Best course management plugins for WordPress
The most popular course management plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. GradeBook leads with 30+ active installs, ahead of Find and Remove Orphaned LearnDash Content (20+) and Dream University Management (10+). All 5 plugins tagged “Course Management” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 5 course management plugins
- 1.
GradeBookThe most installed course management plugin, with 30+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 9 reviews, updated 8 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 2.
Find and Remove Orphaned LearnDash Content20+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
- 3.
Dream University Management10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 8 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 4.
UniLMS10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.5.24.
- 5.
Instructor Cockpit for LearnDashFewer than 10 active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 1 month ago.
All 5 plugins tagged “Course Management”
GradeBook
Down in the last 7 days:256#24,812by Aori Nevo8 months ago
A gradebook plugin for educators to create, maintain, and share grades quickly and efficiently.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 5.0(9)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Find and Remove Orphaned LearnDash Content
Down in the last 7 days:84#28,628by trainingspark1 year ago
This plugin allows administrators to find and delete orphaned LearnDash topics, lessons, and quizzes that are not assigned to any course.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Dream University Management
#34,628by Dream Carnival8 months ago
A comprehensive university management system for WordPress. Manage students, teachers, staff, courses, enrollments, and calculate CGPA.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
UniLMS
Down in the last 7 days:747#48,302by Junaid Hassan6 years ago
A learning management system developed for universities, schools, colleges, academies or any other type of institutes.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Instructor Cockpit for LearnDash
Down in the last 7 days:16,243#64,741by Heinrich Franz1 month ago
A focused dashboard for LearnDash instructors: courses, participants and learning progress in one place, without the clutter of wp-admin.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day