What are the different user roles in LearnDash and what permissions do they have?

LearnDash works directly with WordPress’ built-in user roles and adds a few special roles to help manage courses, lessons, and other learning materials. Heres a clear guide to the different user roles in LearnDash and what each one can do.

Default WordPress Roles #

1. Administrator

• Full access to all administrative options and features.
• Can manage all aspects of the site, including installing plugins, managing users, and configuring LearnDash settings.

2. Editor

• Can manage and publish posts, including those created by other users.
• Can manage and publish courses, lessons, topics, quizzes, and assignments in LearnDash.

3. Author

• Can publish and manage their own posts.
• Can create and manage their own courses, lessons, topics, quizzes, and assignments in LearnDash.

4. Contributor

• Can write and manage their own posts but cannot publish them.
• Can create courses, lessons, topics, quizzes, and assignments but cannot publish them.

5. Subscriber

• Can only manage their own profile.
• Can enroll in courses and view their progress.

LearnDash-Specific Roles #

1. Group Leader

• Can manage and monitor the progress of users within specific groups assigned to them.
• Can view reports and results for their group members.
• Can communicate with group members and manage group assignments.

LearnDash Specific Permissions Overview #

1. Administrator

• Full access to LearnDash settings, course management, user management, and reporting.

2. Editor

• Create, edit, and publish courses, lessons, topics, quizzes, and assignments.
• Manage all LearnDash content.

3. Author

• Create, edit, and publish their own courses, lessons, topics, quizzes, and assignments.
• Manage their own LearnDash content.

4. Contributor

• Create and edit courses, lessons, topics, quizzes, and assignments.
• Cannot publish content without approval.

5. Subscriber

• Enroll in courses and view their own course progress and results.

6. Group Leader

• Manage and monitor users within their assigned groups.
• View reports and communicate with group members.
• Manage group assignments.

If you’d like to further customize Roles and Capabilities: #