How to Use Reviews in LifterLMS

Overview

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Letting students post reviews to your courses is a powerful way to build trust with potential students.

Reviews provide a social element to your learning platform, allowing you to collect direct feedback from your students. Since word of mouth is a highly effective marketing tool, displaying these testimonials helps show prospective customers that others value your content.

Follow these steps to enable and manage reviews in your LifterLMS courses.

How to Enable Reviews for a Course

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You can enable reviews on a per-course basis. To turn this feature on, follow these steps:

  1. Log in to your WordPress dashboard, navigate to Courses, and click on the specific course you want to edit.
  2. Look for the “Reviews” tab within the blue menu on the course editor screen.

Screenshot of the LifterLMS course editor Reviews tab showing review settings, including options to enable and display course reviews.

  1. Toggle the switch next to “Enable Reviews” to enable reviews for that course. Optionally, you can also toggle the switch for “Display Reviews” to display these reviews publicly.
  2. Click Update to save your changes.

Once you have completed these steps, students will see the option to submit a review directly on the public course page.

Example of a published course review displayed on the front end of a LifterLMS course page, featuring a student review with a star rating and comment.

How to Manage Reviews

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You can monitor and manage the feedback your students provide through the reviews section.

  1. In your WordPress dashboard, navigate to the Courses > Reviews tab.
  2. From this area, you can view, edit, or delete submitted reviews to ensure your course page remains professional and helpful.

By actively managing your reviews, you can engage with your students, address their concerns, and showcase the positive impact your courses have on your community.

Screenshot of the LifterLMS Reviews management screen in the WordPress dashboard showing submitted course reviews and moderation options.

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