LifterLMS Labs
by LifterLMS · Education
Also makes 2 other plugins · 12.3K+ installs across the portfolio →
A collection of experimental, conceptual, and possibly silly features which improve and enhance the functionality of the LifterLMS core.
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Health
A 85/100
Few reviews
Active installs
2K+
≈2.5K estimated
Momentum
+24%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “course”, “lms” and “quiz” for “enrollment”, “course catalog” and “learning management”. “course” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “enrollment” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “lms” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “course catalog” sits at #23 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “quiz” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “learning management” sits at #23 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
85 health vs 70 average across 282 Education plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.7%
of downloads still active
At least 2K of 54.6K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Education plugin keeps 1.1%, across 177 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 2 releases 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 76 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 3 reviews, smoothed to 4.15★ 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.
43
Momentum
Holding steady
+0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
31%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| possibly | #1 | #5 | 0 |
| conceptual | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| lifterlms | #2 | #7 | 0 |
| silly | #2 | #3 | 0 |
| learning management system your tag | #16 | #21 | down 2 |
| enrollment | #12 | #21 | up 1 |
| elearning your tag | #22 | #20 | down 1 |
| course catalog | #23 | #18 | 0 |
| learning management | #23 | #22 | down 2 |
| course your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| lms your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| quiz your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
14 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 9 listed. 5 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “course”, “lms” and “quiz” for “enrollment”, “course catalog” and “learning management”. “course” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “enrollment” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “lms” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “course catalog” sits at #23 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “quiz” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “learning management” 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 “learning management system”. #16 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 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 3.3K · 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.
2
releases in the last 12 months
5mo ago
latest release · v1.9.0 · 18 Jun 2026
20
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare 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.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “2K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 23 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 29 Mar 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ mose775.0y ago
Thanks Lifterlms You’re Greatest For ever!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ snifflevalve9.5y ago
The Super Sidebars worked perfectly to enable the GeneratePress theme with one click! Awesome! Cheers! Lyle
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ fredisco9.8y ago
Just tested the “Super Sidebars” widgets, works perfectly with x-theme, and all other things I have enabled. So does the “Simple Branding”, previously I had a custom CSS for this, but now I don’t have to use that. Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- 2026-06-18 Version 9.0 New Features Added Divi 5 support to the Lifti lab so the llms-enrolled-student-content and llms-non-enrolled-student-content CSS classes show or hide builder content based on the current user’s enrollment. Bug Fixes Fix 9.0
- 2024-12-12 Version 8.1 Bug Fixes Fixing translation warnings, which break translations. #58 8.1
- 2023-11-02 Version 8.0 New Features Added settings for the lessons favorite button visibility. Developer Notes Changed priority of the action manager settings loading. 8.0
- 2023-10-26 Version 7.0 New Features Added an option to hide the lesson count on course catalogs. Bug Fixes Improved compatibility with PHP 8.2 (fixed deprecation warnings). Fix use of deprecated filter llms_get_quiz_theme_settings with the Div 7.0
- 2023-02-17 Version 6.1 Deprecations Fixed display issues on the Labs settings page. 6.1
- 2021-07-13 Version 6.0 Raises the minimum supported WordPress core version to 5.3 . Adds support for LifterLMS Core 5.0+. Fixes issue encountered when activating the Beaver Builder lab. 6.0
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 6 languages, 2 at 90% or more
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
3 of 8 pass · checked 31 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "A collection of experimental, conceptual, and possibly silly features which improve and enhance the functio..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Divi, Beaver Builder, LifterLMS.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,129 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("elearning", "learning management system", "quiz" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-12-03 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-12-02 2K+ → 3K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2024-11-30 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1261 days in tier
- 2021-06-18 2K+ → 3K+ up
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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LifterLMS – WP LMS for eLearning, Online Courses, & Quizzes 10K+ installs · 4.8★ · 5 shared tags A -
Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution 100K+ installs · 4.4★ · 4 shared tags B -
LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin for Create and Sell Online Courses 70K+ installs · 4.3★ · 4 shared tags B -
MasterStudy LMS WordPress Plugin – for Online Courses and Education 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 4 shared tags A -
Oxygen Tutor LMS 200+ installs · 3.9★ · 4 shared tags D -
Waitlist for Tutor LMS 30+ installs · 3.6★ · 4 shared tags
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