If you deliver online training, it’s crucial to ensure there are no accessibility barriers that might prevent learners with disabilities from experiencing your online courses. If you sell your courses into organisations that have...
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Why understanding your target audience is critical to a successful online course
In our opinion, the first place to start when designing any online course or programme is understanding the person(s) you will be creating it for. This will affect many aspects of your online course, including: What impact you want to have. What should be the change...
LearnDash is limited in features (and that’s the way we like it!)
A member of the LearnDash LMS Tips & Tricks Facebook group recently asked people to name something that LearnDash does that makes you glad you opted for the plugin. There were some responses you’d expect - like eCommerce functionality, its low cost and how simple...
New LearnDash feature demo – Save quiz progress
LearnDash 3.5 was released at the start of September 2021 and one if its new features is the ability to save learner quiz progress. Historically, a learner would have been expected to complete a LearnDash quiz in a single sitting. The new version of LearnDash provides...
LearnDash 3.5 released
A new major release of LearnDash is now available. Due to several large changes, this is not currently available via the standard WordPress plugin updater. Instead, you’ll need to log into your LearnDash account and download a zip file to upgrade manually. As we...
4 Myths about Open Source Learning Management Systems
At Training Spark, we love working with open source platforms - particularly those that help training providers deliver online and blended learning. More often than not, the solutions that we work with are called “Open Source” software. “Open source” means that anyone...
How to prevent your LearnDash course emails from going to spam
“The emails that LearnDash sends out are going to spam!” This is one of the most common issues we see from people who run LearnDash courses. It can be a frustrating issue that leads to an influx of support queries or a lack of trust from your customers. More often...
How to use the Business-to-Business Toolkit to display your client’s logo in your LearnDash LMS
As a training provider, you may be selling your training and consultancy to a client as part of a wider package. For example, your client may be delivering a company-wide initiative around a particular topic (such as equality and diversity, leadership or equal...
6 essential plugins for your WordPress LMS
If you’re a training provider looking to use WordPress as your learning management system, then there are a handful of essential plugins you’ll need to give you the functionality you need. We’ve helped many training companies deliver blended and online learning using...
8 reasons why you should consider a training management system
Running a training company can be a real challenge, especially if you’re using heaps of different systems and documents to manage the operational aspects of your business. Training Management Systems (‘TMS’) - such as Arlo, Training Orchestra and Accessplanit - are an...
How to price your online training
It can be difficult to know how much to charge for an online course. If you’re a training provider, often you’ll have a good idea of the market value for your face-to-face training, but less so for an online offering. We work closely with training companies delivering...
Using H5P to make your online courses interactive
At Training Spark we’re big fans of WordPress and LearnDash. The combination of these allows us to create powerful online learning platforms for training providers around the world (especially when we add the Business-to-Business Toolkit too!) But that’s just the...
4 reasons why selling online training B2B is different to B2C
We’ve worked with many training providers to help them take their expertise online. Many of our clients deliver their training to other organisations - typically bigger businesses that need help overcoming a specific workplace challenge. Yet many of the popular online...
How to secure your LearnDash LMS
If you’re running a successful LearnDash LMS then you’ll have a system with lots of learners. This makes your system an appealing target for hackers who may want to steal data, serve up spam, or try to exploit your customers. The world of cybercrime is and always will...
3 reasons why you should choose a WordPress Learning Management System
We’re huge advocates of using WordPress-based learning management systems (LMS) here at Training Spark. Choosing an LMS for your business or organisation is a big deal, particularly if you’re a training provider or looking to sell online courses. There are many...
Walkthrough video: Arlo-LearnDash v1.1
The latest version of the Arlo-LearnDash Integration plugin includes a cool new feature - pushing a LearnDash grade into Arlo. This means you'll be able to see the score a learner has achieve from a LearnDash quiz in your Arlo account! Here's a quick walkthrough video...