Description
Free WordPress LMS Plugin: Built-in Payments, Quizzes, and Certificates
Masteriyo is a self-hosted LMS plugin and WordPress course plugin built for course creation and monetization: create, manage, and sell online courses without WooCommerce, SaaS fees, or platform commissions. As a self-hosted WordPress LMS, it gives companies, educators, and creators full control over their data and revenue.
Unlike a hosted LMS or an LMS-as-a-service platform, Masteriyo runs on your own WordPress site, giving you full ownership of your data, students, and revenue. The built-in order system, payment gateways, quizzes, and certificates are all free. No third-party plugins required.
Accept payments via Stripe, PayPal, Razorpay, Mollie, and more. Sell in multiple currencies, share revenue with instructors, and keep 100% of your earnings.
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Who Masteriyo Is For
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Educators, Schools, and Universities: An LMS for schools, universities, coaching centers, and institutions with a complete online course platform for student tracking, gradebook, and course management.
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Tutors and Coaches: Sell your knowledge as online courses, tutorials, or training modules with no platform commissions and no coding required.
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Academy and Marketplace Builders: Build an online academy or course marketplace platform like Udemy or Coursera, where instructors can create courses and earn through revenue sharing.
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Corporate and Business Training: Run an employee training LMS, online education portal, or onboarding platform for teams and companies with support for enterprise learning and business training.
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Content Creators: Monetize content with a flexible LMS for online courses, grow your online academy, and reach learners worldwide.
Masteriyo Features
Course Creation and Management
LMS course builder with drag-and-drop editing, a dedicated course builder for eLearning and online learning courses, lessons, and quizzes.
- Unlimited courses, lessons, chapters, quizzes, certificates, and assignments
- Self-paced and instructor-led course modules
- SCORM-compliant LMS with easy import of existing eLearning content
- H5P support for interactive online learning content and assessments
- Certificate builder with customizable templates and QR validation
- Content drip to release lessons on a schedule
- Interactive lessons with text, video, and live streaming via YouTube Live
- Picture-in-picture, subtitles, closed captions, and timestamps for video lessons
- In-lesson note-taking, course attachments, and downloadable materials
- Course visibility options: open, enrolled users only, or private
- Course prerequisites, enrollment expiration, retakes, and resume from last chapter
- Course announcements, FAQ, coming soon mode, featured courses, and badges
- Distraction-free learning page with lesson preview before enrollment
Quiz, Assignment, and Assessment
- Unlimited quizzes and assignments
- Question builder with single choice, multiple choice, true/false, and matching types
- Quiz time limits, randomized questions, auto-calculated points, and custom grading
- Quiz review system showing students where they went wrong
- Quiz import and export for reuse across courses
- Gradebook for student evaluation and performance tracking
- LMS reporting and analytics with student reports to track results and course progress
Student and Instructor Management
- Unlimited instructors and students
- Social login (Facebook, Google), public profiles, and manual enrollment
- Multiple instructors per course
- User import and export with bulk CSV support for students and instructors
- Student activity log and login session management
- Student progress tracking with course reports and a dynamic progress bar
- Course reviews after completion and vertical course navigation
Monetization & Payments
Built-in eCommerce with cart, checkout, wishlist, coupons, and payment integrations. No WooCommerce required.
- Payment gateways: Stripe, PayPal, Mollie, Lemon Squeezy, Razorpay, and more
- Integrations with WooCommerce, SureCart, and Easy Digital Downloads (EDD)
- Revenue sharing between instructors and administrators
- One-time course fees or subscription-based pricing models
- Marked price and sale price with support for course bundles and group courses
- Multiple currency support for region-based pricing
Security & Access
- Google reCAPTCHA for spam and bot protection
- Two-factor authentication (2FA) for secure logins
- Email verification for user account validation
- Password strength checker to enforce secure credentials
- Course content and video protection
- Login session management for enhanced security
Admin & Tools
- Setup wizard with free starter templates for Elementor and Gutenberg
- Dashboard analytics for quick performance insights
- LMS reports for tracking courses and student activity
- Webhooks for automation and third-party integrations
- White label support (Elite plan)
- Bulk add-on management
- Quiz import and export
- Course archive filter for better navigation
- Instructors list page
Create Courses with AI
Masteriyo integrates with OpenAI ChatGPT to automate course creation and reduce manual work.
