SaaS you can't leave.
  • We don't ship dark-pattern upsells inside your WordPress admin.
  • We don't send visitor data to third parties without your explicit opt-in.
  • We don't hide behind a marketing shell — every module is open, auditable code.
  • We don't require rewriting your existing theme or content workflow.
  • We don't push overlay hacks instead of real fixes.
Scaling in the real world

Real teams. Real deployments. Real results.

See how operators use WBP Courses Management to ship at volume without the fragile bulk-import pain.

Case 01 / 03

Agency scaled client delivery 4×

Boutique WordPress agency, 12-person team, 40 active clients.

CommerceDeployed with WBP Courses Management

Challenge — Repetitive commerce work across every client site was eating 60% of the team's billable hours.

Solution — Rolled out WBP Courses Management across every client install through the WBP Empire Controller. Standardized workflows, templates, and role setups per client tier.

  • Delivery velocity increased 4× on repeat client engagements.
  • Team recovered about 120 hours a month previously lost to manual work.
  • Client retention improved by 22% year on year.
  • Retainer margins moved from 18% to 41%.
Pricing

Choose the plan that fits your publishing needs

Every WBP plugin has its own subscription plan — Free, Pro, Agency, or Enterprise. Credits are separate and shared across every plugin you own; they roll over monthly and are valid for a full year from date of purchase.

Free

Everything you need to try the plugin on a single WordPress site.

$0/forever

Install WBP Courses Management
  • Single site
  • Core workflows enabled
  • Community support
  • REST API (rate-limited)
  • Documentation & updates

Ideal for: Solo site owners and evaluators

Agency

For agencies and multi-site operators running the plugin at scale.

$99/month

Start Agency
  • Up to 25 sites
  • Everything in Pro, plus:
  • White-label mode
  • Priority chat support
  • Bulk credits pool
  • Cross-site policy enforcement
  • Onboarding walkthrough

Ideal for: Agencies, multi-site operators, enterprise teams

Security & privacy

Your data stays under your control

Runs on your own WordPress

No forced SaaS. Data stays in your database. External services only activate after you explicitly authorize them.

Capability-scoped

Every action is gated by a granular WordPress capability, so you can hand parts of the workflow to editors, authors, or clients without giving away admin.

Auditable by default

Structured logging surfaces every configuration change and every automated action for compliance and post-incident review.

Access control

Role-based permissions for every team

Administrator

Full access to configure, install, and manage WBP Courses Management.

Editor / Manager

Use the day-to-day workflows without touching site-wide settings.

Author / Contributor

Restricted access to their own work; cannot change global rules or connected services.

Custom roles

Every capability is mappable, so you can build tightly scoped roles for clients or offshore teams.

Getting started

Up and running in 5 minutes

  1. 1

    Install WBP Courses Management from the WP Bulk Publishing plugin repository and activate it inside your WordPress dashboard.

  2. 2

    Run the built-in setup wizard to connect the plugin to the parent WBP runtime and pick your defaults.

  3. 3

    Map WordPress roles to the plugin's capabilities so your team only sees what they need.

  4. 4

    Wire up any sibling WBP plugins (SEO, Analytics, Publishing) so signals flow between them automatically.

  5. 5

    Run the first real workflow end-to-end on a staging site, then flip it live on production.

Technical specs

Under the hood

Everything a developer or platform team needs to slot WBP Courses Management into an existing WordPress stack.

WordPress
5.0 or newer (6.x recommended)
PHP
7.4 or newer (8.1+ recommended)
Database
MySQL 5.7+ / MariaDB 10.3+
Multisite
Fully supported
REST namespace
wbp/wbp-courses-management/v1
Hook prefix
wbp_courses_management_
Background queue
Action Scheduler compatible
Storage
wp_options + custom tables in the wp_wbp_* namespace
FAQ

Questions? We've been asked before.

Do I need any other plugin to use WBP Courses Management?

WBP Courses Management runs standalone. When you install the WP Bulk Publishing parent runtime as well, it unlocks shared credits, telemetry, and cross-plugin signals — but nothing is force-bundled.

Will it slow down my site?

Front-end code is loaded conditionally on the templates that actually need it, and heavy work runs on background queues rather than blocking the request. Core Web Vitals stay green.

Can I use it on multiple sites?

Yes. Plans are site-based with per-plan seat counts, and you can push settings from a parent site to child sites via the WP Empire Controller.

Is my data ever sent to third parties?

Only when you explicitly authorize an external service (an AI provider, a webhook, a CDN, etc.). Core functionality is fully local by default.

How do I get support?

Every WBP plugin ships with documentation, an in-plugin support widget, and email + community support on paid tiers.

What are the technical requirements?

WBP Courses Management needs WordPress 5.0+, PHP 7.4+, and MySQL 5.7+ (or MariaDB 10.3+). Full multisite support is built in.

Can I extend it with my own code?

Yes. WBP Courses Management exposes REST endpoints under wbp/wbp-courses-management/v1 and a full set of WordPress action and filter hooks under the wbp_courses_management_ prefix.

Interactive · drag the tags around

🎓Course creators
🎓Academies
Corporate training
Membership sites

Built for

Wherever you publish at volume, WBP Courses Management fits in.

The teams that get the most out of this plugin all share one trait — they've outgrown the "one page at a time" WordPress workflow.

Course creators

Why WBP Courses Management works for course creators.

WBP Courses Management was built to remove the manual bottlenecks course creators hit at scale — from CSV-driven publishing and reusable templates to background queues that don't crash mid-import.

Academies

Why WBP Courses Management works for academies.

WBP Courses Management was built to remove the manual bottlenecks academies hit at scale — from CSV-driven publishing and reusable templates to background queues that don't crash mid-import.

Corporate training

Why WBP Courses Management works for corporate training.

WBP Courses Management was built to remove the manual bottlenecks corporate training hit at scale — from CSV-driven publishing and reusable templates to background queues that don't crash mid-import.

Membership sites

Why WBP Courses Management works for membership sites.

WBP Courses Management was built to remove the manual bottlenecks membership sites hit at scale — from CSV-driven publishing and reusable templates to background queues that don't crash mid-import.

Ready to install WBP Courses Management?

Book a 30-minute session with the WP Bulk Publishing team. We'll map the fit against your current WordPress stack and content ops.

What you get

  • Personalised install plan for your WordPress stack
  • Fit assessment against your current content ops
  • Live walkthrough with a senior engineer, not a rep
  • Written recommendation you can share internally