Title: Sikshya LMS – LMS Course Builder, Online Courses & eLearning
Author: MantraBrain
Published: 26.11.2019
Last modified: 17.10.2026
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# Sikshya LMS – LMS Course Builder, Online Courses & eLearning
Автор: [MantraBrain](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mantrabrain/)
[Скачать](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/sikshya.1.0.14.zip)
* [Детали](https://ru.wordpress.org/plugins/sikshya/#description)
* [Отзывы](https://ru.wordpress.org/plugins/sikshya/#reviews)
* [Установка](https://ru.wordpress.org/plugins/sikshya/#installation)
* [Разработка](https://ru.wordpress.org/plugins/sikshya/#developers)
[Поддержка](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/sikshya/)
## Описание
Sikshya LMS — WordPress learning management plugin for online courses, quizzes,
Stripe/PayPal checkout, certificates, and learner dashboards on your domain.
**Sikshya LMS** is a **WordPress LMS** (learning management system) for educators
and creators who want students to enroll, learn, and pay without leaving the site.
It installs like other WordPress plugins: you control hosting, data, and branding.
The free core lets you launch a real course catalog, sell when you are ready, and
upgrade to **Sikshya Pro** when you need automation and advanced add-ons.
### At a glance
* **Sell** — Free or paid online courses with Stripe and PayPal, coupons, and orders
via [native checkout](https://mantrabrain.com/plugins/sikshya-lms/features/native-checkout/?utm_source=wporg&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=feature_native_checkout)
in the free core.
* **Teach** — Visual [course builder](https://mantrabrain.com/plugins/sikshya-lms/features/course-builder/?utm_source=wporg&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=feature_course_builder),
structured curriculum, [video & text lessons](https://mantrabrain.com/plugins/sikshya-lms/features/video-text-lessons/?utm_source=wporg&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=feature_video_text_lessons),
[quizzes & auto-grading](https://mantrabrain.com/plugins/sikshya-lms/features/quizzes/?utm_source=wporg&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=feature_quizzes),
assignments, and [course certificates](https://mantrabrain.com/plugins/sikshya-lms/features/basic-certificates/?utm_source=wporg&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=feature_basic_certificates).
* **Support learners** — Dashboards, progress, and role-aware flows for instructors
and staff.
### Quick links
👉 [Documentation](https://sikshya.mantrabrain.com/docs/?utm_source=wporg&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=documentation)
👉 [Try Sikshya LMS Free](https://try.new/plugins/sikshya/)
👉 [Try Sikshya LMS Pro](https://try.mantrabrain.com/try-sikshya-pro/)
👉 [Sikshya LMS — product & pricing](https://mantrabrain.com/plugins/sikshya-lms/?utm_source=wporg&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=home)
👉 [Sikshya Pro](https://mantrabrain.com/plugins/sikshya-lms/?utm_source=wporg&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=pro)
👉 [Sikshya LMS Facebook Community](https://www.facebook.com/groups/sikshyalms/)
👉 [Compare Sikshya with LearnDash, Tutor LMS, LifterLMS, LearnPress, MemberPress](https://mantrabrain.com/plugins/sikshya-lms/?utm_source=wporg&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=compare#compare)
Join the community for release notes, setup tips, and peer discussion with other
WordPress course creators.
### Why choose Sikshya?
* **Creator-first workflow** — A fast admin experience (React-powered shell) so
you spend time teaching, not hunting through scattered WordPress screens.
* **Commerce that belongs in the free core** — Paid courses, coupons, orders, and
mainstream gateways are part of the baseline story—not an afterthought locked
behind “contact sales.”
* **Sensible defaults** — Fewer knobs on day one; advanced automation, marketplace,
and reporting unlock with **Sikshya Pro** when you are ready to scale.
* **WordPress-native** — Courses, lessons, quizzes, and questions follow familiar
custom post types and capabilities, with REST-oriented services where documented—
so agencies and developers can extend predictably.
* **Compatible with your stack** — Works with the WordPress block editor (Gutenberg),
Classic Editor, and popular page builders such as Elementor and Divi alongside
your existing theme.
### Self-hosted WordPress LMS — curriculum, quizzes, checkout, and certificates
Install Sikshya on **your** WordPress site to keep ownership of course content,
learner records, and payments—without renting a separate SaaS LMS just to deliver
training.
**In plain English:** you create courses in the WordPress admin; learners open your
course pages on the front of your site, track progress in their account, and complete
quizzes or assignments you publish.
Use Sikshya for coaching, professional training, customer education, internal onboarding,
or the start of a course marketplace—with full control of content, branding, and
revenue.
### New to WordPress LMS plugins?
* **No code required** to publish lessons and quizzes—you work inside Sikshya’s
admin screens like other WordPress plugins.
* **Your theme** controls fonts and many layout basics; Sikshya adds course templates
and learner views so selling and learning stay consistent.
* **Start small:** create one course, one short lesson, and one quiz; invite a
test student account before you invite paying customers.
* **Payments are optional:** offer free courses first, then connect Stripe or PayPal
when you sell.
### Who is Sikshya for?
* **Coaches, consultants, and creators** shipping paid programs without hiring
a platform team.
* **Training companies & academies** replacing spreadsheets with enrollments, progress,
and assessments.
* **Teams doing internal training** who need completion tracking and light certification.
* **Agencies** standardizing one dependable LMS layer across client sites (including
multisite when configured carefully).
### Extended use cases
* **Blended learning** — Self-paced lessons plus scheduled touchpoints (extended
live tooling ships in Pro where applicable).
* **Customer education** — Product training and onboarding academies tied to your
brand site.
* **Community & cohort programs** — Clear curriculum and progress signals; pair
with your favorite community plugins as needed.
### Top features (free core)
Each headline below links to its dedicated feature page on the Sikshya site.
**[Course Builder](https://mantrabrain.com/plugins/sikshya-lms/features/course-builder/?utm_source=wporg&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=feature_course_builder)**—
curriculum + chapters
* Unlimited courses, lessons, and quizzes (within your hosting limits).
* Structured curriculum with sections/chapters and drag-and-drop style ordering.
* Course landing content: descriptions, FAQs, announcements, preview lessons.
* Course archive with search and filters aligned to your theme.
**[Video & Text Lessons](https://mantrabrain.com/plugins/sikshya-lms/features/video-text-lessons/?utm_source=wporg&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=feature_video_text_lessons)**—
multi-format content
* Lesson types: text, video via URL/embed-style delivery, downloadable materials.
* Optional transcript field (downloadable URL + paste-in text) for accessibility
and SEO.
* Graceful media fallback when an embed or source can’t load.
**[Quizzes & Auto-grading](https://mantrabrain.com/plugins/sikshya-lms/features/quizzes/?utm_source=wporg&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=feature_quizzes)**—
assessment that actually scales
* Quiz builder: multiple choice, true/false, short answer, essay, fill-in-the-blank,
ordering, matching.
* Passing marks, attempts, and timer-oriented assessment controls.
* Sequential progression and chapter-style gating where configured.
* Mid-attempt auto-save so a refresh doesn’t wipe in-progress answers.
* Per-type score breakdown + optional per-question explanations on review.
* Assignments with submission and manual grading for real-world evaluation.
**[Course Certificates](https://mantrabrain.com/plugins/sikshya-lms/features/basic-certificates/?utm_source=wporg&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=feature_basic_certificates)**—
issued on completion
* Two ready-to-use certificate templates (Heritage + Vertex) ship in the free core,
marked default so they survive updates.
* PDF download from the learner profile when a course is completed.
* QR-based external verification ships in the **Pro** [Advanced certificates](https://mantrabrain.com/plugins/sikshya-lms/features/certificates-advanced/?utm_source=wporg&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=feature_certificates_advanced)
addon.
