LearnDash Ratings, Reviews, and Feedback

LearnDash Ratings, Reviews, and Feedback - LearnDash course reviews and ratings

LearnDash Ratings, Reviews, and Feedback is an extension for LearnDash-based learning platforms that introduces a system for ratings, reviews, and feedback from course participants. The plugin allows you to collect valuable feedback, display ratings on course pages, and analyze data to improve the quality of your learning offerings.

Key Features

• Integrated star or point ratings – set a grading scale and display the average rating directly on the course card.
• Text Review System – Participants can add detailed feedback that can be moderated or approved before publication.
• Post-Course Feedback Forms – Automatically or manually request feedback after completing a course or learning step.
• Filter and sort reviews – search for reviews by rating, date, verification status or keywords.
• Student Verification – Option to mark reviews as coming from verified course participants.
• Ability to respond to reviews – Instructors or administrators can post responses, strengthening the relationship with students.
• Data export and reports – Generate reports with feedback and ratings in CSV format for further analysis.
• Widget and shortcode integration – easily embed your review list or rating form anywhere on your website.
• Support for multiple LearnDash content types – grades assigned to courses, lessons, modules, or quizzes.
• Compliance with data protection regulations – anonymization options and consent to publish opinions.

Benefits for course administrators and instructors

Implementing LearnDash Ratings, Reviews, and Feedback builds credibility through social proof of quality. Visible ratings and reviews positively impact new enrollment conversion rates, facilitate the identification of strengths and weaknesses in training content, and provide concrete guidance for iterative curriculum improvement. The ability to respond to feedback fosters engagement and improves relationships with learners.

Practical applications

• Presentation of the average course rating in the course list, category pages and internal search results.
• Collect feedback after course completion to automatically trigger satisfaction surveys.
• Moderation and visibility of the best reviews to promote the most popular courses.
• Using ratings to segment content and recommend courses tailored to user preferences.

Technical Integrations and Compliance

LearnDash Ratings, Reviews, and Feedback works seamlessly with the LearnDash ecosystem and can be used with popular page builders, themes, and e-commerce plugins (e.g., WooCommerce) to sell courses. It provides shortcodes and blocks compatible with the block editor, as well as APIs and filters for extensible functionality. Administrators can customize the appearance of forms and review lists to match the style of their website.

SEO Benefits and Search Engine Visibility

Ratings and review data can be appropriately marked up using structured markup (schema.org), increasing the chances of displaying rich results in search engines. Implementing LearnDash Ratings, Reviews, and Feedback contributes to improved visibility of courses in organic search results thanks to unique content (reviews) and quality signals that search engines interpret as valuable to users.

Configuring and managing reviews

The plugin offers an intuitive settings panel allowing you to define posting rules, moderation options, review message templates, and rating display thresholds. Administrators can set feedback requests based on student progress and enable internal notifications for new reviews. A permissions system allows you to decide who can write reviews and who can edit them.

LearnDash Ratings, Reviews, and Feedback is a useful tool for any LearnDash-based learning platform that aims to increase transparency, improve content quality, and increase student engagement. With extensive configuration and integration options, the plugin facilitates the creation of a reliable ecosystem of courses based on reliable user reviews.