– AI-powered course generation: Generate full course outlines, sections, and lessons from a topic
– Flexible structure: Define sections, lessons, and key highlights, and let AI fill in the details
– AI quiz generation: Create quiz questions including multiple choice, match-the-following, sortable, and fill-in-the-blank
Already Using a Different LMS?
Masteriyo includes a built-in LMS migration tool to transfer courses, quizzes, orders, and student data from TutorLMS, LifterLMS, LearnPress, LearnDash, and MasterStudy. No manual exports or developers needed.
Switching from Sensei LMS, Kajabi, Teachable, Thinkific, or Podia? Masteriyo is a self-hosted alternative with no fees or commissions.
Upgrade to Pro When You are Ready to Scale
- Prerequisites, assignments, and advanced quiz types
- Gradebook and student reports
- Course bundles and subscriptions
- Coupons and marked/sale pricing
- Razorpay payment gateway
- Multiple instructors per course
- Zoom and Google Meet integration
- Mailchimp, MailerLite, HubSpot, and Zapier integrations
- Paid Memberships Pro and Restrict Content Pro support
- Easy Digital Downloads (EDD) integration
- Advanced LMS reporting and analytics
- White label support
- Priority support
Works Great With
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Payments and eCommerce: Stripe, PayPal, Razorpay, Mollie, Lemon Squeezy, WooCommerce, SureCart, and Easy Digital Downloads (EDD)
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Gamification and community: GamiPress for gamification features and BuddyPress for social learning
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Page builders and themes: Elementor, Divi, Oxygen, Bricks, Beaver Builder, Gutenberg, Neve, Astra, and more
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Integrations: Google Meet, Google Classroom, Zoom, Mailchimp, MailerLite, Brevo, Fluent CRM, HubSpot, Bunny.net, OpenAI ChatGPT (Create with AI), Zapier, Paid Memberships Pro, Restrict Content Pro, and more
What Our Users Say
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“Masteriyo is a true dark horse, lesser known but just as powerful. Responsive support and impressive update frequency.” — Paul
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“So many great features on the core version, features you have to pay for elsewhere.” — Simrencoe
Use of 3rd Party Services
Third-party services activate only after opt-in. Personal data is not tracked unless stated.
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Diagnostic data: Consent only. Terms of Service | Privacy Policy
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Certificate fonts: AWS CloudFront, no personal data. AWS Privacy
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Google APIs: Classroom and authentication. Terms of Service | Privacy Policy
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Payments:
- Stripe: Terms of Service | Privacy Policy
- PayPal: Terms of Service | Privacy Policy
- Mollie: Terms of Service | Privacy Policy
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OpenAI: AI features (user API key required). Terms of Use | Policies
Screenshots
Lesson Builder 
Course Settings 
Quiz Builder 
Certificate Builder 
Track sales, enrollments, and course performance 
Launch with Starter Templates 
Blocks
This plugin provides 18 blocks.
- Course Curriculum
- Course Overview
- Course Coming Soon
- Course Featured Image
- Course User Progress
- Course Author
- Course Price
- Course Stats
- Single Course
- Course Content
- Course Reviews
- Group Price Button
- Course Categories
- Course Highlight
- Course Enrolled Button
- Course Category
- Course Title
- Courses Display a customizable grid or list of courses with filtering, sorting, and layout options. Perfect for course archives, landing pages, and category showcases.
Installation
From your WordPress Dashboard
- Go to Plugins > Add New
- Search for Masteriyo
- Click Install Now and then Activate
- Follow the setup wizard to configure courses, payments, and pages
From WordPress.org
- Download Masteriyo
- Upload the
learning-management-systemfolder to your /wp-content/plugins/ directory via FTP/SFTP - Activate Masteriyo from your Plugins page
- Follow the setup wizard to get started
FAQ
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Do I need to have coding skills to use the Masteriyo LMS Plugin?