**Learners**
* Student dashboard: enrollments, progress, resume learning.
* Downloadable lesson attachments and course resources, protected per learner.
* Role-aware flows for administrators and instructors.
**[Native checkout](https://mantrabrain.com/plugins/sikshya-lms/features/native-checkout/?utm_source=wporg&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=feature_native_checkout)**—
checkout & monetization (free baseline)
* Free courses, paid courses, and manual enrollment by staff.
* Stripe and PayPal as first-class payment paths in settings.
* Coupons: percentage or fixed discounts, redemption limits, optional date windows.
* Order management: visibility, notes, and administrative refund-style workflows
as implemented per release.
**Reliability & operations**
* Capability checks, nonces, and disciplined REST patterns aligned with WordPress
security expectations.
* Transactional email hooks for enrollment, purchase, and completion journeys (
templates evolve by release).
* Translation-ready (`sikshya` text domain); RTL-friendly layouts are a continuous
improvement target—report theme-specific gaps via support.
### Native commerce & checkout
Sell access without duct-taping five plugins together for a basic launch: configure
gateways, test in sandbox or test mode when available, publish your course page,
and route buyers through a [checkout experience](https://mantrabrain.com/plugins/sikshya-lms/features/native-checkout/?utm_source=wporg&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=feature_native_checkout)
designed for digital education—not generic cart prose bolted onto an LMS.
### Platform notes
* **Themes** — Built to cooperate with well-coded WordPress themes; use a default
theme briefly if you need to isolate CSS conflicts.
* **Multisite** — Network-enabled; validate roles, capabilities, and data boundaries
per site before production.
* **Developers** — Hooks and filters around enrollments, lesson completion, and
quiz outcomes; REST coverage is summarized on the product site and expanded in
[Sikshya documentation](https://sikshya.mantrabrain.com/docs/?utm_source=wporg&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=documentation).
### Upgrade to Sikshya Pro
Unlock advanced [content drip](https://mantrabrain.com/plugins/sikshya-lms/features/content-drip/?utm_source=wporg&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=feature_content_drip)
and [prerequisites](https://mantrabrain.com/plugins/sikshya-lms/features/prerequisites/?utm_source=wporg&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=feature_prerequisites),
[multi-instructor](https://mantrabrain.com/plugins/sikshya-lms/features/multi-instructor/?utm_source=wporg&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=feature_multi_instructor)
collaboration, [subscriptions](https://mantrabrain.com/plugins/sikshya-lms/features/subscriptions/?utm_source=wporg&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=feature_subscriptions),
deeper [analytics](https://mantrabrain.com/plugins/sikshya-lms/features/reports-advanced/?utm_source=wporg&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=feature_reports_advanced)
and [gradebook](https://mantrabrain.com/plugins/sikshya-lms/features/gradebook/?utm_source=wporg&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=feature_gradebook)
workflows, [course bundles](https://mantrabrain.com/plugins/sikshya-lms/features/course-bundles/?utm_source=wporg&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=feature_course_bundles),
[white-label](https://mantrabrain.com/plugins/sikshya-lms/features/white-label/?utm_source=wporg&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=feature_white_label)
options, and broader integrations. **Free stays generous; Pro unlocks scale.**
👉 [Explore Sikshya Pro](https://mantrabrain.com/plugins/sikshya-lms/pricing/?utm_source=wporg&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=pro_detail)
👉 [Sikshya pricing & plans](https://mantrabrain.com/plugins/sikshya-lms/pricing/?utm_source=wporg&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=plans)
### Sikshya Pro add-on catalog
Below is the full commercial add-on line-up from the Sikshya feature registry. **
Each title links to pricing** so you can compare plans. Availability varies by plan
tier (Starter, Growth / Pro band, Scale); see the pricing page for the current matrix.
#### Starter-band add-ons
* **[Content drip & scheduled unlock](https://mantrabrain.com/plugins/sikshya-lms/features/content-drip/?utm_source=wporg&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=feature_content_drip)**—
Release lessons over time (“day 3 after signup”, dates, cohort pace) instead
of opening the full catalog on day one. Best for paced programs and term-style
delivery; disable for purely self‑paced libraries.
* **[Course reviews & ratings](https://mantrabrain.com/plugins/sikshya-lms/features/course-reviews/?utm_source=wporg&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=feature_course_reviews)**—
Collect star ratings and written reviews on course pages with moderation before
they go live. Builds social proof in the catalog; turn off when public reviews
don’t fit your model.
* **[Prerequisites (lessons & courses)](https://mantrabrain.com/plugins/sikshya-lms/features/prerequisites/?utm_source=wporg&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=feature_prerequisites)**—
Require completion of chosen lessons or whole courses before the next step unlocks—
ideal for sequencing, compliance, or leveled paths. Leave off when every course
stands alone.
* **[Instructor dashboard](https://mantrabrain.com/plugins/sikshya-lms/features/instructor-dashboard/?utm_source=wporg&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=feature_instructor_dashboard)**—
Gives each teacher a concise snapshot (e.g. enrollments on their courses) without
sharing the whole admin site. Useful when instructors should see **their** numbers
only.
* **[Drip & automation emails](https://mantrabrain.com/plugins/sikshya-lms/features/drip-notifications/?utm_source=wporg&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=feature_drip_notifications)**—
Optional transactional emails when drip rules unlock lessons or schedules (templates
in Email templates). Pair with Content drip when you want “lesson unlocked” style
notices.
* **[Calendar](https://mantrabrain.com/plugins/sikshya-lms/features/calendar/?utm_source=wporg&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=feature_calendar)**—
Shows learners a dated schedule—enrollments, upcoming drip unlocks, assignment
due dates—on My account plus REST data for custom UIs. Handy when deadlines and
releases should appear in one place.
#### Growth-band add-ons
* **[Professional email delivery & branded templates](https://mantrabrain.com/plugins/sikshya-lms/features/email-advanced-customization/?utm_source=wporg&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=feature_email_advanced)**—
Route Sikshya emails through a proper ESP (SendGrid-style setup) and wrap messages
with your branding. Improve deliverability versus generic PHP mail.
* **[Course discussions & Q&A](https://mantrabrain.com/plugins/sikshya-lms/features/community-discussions/?utm_source=wporg&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=feature_discussions)**—
In-course discussions and Q&A with instructor moderation for cohort-led learning.
Skip when comments are handled entirely outside Sikshya.
* **[Multi-instructor & co-authors](https://mantrabrain.com/plugins/sikshya-lms/features/multi-instructor/?utm_source=wporg&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=feature_multi_instructor)**—
Assign multiple instructors per course with optional revenue splits for shared
authoring and payouts. Keeps ledger-style splits disciplined at checkout.
* **[Advanced analytics & exports](https://mantrabrain.com/plugins/sikshya-lms/features/reports-advanced/?utm_source=wporg&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=feature_reports_advanced)**—
Download enrollment-style and progress-ready data for Excel/Sheets and offline
planning. Bridges dashboard charts and spreadsheets when stakeholders need files.
* **[Gradebook](https://mantrabrain.com/plugins/sikshya-lms/features/gradebook/?utm_source=wporg&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=feature_gradebook)**—
Consolidates quizzes and graded assignments into a per‑learner, per‑course scores
view plus export workflows. Targets real grading—not “completion only.”
* **[Student activity log](https://mantrabrain.com/plugins/sikshya-lms/features/activity-log/?utm_source=wporg&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=feature_activity_log)**—
Timeline of milestones (enrollment, completions, quizzes, submissions, checkout)
when you must answer **what happened, when**. Helpful support and dispute trail.
