Selecting the right LMS or LMS with BuddyBoss for your needs is important, its not particularly easy to change platforms.. WP-Tonic recommends either LifterLMS, LearnDash or BuddyBoss
Here some general recommendations.
#1 – if you are an individual consultant, business coach, online trainer, or any small one-person business we would recommend LifterLMS as the easiest and most powerful WordPress LMS solution for your needs.
#2 – If you are a multi-person business, college, or university type organization we would recommend LearnDash.
#3 – If you are looking to build a forum with bulletin board functionality with your LMS on one website without using a sub-domain we would recommend a combination of LearnDash with BuddyBoss as the best solution.
WP-Tonic has selected the best WordPress plugins to meet the needs of a variety of customers. Our onboarding discovery process will help you select the right one for your needs.
What’s the difference between a Learning Management System plugin for WordPress and a theme?
Best practices for WordPress recommend that functionality be placed in plugins while aesthetics of the site be managed by the theme. Since an LMS provides functionality, much like a shopping cart or membership plugin, we recommend and work with LMS Plugins, not themes. You may have a theme created to work with a specific LMS plugin, but the Learning Management functionality should reside in the plugin.
