LearnDash
Connect LearnDash with Webflow to sync course data, manage enrollments, and display learning progress on your marketing site.
How to integrate LearnDash with Webflow
Webflow handles your marketing site and course catalog design, while LearnDash manages course content, student progress, and assessments as a WordPress LMS plugin. Since no native integration exists, you'll need to choose from three approaches based on your technical requirements.
You can link directly to LearnDash courses for the simplest setup, or use automation platforms like Zapier or Make for no-code data syncing and enrollment triggers.
Link directly to LearnDash courses
The simplest approach is to connect your Webflow marketing site to LearnDash-hosted course pages via standard hyperlinks. This method requires no technical configuration on the Webflow side and preserves all LearnDash functionality, since students access courses directly through your WordPress installation. However, students navigate away from your Webflow site to the separate WordPress environment, which may affect brand consistency.
You can use this approach to:
- Display course information on Webflow pages with buttons linking directly to LearnDash enrollment pages
- Create landing pages in Webflow that direct visitors to specific LearnDash course URLs
- Build course catalogs in Webflow CMS with items linking to corresponding LearnDash-hosted course pages
This method works well when you need Webflow's design capabilities for marketing pages and can direct users to LearnDash for course content access.
Limitation: When users move between Webflow-designed marketing pages and LearnDash course content hosted on WordPress, they may encounter different designs and user interfaces. This friction is especially noticeable with iframe embedding or direct linking. To minimize user confusion, consider implementing consistent color schemes, navigation patterns, and visual design across both platforms.
Connect with Zapier, Make, or other automation tools
Three automation platforms support this integration, though none offer pre-built one-click solutions. These include the following:
- Zapier offers native LearnDash support with multiple triggers (including Course Completed, Enrolled Into a Group, and Quiz Taken) and two actions: Add to Group and Remove From Course. No pre-built Zap templates exist for the LearnDash-Webflow combination, so you'll need to create custom workflows.
- Make.com (formerly Integromat) provides broader LearnDash support with more triggers and actions than Zapier, covering course creation, lesson management, and enrollment operations. Like Zapier, it requires custom workflow configuration.
- n8n is an open-source alternative that supports both platforms via community nodes. It requires self-hosting but offers maximum customization.
Note: IFTTT and viaSocket do not support LearnDash integration.
These platforms let you:
- Enroll users automatically when someone submits a Webflow form
- Sync course data from LearnDash to Webflow CMS collections
- Update student records in Webflow when courses complete
- Trigger notifications based on quiz completions or certificate awards
- Manage group access by adding or removing users based on Webflow events
The LearnDash Zapier Add-on provides the following triggers):
- Course Completed
- Enrolled in a Group
- Group Completed
- Quiz Taken
Zapier actions include Add to Group and Remove From Course.
To set up the integration:
- Install the LearnDash Zapier add-on from your WordPress dashboard (this is a separate paid add-on)
- Create a Zapier account, or consider Make.com if you need more actions
- Authenticate both LearnDash and Webflow in your chosen platform
- Build workflows mapping LearnDash events to Webflow actions
Note: If you use Webflow forms in reusable components, Zapier won't automatically detect them. Use manual webhook setup instead.
Make provides more granular control over actions for creating courses, lessons, and quizzes, and for managing enrollments. Choose Make when you need workflow complexity beyond Zapier's trigger-action model.
What you can build
Integrating LearnDash with Webflow lets you create marketing-focused course experiences while keeping robust learning management capabilities.
- Course marketing sites with automated enrollment: Build landing pages in Webflow that capture leads through forms and automatically enroll students in LearnDash courses via Zapier or Make.com
- Dynamic course catalogs: Create filterable course directories in Webflow CMS that pull titles, descriptions, and pricing from LearnDash through periodic synchronization via automation platforms
- Student achievement displays: Show certificates and completion records on Webflow pages by syncing LearnDash progress data to CMS collections through Zapier or Make.com
- Course landing pages with progress indicators: Build marketing pages in Webflow that display course completion status for logged-in users by syncing data from LearnDash
Frequently asked questions
No. LearnDash is a WordPress plugin that requires PHP and MySQL. You will need a WordPress installation to run LearnDash. Webflow generates static HTML/CSS/JavaScript and cannot execute PHP. You must host LearnDash on WordPress separately and connect the platforms through APIs, automation tools, or direct links.
The LearnDash Zapier add-on provides triggers for course completions, group enrollments, group completions, and more. Actions include adding users to groups and removing users from courses. Make offers that include additional actions for course creation, lesson management, enrollment operations, and user assignments. Webflow triggers include form submissions, CMS item changes, and e-commerce orders.
You can use iframe embeds through Webflow's custom code embed element, but this approach has significant limitations. This is because iframe embedding creates responsive design challenges, cross-domain authentication issues, and SEO problems since embedded content isn't indexed. Direct linking from Webflow to LearnDash-hosted courses or using automation platforms for data synchronization provides more reliable solutions.
LearnDash courses cannot be embedded as interactive components in Webflow because they require WordPress's PHP environment to function. While iFrame embedding is technically possible using Webflow's HTML Embed element, this approach can cause display issues, broken functionality, and non-responsive design problems. Instead, consider this hybrid architecture: design course catalogs and enrollment flows in Webflow. Redirect users to your WordPress domain for actual course interaction. Alternatively, pull course metadata through LearnDash's REST API v2 endpoints (such as
GET /wp-json/ldlms/v2/sfwd-courses). Display information like titles, descriptions, and pricing in Webflow while maintaining all course delivery on WordPress. This separation-of-concerns approach provides better user experience.
Description
LearnDash is a WordPress LMS plugin that enables organizations to build, sell, and deliver professional online courses. The platform includes a drag-and-drop course builder, eight quiz question types with automated scoring, certificate generation, drip content scheduling, and flexible monetization options.
This integration page is provided for informational and convenience purposes only.
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