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LifterLMS
by LifterLMS
What LifterLMS is
LifterLMS is a WordPress plugin for building online courses and training-based membership websites. Its course builder supports multimedia lessons, quizzes, question banks, drip content, prerequisites, and course tracks. Site owners can sell through one-time or recurring payments, payment plans, subscriptions, bundles, and PayPal. Membership controls can limit access to courses and other website content, bundle courses, and automatically enroll members. Engagement options include achievement badges, printable certificates, behavior-based emails, social learning, private coaching, and text messaging. The product lists integrations for payment gateways, email marketing and CRM tools, forums, external authoring tools, Tin Can API, and Zapier. A free Core Plugin is available with unlimited courses, memberships, students, and teachers. Paid bundles are listed at $199 a year for Earth, $299 a year for Universe, and $799 a year for Infinity. They cover one active site, up to five active sites, and unlimited active sites respectively. LifterLMS requires a WordPress-powered website, domain name, and web hosting account. Support resources listed by the company include technical support, live office hours, training, documentation, and a user community.
Who it suits
LifterLMS suits WordPress professionals, educators, course creators, and education entrepreneurs building online courses or training-based membership sites.
What it does well
- Free Core Plugin includes unlimited courses and students
- Supports multimedia lessons, quizzes, and drip content
- Offers recurring payments, subscriptions, and course bundles
- Membership controls can restrict access to site content
- Support includes office hours, training, and documentation
What to know first
- Requires a WordPress site, domain, and web hosting
- Manual-grading assignments are described as a coming-soon add-on
- Paid bundle site limits range from one to unlimited
Limits
The Core Plugin lists unlimited courses, memberships, students and teachers. Earth covers one active site, Universe covers five active sites, and Infinity allows unlimited active sites. Assignments requiring manual grading are described as an advanced add-on coming soon.
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Earth Bundle | $199 /yr. · 1 active site · Support for 1 user · Stripe, PayPal, and WooCommerce ecommerce add-ons · Cart Abandonment Recovery · Name Your Price | $199 a year |
| Universe Bundle | $299 /yr. · 5 active sites · Support for 2 users · Sky Pilot Theme · 4 ecommerce add-ons · Email marketing, CRM, and forms add-ons | $299 a year |
| Infinity Bundle | $799 /yr. · Unlimited active sites · Support for 3 users · 15 advanced add-ons · Everything in Universe Bundle | $799 a year |
| Core Plugin | Free · Unlimited courses · Unlimited memberships · Unlimited students and teachers | Free |
As lifterlms.com lists them, read 11 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Getting started
- Visit the LifterLMS website.
- Set up a domain and web hosting account with WordPress installed.
- Add the LifterLMS plugin to the WordPress powered website.
- Choose the Core Plugin or a paid bundle based on the listed site and add-on allowances.
- Use the 30-day demo site for $1 if you want to explore the core plugin and add-ons.
Verdict
LifterLMS offers course creation, membership controls, and payment options within a WordPress site. The free Core Plugin provides a starting point, while paid bundles differ in their active-site limits and included add-ons.
Questions
Is LifterLMS free?
Yes. The Core Plugin is listed as a free plan and includes unlimited courses, memberships, students and teachers.
What do the paid bundles cost?
The listed bundle plans are Earth at $199 a year, Universe at $299 a year and Infinity at $799 a year. The pricing note also says paid plans start at $398/yr.
What does each bundle include for sites?
Earth covers one active site, Universe covers up to five and Infinity covers unlimited active sites.
What do I need to run LifterLMS?
It requires a WordPress powered website, a domain name and a web hosting account where WordPress is installed.
Does it offer a trial?
A 30-day demo site with the core plugin and add-ons is offered for $1. The pricing page also lists a 30-day money-back guarantee on products.
What platforms does LifterLMS support?
Its listed platforms are API, self-hosted and web.
Facts from LifterLMS's own pages
- Course creation
- The course builder supports multimedia lessons, quizzes, question banks, drip content, prerequisites, and course tracks. · lifterlms.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Course formats
- video,audio,text,images,quizzes,assignments · lifterlms.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Custom domain
- Yes · lifterlms.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Email marketing
- Yes · lifterlms.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Founded
- 2013 · lifterlms.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Free plan
- Yes · lifterlms.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Headquarters
- Portland, Maine, United States · lifterlms.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Hosting requirement
- LifterLMS requires a WordPress-powered website, with a domain name and web hosting account where WordPress is installed. · lifterlms.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The product lists payment gateways, email marketing and CRM tools, forums, external authoring tools, Tin Can API, and a Zapier app among its integration options. · lifterlms.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Learner engagement
- Engagement features include achievement badges, printable certificates, behavior-based emails, social learning, private coaching, and text messaging. · lifterlms.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Memberships
- Membership features let site owners restrict access to courses and other website content, bundle courses, and enroll members automatically. · lifterlms.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Notable limit
- The features page describes assignments requiring manual grading as an advanced add-on listed as coming soon. · lifterlms.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Payment options
- integrated · lifterlms.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Payments
- The platform supports one-time and recurring payments, payment plans, subscriptions, course bundles, and PayPal payments. · lifterlms.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Product
- LifterLMS is a WordPress LMS plugin for creating online courses and training based membership sites. · lifterlms.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Security and content access
- The feature page says course content is protected by default for enrolled students and membership restrictions can limit access to site content. · lifterlms.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Security disclosures
- LifterLMS accepts vulnerability reports for its WordPress plugins and themes but says it does not have an official bug bounty program. · lifterlms.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Site limits
- Paid add-on licenses cover 1 active site with Earth, up to 5 with Universe, and unlimited sites with Infinity. · lifterlms.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- The features page lists technical support, weekly live office hours, free training courses, documentation, and a user community. · lifterlms.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Target users
- The company says it serves WordPress professionals, educators, course creators, and education entrepreneurs building online courses or training-based membership websites. · lifterlms.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Trial and refund
- The pricing page offers a 30-day demo site with the core plugin and add-ons for $1 and a 30-day money-back guarantee on products. · lifterlms.com, 11 Oct 2026
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