LearnPress Announcements

LearnPress Announcements - Simple announcements for your e-learning platform

LearnPress Announcements is an extension for LearnPress-based websites that adds the ability to create and manage announcements directed at course participants. This solution allows you to quickly inform students about important changes, deadlines, additional materials, and promotions. Integration with the course system allows you to precisely define the reach of the announcement—for a single course, a group, or the entire platform.

Functionalities and possibilities

• Creating announcements specific to a specific course or global announcements available to all platform users.
• WYSIWYG content editor allows you to format text, add links, images, and short multimedia, making your messages clear and engaging.
• Scheduled publication option – publish announcements at a specific time and set an end date for the announcement's visibility.
• Control visibility by role (e.g. only for registered students, instructors) and the ability to pin important entries to the top of the list.
• Add attachments, instructions, or links to course materials so students can quickly navigate to related resources.
• Widgets and shortcodes for embedding the announcement list in visible places in the theme – on the course page, in the user panel or in the blog section.
• Responsive display ensures readability of messages on mobile and desktop devices.
• Simple styling options that allow you to match the appearance of your ads to the visual identity of your website.

Benefits for administrators, instructors, and participants

Implementing LearnPress Announcements streamlines communication across the learning platform. Instructors gain a dedicated tool to quickly share important information without having to modify course content. Administrators can centralize and manage announcements in a single dashboard, ensuring consistent messaging. Students receive up-to-date information within the context of the course, reducing confusion and inquiries and improving engagement.

• Faster information about program changes, exam dates and webinars.
• Better use of additional materials through direct references from messages.
• The ability to personalize messages for student groups increases the accuracy of the message.
• Easier content moderation and announcement archiving support communication quality control.

Example applications

• Informing participants about the start of new modules and homework assignment deadlines.
• Announcing Q&A sessions, live meetings, and webinars related to a given course.
• Posting important administrative announcements, such as account reviews or changes to access policies.
• Promotions and special course offers – targeted at specific audiences.
• Providing quick tips, material updates, and reminders about course progress.

Using LearnPress Announcements in an educational environment promotes more structured and effective communication. Integrated widgets and shortcodes allow announcements to appear where they're most needed—in the course view, student dashboard, or on the platform's homepage. Flexible visibility settings and publication scheduling allow you to tailor your message to the learning cycle and audience needs.

LearnPress Announcements is suitable for both small websites with a few courses and large learning platforms where fast and accurate communication with large numbers of participants is crucial. Implementing this extension can significantly reduce the number of queries to instructors, shorten participant response times to important communications, and improve the overall online course experience.