* **[Advanced certificates (builder, QR, verification)](https://mantrabrain.com/plugins/sikshya-lms/features/certificates-advanced/?utm_source=wporg&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=feature_certificates_advanced)**—
Verification links/pages, richer layouts, and optional QR tying to proofs beyond
the basic PDF. Use when authenticity checks matter externally.
* **[Subscriptions & memberships](https://mantrabrain.com/plugins/sikshya-lms/features/subscriptions/?utm_source=wporg&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=feature_subscriptions)**—
Sell ongoing access via recurring billing models instead of strictly one-shot
course sales. Fits memberships and renewals layered on gateways you configure.
* **[Course bundles](https://mantrabrain.com/plugins/sikshya-lms/features/course-bundles/?utm_source=wporg&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=feature_course_bundles)**—
Sell several courses together for one bundled price—“bootcamp packs” or value
SKUs—with enrollment logic tied to the pack.
* **[Advanced coupons & upsells](https://mantrabrain.com/plugins/sikshya-lms/features/coupons-advanced/?utm_source=wporg&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=feature_coupons_advanced)**—
Coupon rules beyond a flat discount—minimum order, applicability to chosen courses—
and checkout guardrails accordingly.
* **[Dynamic checkout fields](https://mantrabrain.com/plugins/sikshya-lms/features/dynamic-checkout-fields/?utm_source=wporg&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=feature_checkout_fields)**—
Add configurable checkout questions (text, select, checkbox) with simple visibility
rules. Store answers on orders or profiles when you need VAT, referrals, consent,
etc.
* **[Advanced assignments](https://mantrabrain.com/plugins/sikshya-lms/features/assignments-advanced/?utm_source=wporg&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=feature_assignments_advanced)**—
Rubric-style grading guidance and uploads restricted by file types for stricter
coursework hand-ins.
* **[Advanced quiz types](https://mantrabrain.com/plugins/sikshya-lms/features/quiz-advanced/?utm_source=wporg&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=feature_quiz_advanced)**—
Groups / pools of reusable questions when you assemble many quizzes without duplicating
stems—think organized question banking.
* **[Live classes (Zoom / Meet / Classroom)](https://mantrabrain.com/plugins/sikshya-lms/features/live-classes/?utm_source=wporg&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=feature_live_classes)**—
Persist meeting links and platform labels directly on lessons so learners always
hit the correct live URL from the syllabus.
* **[Social login](https://mantrabrain.com/plugins/sikshya-lms/features/social-login/?utm_source=wporg&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=feature_social_login)**—
Let learners sign in with Google-style providers when policy allows fewer passwords-
only accounts.
* **[SCORM / H5P](https://mantrabrain.com/plugins/sikshya-lms/features/scorm-h5p/?utm_source=wporg&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=feature_scorm_h5p)**—
Embed packaged SCORM or H5P experiences inside Sikshya lessons—bridge vendor-
built interactives inside your Sikshya path.
#### Scale-band add-ons
* **[Multi-vendor marketplace](https://mantrabrain.com/plugins/sikshya-lms/features/marketplace-multivendor/?utm_source=wporg&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=feature_marketplace)**—
Track vendor ownership per course plus platform-vs-seller splits for many independent
sellers sharing one storefront.
* **[White label & branding](https://mantrabrain.com/plugins/sikshya-lms/features/white-label/?utm_source=wporg&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=feature_white_label)**—
Tune Sikshya-facing labels and learner/admin chrome toward your agency or customer
brand—including login accents where supported.
* **[Webhooks](https://mantrabrain.com/plugins/sikshya-lms/features/webhooks/?utm_source=wporg&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=feature_webhooks)**—
Deliver signed JSON to your HTTPS endpoints whenever major LMS lifecycle events
occur for custom automation backends.
* **[Zapier](https://mantrabrain.com/plugins/sikshya-lms/features/zapier/?utm_source=wporg&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=feature_zapier)**—
First-class Zapier workflow entry points so Sikshya events can fan into thousands
of Zap actions without bespoke code projects.
* **[Email marketing (Mailchimp / MailerLite)](https://mantrabrain.com/plugins/sikshya-lms/features/email-marketing/?utm_source=wporg&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=feature_email_marketing)**—
Keep marketing lists synced from enrollments/completions so campaigns react to
Sikshya learning milestones.
* **[Public API & API keys](https://mantrabrain.com/plugins/sikshya-lms/features/public-api-keys/?utm_source=wporg&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=feature_public_api)**—
Issue revocable secrets for bespoke apps/partners integrating over REST without
sharing WordPress passwords.
* **[Multisite & network license tools](https://mantrabrain.com/plugins/sikshya-lms/features/multisite-scale/?utm_source=wporg&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=feature_multisite)**—
Guidance surfaces for multisite admins mapping licenses across subsites on true
WordPress networks.
* **[Enterprise reporting](https://mantrabrain.com/plugins/sikshya-lms/features/enterprise-reports/?utm_source=wporg&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=feature_enterprise_reports)**—
Automated weekly KPI-style email rollups aimed at inbox-friendly executive snapshots—
pair with analytics exports when you need detail too.
* **[Multilingual (WPML / Weglot)](https://mantrabrain.com/plugins/sikshya-lms/features/multilingual-enterprise/?utm_source=wporg&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=feature_multilingual)**—
Bridges Sikshya’s front-end/interface strings into popular translation stacks
so multi‑language sites localize consistently beside your theme/content.
### Sikshya LMS vs other WordPress LMS plugins
* 👉 [LearnDash Vs Sikshya LMS](https://mantrabrain.com/plugins/sikshya-lms/learndash-vs-sikshya-lms/?utm_source=wporg&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=vs_learndash)—
How **LearnDash** compares to Sikshya LMS on free tier, lifetime licensing, and
total cost of ownership for WordPress course creators.
* 👉 [Tutor LMS Vs Sikshya LMS](https://mantrabrain.com/plugins/sikshya-lms/tutor-lms-vs-sikshya-lms/?utm_source=wporg&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=vs_tutor)—
How **Tutor LMS** compares to Sikshya LMS on free-tier scope, OAuth 2 + PKCE
API access, and pricing model.
* 👉 [LifterLMS Vs Sikshya LMS](https://mantrabrain.com/plugins/sikshya-lms/lifterlms-vs-sikshya-lms/?utm_source=wporg&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=vs_lifter)—
How **LifterLMS** compares to Sikshya LMS on flat-tier pricing vs a free core
plus separately-versioned add-ons.
* 👉 [LearnPress Vs Sikshya LMS](https://mantrabrain.com/plugins/sikshya-lms/learnpress-vs-sikshya-lms/?utm_source=wporg&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=vs_learnpress)—
How **LearnPress** compares to Sikshya LMS on commerce, course builder UX, and
the Pro feature ladder.
* 👉 [MemberPress Vs Sikshya LMS](https://mantrabrain.com/plugins/sikshya-lms/memberpress-vs-sikshya-lms/?utm_source=wporg&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=vs_memberpress)—
How **MemberPress** compares to Sikshya LMS as a course-first LMS vs a membership-
first plugin.
### Use of third-party services
Features you enable may connect to services **you** configure. Examples:
* **Stripe** — [Terms of service](https://stripe.com/legal/ssa) · [Privacy](https://stripe.com/privacy)
* **PayPal** — [User agreement](https://www.paypal.com/us/legalhub/paypal/useragreement-full)·
[Privacy](https://www.paypal.com/us/legalhub/paypal/privacy-full)
* **Embedded or linked video** — YouTube, Vimeo, or other hosts may apply their
own embed terms, cookies, or analytics; see each provider’s policies.
