As 2024 wraps up, let’s look back on an incredible year with MasterStudy LMS WordPress plugin!
We’ve prepared a special year-in-review video with our milestones, updates, future plans, and user success stories that made this year unforgettable.
You can view all of our achievements by going to our wrapped-up 2024 page.
Throughout the year, we launched amazing features and improved our plugin to make online learning better. Our team of developers worked tirelessly to deliver more updates that improve your platform. Many ideas came from our users, shaping the plugin into what it is today.
In this article, we’ll explore our biggest updates, share client feedback, and tell what’s changing in 2025.
What’s Been Released for MasterStudy LMS in 2024?
Let’s break down the numbers behind this year’s achievements:
- A major update for in-depth course analytics: Reports & Analytics;
- 4 powerful new addons with advanced features;
- Integrations with a social networking plugin PeepSo, and sales funnel builder Studiocart;
- 129 feature enhancements and settings updates;
- 231 issues fixed.
Now, we’ll take a closer look at the big changes and improvements we rolled out in 2024:
Reports & Analytics
We’ve launched the Reports and Analytics feature to give you a comprehensive view of your LMS platform. With four main tabs—Revenue, Engagement, Users, and Reviews, you can track the performance of your courses, analyze student activity, and monitor earnings in detail. Check feedback from your students to learn more about the effectiveness of your courses. Get individual reports for courses, students, and instructors to improve course management.
Grades
Grading is now smarter and faster! The brand-new Grades addon lets you evaluate assignments, quizzes, and exams all in one place. Create custom grading scales by defining ranges, points, or names—and even customize colors of your grades. Save time with an automated grading system, your assessments are instantly scored, and students get real-time feedback after completing their quizzes or assignments.
MasterStudy Templates
In 2024, we introduced the MasterStudy Templates package. We’ve changed our Starter theme into this pack. It features one free template and five premium templates each with beautiful design and different style. Choose from various options and Refresh your LMS website quickly with modern and unique layouts. Use Elementor widgets to customize them to your brand, and get your site looking amazing in minutes.
Gutenberg Blocks
Showcase key elements of your LMS, such as courses, instructors, and testimonials, with flexibility and style along with Gutenberg blocks. You can highlight standout teachers with the Featured Teacher block, organize and display courses by category or grid layout, and promote bundled courses for better upselling. Use dynamic blocks like Courses Carousel and Instructors Carousel to grab attention and make navigation smoother. The Testimonials block builds trust by showing student feedback, while Courses Search simplifies finding the needed course. Each one ensures your LMS website is visually appealing and user-friendly.
Public Profiles for Students & Instructors
Students and instructors now have personalized public profiles where they can showcase achievements, share assignments, and display certificates. They can share their skills with employers, family, or friends. Instructors, on the other hand, can add cover images to their profiles, choose more styles to display their expertise and progress, and allow students or guests to contact them directly.
Audio Lessons
Make your courses more engaging with Audio Lessons! Upload audio files or link them to platforms like Spotify, SoundCloud, or Apple Podcasts directly in the Course Builder. You can cater to auditory learners so your courses become versatile and accessible for learners who prefer listening over reading or watching.
Question Media
Transform quizzes into interactive experiences with Question Media addon! Add visual elements like images, and media like videos, and audio to your questions. It helps you enhance assessments so your students will understand better and be more motivated and engaged with learning.
Social Login
Simplify the login process on your platform for users. Make access easier and safer to your website by letting students use their Google or Facebook accounts. Now they don’t need to remember extra passwords and it leads to higher student enrollment.
New Certificate Builder
Certificates are now easier to design with our redesigned Certificate Builder. Explore and choose from various templates to save time creating a new certificate. Drag and drop elements, and customize the design with shapes, text, and images. We’ve also added QR codes for certificate verification, option to display course duration and share certificates on social media like Linkedin to showcase achievements to potential employers.
7 New Styles for Course Pages
There are seven new page styles for courses: Timeless, Sleek with Sidebar, and Bold with Full Width Cover. Each layout is made to give your courses a fresh look. Pick the style you like and share important information about your courses, like what your students will learn, key details, and why it’s worth buying. With clear and engaging styles, students can easily see what each course offers before deciding to join.
Integrations with Other Tools
This year, we’ve introduced integration with a sales funnels builder plugin Studiocart in our MasterStudy LMS. Now, course enrollment and access management are automated. Customers are enrolled in courses when they purchase a Studiocart product and unenrolled if their subscription ends. This saves time and ensures smooth course access for students.
