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Senior WordPress LMS engineers with 10+ years of experience. We extend LearnPress with clean add-ons, fix theme and add-on conflicts, keep it patched against new vulnerabilities and make it fast for logged-in students.

10+ years in WordPress LMS
Security patching on staging
Add-ons, never core edits
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10+Years in LMS engineering
500+LMS projects delivered
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Common LearnPress problems we fix

Sound familiar?

LearnPress is free to start with, which makes it popular. As academies grow, the add-ons, themes and customizations around it are where things go wrong.

You are behind on LearnPress security updates

We update LearnPress and its add-ons on staging, test enrolment, quizzes and checkout, then patch production, and set up alerts for future advisories.

Your theme bundles an old LearnPress version

Many education themes ship their own LearnPress templates. We bring overrides up to date so you can update both safely.

Add-ons conflict and nobody can tell which one

We isolate each add-on on staging, fix or replace the conflicting one and document the final set.

Quizzes, the profile page or course lists are slow

Query profiling, object caching and leaner templates for the pages students use most.

Payments do not enrol students reliably

A clean setup with LearnPress payments or WooCommerce, with order status and enrolment kept in sync.

You have outgrown LearnPress

An honest comparison with LearnDash, Tutor LMS or Moodle and, if it makes sense, a migration plan that keeps your students and courses.

What our LearnPress developers do

LearnPress development services

Custom add-ons

New course logic, enrolment rules and dashboards built on LearnPress hooks as a separate plugin.

Security patching

Version audits against public advisories, staged updates and a WAF in front.

Theme and template fixes

Up-to-date template overrides for Eduma and other education themes.

Payments and WooCommerce

Course sales, bundles, memberships and coupons that enrol students correctly.

Speed tuning

Faster course lists, quizzes and profile pages for logged-in students.

Integrations

CRM, email marketing, Zoom, SSO and webhooks.

Migrations

From LearnPress to LearnDash, Tutor LMS or Moodle, or into LearnPress.

Maintenance plans

Monthly updates, backups, monitoring and a developer on call.

Reports

Course, quiz and revenue reports for admins and instructors.

Code-level expertise

LearnPress customizations that stay update-safe

LearnPress provides actions and filters for most of the student journey. Using them, instead of editing LearnPress or your theme's copy of its templates, is what lets you apply security updates the day they are released.

A separate add-on plugin. Your logic is versioned, documented and independent of the theme.
Minimal template overrides. Each one is listed, so we know exactly what to check when LearnPress changes a template.
Background jobs for slow work. External calls never slow down enrolment or checkout.

This example tags a new student in your email platform when they enrol, using the learnpress/user/course-enrolled action.

<?php
/**
 * Plugin Name: Academy CRM for LearnPress
 * Tags new students in the email platform when they enrol.
 */
defined( 'ABSPATH' ) || exit;

add_action( 'learnpress/user/course-enrolled', function ( $order_id, $course_id, $user_id ) {
    // Defer the API call so enrolment stays instant.
    wp_schedule_single_event( time(), 'academy_tag_student', [ (int) $user_id, (int) $course_id ] );
}, 10, 3 );

add_action( 'academy_tag_student', function ( $user_id, $course_id ) {
    $user = get_userdata( $user_id );
    if ( ! $user ) {
        return;
    }
    $response = wp_remote_post( ACADEMY_ESP_URL, [
        'timeout' => 10,
        'headers' => [
            'Authorization' => 'Bearer ' . ACADEMY_ESP_KEY,
            'Content-Type'  => 'application/json',
        ],
        'body'    => wp_json_encode( [
            'email' => $user->user_email,
            'tags'  => [ 'student', 'course-' . $course_id ],
        ] ),
    ] );
    if ( is_wp_error( $response ) ) {
        error_log( 'Academy CRM: ' . $response->get_error_message() );
    }
}, 10, 2 );

learnpress/user/course-enrolled passes the order ID, course ID and user ID. Keys are defined in wp-config.php.

