Sensei LMS – Online Courses, Quizzes, & Learning

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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.

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114 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 83 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.

Directory rank vs rivals

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How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 43% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Crossed into this band 15 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 10K.

1. ★★★★★ Slim Karaaslan

   1.4y ago

   I’ve used the premium version, been through struggles and hurdles and the support team was on the task. Happy and satisfied. I like how “stock” WordPress-iy it looks. I must say though, i hateeeee the default font lol.

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2. ★★★★★ neadvantage

   1.5y ago

   Not allowing to sell without paid woo commerce integration. Atleast allow basic stuff in free tier.

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3. ★★★★★ carlota2912

   1.7y ago

   No tengo soporte por ningun lado y los enlaces de mi compra no me dejan hacer uso de la versión pro, necesito aayuda Assap

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4. ★★★★★ sergicaballero

   1.8y ago

   The plugin doesn’t work. I’ve tried to contact them several back and they just don’t get back. They have a AI bot which doesn’t help, I’ve asked for human support with 0 answer… avoid this plugin!

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5. ★★★★★ nahualliart

   1.8y ago

   To hard, complicated and almost impossible to edit styles, on Gutenberg everything is blocked, so no edition is allowed. With Elementor no way to edit anything, most of the containers don’t display on Elementor. The “Course displays” both options, the list and grid displays, look not ugly, horrible when using Elementor. The fact that the only documentation available is equal to zero, don’t make things easier. If you like green and the default theme, all good. UPDATE after hours I find the classes that have troubles with Elementor: .alignfull and .alignwide I set the margin inline to 0 !important and now finally things look good. Also delete all sensei css classes on the Gutenberg editor. Still not able to make a loop container or even open Elementor editor if the element “Course list” is displayed on screen This topic was modified 1 year, 6 months ago by nahualliart. This topic was modified 1 year, 6 months ago by nahualliart.

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6. ★★★★★ sadi007

   2.2y ago

   I love lots of things about Sensei LMS but there are some key features I think needs to be added to improve the UX and to add more for users. I really wish there was a more dedicated team to the project that can listen to the users and take on new features otherwise it will just be the case that people go to other LMS plugins. So much potential here but I do wonder if anyone is bothered about making this the best LMS out there.

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7. ★★★★★ persoonlijkvaardiger

   2.6y ago

   Sensei can do a lot for you, but if you’re no noob in building websites and really demand flexibility and free styling, it’s not as easy as they pretend it to be. It’s all possible, but you have to be a pitbull. This topic was modified 2 years, 3 months ago by persoonlijkvaardiger.

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8. ★★★★★ SJW

   2.9y ago

   Flexible tool that allows full control over course management.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. 2026-09-29 Version 4.26.4 Security Check the destination course permissions when changing the lesson course from the bulk editor. Enforce course edit permissions when creating a module from the course editor. Enforce lesson edit permissions when 4.26.4
2. 2026-08-20 Version 4.26.3 Security Scope the Students management user search to student accounts. #8174 Require the grading capability on the lessons dropdown AJAX endpoint and scope it to the caller’s own lessons. Restrict adding a student to a 4.26.3
3. 2026-07-29 Version 4.26.2 Security Align the sensei-messages REST endpoint results with documented message visibility. #8032 Ensure manual quiz grading submissions respect lesson ownership. #8035 Apply private message permissions to replies retur 4.26.2
4. 2026-06-15 Version 4.26.1 Fixed Fix a fatal memory error on front-end course listings for sites with many enrolled students. #8007 Fix a memory-exhaustion error when filtering temporary users from activity lists on courses with many students. #80 4.26.1
5. 2026-06-10 Version 4.26.0 Security Fix missing esc_url() on add_query_arg() calls in analysis nav breadcrumb links. #7989 👏 @thisismyurl Added Add aggregation service pattern for grading queries. #7915 Add High-Performance Progress Storage (HPPS 4.26.0
6. 2025-12-16 Version 4.25.2 Security Fix XSS vulnerability in the Contact Teacher block Removed Remove “new” badge from Appearance settings tab #7874 Fixed Allow multiple choice quiz questions with no wrong answers #7872 Fix Course List pattern not 4.25.2

All 10 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (4.26.4). Sites still on an older version should update.

1. Patched Medium · 4.3 Sensei LMS – Online Courses, Quizzes, & Learning <= 4.26.3 - Missing Authorization ↗
   2026-10-19 CVE-2026-112328 Missing Authorization Affects <= 4.26.3 Patched in 4.26.4
2. Patched Medium · 4.3 Sensei LMS – Online Courses, Quizzes, & Learning <= 4.26.3 - Missing Authorization ↗
   2026-10-19 CVE-2026-112329 Missing Authorization Affects <= 4.26.3 Patched in 4.26.4
3. Patched Medium · 5.3 Sensei LMS <= 4.24.4 - Missing Authorization ↗
   2025-03-27 CVE-2025-22740 Missing Authorization Affects <= 4.24.4 Patched in 4.24.5
4. Patched Medium · 5.3 Sensei LMS – Online Courses, Quizzes, & Learning <= 4.24.3 - Unauthenticated Information Exposure ↗
   2025-01-14 CVE-2025-0466 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Affects <= 4.24.3 Patched in 4.24.4
5. Patched Medium · 5.3 Sensei LMS – Online Courses, Quizzes, & Learning <= 4.19.2 - Authenticated (Teacher+) User Email Disclosure ↗
   2024-08-20 CVE-2024-8009 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Affects <= 4.19.2 Patched in 4.20.0
6. Patched Medium · 5.3 Sensei LMS – Online Courses, Quizzes, & Learning <= 4.24.1 - Unauthenticated Email Template Disclosure ↗
   2024-08-14 CVE-2024-7786 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Affects <= 4.24.1 Patched in 4.24.2
7. Patched Medium · 5.3 Sensei LMS <= 4.23.1 & Sensei Pro (WC Paid Courses) <= 4.24.0.1.24.0 - Missing Authorization ↗
   2024-06-06 CVE-2024-35686 Missing Authorization Affects <= 4.23.1 Patched in 4.24.0
8. Patched Medium · 6.4 Sensei LMS <= 4.17.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2023-12-22 CVE-2023-50875 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 4.17.0 Patched in 4.18.0
9. Patched Medium · 5.3 Sensei LMS <= 4.4.3 - Information Disclosure ↗
   2022-08-04 CVE-2022-2034 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Affects <= 4.4.3 Patched in 4.5.0
10. Patched Medium · 4.3 Sensei LMS <= 4.5.1 - Missing Authorization ↗
    2022-08-04 CVE-2022-2080 Missing Authorization Affects <= 4.5.1 Patched in 4.5.2

Translated into 49 languages, 20 at 90% or more

Plus 25 more locales with partial translations.

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Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-10-18 10K+ → 9K+ down after 1 days in tier
2. 2026-10-17 9K+ → 10K+ up after 1 days in tier
3. 2026-10-16 10K+ → 9K+ down after 2 days in tier
4. 2026-10-14 9K+ → 10K+ up after 2 days in tier
5. 2026-10-12 10K+ → 9K+ down after 3 days in tier
6. 2026-10-09 9K+ → 10K+ up after 4 days in tier
7. 2026-10-05 10K+ → 9K+ down after 2 days in tier
8. 2026-10-03 9K+ → 10K+ up after 14 days in tier

Competes with

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Sensei LMS – Online Courses, Quizzes, & Learning: 9K+ active installs, 3.5★ (40 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-11-02. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/sensei-lms