Best Free WordPress Plugins for Course

15 plugins compared · Updated August 2026 · Course

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Choosing a WordPress plugin for course comes down to a few things: whether it is still actively maintained, whether real users rate it well, and whether it does the specific job you need without dragging the rest of the site down.

We ranked 15 plugins using our WPScore, which weighs the user rating (adjusted for how many people actually rated it), how many sites run it, how recently it was updated, and which WordPress version it is tested against. 15 of them have enough public data to be scored; the rest are listed below the ranked block, clearly marked, rather than being given a number we cannot justify.

How this list is funded. Some links here earn us a commission if you buy. It costs you nothing extra, and it does not move anything up the list — the order comes from the WPScore, which is calculated from public ratings, install counts and update history. See the method.

At a glance

1. LearnPress Best overall 85/100
2. LifterLMS 85/100
3. FluentCommunity 85/100
4. Masteriyo LMS 85/100
5. Tutor LMS 84/100
6. Thim Kit for Elementor 84/100
7. LearnPress 84/100
8. Tutor LMS Elementor Addons 83/100
9. MasterStudy LMS WordPress Plugin 83/100
10. LearnPress 83/100
11. Academy LMS 83/100
12. LearnPress 81/100
13. LifterLMS Labs 81/100
14. Tutor LMS 80/100
15. WP Courses LMS 80/100

Best overall Free by ThimPress

LearnPress

A WordPress LMS Plugin to create WordPress Learning Management System. Turn your WordPress to LMS WordPress Website with Courses, Lessons, Quizzes &am …

4.3★: from 597 ratings
70k+: active installs
Updated: Aug 2026
Tested to: WP 7.1

WPScore

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Free by LifterLMS

LifterLMS

Complete e-learning platform to sell online courses, protect lessons, offer memberships, and quiz students. WP Learning Management System.

4.8★: from 391 ratings
10k+: active installs
Updated: Aug 2026
Tested to: WP 7.1

WPScore

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Free by WPManageNinja

FluentCommunity

Get a fast & all-in-one community plugin. Create unlimited communities, and courses with robust social networking and LMS features.

4.9★: from 89 ratings
8k+: active installs
Updated: Aug 2026
Tested to: WP 7.1

WPScore

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Free by masteriyo

Masteriyo LMS

Complete WordPress LMS plugin. Build & sell online courses with quizzes, certificates, and built-in payments. The all-in-one LMS for course creators.

4.8★: from 179 ratings
5k+: active installs
Updated: Aug 2026
Tested to: WP 7.1

WPScore

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Free by Themeum

Tutor LMS

A complete WordPress LMS plugin to create any eLearning website easily.

4.4★: from 587 ratings
100k+: active installs
Updated: Aug 2026
Tested to: WP 7.0.4

WPScore

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Free by ThimPress

Thim Kit for Elementor

Thim Elementor Kit is a plugin which supports users to build theme, layout, page, post, product, Woocommerce, LearnPress, courses with Elementor.

4.2★: from 5 ratings
20k+: active installs
Updated: Aug 2026
Tested to: WP 7.1

WPScore

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Free by ThimPress

LearnPress

LearnPress Wishlist add wishlist feature to your LearnPress course in your site.

3.7★: from 3 ratings
20k+: active installs
Updated: Aug 2026
Tested to: WP 7.1

WPScore

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Free by Themeum

Tutor LMS Elementor Addons

Get 35+ Elementor widgets to create an entire eLearning site with Tutor LMS and design custom course pages, course carousels, listings, and more.

3.5★: from 8 ratings
30k+: active installs
Updated: Jul 2026
Tested to: WP 7.0.0

WPScore

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Free by Stylemix

MasterStudy LMS WordPress Plugin

Learning Management System and eLearning plugin for WordPress. Create easily LMS WordPress website, add and sell Courses, Lessons, Quizzes online.

4.5★: from 485 ratings
10k+: active installs
Updated: Aug 2026
Tested to: WP 7.0.4

WPScore

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Free by ThimPress

LearnPress

LearnPress Prerequisites is an add-on for LearnPress allow you to set prerequisite courses for a certain course in a LearnPress site.

5★: from 1 ratings
6k+: active installs
Updated: Aug 2026
Tested to: WP 7.0.4

WPScore

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Free by Kodezen LLC

Academy LMS

Academy LMS is the top-rated WordPress LMS plugin — create, sell & manage online courses with AI, quizzes, certificates & multi-instructor tools.

4.9★: from 120 ratings
2k+: active installs
Updated: Jul 2026
Tested to: WP 7.0.4

WPScore

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Free by ThimPress

LearnPress

LearnPress Course Review - An extension plugin for LearnPress.

2.5★: from 8 ratings
20k+: active installs
Updated: Aug 2026
Tested to: WP 7.1

WPScore

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Free by LifterLMS

LifterLMS Labs

A collection of experimental, conceptual, and possibly silly features which improve and enhance the functionality of the LifterLMS core.

5★: from 3 ratings
2k+: active installs
Updated: Aug 2026
Tested to: WP 7.1

WPScore

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Free by Themeum

Tutor LMS

Migrate your courses, lessons, quizzes, enrollments, sales data, and more from other LMS plugins to Tutor LMS.

5★: from 4 ratings
1k+: active installs
Updated: Aug 2026
Tested to: WP 7.0.4

WPScore

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Free by hookandhook

WP Courses LMS

WP Courses LMS - Create Courses, Lessons, Quizzes, Profiles and more. Online Courses Builder, eLearning Courses, Courses Solution, Education Courses.

4.9★: from 22 ratings
500+: active installs
Updated: Aug 2026
Tested to: WP 7.1

WPScore

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