Academy Starter Templates

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 51% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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The one review here is unhappy: the buyer says only three templates ship in the plugin, none matching the ones advertised on the site, and installing it pulls in six more required plugins like Elementor and Contact Form 7.

1. ★★★★★ cgrantanderson

   6mo ago

   I bought Academy LMS and tried to use these starter templates…there are about a dozen starter templates on their website but no way to download them. There’s just this plugin. It only provides 3 templates none of which are on their website. And…get this!…The BIG PROBLEM here is that when you try installing it to a site with Academy LMS install you will find that you’ll need 6 more plugins including Elementor, Contact Form 7, etc. that are to be installed! Elementor instead of their own product aBlocks? These starter templates are useless! I don’t want to have to buy Elementor and addons as I have no intention of using them! WHY should they be necessary for the starter sites? Why only 3 sites? WHERE ARE the 15 templates on the Academy LMS website? I’m suspecting “bait and switch” scam here! I regret buying Academy LMS and do not recommend it!

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Translated into 2 languages, 1 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-07-10 400+ → 300+ down after 174 days in tier
2. 2026-01-17 500+ → 400+ down after 160 days in tier
3. 2025-08-10 600+ → 500+ down after 409 days in tier
4. 2024-06-27 700+ → 600+ down after 3 days in tier
5. 2024-06-24 600+ → 700+ up after 1 days in tier
6. 2024-06-23 700+ → 600+ down after 1 days in tier
7. 2024-06-22 600+ → 700+ up after 4 days in tier
8. 2024-06-18 700+ → 600+ down after 1 days in tier

Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

• Academy Elementor Addons 300+ installs · 3.6★ · 4 shared tags C
• Academy Divi Modules 30+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags B
• Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution 100K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags B
• LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin for Create and Sell Online Courses 70K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
• LifterLMS – WP LMS for eLearning, Online Courses, & Quizzes 10K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
• MasterStudy LMS WordPress Plugin – for Online Courses and Education 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A

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Academy Starter Templates: 300+ active installs, 1.0★ (1 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-30. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/academy-starter-templates