Description

The Slack add-on connects LearnDash events to Slack channels, sending automatic notifications when students enroll in courses, complete lessons, finish quizzes, or receive certificates. Teams of instructors, academic managers, and administrators track class progress in real time directly in the Slack workspace, without needing to open the WordPress dashboard for each new activity or rely on email notifications.

Key Features

  • Real-time notifications
    Sends messages to Slack channels as soon as LearnDash events are recorded on the site.
  • Supported course events
    Enrollments, lesson completion, quiz completion, and certificate issuance trigger dedicated alerts.
  • Webhook connection
    Integrates with the Slack workspace through a webhook configured in the add-on options, without intermediaries.
  • Channel routing
    Routes each event type to specific Slack channels according to the selected configuration.
  • Customizable messages
    Allows editing the text and variables displayed in each notification sent to Slack.

Slack Benefits

  • Immediate class monitoring
    Instructors see enrollments, progress, and completions without needing to open the WordPress dashboard.
  • Quick response to students
    Identifies who finished courses or got stuck on quizzes to act at the right time.
  • Centralized internal communication
    Consolidates course activity in channels that the academic team already monitors daily.
  • Less reliance on email
    Replaces crowded inboxes with organized messages in Slack threads.

Who Is It Recommended For?

  • Online schools, e-learning platforms, and institutions that use LearnDash as their course foundation.
  • Academic teams that coordinate multiple instructors and need centralized communication.
  • Administrators who want to track enrollments, progress, and completions outside WordPress.

For e-learning operations that already use Slack as an internal communication hub, this add-on eliminates back-and-forth between the WordPress dashboard and messaging tools, turning every class activity into an actionable alert. Educational institutions with multiple instructors gain shared visibility into course progress, with each channel receiving exactly the events relevant to its academic function.

Frequently asked questions

Is LearnDash Slack GPL-licensed?

Yes. LearnDash Slack is distributed under the GPL (GNU General Public License). You may legally use, modify and redistribute it on as many sites as you want.

Can I use LearnDash Slack on multiple sites?

Yes. You can install LearnDash Slack on as many sites as you want. Only automatic updates through Ultrapack Auto Updater have a limit: from 3 to 80 sites, depending on the plan.

How much does LearnDash Slack cost at Ultrapack?

LearnDash Slack costs US$2.99 as a single purchase, and it is also included in the subscription plans starting at US$12/mo (VIP I).

Does LearnDash Slack include updates?

Yes. The current version of LearnDash Slack is 1.4.0, published at Ultrapack on Aug 25, 2022. Subscribers update straight from the WordPress dashboard with UAU (Ultrapack Auto Updater).

Is LearnDash Slack scanned before publication?

Yes. Every version of LearnDash Slack goes through a malware scan (ClamAV and YARA rules, at UltraHub) before it is published.