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No, you don’t need any coding skills. One can click and create courses, lessons, and publish.
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How does Masteriyo compare to LearnDash, TutorLMS, or LifterLMS?
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LearnDash is premium-only from $199/year. TutorLMS restricts its certificate builder to Pro. LifterLMS needs paid add-ons for full payment support. Masteriyo includes payments, certificates, and quizzes for free.
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Does the plugin work with any WordPress themes?
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Yes, Masteriyo LMS is designed to work with any themes that have been coded following WordPress guidelines.
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Can I migrate from another LMS?
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Yes. The built-in LMS migration tool transfers courses, quizzes, orders, and student data from LearnDash, TutorLMS, LifterLMS, LearnPress, and MasterStudy in a few clicks.
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Is Masteriyo a self-hosted LMS?
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Yes. No SaaS LMS fees, no per-student costs, and no third-party cuts. Your data stays on your own WordPress site, making it a strong SaaS LMS alternative.
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Do you have a quick get started documentation for Masteriyo LMS?
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Yes, we do. Check out this Getting Started Docs
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What are the available add-ons for Masteriyo, and where can I find more information about them?
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There are various add-ons available for Masteriyo, such as certificate builder, coupons, etc. You can check the details here.
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Can I get assistance in setting up an online course with Masteriyo?
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Yes, you can get assistance in setting up an online course site. We provide VIP support for a small charge.
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Does Masteriyo work for corporate training, schools, or online academies?
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Yes. It’s used for corporate training, employee onboarding, LMS for schools and universities, and online course marketplaces. A practical course builder for eLearning at any scale, with built-in reports and certificates.
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How can I request a feature that I need for my LMS website?
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You can request a new feature on Masteriyo by contacting our team. Feature Request
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How to stay updated on Masteriyo LMS new releases?
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You can stay up-to-date by checking the Masteriyo Changelog and Blog regularly.
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Is the Masteriyo WordPress LMS plugin free?
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Yes, Masteriyo offers all core LMS features for free. For advanced features, consider exploring our premium version.
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Can I integrate Masteriyo with membership plugins?
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Yes, Masteriyo is compatible with membership plugins. However, external membership plugins are optional as Masteriyo already includes all features essential for a core Learning Management System.
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Does Masteriyo support live course sessions and webinars like Zoom and Google Meet?
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Absolutely! Masteriyo supports live interactions through seamless integration with Zoom and Google Meet.
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Is Masteriyo compatible with WordPress Multisite?
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Yes, Masteriyo works perfectly with WordPress Multisite environments.
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Can I use SCORM content with Masteriyo?
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Yes, you can easily import SCORM-compliant courses into Masteriyo in a few clicks.
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How can I report security bugs?
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You can report security bugs through the Patchstack Vulnerability Disclosure Program. The Patchstack team helps validate, triage, and handle any security vulnerabilities. Report a security vulnerability
Reviews
Contributors & Developers
“Masteriyo LMS – Online Course Builder for eLearning, LMS & Education” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
Contributors
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Interested in development?
Browse the code, check out the SVN repository, or subscribe to the development log by RSS.
Changelog
2.1.9 – 04-05-2026
- Enhancement – Load Masteriyo public CSS only on Masteriyo-related content pages.
- Fix – Enhance security.
- Fix – Log email delivery failures silently through the Masteriyo logger.
- Fix – Courses shortcode rendering private courses to non-enrolled users.
- Fix – Course Bundles shortcode rendering private courses to non-enrolled users. [PRO]
- Fix – Exclude Learn and Account pages from cache plugins.
- Fix – Show contextual error notices on Learn page redirects.
- Fix – Block paid course access for logged-in users without a student role.
- Fix – Randomize Questions setting not applied on Learn page quiz.
- Fix – Course featured image missing in Course Bundle editor. [PRO]
- Fix – Group enrollment course selector not listing courses with tiered pricing. [PRO]
2.1.8 – 06-04-2026
- Enhancement – Made the Stripe webhook secret mandatory to improve security.
- Fix – Enhance security.
- Fix – Resolved RTL issues in the quiz timer and Masteriyo player.
You can find old changelog from here.