Description
CourseBoost helps online course creators turn enrolled learners into course completers.
Low completion rates are the #1 problem for online course creators. Learners sign up with good intentions but drift away. CourseBoost solves this with two core tools:
Automated Email Reminders
Automatically email learners who haven’t logged in for a set number of days (default: 7). Bring them back before they forget about the course entirely.
- Set your own inactivity threshold (1–90 days)
- One reminder per learner per day, per course
- Full send log in your dashboard
- Manual trigger for testing
Learner Progress Dashboard
A clean progress bar displayed on the course page showing:
- Lessons completed vs. total lessons
- Percentage complete
- Motivational message that changes based on progress
Supported LMS Plugins
- Tutor LMS (free & pro)
- LearnDash
- LifterLMS
External Services
This plugin connects to the Anthropic Claude API to power the AI Course Assistant feature.
What it does: When a logged-in learner submits a question on a course page, the question text and a summary of the course content (lesson titles and text) are sent to Anthropic’s API. The API returns an AI-generated answer which is displayed to the learner.
When data is sent: Only when a learner actively submits a question via the AI Course Assistant chat widget. No data is sent automatically.
What data is sent: The learner’s question text and course content excerpts (lesson titles and body text, up to 500 characters per lesson). No personally identifiable information is sent.
Service provider: Anthropic, PBC
– Terms of Service: https://www.anthropic.com/legal/consumer-terms
– Privacy Policy: https://www.anthropic.com/legal/privacy
Note: The AI Course Assistant requires the site administrator to provide their own Anthropic API key. This plugin does not provide API access.
Installation
- Upload the
courseboostfolder to/wp-content/plugins/ - Activate the plugin through the Plugins menu in WordPress
- Go to CourseBoost in the admin sidebar
- Confirm your LMS is detected (green checkmark)
- Set your inactivity threshold and save
FAQ
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Which LMS plugins are supported?
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Tutor LMS, LearnDash, and LifterLMS. Full feature support for Tutor LMS in the free version.
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When are reminder emails sent?
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Once per day via WordPress cron (WP-Cron), at midnight server time. You can also trigger them manually from the CourseBoost dashboard.
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Will learners receive multiple emails per day?
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No. CourseBoost logs every send and skips learners who already received a reminder today.
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How do I show the progress bar on my course page?
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It appears automatically on Tutor LMS course pages. You can also use the shortcode
[courseboost_progress]anywhere.
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Contributors & Developers
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Changelog
0.1.0
- Initial release
- Automated inactivity email reminders
- Learner progress bar with shortcode support
- LMS auto-detection (Tutor LMS, LearnDash, LifterLMS)
- Manual reminder trigger and send log