=== Sensei LMS - Online Courses, Quizzes, & Learning ===
Contributors: automattic, aaronfc, burtrw, donnapep, fjorgemota, gabrielcaires, gikaragia, imranh920, jakeom, luchad0res, merkushin, m1r0, onubrooks, renathoc, yscik
Tags: lms, eLearning, teach, online courses, woocommerce
Requires at least: 6.2
Tested up to: 6.4
Requires PHP: 7.4
Stable tag: 4.20.1
License: GPLv2 or later
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

Create beautiful and engaging online courses, lessons, and quizzes.

== Description ==

**Create beautiful and engaging online courses, lessons, and quizzes.**

[Sensei LMS](https://senseilms.com)  is a powerful learning management plugin from Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com, WooCommerce, and Jetpack. At Automattic, we use Sensei LMS to power all our employee training courses.

Share your knowledge and teach freely with Sensei LMS!

### Powerful LMS Features ###

- Seamlessly integrate Sensei LMS into your WordPress site. Sensei LMS looks great with any theme and can be customized to match your branding and style.
- Create engaging courses with the [WordPress Block Editor](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/wordpress-block-editor/), fully utilized by Sensei's free [Course Theme](https://senseilms.com/meet-course-a-new-free-block-theme-by-sensei/).
- Enable [Learning Mode](https://senseilms.com/learning-mode/) for an immersive distraction-free learning experience.
- Track student progress and performance with detailed reports.
- Embed videos from YouTube, Vimeo, and VideoPress for video-based courses.
- Add the Course List block to any page or post to display available courses.

### Create effective quizzes ###

Quizzes are a powerful way to improve your students' understanding of key concepts and track their progress. Select from various quiz question types and settings, such as multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, true/false, free response, file uploads, and more.

### Showcase your courses ###

Submit your course to Sensei LMS' public course showcase at [https://senseilms.com/showcase/](https://senseilms.com/showcase/). Sensei LMS' course showcase allows you to reach new audiences to expand your course's visibility.

### Discover the power of Sensei Pro ###

Realize the full potential of your courses with Sensei Pro.

**WooCommerce Integration:** Effortlessly set a price and sell courses in just a few clicks. Sensei Pro seamlessly integrates with WooCommerce Subscriptions, Payments, Memberships, and Affiliates extensions.

**Scheduled Content Drip:** Control the pacing of lessons in your courses by specifying when students can access lesson content at fixed intervals after starting the course or on a particular date.

**Immersive Interactive Blocks:** Enrich your lessons, pages, or posts with engaging videos, flashcards, image hotspots, and task lists.

https://videopress.com/v/tLYw7R27

**Enhanced Quiz Features:** Set a quiz timer and incorporate an ordering quiz question type. With Sensei LMS Pro, you can include individual quiz questions in any WordPress content, not just quizzes.

**Easy Groups & Cohorts:** Organize students into groups and cohorts to manage access and customize learning experiences.

**Course Access Periods:** Define a start date, end date, or a set amount of time that courses will remain accessible to students.

**Conditional Content:** Personalize the learning journey by hiding or showing lessons and content based on groups, enrollment status, and date.

**Dedicated Priority Support:** Our team of expert and friendly engineers is always available to provide assistance and ensure your success!

**Flashcards:** Add text, videos, images, embeds, and more to both sides of the flashcard block type.

**Co-Teachers:** Share course ownership with co-teachers who can edit course settings, lessons, and quizzes.

[Learn more about Sensei Pro](https://senseilms.com/sensei-pro/).

### Free Extensions ###

**Certificates:** Automatically generate beautiful downloadable PDF certificates for students when they complete a course.

[Learn more about Sensei LMS Certificates.](https://wordpress.org/plugins/sensei-certificates/)

**Media and Attachments:** Upload media and files like PDFs to a separate uploads area of your course or lesson.

[Learn more about Sensei LMS Media Attachments.](https://wordpress.org/plugins/sensei-media-attachments/)

**Post To Course Creator:** Create courses quickly by converting existing blog posts into course lessons in just a few clicks.

