Masteriyo LMS – LMS Course Builder, Quizzes & Certificates

Free WordPress LMS Plugin: Built-in Payments, Quizzes, and Certificates

Masteriyo is a self-hosted LMS plugin and WordPress course plugin built for course creation and monetization: create, manage, and sell online courses without WooCommerce, SaaS fees, or platform commissions. As a self-hosted WordPress LMS, it gives companies, educators, and creators full control over their data and revenue.

Unlike a hosted LMS or an LMS-as-a-service platform, Masteriyo runs on your own WordPress site, giving you full ownership of your data, students, and revenue. The built-in order system, payment gateways, quizzes, and certificates are all free. No third-party plugins required.

Accept payments via Stripe, PayPal, Razorpay, Mollie, and more. Sell in multiple currencies, share revenue with instructors, and keep 100% of your earnings.

⚡ Quick Links

• Try Masteriyo
• Live Demo
• Masteriyo Pro
• Free vs Pro
• Join Community
• Documentation

Who Masteriyo Is For

• Educators, Schools, and Universities: An LMS for schools, universities, coaching centers, and institutions with a complete online course platform for student tracking, gradebook, and course management.

• Tutors and Coaches: Sell your knowledge as online courses, tutorials, or training modules with no platform commissions and no coding required.

• Academy and Marketplace Builders: Build an online academy or course marketplace platform like Udemy or Coursera, where instructors can create courses and earn through revenue sharing.

• Corporate and Business Training: Run an employee training LMS, online education portal, or onboarding platform for teams and companies with support for enterprise learning and business training.

• Content Creators: Monetize content with a flexible LMS for online courses, grow your online academy, and reach learners worldwide.

Masteriyo Features

Course Creation and Management

LMS course builder with drag-and-drop editing, a dedicated course builder for eLearning and online learning courses, lessons, and quizzes.

• Unlimited courses, lessons, chapters, quizzes, certificates, and assignments
• Self-paced and instructor-led course modules
• SCORM-compliant LMS with easy import of existing eLearning content
• H5P support for interactive online learning content and assessments
• Certificate builder with customizable templates and QR validation
• Content drip to release lessons on a schedule
• Interactive lessons with text, video, and live streaming via YouTube Live
• Picture-in-picture, subtitles, closed captions, and timestamps for video lessons
• In-lesson note-taking, course attachments, and downloadable materials
• Course visibility options: open, enrolled users only, or private
• Course prerequisites, enrollment expiration, retakes, and resume from last chapter
• Course announcements, FAQ, coming soon mode, featured courses, and badges
• Distraction-free learning page with lesson preview before enrollment

Quiz, Assignment, and Assessment

• Unlimited quizzes and assignments
• Question builder with single choice, multiple choice, true/false, and matching types
• Quiz time limits, randomized questions, auto-calculated points, and custom grading
• Quiz review system showing students where they went wrong
• Quiz import and export for reuse across courses
• Gradebook for student evaluation and performance tracking
• LMS reporting and analytics with student reports to track results and course progress

Student and Instructor Management

• Unlimited instructors and students
• Social login (Facebook, Google), public profiles, and manual enrollment
• Multiple instructors per course
• User import and export with bulk CSV support for students and instructors
• Student activity log and login session management
• Student progress tracking with course reports and a dynamic progress bar
• Course reviews after completion and vertical course navigation

Monetization & Payments

Built-in eCommerce with cart, checkout, wishlist, coupons, and payment integrations. No WooCommerce required.

• Payment gateways: Stripe, PayPal, Mollie, Lemon Squeezy, Razorpay, and more
• Integrations with WooCommerce, SureCart, and Easy Digital Downloads (EDD)
• Revenue sharing between instructors and administrators
• One-time course fees or subscription-based pricing models
• Marked price and sale price with support for course bundles and group courses
• Multiple currency support for region-based pricing

Security & Access

• Google reCAPTCHA for spam and bot protection
• Two-factor authentication (2FA) for secure logins
• Email verification for user account validation
• Password strength checker to enforce secure credentials
• Course content and video protection
• Login session management for enhanced security

Admin & Tools

• Setup wizard with free starter templates for Elementor and Gutenberg
• Dashboard analytics for quick performance insights
• LMS reports for tracking courses and student activity
• Webhooks for automation and third-party integrations
• White label support (Elite plan)
• Bulk add-on management
• Quiz import and export
• Course archive filter for better navigation
• Instructors list page

Create Courses with AI

Masteriyo integrates with OpenAI ChatGPT to automate course creation and reduce manual work.
– AI-powered course generation: Generate full course outlines, sections, and lessons from a topic
– Flexible structure: Define sections, lessons, and key highlights, and let AI fill in the details
– AI quiz generation: Create quiz questions including multiple choice, match-the-following, sortable, and fill-in-the-blank

Already Using a Different LMS?

Masteriyo includes a built-in LMS migration tool to transfer courses, quizzes, orders, and student data from TutorLMS, LifterLMS, LearnPress, LearnDash, and MasterStudy. No manual exports or developers needed.

Switching from Sensei LMS, Kajabi, Teachable, Thinkific, or Podia? Masteriyo is a self-hosted alternative with no fees or commissions.

Upgrade to Pro When You are Ready to Scale

• Prerequisites, assignments, and advanced quiz types
• Gradebook and student reports
• Course bundles and subscriptions
• Coupons and marked/sale pricing
• Razorpay payment gateway
• Multiple instructors per course
• Zoom and Google Meet integration
• Mailchimp, MailerLite, HubSpot, and Zapier integrations
• Paid Memberships Pro and Restrict Content Pro support
• Easy Digital Downloads (EDD) integration
• Advanced LMS reporting and analytics
• White label support
• Priority support

See all Pro features

Works Great With

• Payments and eCommerce: Stripe, PayPal, Razorpay, Mollie, Lemon Squeezy, WooCommerce, SureCart, and Easy Digital Downloads (EDD)

• Gamification and community: GamiPress for gamification features and BuddyPress for social learning

• Page builders and themes: Elementor, Divi, Oxygen, Bricks, Beaver Builder, Gutenberg, Neve, Astra, and more

• Integrations: Google Meet, Google Classroom, Zoom, Mailchimp, MailerLite, Brevo, Fluent CRM, HubSpot, Bunny.net, OpenAI ChatGPT (Create with AI), Zapier, Paid Memberships Pro, Restrict Content Pro, and more

What Our Users Say

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“Masteriyo is a true dark horse, lesser known but just as powerful. Responsive support and impressive update frequency.” — Paul

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“So many great features on the core version, features you have to pay for elsewhere.” — Simrencoe

Read all 160+ reviews

Use of 3rd Party Services

Third-party services activate only after opt-in. Personal data is not tracked unless stated.

• Diagnostic data: Consent only. Terms of Service | Privacy Policy

• Certificate fonts: AWS CloudFront, no personal data. AWS Privacy

• Google APIs: Classroom and authentication. Terms of Service | Privacy Policy

• Payments:

  • Stripe: Terms of Service | Privacy Policy
  • PayPal: Terms of Service | Privacy Policy
  • Mollie: Terms of Service | Privacy Policy

• OpenAI: AI features (user API key required). Terms of Use | Policies

From your WordPress Dashboard

1. Go to Plugins > Add New
2. Search for Masteriyo
3. Click Install Now and then Activate
4. Follow the setup wizard to configure courses, payments, and pages

From WordPress.org

1. Download Masteriyo
2. Upload the learning-management-system folder to your /wp-content/plugins/ directory via FTP/SFTP
3. Activate Masteriyo from your Plugins page
4. Follow the setup wizard to get started