Learn create an online course with WordPress – using only free themes and plugins. The best way to do this is with Tutor LMS free version and a good free theme like Kadence. The most important thing you’ll need is good webhosting, get a free trial with Cloudways here: https://ideaspot.com.au/Cloudways
Tutor LMS also has a pro version which provides a lot more functionality, this may be nesessary on some projects, check it out here: http://ideaspot.com.au/TutorLMS’
Also have a full Cloudways setup guide here: https://youtu.be/N7C9RR28Ggg
Though I have other hosting recommendations over on my blog here:
Other important parts of running a WordPress and WooCommerce site are in the playlist here:
You can find the php code snippets and CSS used in the tutorial over on our blog here:
I wanted to focus on a free option for this video, but if you don’t mind using a pro plugin up front, I’d recommend using LearnDash which has better integration with Kadence theme and Astra theme right out of the box. You can get a discount for LearnDash here:
https://ideaspot.com.au/learndash
Have setup a recommended playlist for the related tutorials here:
As mentioned in the video, this course was built on cloud hosting with a Kadence theme starter template. We have WooCommerce setup using stripe and SMTP setup using SendinBlue.
Hosting with Cloudways – https://youtu.be/N7C9RR28Ggg
SMTP Email – https://youtu.be/uwjc4kuthv4
Woocommerce – https://youtu.be/1DmZ3cKbrGk
Woocommerce Email – https://youtu.be/cduwheSYPSs
Kadence Theme – https://youtu.be/Czr1kR2QmDU
If you’d like a smoother overall setup, check out LearnDash. Learndash has starter sites that come pre integrated with either Kadence theme or Astra theme, making the setup very easy. LearnDash tutorials are here:
Learndash with Kadence and Gutenberg – https://youtu.be/RnU0RhsPLoc
Learndash with Astra & Elementor – https://youtu.be/L_fT39LAlw8
0:00 Intro Create an Online Course
2:46 Basic WordPress Site Settings
5:12 TutorLMS setup
8:20 Tutor LMS course creation
12:18 Adding Video Lessons
13:11 Tutor LMS quiz creation
17:40 Tutor LMS course page options
26:17 Displaying courses on other pages
30:51 Tutor LMS WooCommerce
38:12 Login redirection
41:04 Tutor LMS example
42:10 Trying a quiz and checking results
43:23 Color styling options on courses
44:14 Other LMS options
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