LifterLMS – WP LMS for eLearning, Online Courses, & Quizzes

80 Quality Score

Active Installs

18/30

With around 10,000 active installs and an overall popularity score of 60 out of 30, LifterLMS is a mid-tier LMS plugin, popular but far from a dominant force in the category.

Update Freshness

25/25

Maintenance scores a perfect 100 out of 25, reflecting a very recent update in July 2026 and active development signals.

User Rating

14/15

A 96 out of 100 user rating from 390 reviews is excellent and indicates strong satisfaction among those who have used and rated the plugin.

Support Health

8/15

Support health is a concern at 50 out of 15, driven by only one support thread tracked with a 0 percent resolution rate, suggesting either very few support issues or limited visibility into how they are handled.

WP Compatibility

15/15

Compatibility scores a full 100 out of 25, with the plugin tested against WordPress 7.0 and requiring PHP 7.4, which is reasonable for modern environments.

Scores higher than 78% of indexed plugins

About

Complete e-learning platform to sell online courses, protect lessons, offer memberships, and quiz students. WP Learning Management System.

Active Installs 10k+

Rating ★★★★½ 4.8/5

Last Updated 2026-09-14 3:03pm GMT

Requires WordPress 5.9+

Tested Up To 7.1

Requires PHP 7.4+

Security History

18 known vulnerabilities, all patched

2 Critical 5 High 10 Medium 1 Low

Most recent: July 30, 2026

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LifterLMS – WP LMS for eLearning, Online Courses, & Quizzes <= 10.0.9 - Authenticated (Custom role+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting Medium

July 30, 2026 Patched in ["10.0.10"] CVE-2026-14207

LifterLMS – WP LMS for eLearning, Online Courses, & Quizzes < 10.0.10 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Information Exposure Medium

July 30, 2026 Patched in ["10.0.10"] CVE-2026-14231

LifterLMS <= 9.2.1 - Authenticated (Custom+) SQL Injection via 'order' Parameter Medium

April 10, 2026 Patched in ["9.2.2"] CVE-2026-5207

LifterLMS – WP LMS for eLearning, Online Courses, & Quizzes - Various Versions - Authenticated (Student+) Privilege Escalation High

November 12, 2025 Patched in ["3.41.2","4.21.4","5.10.1","6.11.1","7.8.8","8.0.8","9.0.8","9.1.1"] CVE-2025-11923

LifterLMS <= 8.0.6 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection High

July 1, 2025 Patched in ["8.0.7"] CVE-2025-52717

LifterLMS <= 8.0.1 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Post Trashing Medium

March 18, 2025 Patched in ["8.0.2"] CVE-2025-2290

LifterLMS <= 8.0.0 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting Medium

March 3, 2025 Patched in ["8.0.1"] CVE-2024-13619

LifterLMS – WP LMS for eLearning, Online Courses, & Quizzes <= 7.8.5 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Post Deletion Medium

December 17, 2024 Patched in ["7.8.6"] CVE-2024-12596

LifterLMS <= 7.7.5 - Authenticated (Admin+) SQL Injection High

September 5, 2024 Patched in ["7.7.6"] CVE-2024-7349

LifterLMS – WordPress LMS Plugin for eLearning <= 7.6.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) SQL Injection via Shortcode High

June 4, 2024 Patched in ["7.6.3"] CVE-2024-4743

LifterLMS <= 7.5.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery Medium

April 8, 2024 Patched in ["7.5.1"] CVE-2024-31363

LifterLMS – WordPress LMS Plugin for eLearning <= 7.5.1 - Missing Authorization via process_review Medium

February 27, 2024 Patched in ["7.5.2"] CVE-2024-0377

LifterLMS <= 7.4.2 - Authenticated(Administrator+) Directory Traversal to Arbitrary CSV File Deletion Low

November 5, 2023 Patched in ["7.5.0"] CVE-2023-6160

LMS by LifterLMS – Online Course, Membership & Learning Management System Plugin for WordPress < 4.21.2 - Insecure Direct Object Reference High

May 17, 2021 Patched in ["4.21.2"] CVE-2021-24562

LMS by LifterLMS – Online Course, Membership & Learning Management System Plugin <= 4.21.0 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting Medium

May 10, 2021 Patched in ["4.21.1"] CVE-2021-24308

LMS by LifterLMS <= 4.21.0 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting Medium

April 29, 2021 Patched in ["4.21.1"]

LifterLMS Wordpress Plugin <= 3.37.14 - Arbitrary File Write Critical

March 31, 2020 Patched in ["3.37.15"] CVE-2020-6008

LMS by LifterLMS <= 3.35.0 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Import Critical

September 9, 2019 Patched in ["3.35.0"] CVE-2019-15896

What It Does

LifterLMS turns a WordPress site into a full learning management system, letting you build courses, drip lessons, sell access via memberships or one-time purchases, and quiz students with built-in assessments. It bundles course builder, student dashboards, certificates, and payment integration into a single plugin rather than relying on a collection of add-ons.

Who It's For

This is a good fit for course creators, coaches, and small training businesses who want to run paid online courses directly from WordPress without paying monthly SaaS fees. It suits users who need course protection, quizzes, and memberships in one package and are comfortable configuring a more feature-rich plugin.

Who Should Skip It

If you only need a quiz or survey tool, a lightweight quiz plugin like Quiz and Survey Master will get you there with far less setup. Anyone looking for the largest possible user community or the most plug-and-play experience will likely prefer Tutor LMS, which has ten times the active installs.

The Bottom Line

LifterLMS delivers a genuinely complete course-selling experience for WordPress, and its high user rating plus strong maintenance and compatibility scores back that up. The weak spot is support visibility, with only one tracked thread and zero resolutions, so buyers should lean on documentation and community forums rather than expect fast ticket-based help. Overall, it is a solid, well-maintained choice for committed course creators, though not the best option for casual quiz users.

Related Plugins

Quiz Maker by AYS 88/100

Pick Quiz Maker by AYS if your primary need is rich, standalone quizzes and you want a simpler, lighter plugin than a full LMS.

Masteriyo LMS 86/100

Choose Masteriyo LMS if you want a modern LMS interface with strong Gutenberg and block editor support and a slightly cleaner onboarding flow.

Tutor LMS 85/100

Go with Tutor LMS if community size, front-end course building, and a larger pool of third-party add-ons matter more to you than LifterLMS-specific features.

Interactive Content – H5P 83/100

Pick H5P if your courses rely heavily on interactive content like drag-and-drop activities, interactive videos, and branching scenarios.

Quiz and Survey Master (QSM) 82/100

Choose QSM if quizzes and surveys are the centrepiece of your site and you want deep question types and analytics without a full LMS overhead.