[Learn more about Sensei LMS Post To Course Creator.](https://wordpress.org/plugins/sensei-post-to-course/)

== Installation ==

= Automatic installation =

1. Log into your WordPress admin panel and go to *Plugins* > *Add New*.
2. Enter "Sensei LMS" into the search field.
3. Once you've located the plugin, click *Install Now*.
4. Click *Activate*.
5. Configure the settings by going to *Sensei LMS* > *Settings*.

= Manual installation =

1. Download the plugin file to your computer and unzip it.
2. Using an FTP program, or your hosting control panel, upload the unzipped plugin folder to your WordPress installation's `wp-content/plugins/` directory on the server.
3. Log into your WordPress admin panel and activate the plugin from the *Plugins* menu.
4. Configure the settings by going to *Sensei LMS* > *Settings*.

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= Where can I get support for Sensei LMS? =
For the free plugin, please use the [Support Forums](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/sensei-lms/) for any questions that you may have. We monitor the forums regularly and will reply as soon as we can.

You can also check our [Documentation](https://senseilms.com/docs) on our website for guides, tutorials, and other helpful information.

= Where can I report bugs or contribute improvements to the plugin? =
Sensei is developed in public on Github. We welcome anyone to report a bug, submit a pull request, and follow along with our progress.

[Visit Sensei LMS on Github](https://github.com/Automattic/sensei/).

= Does Sensei work with membership plugins? =
Sensei LMS can be used in conjunction with [Sensei Pro](https://senseilms.com/sensei-pro/) and [WooCommerce Memberships](https://woocommerce.com/products/woocommerce-memberships/) to enable you to sell courses as part of a membership plan. See [Selling Courses as a Membership](https://senseilms.com/documentation/selling-courses-as-a-membership/) for more details.

= How can I keep up to date with new releases and announcements for Sensei LMS? =

Please visit the [Sensei Blog](https://senseilms.com/blog/) or sign up for our [mailing list](https://senseilms.com/mailing-list/).

= How can I include my courses in the Sensei LMS showcase? =

To find out how to submit a course to the Sensei LMS showcase, and the requirements, please see our [documentation on the Course Showcase](https://senseilms.com/documentation/showcase/).

= Does Sensei support live courses, Zoom integration, or webinars? =

Yes! You can add links to Zoom, Google Meet, or whatever platform you choose in a course lesson. In addition, Sensei includes a meeting lesson layout you can select when creating a new lesson to help make this even easier.

= Does Sensei work in WordPress Multisite? =

Sensei LMS works great in WordPress Multisite. Although a Sensei Pro license covers only one site, the Sensei Agency plan permits the activation of Sensei Pro on up to 20 sites. If you use or plan to use Sensei Pro on a Multisite with more than 20 sites, please [get in touch](https://senseilms.com/contact/) for custom pricing.

= How can I sell courses as part of a membership? =

Sensei LMS is compatible with Sensei Pro and [WooCommerce Memberships](https://woocommerce.com/products/woocommerce-memberships/), enabling you to sell courses as part of a membership plan.

See [Selling Courses as a Membership](https://senseilms.com/documentation/selling-courses-as-a-membership/) for more details.

= Does Sensei work in my language? =

Community members have translated the free Sensei LMS plugin [into 18 languages](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/sensei-lms/), while Sensei Pro has been [professionally translated into 16 languages](https://translate.wordpress.com/projects/sensei/). We welcome contributions to improve even more.

== Screenshots ==
1. Course Editor
2. Lesson Editor
3. Learning Mode
4. Quiz Editor

== Changelog ==

### 4.20.1 - 2024-01-17
#### Added
- Log event when task on Sensei Home is completed [#7430](Automattic/sensei#7430)

#### Changed
- Create all necessary Sensei pages on plugin activation [#7426](Automattic/sensei#7426)
- Do not display course theme step on Setup Wizard if theme is already installed [#7401](Automattic/sensei#7401)
- Hide Gutenberg tour modal in Sensei new Course editor [#7399](Automattic/sensei#7399)
- Include instructions to the High-Performance Progress Storage settings screen [#7420](Automattic/sensei#7420)
- Take user to Learning Mode Lesson Template in Setup task instead of only site editor [#7393](Automattic/sensei#7393)
- Update course notices to have a CTA for course editors [#7403](Automattic/sensei#7403)