**Optional usage insights (opt-in):** Sikshya may include optional, aggregated usage
insights to help prioritize improvements. It stays **off** unless you enable it,
is designed **not** to collect learner personally identifiable information, and
is described in full (what is sent, where it goes, and how to disable) in the [Sikshya documentation—privacy & usage](https://sikshya.mantrabrain.com/docs/?utm_source=wporg&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=privacy).
Other optional connections added in future releases will be listed in the changelog
and documented on Mantrabrain / Sikshya docs when applicable.
## Скриншоты
[⌊LMS admin dashboard — Sikshya shell with quick access to courses, learners, and
commerce (React-powered).⌉⌊LMS admin dashboard — Sikshya shell with quick access
to courses, learners, and commerce (React-powered).⌉[
LMS admin dashboard — Sikshya shell with quick access to courses, learners, and
commerce (React-powered).
[⌊Course management — search, filter, and edit all online courses from one admin
screen.⌉⌊Course management — search, filter, and edit all online courses from one
admin screen.⌉[
Course management — search, filter, and edit all online courses from one admin screen.
[⌊Course Builder — curriculum, settings, and lesson content in one structured workspace.⌉⌊
Course Builder — curriculum, settings, and lesson content in one structured workspace
.⌉[
Course Builder — curriculum, settings, and lesson content in one structured workspace.
[⌊Global Settings — payments (Stripe/PayPal), emails, labels, and LMS-wide behavior
in one place.⌉⌊Global Settings — payments (Stripe/PayPal), emails, labels, and LMS-
wide behavior in one place.⌉[
Global Settings — payments (Stripe/PayPal), emails, labels, and LMS-wide behavior
in one place.
[⌊Public course catalog — browse and filter courses; blends with your theme and
Sikshya templates.⌉⌊Public course catalog — browse and filter courses; blends with
your theme and Sikshya templates.⌉[
Public course catalog — browse and filter courses; blends with your theme and Sikshya
templates.
[⌊Learner experience — lesson view with curriculum sidebar, progress, and resume-
friendly layout for enrolled students.⌉⌊Learner experience — lesson view with curriculum
sidebar, progress, and resume-friendly layout for enrolled students.⌉[
Learner experience — lesson view with curriculum sidebar, progress, and resume-friendly
layout for enrolled students.
## Блоки
Этот плагин предоставляет 3 блока.
* Sikshya Registration Create a Sikshya student account; instructor intent submits
a pending teaching application.
* Sikshya Courses Grid or list of published courses (same card UI as the catalog).
* Sikshya Login Sign-in form (Sikshya auth handler; errors stay on the same page).
## Установка
1. Install **Sikshya LMS** from **Plugins Add New** (search “Sikshya” or “Sikshya
LMS”) or upload the `sikshya` folder to `wp-content/plugins/`.
2. Activate the plugin.
3. Open **Sikshya** in the WordPress admin menu and walk through setup: required pages,
permalink structure (pretty URLs recommended), basic branding, and email sender
settings.
4. Under **Payments**, add **Stripe** and/or **PayPal** using **test** keys first;
run a small test purchase before switching to live keys.
5. Create your first course, add at least one lesson and (optionally) a quiz, publish,
then open the public course URL in a private browser window to see what learners
see.
6. Optional: read the [step-by-step Sikshya documentation](https://sikshya.mantrabrain.com/docs/?utm_source=wporg&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=documentation)
on Mantrabrain for installation detail and privacy controls.
7. Optional: join the [Sikshya LMS Facebook Community](https://www.facebook.com/groups/sikshyalms/)
for tips from other site owners.
**Tip:** If anything looks wrong on the front of your site, temporarily switch to
a default WordPress theme (Twenty Twenty-Five, etc.) to tell Sikshya styling apart
from theme conflicts.
## Часто задаваемые вопросы
### What is an LMS (in one sentence)?
A **learning management system** is software that hosts your lessons, tracks who
finished what, and often handles enrollment or payment—so you are not emailing PDFs
and spreadsheets by hand.
### Is Sikshya LMS free?
Yes. This plugin ships a full free core for building courses, enrolling learners,
running quizzes, and selling with baseline checkout features. Advanced modules and
priority support are available with **Sikshya Pro**.
### Do I need coding skills?
No for day-to-day course building. Developers can still extend Sikshya using WordPress
hooks, filters, and documented REST endpoints.
### Does Sikshya work with any WordPress theme?
It is designed for broad theme compatibility. If layouts clash, test with a default
WordPress theme to separate theme CSS from LMS templates.
### Does Sikshya work with the block editor?
Yes. Use the native **Sikshya** blocks (Courses, Login, Registration) or legacy
Shortcode blocks with `[sikshya_courses]`, `[sikshya_login]`, and `[sikshya_registration]`—
settings and output match. Sikshya course pages and learner templates work alongside
block-based pages and standard WordPress themes.
### Does Sikshya work with page builders like Elementor or Divi?
Yes. Sikshya’s output is standard WordPress templates and shortcodes, so it composes
cleanly with **Elementor**, **Divi**, **Beaver Builder**, **Bricks**, and **Oxygen**.
Drop the Sikshya shortcodes (`[sikshya_courses]`, `[sikshya_login]`, `[sikshya_registration]`)
into any builder widget that renders shortcodes; the rest of your course / lesson/
quiz templates render through Sikshya’s own template layer, which respects your
theme’s typography and color tokens.
### Can I migrate from LearnDash, Tutor LMS, or LearnPress to Sikshya?
Sikshya stores courses, lessons, and quizzes as standard custom post types, which
makes structured imports possible with tools such as **WP All Import** or with a
small migration script targeting the Sikshya REST endpoints. Migrating learner progress(
completion history, scores) typically requires a custom mapping — open a support
ticket if you’re planning a large migration and want a template script to start
from.
### Is Sikshya mobile-responsive?
Yes. The course catalog, course pages, learner dashboard, quiz player, and learn-
page chrome are designed mobile-first with sticky learn-page headers, tap-friendly
touch targets (44×44 minimum), keyboard-accessible quiz controls, and ARIA semantics
that work with screen readers. Tested on iOS Safari, Android Chrome, and modern
WebView contexts.
### Is Sikshya GDPR-compliant?
Sikshya stores only the learner data you choose to collect (account, enrollments,
progress, orders) on **your** WordPress install — nothing is shipped to third-party
servers by Sikshya itself. Personal-data export and erasure hooks for WP’s built-
in privacy tools are supported, so subject-access and right-to-erasure requests
flow through the standard WP **Tools Export/Erase Personal Data** screens. Any
payment, video, or analytics service **you** configure has its own privacy obligations—
see the **Use of third-party services** section above.
### How do I sell courses?
Create a paid course, set the price, connect **Stripe** and/or **PayPal** under
Sikshya payment settings, and run a test transaction before accepting live payments.
### Can I use WooCommerce or another cart instead?
The free core emphasizes native-style course checkout for speed and clarity. Deeper
cart and membership integrations may appear in Pro or via future integrations—check
the product page for the current roadmap.
### Does Sikshya support subscriptions or memberships?
Recurring subscriptions and advanced membership rules are part of the **Sikshya
Pro** positioning. The free tier focuses on strong one-time (and free-course) selling.
### Is Sikshya multisite compatible?
Yes, the plugin is flagged for network use. Always verify instructor/student capabilities
and data isolation per subsite in staging.
### Where is Sikshya LMS documentation?
Official guides live on Mantrabrain: [Sikshya LMS documentation](https://sikshya.mantrabrain.com/docs/?utm_source=wporg&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=documentation)
covers installation, privacy & optional usage tracking, and links to deeper help
as the knowledge base grows.
### Is Sikshya a self-hosted LMS?
Yes. Sikshya runs entirely inside your own WordPress installation (self-hosted).
You are not required to use a separate hosted LMS service to deliver courses, track
progress, or process payments you configure (for example Stripe or PayPal).
