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Best Free WordPress Plugins for Online Course Creators

15 plugins compared · Updated August 2026 · Online Courses & eLearning

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Choosing a WordPress plugin for online course creators 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. 1. Bit integrations Best overall 87/100
  2. 2. LearnPress 85/100
  3. 3. LifterLMS 85/100
  4. 4. FluentCommunity 85/100
  5. 5. Masteriyo LMS 85/100
  6. 6. Tutor LMS 84/100
  7. 7. Uncanny Toolkit for LearnDash 84/100
  8. 8. Tutor LMS Elementor Addons 83/100
  9. 9. MasterStudy LMS WordPress Plugin 83/100
  10. 10. TutorMate 83/100
  11. 11. Academy LMS 83/100
  12. 12. LifterLMS Labs 81/100
  13. 13. LearnPress 80/100
  14. 14. VdoCipher: Secure Video Player and Hosting 80/100
  15. 15. Tutor LMS 80/100
1 Bit integrations
Best overall Free by Bit Apps

Bit integrations

Contact Form, Google Sheet, MailChimp, Brevo, Webhook, Zoho CRM Automation and Integration plugin that Connect 390+ platforms

4.9★
from 160 ratings
20k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
87

WPScore

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2 LearnPress
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
85

WPScore

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3 LifterLMS
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
85

WPScore

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4 FluentCommunity
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
85

WPScore

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5 Masteriyo LMS
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
85

WPScore

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6 Tutor LMS
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
84

WPScore

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8 Tutor LMS Elementor Addons
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
83

WPScore

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9 MasterStudy LMS WordPress Plugin
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
83

WPScore

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10 TutorMate
Free by Themeum

TutorMate

TutorMate is a Tutor Starter theme companion plugin to import predesigned stylish demo pages to eLearning sites powered by Tutor LMS plugin.

5★
from 1 ratings
10k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
83

WPScore

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11 Academy LMS
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
83

WPScore

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12 LifterLMS Labs
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
81

WPScore

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13 LearnPress
Free by ThimPress

LearnPress

bbPress addon for LearnPress is a plugin which bring bbPress features to LearnPress - WordPress LMS Plugin.

1★
from 1 ratings
2k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
80

WPScore

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15 Tutor LMS
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
80

WPScore

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