Course community · LifterLMS
Build a LifterLMS course community on WordPress
A course community with flexible course structures and a member feed on the same install. Learnomy covers courses, lessons, quizzes, and certificates for free. If LifterLMS is already your engine, the Reign LifterLMS Addon styles its catalog and course pages in the theme.
The Reign theme is the only thing you have to buy. See every plugin that installs free, or have us install the whole stack for $699.
Stack recipe
What you need to assemble.
Buy the theme. Install our plugins free. The third-party engine and its Reign add-on are here for people already running that stack, not a second bill everyone pays.
Build it in 5 steps
From zero to live community.
Install Reign, the one purchase
Reign is $99 a year or $249 once for a single site. Activate it and import a demo so you are working on a finished-looking community from the first hour.
Add the community engine, free
BuddyNext gives members profiles, an activity feed, groups, and messages at no cost. On BuddyPress or BuddyBoss already? Reign styles those too, and the BuddyPress Community Bundle collects our Pro community plugins for that stack from $249 a year.
Add courses with Learnomy, free
Create your first course in Learnomy: sections, lessons, quizzes, progress tracking, certificates. All of that is in the free version. Learnomy Pro adds payments, drip content, assignments, and grading from $149 a year, which is a decision for after students exist.
Already on LifterLMS? Style it instead
Keep your LifterLMS courses and memberships where they are. The Reign LifterLMS Addon ($39 a year for one site) applies Reign typography and color tokens to the catalog, single-course, and lesson views, and respects the LifterLMS membership wrapper so members only see what their tier grants.
Map cohorts to groups and follow up
Give each course a group so students talk between lessons. Then wire progress-based email: welcome, drip, milestone, re-engagement, through LifterLMS engagements or a CRM such as FluentCRM.
Add these free
More pieces you can add at no cost.
Same team builds the theme and the plugins, so these inherit the Reign design instead of needing custom CSS. The ones marked free install at no cost, and upgrades are sold per plugin, so nothing here needs a bundle.
BuddyNext
Our own community engine: profiles, activity, groups, messages, notifications.
Reign Demo Installer
One-click import of 30+ demo sites. Free with Reign theme.
Wbcom Essential
Free utility plugin bundling small enhancements for BP + Reign.
BuddyPress Check-ins
Daily check-ins build streaks + accountability.
BuddyPress Follow
Follow members + see their activity in a custom feed.
BuddyPress Giphy
GIF integration in posts + comments.
BuddyPress Group Reviews
Members rate + review groups. Helps surface active spaces.
Eventonomy
Events, calendars, and RSVPs for community sites.
See every plugin and what its free version does. Third-party tools such as LearnDash, Dokan, and MemberPress still fit where you already run them, and Reign styles those too.
FAQ
Common questions.
Learnomy, LearnDash, or LifterLMS?
Learnomy is ours, starts free, and is styled by Reign with no add-on in between, so it is the cheapest way to find out whether anyone wants your course. LearnDash is the enterprise default with the widest integration list. LifterLMS suits instructors who want flexible course types and built-in membership. Reign styles all three.
What is the actual bill?
Reign at $99 a year or $249 lifetime, plus nothing if you run Learnomy and BuddyNext free. On the LifterLMS path, add the Reign LifterLMS Addon at $39 a year for one site plus whatever LifterLMS charges you, or buy the LearnMate LifterLMS kit from $129 a year to get the theme and add-on together.
Does this work with the LifterLMS membership add-on?
Yes. The Reign LifterLMS Addon respects the LifterLMS membership wrapper. Members see only the courses their tier grants access to.
Can I move from LearnDash to LifterLMS?
Possible but not trivial. There is no one-click migrator, so expect a course content rebuild plus a CSV student import. Budget 4-8 hours per 10 courses.
Ship it
Reign is the only thing you have to buy.
Learnomy and the rest of our plugins install free, and the theme styles them out of the box. Building on LifterLMS instead? The LearnMate LifterLMS kit ships the theme with the matching Reign add-on.