### Can I translate Sikshya?
Yes. Strings use the `sikshya` text domain and are compatible with Loco Translate,
WPML, TranslatePress, and similar workflows.
### Where can I get help or talk to other users?
Use [Contact support](https://mantrabrain.com/contact/) for account or technical
issues, and join the [Sikshya LMS Facebook Community](https://www.facebook.com/groups/sikshyalms/)
for peer discussion and best practices.
### How do I report a security vulnerability?
Email at mantrabrain@gmail.com with details (do not post exploit steps in public
reviews). You may also use the vendor contact page on the product site for coordinated
disclosure.
### How does Sikshya relate to Sikshya Pro?
**Sikshya** (this plugin) is the free foundation. **Sikshya Pro** is a separate
commercial add-on that unlocks advanced features and service levels.
### Will this hurt my site’s SEO?
Sikshya outputs normal WordPress pages and URLs. Use clear course titles, excerpts,
and internal links from your homepage or blog—same good habits as any WordPress
site. Pair with your preferred SEO plugin for meta titles and sitemaps.
### What shortcodes and blocks does Sikshya provide?
Sikshya registers the shortcodes below. Paste them into any page, post, or widget
that runs WordPress shortcodes (Shortcode block, Classic editor, or a theme template
that calls `do_shortcode`). Attribute names are lowercase unless noted.
**Quick reference**
* **Sikshya Courses** block (or `[sikshya_courses]`) — Grid or list of published
courses (same card UI as the catalog).
* **Sikshya Login** block (or `[sikshya_login]`) — Sign-in form (Sikshya auth handler;
errors stay on the same page).
* **Sikshya Registration** block (or `[sikshya_registration]`) — Create a Sikshya
student account; optional instructor intent submits a pending teaching application.
In the block editor, open the **Sikshya** block category or search for “Sikshya”.
Each block exposes the same settings as the matching shortcode attributes in the
sidebar; front-end output is identical to the shortcode.
**`[sikshya_courses]`**
**What it does:** Queries published courses and renders them with the same course
card partial used on archives and the catalog.
**Attributes** (all optional except where a default is listed):
* `per_page` — Number of courses per page. Default `9`. Minimum `1`, maximum `50`.
* `columns` — Layout hint. `3` forces a three-column grid; other positive values(
up to `6`) adjust the auto grid; `0` or omitted uses the default auto layout.
* `view` — `grid` or `list`. Default `grid`.
* `category` — Filter by **course category** taxonomy slug (not the numeric ID).
* `tag` — Filter by **course tag** taxonomy slug.
* `search` — Free-text search string (same idea as the catalog search).
* `orderby` — `date`, `title`, or `price`. Default `date`.
* `order` — `asc` or `desc`. Default `desc`.
* `pagination` — `1` (show paging) or `0` (single page). Default `1`. When enabled,
page links use the query argument **`sikshya_courses_page`** so paging does not
clash with the main query.
**Examples**
```
[sikshya_courses]
[sikshya_courses per_page="12" view="grid" category="web-design" orderby="price" order="asc" pagination="1"]
[sikshya_courses view="list" search="wordpress" pagination="0"]
```
**`[sikshya_login]`**
**What it does:** Renders an email-or-username + password form that authenticates
through Sikshya’s `admin-post` handler (`wp_signon`). Failed logins show a notice
on the **same URL** (no redirect to `wp-login.php`). Used on the virtual login page
and inside checkout.
**Attributes:**
* `redirect_to` — Absolute or relative URL after **successful** login. Validated
with `wp_validate_redirect`. If empty, the handler falls back to the HTTP referer,
then the site home URL.
**Examples**
```
[sikshya_login]
[sikshya_login redirect_to="/my-account/"]
[sikshya_login redirect_to="https://example.com/checkout/"]
```
**`[sikshya_registration]`**
**What it does:** Renders a registration form (display name optional, email, password).
Creates a WordPress user with the **Sikshya student** role, then triggers the same**
new-user email notifications WordPress sends after core registration** (`wp_send_new_user_notifications`,
admin + user). Intended for checkout (“Create account”) and custom landing pages.
**Attributes:**
* `type` — `student` or `instructor`. Default `student`. **`instructor` does not
assign the instructor role:** the account is a student and a **pending instructor
application** is recorded (same meta as the account “Apply to teach” flow). An
administrator approves applications in the dashboard; only then is the `sikshya_instructor`
role added.
* `redirect_to` — Same behavior as `[sikshya_login]` after successful registration.
**Developers:** Filter `sikshya_send_new_user_notifications` (bool, user ID) to
disable core emails if you replace them with your own.
**Examples**
```
[sikshya_registration]
[sikshya_registration type="student"]
[sikshya_registration type="instructor" redirect_to="/courses/"]
```
## Отзывы
### [Clean interface](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/clean-interface-4/)
[DipenDahal](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dipendahal/) 12.05.2026
Sikshya LMS is a powerful and beginner-friendly WordPress plugin for creating and
managing online courses, offering essential LMS features with a clean interface,
though it still has room to grow in advanced integrations.
[ Посмотреть 1 отзыв ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/sikshya/reviews/)
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Участники
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## Журнал изменений
#### 1.0.14 — 2026-10-16
**Groups, cohorts and compliance training get their screens. Tax works, audio lessons
are finished, and the session timeout finally measures what it says.**
* **Groups,
cohorts and compliance training had no screens at all.** All three shipped as working
APIs with nothing in the admin, so there was no way to sell a seat, run a scheduled
intake, or read a compliance report anywhere in WordPress. Each now has a full screen
under the Sikshya menu. Cohorts leads with the intake’s start date, because drip
schedules count from it — everyone in one intake reaches week two on the same day
however late they joined — and it warns you when an intake has no date, since an
undated intake anchors nothing and ordinary per-learner drip applies instead. Compliance
shows «overdue» and «completed late» apart from the headline percentage, because
an auditor asking whether training was done _on time_ is not answered by a figure
that counts a late completion as compliant. * **«Log out inactive users after (minutes)»
did not measure inactivity.** It capped how long a login lasted, so somebody halfway
through marking a batch of assignments was signed out mid-task at the two-hour mark
whatever they were doing — the one thing the setting’s own label promises not to
do. A session is now extended while the person is active, so only an idle one runs
out. The same setting also ignored «Remember Me»: a login you explicitly asked to
be remembered expired in two hours rather than the fourteen days WordPress promises,
with nothing on screen to explain why you kept being signed out. Remembered logins
now keep their full length. * **Importing the sample data twice gave you two of
everything.** Pressing Tools import sample data again, or running the setup wizard
after an earlier attempt, created a second copy of every sample course. An import
cut short by a hosting time limit was worse still: retrying duplicated the courses
it had already made instead of finishing the ones it had not, leaving you with a
half-built course sitting beside a copy of it. Each imported course is now recognised,
so a later import skips what is already finished and rebuilds only what was interrupted,
and the import asks for more time up front so it usually completes in one pass.
Courses you wrote yourself are never touched, even if they share a name with a sample
one. * **Tax was a setting that did nothing.** Settings Commerce has offered a
tax rate and a «prices already include tax» switch, and neither was read anywhere—
you could configure 8.25% and the store charged nothing extra. Tax is now applied
to the amount after any discount, shown on the checkout quote, and recorded on the
order. Both modes work: exclusive tax is added on top, and an inclusive price stays
exactly what the customer was shown. A rate of 0, which is the default, changes
nothing for existing stores. * **The Email Templates link was broken.** Opening
it printed two PHP warnings into the page and left you there instead of taking you
to Email Templates, because the redirect ran after the page had already started
rendering. It now redirects before any output. * **Admin list screens were slow
on busy sites.** The orders screen issued a database query for every order on the
page — fetching its lines, each line’s course title and the payer separately — and
the quiz-attempts screen did the same for every attempt. On a real dataset those
two pages cost 65 and 64 queries; they now cost 9 and 6. Nothing about what they
show has changed. * **Audio lessons could not be created.** The lesson player already
handled them, but the type was missing from the picker and the server turned an
audio lesson into a text one. You can now pick «Audio lesson», paste a direct link
to an .mp3, .m4a, .ogg or .wav file, and learners get a player — with the existing
transcript field alongside it for accessibility. * Requires Sikshya Pro 1.0.10.
