Teach online on your own WordPress site—courses, quizzes, checkout, learners.
Creators use Sikshya to publish lessons, enroll students, and take payments without renting another LMS. The free plugin includes PayPal checkout; Sikshya Pro unlocks Stripe, more gateways, drip content, bundles, subscriptions, and dozens of togglable add-ons.
New here? Jump to Install, then read Your WordPress admin—it mirrors the Sikshya sidebar one-to-one.
What you need to run Sikshya:
Browse docs
Install & setup
Free + Pro ZIP, Composer note, wizard, licenses, pages, permalinks.
Get started →🧭Your WordPress admin
Plain map of Course, People, Commerce, Addons—exactly how Sikshya app labels them.
Match sidebar →📚Courses & curriculum
Course builder, chapters, lessons (text / video / downloads), quizzes, assignments, certificates, categories & tags.
Build courses →👥Learners, roles & progress
Student dashboard, enrollments, progress tracking, role management, capabilities, course completion certificates.
Manage students →🔐Enrollment & access
Manual enroll, free self-enroll, paid enrollment, sequential progression, drip (Pro), and prerequisites (Pro).
Configure access →Pro extra💳Payments
Free: PayPal works on day one. Pro: Stripe + Razorpay, Mollie, Paystack, Square, Authorize.Net, bank rules.
Configure gateways →Pro extra✉️Email & notifications
Everyone edits templates here. CRM / ESP bridges and rollout emails are layered on via Pro.
Send emails →⚙️Shortcodes
[sikshya_courses], [sikshya_login], [sikshya_registration] — every attribute, default, and example.
Blocks & page builders
How Sikshya works with the Block editor (Gutenberg), Elementor, Divi, and other builders via shortcodes and templates.
Place catalog widgets →Pro💎Pro add-ons
Add-on catalog (license + toggle). Mirrors Addons, Integrations, and gated sidebar badges.
Explore Pro →🛒WooCommerce & co-existence
How Sikshya runs alongside WooCommerce, plus notes on multilingual, caching, SEO, and multisite networks.
Co-exist cleanly →🔌REST API
Routes under /wp-json/sikshya/v1/ — courses, enrollments, learner progress, checkout, license, and Pro add-on routes.
Hooks & filters
The actions and filters Sikshya exposes for enrollments, lesson completion, quizzes, payments, certificates, and add-ons.
Extend Sikshya →❓FAQs
Free vs Pro, payments, themes, multisite, SCORM, certificates, GDPR, multilingual, and the most-asked LMS questions.
Find answers →🛠️Troubleshooting
Permalinks, REST 404s, gateway sandbox mode, email deliverability, cache plugins, role/capability oddities, and the dreaded white screen.
Fix issues →📜Changelog
Recent free and Pro releases — what changed, what to test, and the safe upgrade path.
See releases →💬Get support
WordPress.org forum, GitHub, the Facebook community, Pro priority support, and how to file a useful bug report.
Contact us →Free vs Pro at a glance
| Capability | Free | Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Unlimited courses, lessons, quizzes, students | ✅ | ✅ |
| Course builder + drag-and-drop curriculum | ✅ | ✅ |
| Quizzes (multiple choice, true/false, short answer) | ✅ | ✅ |
| Assignments (basic) + certificates (basic) | ✅ | ✅ |
| Sequential lesson progression | ✅ | ✅ |
| Native checkout, free + paid courses, manual enrollment | ✅ | ✅ |
| PayPal checkout | ✅ | ✅ |
| Stripe & other premium gateways | — | ✅ |
| Coupons (% / fixed, redemption limits, date window) | ✅ | ✅ |
| Student dashboard + wishlist | ✅ | ✅ |
| Transactional emails (enrollment, purchase, completion) | ✅ | ✅ |
| Extra gateways (Razorpay · Mollie · Paystack · Square · Authorize.Net · Bank Transfer) | — | ✅ |
| Content drip (date / X-days / cohort) | — | ✅ |
| Prerequisites (lessons + courses) | — | ✅ |
| Course bundles & subscriptions | — | ✅ |
| Multi-instructor + revenue split | — | ✅ |
| Gradebook + advanced assignments + advanced quizzes | — | ✅ |
| Advanced certificates (builder + QR + verification) | — | ✅ |
| Course reviews & Q&A / discussions | — | ✅ |
| Calendar & live classes (Zoom / Meet) | — | ✅ |
| Activity log & enterprise reports | — | ✅ |
| Webhooks, Zapier, public API keys | — | ✅ |
| Marketplace (multi-vendor) + commissions | — | ✅ |
| White label, multisite, multilingual, SCORM/H5P | — | ✅ |
Add-ons unlock at different Pro tiers (Starter, Pro / Growth, Scale). See the add-on → tier matrix for which add-on is in which plan, or compare on the pricing page. Free sites still see gated menu rows with amber Upgrade badges — that's the same story as here.
Need help fast?
- 📖 Start with Installation and the Quick start.
- 🧪 Try Sikshya in WordPress Playground via try.new/plugins/sikshya.
- 🐛 File issues on GitHub or post in the WordPress.org support forum.
- 👥 Join the Sikshya LMS Facebook Community for peer discussion.
- 💎 Pro license holders get priority support — see Support for routing details.