The Official Blog for LifterLMS Contributors

  • LifterLMS ConvertKit Version 2.0.0

    • Removes LifterLMS 2.x compatibility, raising the minimum required LifterLMS version to 3.8.0
    • Adds a checkbox to enrollment, registration, and checkout forms allowing users to explicitly consent to receive emails
    • To accommodate GDPR compliance, sequences and tags will only be applied to users who have explicitly consented to receive emails.
    • Users who have previously consented to receive emails may opt out via a checkbox on the edit account tab of the student dashboard
    • New options have been added to allow customization of the consent and unsubscribe messages
    • Added Privacy Policy Suggested content linking to the ConvertKit Privacy Policy. Relies on WP 4.9.6.
    • In addition to an API Key, a Secret Key must also be obtained to API methods to unsubscribe users
    • Class LLMS_Settings_Integrations_ConvertKit has been replaced by LLMS_Integration_ConvertKit which is an integration child accessible programattically via LLMS()->integrations()->get( 'convertkit' )
    • Renamed plugin options to be consistent with other LifterLMS integration classes. Preexisting options will be renamed automatically upon plugin upgrade.
    Read more: LifterLMS ConvertKit Version 2.0.0
  • LifterLMS Version 3.18.1

    • Attached llms_privacy_policy_form_field() and llms_agree_to_terms_form_field() to an action hook llms_registration_privacy
    • Define minimum WordPress version requirement as 4.8.
    Template Updates
    Read more: LifterLMS Version 3.18.1
  • LifterLMS Social Learning Version 1.2.0

    Privacy & GDPR Compliance Tools
    • Added suggested Privacy Policy language outlining information gathered by a default LifterLMS Social Learning site
    • During a WordPress Personal Data Export request the following LifterLMS Social Learning information will be added to the export

    • All profile fields (website url, social profile urls, site handle)

    • All timeline stories
    • All timeline story replies
    • User avatar & profile cover image

    • During a WordPress Personal Data Erasure request the following LifterLMS Social Learning information will be erased

    • All profile fields (website url, social profile urls, site handle)

    • All timeline stories
    • All timeline story replies

    • All of the above relies on features available in WordPress core 4.9.6

    Updates
    • Added RTL language support
    • Tested up to WordPress 4.9.6
    Bug Fixes
    • Fixed issue preventing instructor story browsing from functioning with LifterLMS Core 3.17.0 and later
    Read more: LifterLMS Social Learning Version 1.2.0
  • LifterLMS WooCommerce Version 1.3.5

    • Tested up to WooCommere 3.4.0
    • Using [products] shortcode on a course or membership will now display the product’s image as expected
    • Updated assets path for stylesheets
    • Added RTL language support
    Read more: LifterLMS WooCommerce Version 1.3.5
  • LifterLMS Version 3.18.0

    Privacy & GDPR Compliance Tools
    • Added privacy policy notice on checkout, enrollment, and registration that integrates with the WP Core 4.9.6 Privacy Policy Page setting
    • Added settings to allow customization of the privacy policy and terms & conditions notices during checkout, enrollment, and registration
    • Added suggested Privacy Policy language outlining information gathered by a default LifterLMS site

    • During a WordPress Personal Data Export request the following LifterLMS information will be added to the export

    • All personal information gathered from registration, checkout, and enrollment forms

    • Course and membership enrollments, progress, and grades
    • Earned achievements and certificates
    • All order data

    • During a WordPress Personal Data Erasure request the following LifterLMS information will be erased

    • All personal information gathered from registration, checkout, and enrollment forms

    • Earned achievements and certificates
    • All notifications for or about the user
    • If the “Remove Order Data” setting is enabled, the order will be anonymized by removing student personal information from the order and, if the order is a recurring order, it will be cancelled.
    • If the “Remove Student LMS Data” setting is enabled, all student data related to course and membership activity will be removed

    • All of the above relies on features available in WordPress core 4.9.6

    Updates and Enhancements
    • Tested up to WordPress 4.9.6
    • Improved pricing table UX for members-only access plans. An access plan button for a plan belonging to only one membership will click directly to the membership as opposed to opening a popover. Plan’s with access via multiple memberships will continue to open a popover listing all availability options.
    • Added a “My Certificates” tab to the Student Dashboard
    • Certificates can be downloaded as HTML files (available when viewing a certificate or from the certificate reporting screen on the admin panel)
    • Admins can now delete certificates and achievements from reporting screens on the admin panel
    • Added additional information to certificate and achievement reporting tables
    • Expanded widths of admin settings page setting names to be a bit wider and more readable
    • Now conditionally hiding some settings when they are no longer relevant
    • Added daily cron automatically remove files from the LLMS_TMP_DIR which are more that 24 hours old
    • Removed unused template content-llms_membership.php
    • Added initialization actions for use by integration classes
    Bug Fixes
    • Fixed issue causing coupon reports to always display “1” regardless of actual number of coupons used
    • Fixid issue causing new posts created via the Course Builder to always be created for user_id #1
    • Fixed issue causing “My Achievements” to display twice on the My Achievements student dashboard tab
    • Fixed issue preventing lessons from being completed when a quiz in draft mode was attached to the lesson
    • Fixed issue causing minified RTL stylesheets to 404
    Template Updates
    Read more: LifterLMS Version 3.18.0
  • LifterLMS Twilio Version 1.0.1

    • Fix issue causing Twilio API calls to be made when API keys are not present
    • Fix incorrect text domain on l10n function
    Read more: LifterLMS Twilio Version 1.0.1