The compliance screen reports on the audience Pro assigns, and Pro 1.0.10 is the
release that stopped capping that audience at 5,000 learners.
#### 1.0.13 — 2026-10-15
**Compliance & mandatory training (new, Scale).**
* Make a course mandatory for
a role, group or cohort with a deadline, and report on who is compliant. Somebody
who joins the audience later inherits the obligation without you re-assigning anything.*
Recurring training reopens on its own cycle, dated from when the learner actually
certified rather than from the old deadline, and every past cycle stays on the record
as the audit trail. * Overdue is worked out from the deadline and the clock rather
than stored, so a report is never stale. Waivers record who granted them and why,
and are counted separately from training that actually happened. * Requires Sikshya
Pro 1.0.8.
#### 1.0.12 — 2026-10-15
**Cohorts (new, Pro).**
* Run a course as a scheduled intake that learners move
through together. A cohort has a start date, and drip schedules count from it rather
than from each learner’s own sign-up — so everyone in the January intake reaches
week two on the same day, however late they joined. Ordinary per-learner drip cannot
express that. * Joining an intake grants its course, each intake reports its own
progress, and a whole group can be moved into one in a single step. * Requires Sikshya
Pro 1.0.7.
#### 1.0.11 — 2026-10-15
**Groups & seat licensing (new, Scale).**
* Sell a block of seats to an organisation
and let them run their own roster. A group owner, or a leader they appoint, adds
and removes learners without needing you, and membership grants access to every
course the group holds. * Seats are enforced: once the purchased number is used,
adding another learner is refused rather than quietly handing over unpaid access.
Reducing a plan below current usage is reported as over-capacity instead of showing
a negative number. * A learner removed from a group keeps their enrolment and progress.
For compliance training that record is the thing the customer needs to keep, so
leaving a roster does not erase it. * Requires Sikshya Pro 1.0.6.
#### 1.0.10 — 2026-10-01
**Security and data-integrity release — update immediately.**
Every item below was reproduced on a live install before the fix and re-tested after,
and each is covered by a new automated test.
**Instructors could modify and destroy each other’s content (critical)**
* On any
site with more than one instructor, instructor A could rewrite instructor B’s course,
lesson and quiz, rename B’s chapters, inject lessons into B’s course, and **permanently
delete B’s chapters and lessons** — that route force-deletes, bypassing the trash,
so the content was unrecoverable. A could also enrol themselves into B’s paid course,
taking paid content for free. * The routes checked only plural capabilities such
as `edit_sikshya_courses`, which every instructor holds for every course, so there
was no per-course check at all. WordPress core refused the same writes through `/
wp/v2`; only Sikshya’s own routes were open. * Ownership is now resolved once, in`
InstructorPermissions::canEditObject()`, and applied to every course-owned object.
A lesson, quiz or chapter inherits ownership from its course.
**Learner personal data was visible to any instructor (high)**
* `/admin/enrollments`,`/
admin/quiz-attempts` and `/admin/issued-certificates` returned every row on the
site — including learner names, email addresses and certificate verification codes—
to any instructor, not just rows for their own courses. All three are now scoped.
**Erasing data on uninstall never actually happened**
* WordPress loads only `uninstall.
php` when deleting a plugin, so Composer’s autoloader was never registered and the
uninstaller raised a fatal error on its first statement. Nothing was ever removed,
whatever you had opted in to — relevant if you rely on this for a data-deletion
request. * What it would have removed was also incomplete: 13 of 21 option names
in its list have never existed, while roughly 28 options the plugin does write were
missing from it, including the JWT signing secret. User meta was not touched at
all (cart contents and learner-authored lesson notes survived), and the four scheduled
events it cleared are not events Sikshya registers, so the three real ones stayed
behind. * Uninstall now loads correctly, verifies its dependencies before starting
so it can never half-erase, and clears options, user meta, stray post meta and its
own cron events. Erasure is still strictly opt-in and still defaults to off. Sikshya
Pro’s data is left to Pro’s own uninstaller.
**An interrupted upgrade could abandon learner enrolments and progress**
* Enrolments
and progress are migrated after the post types are renamed. A migration stopped
in between left no legacy post types behind, so the plugin reported «nothing to
migrate» and every learner’s enrolment and progress was abandoned in a table nothing
reads. Detection now recognises that state and resumes.
**Certificate verification did not work**
* The public verification endpoint was
implemented but never registered, so `/sikshya/v1/public/certificates/verify` returned
404 and a certificate’s verification code could not be checked by anyone. It is
now live, and returns only the certificate number, issue date, course title and
recipient name.
**Downloadable files could not be downloaded**
* Every protected attachment link
returned «Authentication required to download this file.» as soon as a learner clicked
it. The links are signed REST URLs, and WordPress treats a REST request that arrives
without a nonce as logged out — which is exactly what a click is. Fetching the URL
from JavaScript worked, clicking it never did, so course resources have not been
reachable by learners. * The download endpoint now identifies the requester from
the session cookie as well. Authority still comes from the signed token, which names
a single attachment and a single account: a link shared with anyone else is still
refused, and so is a logged-out visitor.
**Lesson attachments now work**
* `Lesson attachments` has been listed as a free
feature without a working implementation: the meta was written under one key and
read under another, no screen offered a way to add files, and no template displayed
them. Nothing was lost, because nothing could be saved. * Lessons now have an **
Attachments** field in the lesson editor that opens the media library and takes
any number of files. They appear under Resources on the lesson, listed above the
course-wide downloads and labelled «For this lesson», with the same per-learner
link protection course resources use.
**Removed from the feature list**
* `Wishlist` was advertised but has never had
an implementation of any kind. It has been removed from the feature list rather
than left as a promise; nothing changes on your site.
**Fixes**
* Instructors could not edit their own published courses: the course
builder answered «You are not allowed to edit this course», and the Pricing tab
failed every save with «Failed to save some data». Both were caused by a capability
check that cannot succeed for these post types. * The front-end admin bar showed
no Edit link to an instructor on their own published course. * Removed a `wpdb::
prepare()` call with no placeholders on the default Quiz Attempts view. * The lesson
Resources tab no longer says «No resources available for this lesson yet» while
listing files. * Lesson attachment ids are validated on save, so a value that is
not a real media file can no longer be stored or rendered as a dead link.
#### 1.0.9 — 2026-10-01
**Critical fixes — update immediately.**
Two defects that disabled core functionality, plus a sweep of the underlying cause.
Found and verified against a live WordPress 7.1 install; every item below was reproduced
before the fix and re-tested after.
**Free enrolment was completely broken (critical)**
* `POST /sikshya/v1/me/enroll`
rejected every course with `404 "Invalid course."`, so no learner could enrol in
anything. The guard compared the course against the post type `sikshya_course`,
but courses have been registered as `sik_course` since 1.0.0 — the comparison could
never be true. Present in 1.0.6, 1.0.7 and 1.0.8.
**Paid courses could be enrolled in for free (critical)**
* Unmasked by the fix
above. The paywall read the price from a single meta key while checkout reads it
through the canonical resolver that checks every alias key, so a course priced through
any other alias looked free. Both price accessors now use the same resolver as checkout,
so the paywall cannot disagree with the code that takes the money.
