Title: Topic Progression Using Storyline/Captivate for LearnDash
Author: Discover eLearning
Published: <strong>June 3, 2016</strong>
Last modified: February 17, 2026

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# Topic Progression Using Storyline/Captivate for LearnDash

 By [Discover eLearning](https://profiles.wordpress.org/discoverelearning/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/learndash-topic-progression-using-storyline-or-captivate.1.2.4.5.zip)

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## Description

**Please note this plugin is now at End Of Life. For the latest feature intergrations
for Articulate Storyline 360 and WordPress, please download the eLearning Magic 
Toolkit from the Discover eLearning website.**

If your eLearning authoring tool of choice is either Articulate Storyline or Adobe
Captivate, you will already know that you can embed your digital content within 
a LearnDash LMS topic page.

But what if you don’t want your learners to be able to ‘Mark Complete’ before they
have completed a task? i.e. what if your learners have to finish your full Storyline
presentation? What if your learners must achieve a certain mark in your Storyline
quiz? Or what if your learners need to interact with a game or watch a video before
being able to move onto submit an assignment or take a LearnDash quiz?

Our LearnDash Topic Progression Using Storyline/Captivate plugin allows you to do
just that!

You will now have full control over how your learner must interact with your digital
content in order to progress through your course, by using a very simple JavaScript
command within your Storyline or Captivate content, you will be able to dictate 
when exactly the Mark Complete process should be triggered.

## Screenshots

[⌊Use this metabox within the edit topic page in order hide/unhide the Mark Complete
button.⌉⌊Use this metabox within the edit topic page in order hide/unhide the Mark
Complete button.⌉[

Use this metabox within the edit topic page in order hide/unhide the Mark Complete
button.

## Installation

 1. Upload the contents of the plugin zip file to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory.
 2. Activate the plugin through the Plugins menu in WordPress.

## FAQ

### Does this plugin work with any other eLearning Authoring Tools?

Yes! As long as you can activate JavaScript code you can use this plugin with other
authoring tools, or advanced multimedia development software such as Adobe Animate
CC.

### What about Articulate Rise?

The latest version of our plugin does support content produced in Articulate Rise!
Your content must include a Storyline block which contains a button that triggers
the required JavaScript. For more details, please refer to the plugin User Guide
available on our website.

### Is this plugin something to do with SCORM?

No, this plugin does not capture any information from the eLearning content. This
only allows you to use content on the current page to activate the Mark Complete
function within LearnDash.

### Will the plugin still work if I use a different word for Topics and Mark Complete using LearnDash’s Custom Fields options?

Yes, using the LearnDash custom fields options does not interfere at all with the
functionality of this plugin.

### What happens if the topic has already been marked as complete and the learner returns to the page to review the content

We have introduced a new feature into Version 1.1 which will automatically move 
the user onto the next page in the course if the mark complete process has already
been triggered. Make sure your plugin version is up-to-date to take advantage of
this.

### I need some support getting Storyline looking and working great within LearnDash. Can we contact you for help?

Of Course! We specialise in the development of engaging and interactive learning
content, and professional Learning Management Systems powered by LearnDash LMS. 
You can get in touch with us through our [Contact Page](http://www.discoverelearning.com/)

## Reviews

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### 󠀁[Very Useful](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/very-useful-989/)󠁿

 [datasmoke](https://profiles.wordpress.org/datasmoke/) October 28, 2016

This is a great addition for LearnDash, being able to use this for lessons too is
brilliant for me. Thank you!

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### 󠀁[Plugin doesn’t work and Support is Horrible](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-doesnt-work-and-support-is-horrible/)󠁿

 [bronzy](https://profiles.wordpress.org/bronzy/) October 3, 2016

I could not get this plugin to work with Captivate. All the examples show how to
use it with Storyline, but not with Captivate. I tried and tried to configure it
and make it work but it doesn't work. When I contacted support they gave a semi-
concerned effort to help me and when it still wouldn't work they just decided to
ignore me. I continued to send emails with suggestions and ideas to make it work
but they ignored me.

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### 󠀁[Very Helpful!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/very-helpful-293/)󠁿

 [bcba](https://profiles.wordpress.org/bcba/) September 3, 2016 1 reply

Love this plug-in.

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### 󠀁[Nice plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/nice-plugin-1628/)󠁿

 [jayjay2011](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jayjay2011/) September 3, 2016 1 reply

Works nicely on my site, no problems at all. This is undoubtedly going to mean a
better user experience… Well done

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## Contributors & Developers

“Topic Progression Using Storyline/Captivate for LearnDash” is open source software.
The following people have contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Discover eLearning ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/discoverelearning/)

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### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/learndash-topic-progression-using-storyline-or-captivate/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/learndash-topic-progression-using-storyline-or-captivate/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/learndash-topic-progression-using-storyline-or-captivate/)
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## Changelog

#### 1.2.4.5

 * Final update – Note this plugin is now at End Of Life and has been superseded
   by the eLearning Magic Toolkit plugin available to the Discover eLearning website.

#### 1.2.4.3

 * Minor updates.

#### 1.2.4

 * Plugin dependency update.

#### 1.2.3

 * Latest version tested and compatible with WordPress 5.9.

#### 1.2.2

 * Fixed compatibility issue with LearnDash 3.0 Next/Previous buttons.
 * Tested with WordPress 5.5.

#### 1.2.1

 * Name changed for plugin. Same great features!

#### 1.2

 * Fixed issue where pages were no longer being marked complete when using Safari.

#### 1.1

 * JavaScript command in Storyline/Captivate will automatically move user on to 
   the next page in the course when the Mark Complete process has already been activated.
 * Articulate Rise content is now supported when using Storyline 360 and including
   the prefix ‘TOP.’ in the JavaScript command.

#### 1.0.2

 * Updated documentation links to plugin website.
 * Added notification to promote premium version features.

#### 1.0.1

 * Plugin updated to be compatible with LearnDash 2.2.1.2.
 * Tested with WordPress 4.6.

#### 1.0

 * Public release.

## Meta

 *  Version **1.2.4.5**
 *  Last updated **7 months ago**
 *  Active installations **400+**
 *  WordPress version ** 4.0 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **6.9.8**
 * Tags
 * [captivate](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/captivate/)[elearning](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/elearning/)
   [learndash](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/learndash/)[lms](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/lms/)
   [storyline](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/storyline/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/learndash-topic-progression-using-storyline-or-captivate/advanced/)

## Ratings

 4 out of 5 stars.

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## Contributors

 *   [ Discover eLearning ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/discoverelearning/)

## Support

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