#### Fixed
- Don't send Course Completion email twice (when the course is already completed) [#7405](Automattic/sensei#7405)
- Message "Cannot register for an unpublished course" was not being displayed [#7403](Automattic/sensei#7403)
- Redirect properly when course editor enrols in a course containing only draft lessons [#7403](Automattic/sensei#7403)
- Set email template only for sensei_email post type. [#7402](Automattic/sensei#7402)
- Settings form not redirecting to the correct tab when submitted [#7424](Automattic/sensei#7424)
- WPML compatibility fix: Add translations for lessons and quizzes that were created while saving the course structure. [#7383](Automattic/sensei#7383)

#### Development
- Introduce Clock interface and corresponding public property for Sensei object. [#7395](Automattic/sensei#7395)

### 4.20.0 - 2023-12-14
#### Added
- Introduce an experimental feature: High-Performance Progress Storage. It allows student progress data to be stored in an optimized way, using custom tables. The feature is disabled by default and can be enabled from the settings page.

#### Changed
- Open the Lesson editor in the same tab when link is clicked in the Course Outline block [#7344](Automattic/sensei#7344)
- Rename "View Quiz" block to "Take Quiz" [#7332](Automattic/sensei#7332)

#### Fixed
- Continue course button not working when using plain permalinks [#7358](Automattic/sensei#7358)
- Fix preview styles for course blocks on the editor [#7307](Automattic/sensei#7307)
- Importer not finding existing users in some cases [#7361](Automattic/sensei#7361)
- Improve styling of Landing Page and Course List patterns [#7292](Automattic/sensei#7292)
- Resolved the issue of the 'Take Quiz' button not displaying in the site editor when Gutenberg is enabled [#7341](Automattic/sensei#7341)
- Restart quiz redirects to the course complete page if the course was completed [#7377](Automattic/sensei#7377)
- Scope CSS to Learning Mode templates only [#7382](Automattic/sensei#7382)
- Teachers can no longer see all students in the Students screen [#7367](Automattic/sensei#7367)

### 4.19.2 - 2023-11-23
#### Added
- Style Lesson Actions block in Learning Mode [#7224](Automattic/sensei#7224)
- Change border color and width of Lesson Actions block in Learning Mode [#7283](Automattic/sensei#7283)

#### Changed
- Migrate legacy quiz data [#7289](Automattic/sensei#7289)
- "Not Enrolled" notice in Learning Mode [#7263](Automattic/sensei#7263)
- Design for footer in multi-page quizzes [#7268](Automattic/sensei#7268)
- Style of Learning Mode notice that is displayed when a student is not logged in [#7264](Automattic/sensei#7264)
- Message when there are no published lessons in a course [#7300](Automattic/sensei#7300)

#### Fixed
- Contact Teacher form in Learning Mode quiz footer [#7257](Automattic/sensei#7257)
- Contact Teacher button is full width in Learning Mode [#7288](Automattic/sensei#7288)
- Deprecation notice when user is not logged in [#7294](Automattic/sensei#7294)
- "No published content" notice being displayed for users who created a course in the editor [#7284](Automattic/sensei#7284)
- How we determine whether a quiz has been submitted [#7278](Automattic/sensei#7278)
- Module spacing when Learning Mode is not enabled [#7272](Automattic/sensei#7272)
- Distorted site logo in Learning Mode [#7275](Automattic/sensei#7275)
- Gap fill question to accept "0" as a right answer [#7273](Automattic/sensei#7273)
- "Pending Grade" button is too wide for some themes [#7287](Automattic/sensei#7287)
- Fix broken Learning Mode templates on Gutenberg 17.1.0 [#7317](Automattic/sensei#7317)
- Fix dropdown menu icon size [#7316](Automattic/sensei#7316)

#### Development
- Add stylesheets for Course theme variations [#7256](Automattic/sensei#7256)