**The same stale post-type name, found everywhere else it was hiding**
* Audited
every identifier in the plugin against what WordPress actually has registered. 36
further occurrences across 12 files still used the pre-1.0.0 names. Consequences
on a site with 1,855 courses: the admin dashboard reported **0 courses**, usage
telemetry reported **0 courses and 0 lessons**, lesson and quiz REST endpoints returned
nothing, the lesson data layer matched nothing, and the frontend course search returned
no results. * **Uninstall did not erase course content.** The uninstaller targeted
four post types that have never existed, and omitted questions, chapters and certificates
entirely. If you enabled «erase data on uninstall», your course content was left
behind. It now covers all seven registered post types and the five real taxonomies.
Erasure is still strictly opt-in and still defaults to off. * All references now
use shared constants so the names cannot drift from the registry again.
**Also**
* The admin dashboard’s course count is now a prepared statement rather
than an interpolated query. * A frontend AJAX handler no longer reads an undefined
property when counting courses.
#### 1.0.8 — 2026-09-01
**Role-aware login and registration redirects**
* New filter `sikshya_auth_redirect_to`
controls where a visitor lands after signing in or registering through Sikshya’s
own forms. It runs _after_ authentication, so the `WP_User` is available and the
destination can be chosen from the account’s roles or capabilities — sending instructors
to their teaching view, learners to their courses, and so on. * This was previously
impossible to customise, even with code. The destination was resolved _before_ the
credentials were checked, so the account was still unknown at the moment it was
decided, and nothing in the plugin filtered it. Reported by a site owner whose instructors
were landing on the site home page after logging in. * Applies to all four auth
paths: AJAX and non-AJAX sign-in, and AJAX and non-AJAX registration. `$context`
is `login` or `register`. Sikshya Pro 1.0.3 applies the same filter to social sign-
in with a `social-login` context, so a single filter covers every way a visitor
can sign in. * Nothing changes by default. With no filter attached the destination
is identical to 1.0.7 — an explicit `redirect_to`, else a same-origin referer, else
the site home. The filtered value still passes through `wp_validate_redirect()`,
so a filter cannot be used to send visitors off-site.
#### 1.0.7 — 2026-08-21
**WordPress 7.1 compatibility**
* Tested up to WordPress 7.1. `Requires at least:
6.0` and `Requires PHP: 7.4` are unchanged, so this update applies to every site
already running 1.0.6. * `load_plugin_textdomain()` is now deferred to the `init`
action instead of running while the plugin file is being included. WordPress 6.7
+ expects translations to be loaded no earlier than `init`, and calling it from
the bootstrap is the pattern that trips the `_load_textdomain_just_in_time` notice.
Nothing in the load path translated that early, so this is a hardening change rather
than a fix for a notice anyone was seeing. * Audited against WordPress 7.1 core:
no deprecated or removed core functions are called, and all 108 REST routes still
declare a `permission_callback`. * Readme: the shortcode/block reference moved out
of **Description** and into the FAQ as «What shortcodes and blocks does Sikshya
provide?». WordPress.org caps the Description section at 2,500 words and was silently
truncating ours (it measured ~2,748), so the tail of the section — including the
third-party service disclosure — was being cut from the plugin directory listing.
Description is now ~2,246 words with every line preserved; the FAQ section has a
5,000-word cap and sits well under it.
#### 1.0.6 — 2026-07-03
**Security release — please update.**
This release fixes a set of privacy and access-control issues found in a deep security
audit. No functional changes — everything below is a hardening fix. Sites using
the legacy `/sikshya/v1/lessons`, `/sikshya/v1/quizzes`, or `/sikshya/v1/courses`
REST routes from an external client should re-check their integration (see below).
**REST auth (fixes information disclosure and paywall bypass)**
* `GET /sikshya/
v1/lessons` and `GET /sikshya/v1/lessons/{id}` now require the same `canManageLessons`
capability as the write side. Previously anyone could fetch a lesson’s full `post_content`
+ every `_sikshya_*` meta key — this was a paywall bypass for paid courses. Learner
consumption goes through `/me/quiz-attempt` (unaffected — still enforces enrollment).*`
GET /sikshya/v1/quizzes` and `GET /sikshya/v1/quizzes/{id}` now require `canManageQuizzes`.
Previously exposed the ordered question ID list, passing score, time limit, and
attempt cap to any client — assessment enumeration for competitors and cheat-sheet
builders. * `GET /sikshya/v1/courses` and `GET /sikshya/v1/courses/{id}` stay public
for catalog use, but the returned `meta` is now built from an explicit allowlist(`
sikshya_course_price`, `sikshya_course_duration`, `sikshya_course_level`) instead
of dumping every meta key — no more leaking `_edit_lock`, unpublished sale schedules,
AI-generation flags, or third-party plugin meta.
**Cross-site request / race conditions**
* `POST /sikshya/v1/me/enroll` now enforces`
post_type === sikshya_course` + `post_status === 'publish'` before any pricing/addon
logic. Previously, a draft or private course whose price meta was zero (or cleared)
could be self-enrolled via ID enumeration. * Coupon per-user redemption cap is now
atomic (transaction + `SELECT … FOR UPDATE` on the redemption rows). Previously
two parallel checkouts of a `per_user_limit = 1` coupon could both pass the initial
count check, both insert redemptions, both discount their orders. A lost race now
returns a clean «already used» error with the coupon’s `used_count` rolled back.*`
SocialLogin` OAuth state token is now bound to the initiating browser via an HTTPOnly`
SameSite=Lax` cookie and verified with `hash_equals` on callback. Prevents an attacker
from minting a state on their machine and smuggling the callback URL to a victim.*`
EnrollmentRepository` list methods (`findAll`, `findByUser`, `findByCourse`, `findByStatus`,`
searchWithFilters`) now route `orderby`/`order`/`limit`/`offset` through a shared
column-whitelist normaliser. No live SQLi existed (callers pass hardcoded values),
but the shape was a trap for future callers.
**Web-register flow**
* `POST /sikshya/v1/auth/web-register` now records the rate-
limit attempt on entry instead of after `wp_create_user` succeeds. Previously the
first attacker in a rate-limit bucket got a full free registration + auth cookie
before the limiter engaged. * Instructor application submissions no longer silently
re-open a `rejected` / `suspended` / `active` status. Applicants whose application
was terminally decided must be re-considered by an admin — they can’t reset themselves
to `pending` by re-submitting the form.
**XSS / output escaping**
* React admin: courses list and generic WP-entity list
no longer feed WP REST `title.rendered` into `dangerouslySetInnerHTML`. Any Author-
level user could store XSS in a post title that then executed in the admin’s session
on list-page view; both sites now render titles as text via a new `decodeWpTitle`
helper. * Checkout page: dynamic-field labels, help text, textarea values, input
placeholders, option labels, and country names are now HTML-entity-escaped before
being templated into `innerHTML`. Prevents stored XSS via admin-configurable checkout
fields.
**Notes for integrators**
* If you have an external client (mobile app, CRM sync,
etc.) that reads `GET /sikshya/v1/lessons` or `/quizzes` anonymously, it will now
receive `401`. Authenticate the client with a REST cookie / JWT / application password
held by a user with the appropriate capability, or switch to the curated `PublicApiRoutes`
for public consumption.