MasterStudy LMS also integrates with a social networking plugin PeepSo. It lets you create a dynamic platform that combines online learning with social networking. Students can engage in courses and actively interact with peers and instructors in a community-like environment. The integration improves collaboration, boosts engagement, and creates an interactive learning experience, all within one unified system.
Feedback from Our Users
In 2024, MasterStudy LMS continued to make waves in the WordPress community. With 146 new reviews on WordPress, it earned a remarkable average rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars. Out of those, 132 users gave it a perfect 5-star rating and recommended the plugin, highlighting its user-friendly features and robust support.
This year, the overall rating of MasterStudy LMS on WordPress.org has increased to 4.4, showcasing how much our users appreciate the plugin’s functionality and the quality of our customer support.
Impact of the MasterStudy LMS plugin in 2024
Our MasterStudy community on Facebook has also seen impressive growth, now having over 2,600 members. This space is a platform for users of both free and pro versions. They can share their experiences and get assistance from our dedicated moderators and fellow users.
Thanks to our presence at WordCamp events in Taiwan and Italy, in 2024 MasterStudy LMS has gained increased visibility and recognition within the WordPress community.
Big Updates Coming Soon
Subscription Payments. It’s a great feature to offer your students subscription plans for ongoing access to your courses or bundles. This means steady and predictable income for you and an opportunity to continuously learn for your students. It’s a win-win!
Email Funnels. You’ll be able to automate communications with your learners so you’ll save time and effort while keeping your audience engaged. Whether it’s welcoming new students or giving them special promotions, you can set up email sequences that will make your connection with them stronger throughout their learning journey.
AI-Powered Course Creation & Grading. We plan to reduce the time spent on creating courses and quizzes. With AI tools, you’ll quickly generate a course, or assessment for students and even grade assignments automatically. You’ll focus more on delivering high-quality experiences for your learners and less on the administrative tasks.
Coupon System. You’ve asked for it, and it’s coming soon! The ability to offer discounts or special deals will help you drive enrollments, boost sales, and reward loyal learners. Attract new learners during sales events, and give your current students an incentive to refer others.
Elementor Course Builder. We’re preparing over 30 new widgets specifically for designing course landing pages. You’ll have the freedom to create personalized and beautiful course pages that align with your brand. Want to include video previews, pricing tables, or testimonials on your course landing pages? You’ll do all of that with ease.
Complete Interface Redesign. We’re not just tweaking things — we’re giving the entire platform a makeover. Having already revamped 50% of the interface in 2024, we’re on track to complete the transformation by the end of the 3rd quarter. With the new design, your learners will focus on learning, not navigating a confusing platform. Expect smoother navigation, better layouts, and a refreshed look.
LMS Migration Tools. Prepare for tools that help you transition from your old system and switch to MasterStudy LMS without the headaches. Whether you’re moving from another LMS or upgrading from an earlier version of MasterStudy, we’ll ensure a safe migration of your content, user data, and course settings.
Import/Export Features. We know how important it is to have control over your content. With our new import/export features, you’ll seamlessly transfer lessons, quizzes, and more between different platforms or backups. You’ll be able to migrate content without worrying about losing important data or spending hours re-adding materials.
More Integrations. We’re expanding our list of integrations with your favorite third-party tools. From email marketing platforms to payment gateways, we want to make sure that MasterStudy LMS connects to all the tools you enjoy using. Expect big announcements soon as we add even more powerful integrations.
Price Changes for 2025
We’re updating the pricing for our lifetime and annual subscription plans in 2025. This change reflects the growing expertise of our development team, who work hard to bring you the best features and ensure fast and responsive support.
Rest assured, this new pricing won’t affect current customers who purchased the plugin before 2025. You’ll keep your current plan. We care about you so we’re telling it in advance.
To thank you for your continued support, we’re offering a special 25% off on MasterStudy LMS Pro for Christmas and New Year. This is your chance to lock in the current price and enjoy all the advanced features and tools we’ve added and plan to release in 2025.
We’d Love to Hear from You
As 2024 comes to a close, we’re taking a moment to reflect on everything we’ve achieved with your support. Now, we want to hear from you! What features of MasterStudy LMS have made your experience better? Are there any areas you think could be improved or new features you’d like to see in future updates?
Looking ahead, we’ll be sharing a sneak peek of what’s coming in 2025 soon. If you have ideas for new features or improvements, we invite you to share them on our feature suggestion board.
Thank you for being part of our ever-growing community. Your feedback is invaluable as we continue to make MasterStudy LMS the best it can be. Let’s work together to make 2025 even more exciting!
