Topic Progression Using Storyline/Captivate for LearnDash
by Discover eLearning · Education
Allows a topic page in LearnDash to be completed through an action conducted in Storyline or Captivate embedded content.
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Health
B 74/100
Few reviews
Active installs
400+
≈450 estimated
Momentum
+21%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “lms” for “scorm”. “lms” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “scorm” sits at #23 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
74 health vs 69 average across 280 Education plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.0%
of downloads still active
At least 400 of 19.9K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Education plugin keeps 1.0%, across 176 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Education plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 1 release in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 256 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, the current branch or newer
4.0★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.09★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
32
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
-0.3
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| progression | #1 | #6 | 0 |
| storyline your tag | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| captivate your tag | #2 | #10 | 0 |
| topic | #11 | #22 | 0 |
| learndash your tag | #11 | #20 | down 2 |
| elearning your tag | #11 | #17 | down 2 |
| scorm | #23 | #17 | 0 |
| learndash lms | #15 | #20 | 0 |
| topic content | #20 | #23 | 0 |
| lms your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
22 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 9 listed. 13 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “lms” for “scorm”. “lms” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “scorm” sits at #23 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “elearning”. #11 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- One page off on “learndash”. #11 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 555 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
9mo ago
latest release · v1.2.4.5 · 17 Feb 2026
14
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 97% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “400+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 13 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 6 May 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ datasmoke10.0y ago
This is a great addition for LearnDash, being able to use this for lessons too is brilliant for me. Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ bronzy10.1y ago
I could not get this plugin to work with Captivate. All the examples show how to use it with Storyline, but not with Captivate. I tried and tried to configure it and make it work but it doesn’t work. When I contacted support they gave a semi-concerned effort to help me and when it still wouldn’t work they just decided to ignore me. I continued to send emails with suggestions and ideas to make it work but they ignored me.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ bcba10.4y ago
Love this plug-in.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jayjay201110.4y ago
Works nicely on my site, no problems at all. This is undoubtedly going to mean a better user experience… Well done
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 6.0.1
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
6 of 8 pass · checked 26 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Allows a topic page in LearnDash to be completed through an action conducted in Storyline or Captivate embe..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 5 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 5 of 5 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions LearnDash.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,206 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-10-17 500+ → 400+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2025-10-14 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-10-13 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-10-12 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-10-11 500+ → 400+ down after 262 days in tier
- 2025-01-22 600+ → 500+ down after 200 days in tier
- 2024-07-06 700+ → 600+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2024-07-02 600+ → 700+ up 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).
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Visibility Control for LearnDash 1K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags B -
Autocomplete LearnDash Lessons and Topics 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags C -
Easy Dash for LearnDash 700+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags B -
PressPrimer Certificate – Certificate Designer & Course Certification for Your LMS 300+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags B
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