#### 1.0.5 — 2026-05-31
**Vendor + readme hygiene**
* Composer: `composer/installers` moved from `require`
to `require-dev` — it’s a Composer build-time plugin, not a runtime dependency,
so it had no business shipping to customer sites. The runtime `require` list is
now just PHP 7.4+ and `firebase/php-jwt ^6.10` — the bare minimum the plugin actually
uses at runtime. * Build pipeline: `build.sh` already ran `composer install --no-
dev --optimize-autoloader` before zipping, but the working tree now also reflects
production-only deps; a fresh checkout’s `vendor/` weighs in at ~716 KB instead
of the previous 78 MB. * Readme: full restructure with a marketing-funnel section
order — «Why choose Sikshya?» promoted above the fold; Pro CTA catalog competitor
comparisons developer reference flow; new «Compatible with your stack» callout
naming Gutenberg, Elementor, Divi; 4 new FAQs (page-builder compatibility, migration
from LearnDash/Tutor/LearnPress, mobile-responsiveness, GDPR). * Readme: all **36**
distinct feature pages on `mantrabrain.com/plugins/sikshya-lms/` are now deep-linked(
Free Course Builder, Video & Text Lessons, Quizzes, Course Certificates, Native
Checkout + 31 Pro add-ons), each with feature-specific UTM campaign so analytics
attribute click-throughs back to the originating section. * Readme: documentation
host migrated from `docs.mantrabrain.com/sikshya-wordpress-plugin/` to `sikshya.
mantrabrain.com/docs/`; product page URL aligned with `/plugins/sikshya-lms/` and«
Explore Pro» + «Pricing & plans» CTAs route directly to `/pricing/`. * Known issue:`
firebase/php-jwt ^6.10` has a low-severity advisory (CVE-2025-45769, «weak encryption»).
The fix requires a major bump to v7.x — slated for the next release after we verify
the API delta against `JwtAuthService`.
#### 1.0.4 — 2026-05-31
**Learn page — production sprint**
* Quiz auto-save: mid-attempt answers now persist
via a new `POST /sikshya/v1/me/quiz-save` endpoint and `auto_save_data` column —
a refresh no longer wipes 30 minutes of work. Hydrates on resume. * Lesson transcripts:
new `_sikshya_lesson_transcript_url` and `_sikshya_lesson_transcript_text` meta
with admin UI in the React lesson editor and a calm `` disclosure beside
video / audio players. * Per-question explanations: new `_sikshya_question_explanation`
meta surfaced as a «Why?» disclosure after grading on the Review answers view. *
Per-type score breakdown: results card now shows multiple-choice / essay / matching/
ordering subtotals so learners see where they slipped. * Course-completion CTA hook:
new `sikshya_learn_course_completion_cta` action above the tabs strip for Pro Certificates
Advanced to slot a celebratory card. * Quiz client validation: warns about unanswered
questions before submit and scrolls to the first miss. * Ordering questions: 36×
36 touch buttons + Alt+/ keyboard reorder. * Tabs ARIA: `role="tab"`, `aria-controls`,`
aria-selected`, `tabindex`, `role="tabpanel"`, `aria-labelledby`, `hidden` mirrored
on lesson + quiz templates. * Media fallback: video / audio embeds now render a
graceful «open in a new tab» panel when the source fails to load. * Assignment dropzone:
plain-text «Allowed: pdf, docx · Max N MB per file» hint above the dropzone. * Course
title + permalink (target=_blank) added to the Learn sidebar so learners always
know which course they’re in.
**Learn page — mobile**
* Content header sticky behaviour fixed for both lesson
and quiz pages using `display: contents` on the wrapping section (the section was
zero-height on the lesson page, killing sticky’s pin range). * Tabs strip: edge-
fade gradients + scroll-padding signal «more here, scroll to reveal» without needing
a visible scrollbar. * Topbar progress: compact 56px chip in the header; on mobile
the topbar scrolls away with the page while the content header pins. * Header chrome
trimmed on phones: hides chapter inline + focus toggle + 5 quiz meta pills so the
52px fixed row never wraps under the topbar.
**Account page**
* Top-right user menu: now avatar-only (name + email + caret hidden);
dropdown z-index lifted and parent `overflow: hidden` removed so it stops being
clipped behind content. * Form-status pill: empty pseudo-class hides the chip on
initial load (was rendering as a phantom bordered chip next to «Save profile» on
the marketplace view). * Focus-visible ring on the avatar button.
**Course landing**
* «Expand all / Collapse all» button now ships with unfold-more/
unfold-less icons (Material-style double-chevron pair). * Label wrapped in its own
span so the icon swap survives JS text updates.
**Schema + infra**
* `SCHEMA_VERSION` bumped 1.9.0 1.10.0 with idempotent migration
adding `auto_save_data` to `sikshya_quiz_attempts`. * Migrations now run lazily
on `admin_init` (handles drop-in deploys without re-activation). * `sikshya_course_completed`
action gains an optional 3rd `$enrollment_id` arg (additive — existing 2-arg listeners
unaffected). * `display: contents` mobile-sticky pattern: cleaner than absolutely-
positioned shims and respects the document scroll model.
**Hardening sprint (carry-over from internal audit)**
* 60+ patches across security,
capability checks, post_status guards on learner endpoints, email-listener wiring,
perf, i18n, and admin column polish — see `AUDIT_REGRESSION_TESTS.md` for the full
ledger. * Compatibility: no breaking API changes; all public hooks remain backwards
compatible.
#### 1.0.3 — 2026-05-08
* Readme: WordPress.org listing refresh—SEO-oriented short description and tags;
Quick links (documentation on Mantrabrain, demos, pricing, community); structured
sections (At a glance, self-hosted LMS, FAQs including block editor and optional
usage insights); third-party services and privacy disclosure aligned with docs.
* Readme: plugin listing title aligned with WordPress plugin directory expectations;
screenshot captions tuned for LMS and checkout keywords; Installation and security
reporting guidance clarified.
* Plugin metadata: version bump; default documentation URLs in Plugin API / admin
bootstrap now point to `https://sikshya.mantrabrain.com/docs/`.
#### 1.0.2 — 2026-05-04
* Admin (React shell): Grading & submissions and gradebook screens — toolbar layout
fixes so Course, Search, and Status filters align cleanly; contextual helper
copy moved below the filter row; clearer sidebar icons for Gradebook and related
entries.
* Marketing: Pro upgrade notice now uses “up to 50% off” instead of “50%+ OFF”
for clearer, defensible wording (classic admin notice + in-app strip).
* Public: course category index and taxonomy routing improvements for a better
category archive experience.
* Build: refreshed compiled admin JavaScript/CSS from current sources.
#### 1.0.0.1 — 2026-05-02
* Certificate: fixes for issues in the admin certificate designer (layout, editing,
and related flows).
* Build: refreshed compiled admin React assets from the latest sources.
#### 1.0.0 — 2026-04-30
* Initial public release.
* Core course, lesson, quiz, and question model with builder-oriented admin UI.
* Student and instructor roles with capability-safe management surfaces.
* Baseline commerce: Stripe/PayPal-oriented checkout, coupons, orders.
* Learner templates, account views, and progress-oriented flows.
* REST-aligned services where documented for integrations.
* Default certificate presets (Regalia & Vertex) ship without QR blocks; QR-style
verification remains documented as a Pro-oriented enhancement.
* Requires PHP 7.4+ and WordPress 6.0+; tested on current stable WordPress releases.
* Checkout (with Sikshya Pro Dynamic Checkout Fields): optional server-rendered
dynamic field markup—JavaScript attaches listeners and visibility without rebuilding
the form in the browser; includes `CheckoutDynamicFieldsView` and refactored
checkout helpers (`dfBindDynamicFields`, `dfSyncValuesFromHost`).
## Мета
* Версия **1.0.14**
* Обновление: **3 часа назад**
* Активных установок: **10+**
* Версия WordPress ** 6.0 или выше **
* Совместим вплоть до: **7.1.3**
* Версия PHP ** 7.4 или выше **
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