Description
Lithe Course is a block-first learning management system (LMS) plugin for WordPress. It lets you create and organize courses with modules and lessons, manage student enrollment, and track progress — all with a simple, modern interface.
Key Features
- Course Management – Create and organize courses, modules, and lessons
- Student Enrollment – Manage enrollments and monitor progress
- Modern Blocks – Gutenberg blocks for course content, videos, and enrollment
- Drag & Drop Organizer – Intuitive course structure editor
- Progress Tracking – Lesson completion and course progress monitoring
- Block Theme Compatible – Designed specifically for WordPress block themes
Perfect For
- Online educators and trainers
- Universities and schools
- Corporate learning platforms
- WordPress professionals who want a clean, block-based LMS
Learn More
For a full step-by-step tutorial with images, please visit:
👉 Complete Lithe Course Introduction Guide
Screenshots
Manage all your courses from the WordPress admin list view 
Add and customize course blocks in the block editor 
Example layout of a course template using Lithe Course 
Example layout of a lesson template with progress tracking
Blocks
This plugin provides 6 blocks.
- Course Outline
- Course Metadata Displays various course metadata
- Course Video
- Enrollment Button
- Enrolled Student Count Displays the number of students enrolled in a course
- Lesson Sidebar
Installation
- Upload the plugin files to
/wp-content/plugins/lithecourse, or install directly from the Plugins screen. - Activate the plugin through the “Plugins” screen.
- Go to Courses in your WordPress admin to start creating courses.
- Use the provided blocks in the Gutenberg editor to build course pages.
FAQ
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What are the minimum requirements?
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- WordPress 6.0 or higher
- PHP 8.0 or higher
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Can students track their progress?
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Yes. Lesson completion tracking and overall course progress are built in.
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Is the plugin compatible with all themes?
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Lithe Course is designed for block themes only. It may not work properly with classic themes.
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Does this plugin use external services?
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Yes, but only when you embed videos. If you add YouTube, Vimeo, or Bunny.net videos into your course content, playback requests are sent to those services.
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YouTube (Google) – Embedding and playback of course videos
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Vimeo – Embedding and playback of course videos
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Bunny.net (BunnyCDN) – Embedding and playback of course videos
📌 Important: All course data, student enrollments, and progress tracking remain stored in your WordPress database. No course content or student information is sent to these services.
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Contributors & Developers
“Lithe Course” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
Contributors
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Change log
1.0.1
- Minor update to utility functions
- Updated screenshots in plugin page
1.0.0
- Initial release
- Course post type and drag-and-drop organizer
- Student enrollment system
- Lesson completion tracking
- Course blocks for Gutenberg
- Course taxonomy and categorization