Screenshot of a LifterLMS learning management software dashboard showing course activity and news links

Introducing LifterLMS 7.2: Enhancing Your Course Creation Experience and More

We’re thrilled to introduce LifterLMS 7.2. This release brings exciting new features and improvements, making your LMS experience even more seamless, intuitive, and efficient.

What’s new in 7.2?

Here are some of the top new feature highlights of LifterLMS 7.2…

New WordPress Admin Dashboard Widget

We’ve introduced a new WordPress admin dashboard widget that not only offers you a snapshot of your key LMS stats at a glance but also keeps you up-to-date with our recently published blogs and podcasts.

LifterLMS dashboard widget
LifterLMS dashboard widget

In the widget, we’ve added a shortcut to launch a new course directly from your dashboard, making course creation even more effortless.

Enhanced Course Builder Access

We listened to your feedback and improved course builder access from individual course admin screens. You’ll now find updated buttons at the top of your course admin screen and in the sidebar, making it even easier to access the course builder.

Screenshot of the LifterLMS course builder interface for creating an online course

We also know that complex features like the LifterLMS course builder can sometimes be overwhelming, so we’ve added a new explainer video right in the course builder. This contextual help video helps guide new users in navigating the course builder and making the most of its features.

Screenshot of a learning management software dashboard showing a course outline with sections and lessons

Dynamic LifterLMS Navigation Link Block

The 7.2 release also introduces a new navigation link block. This allows you to for example add a dynamic “My Courses” link to your navigation menu that only logged in users can see.

Screenshot of the LifterLMS learning management system integration settings for dynamic navigation menu links

15 New LifterLMS Blocks

With modern WordPress, anything you can do with a shortcode should be possible with blocks.

LifterLMS shortcodes are now also blocks.

Screenshot of the WordPress block editor showing LifterLMS learning management software blocks for course design

LifterLMS 7.2 Introduces these 15 new LifterLMS related blocks that you can use anywhere on your website:

  1. Access Plan Button
  2. Checkout
  3. Courses
  4. Course Author
  5. Course Progress with Continue Button
  6. Course Meta Information
  7. Course Outline
  8. Course Prerequisites
  9. Course Reviews
  10. Course Syllabus
  11. LifterLMS Login
  12. Memberships
  13. My Account
  14. My Achievements
  15. LifterLMS Register

Each block has its own settings to explore to customize the output to your liking.

The Best WordPress LMS Keeps Getting Better

Check out what else was in the LifterLMS 7.2 release here in the changelog.

And stand by for more great new features and add-ons coming from LifterLMS.

Chris Badgett

About the Author: Chris Badgett

Chris Badgett is the founder and CEO of LifterLMS, a learning management system for WordPress. He is an expert in the best WordPress LMS plugins. Chris helps education entrepreneurs create, launch, and scale high-value online courses and training-based membership websites. He believes in democratizing education in the digital classroom and contributing as much as possible to the open-source WordPress community.