Skills

The LearnPress stack we work with every day

LearnPress and WordPress

LearnPress 4
LearnPress add-ons
Course templates
Quiz and question types
Certificates
Eduma and education themes
Gutenberg blocks
WP-CLI

Commerce and integrations

LearnPress payments
WooCommerce
Stripe
PayPal
Paid Memberships Pro
Zoom
Mailchimp
BuddyPress

Engineering and security

PHP 8
MySQL tuning
Redis object cache
Patchstack alerts
Wordfence and WAF
Staging workflows
Git and CI
Cloudflare

Engagement models

Hire LearnPress developers your way

Pick the model that fits today and switch when your needs change. Every model includes a senior engineer, code review and a staging site.

Hourly

Bug fixes, small changes, audits and urgent issues.

from $45/hour

Billed on hours actually worked
Task-level time log with every invoice
Start with a single task
Senior engineer, not a junior

Hire by the hour

Part-time dedicated

Steady roadmap work and ongoing maintenance.

from 2500/month

A named developer, about 4 hours a day
Shared task board and weekly report
Updates, monitoring and small features
Scale up or down month to month

Hire part-time

Full-time dedicated

Large roadmaps, platform teams and agencies.

from 4500/month

A developer who works only on your LMS
Daily async updates and agreed overlap hours
Code review and QA by a second engineer
Add QA, design or DevOps when needed

Hire full-time

Fixed-price project

Well-defined features, migrations and new builds.

from 3000 minimum

Written scope, price and timeline up front
Milestone-based payments
Staging demos before each release
Post-launch warranty period agreed in the proposal

Get a fixed quote

Every engagement starts with a free technical call and an NDA. Prices exclude applicable taxes.

How it works

How hiring a LearnPress expert works

Tell us what you need

2 minutes

Use the short form: platform, what is wrong or what you want built, and how you prefer to work. Two minutes is enough.
Free technical call

30 minutes

A senior engineer reviews your site or requirements, asks the awkward questions early and suggests the simplest approach that will last.
Proposal and NDA

1-3 business days

You get a written plan: fixed price and timeline, or the developer profile and monthly plan for dedicated work. NDA signed before any access.
Work starts on staging

Weekly demos

We set up staging and version control, ship in small reviewed increments and demo every change before it reaches your live site.

Compare

A LearnPress team vs a freelancer vs hiring in-house

Criterion	All-in-One LMS	Freelance marketplace	In-house hire
Engineers who work only on learning platforms	Yes	Partial	Partial
One team for WordPress LMS, Moodle, Open edX, Canvas and custom LMS	Yes	No	No
Cover when your developer is ill or on leave	Yes	No	Partial
Code review and QA before every release	Yes	Varies	Partial
NDA and IP assignment in the contract	Yes	Varies	Yes
No recruitment, payroll or notice periods	Yes	Yes	No
Scale hours up or down month to month	Yes	Partial	No
One accountable point of contact	Yes	No	Yes

A general comparison of how each model usually works. Individual freelancers and in-house teams vary.

LearnPress security: why updates cannot wait

Patchstack's vulnerability database lists 80 patched LearnPress vulnerabilities over the plugin's lifetime. Several were disclosed in September 2026 alone, including unauthenticated disclosure of quiz answers, question banks and enrolment data in 4.4.x versions, and an insecure direct object reference affecting versions up to 4.4.8. All of them were fixed in later releases, which is exactly why staying current matters.

The difficulty is that many LearnPress sites cannot update quickly: an education theme ships its own template overrides, an add-on is no longer maintained, or someone edited plugin files. Our approach:

Inventory. List LearnPress, every add-on, the theme and every override, with versions.
Compare. Check each version against public advisories.
Fix on staging. Update, refresh outdated template overrides, and test enrolment, quizzes, checkout and certificates.
Patch production. Deploy, then add a WAF and alerts so the next advisory is handled in days, not months.

Our LMS security checklist covers the controls around the plugin itself.

How to hire the right LearnPress developer

Ask how they would handle your theme

If your theme overrides LearnPress templates, a specialist will ask about it straight away, because that is what blocks updates.

Ask how they would add the feature

Listen for LearnPress actions and filters and a separate add-on. Editing LearnPress files makes every future update a risk.

Ask about their update routine

You want staged updates, a test checklist for your key flows and a rollback plan, not updates on the live site.

Get an honest opinion on fit

A good developer will tell you if LearnPress is still the right choice for where your academy is going. See our WordPress LMS plugin comparison and our WordPress LMS developers page.

Hiring a LearnPress expert: FAQ

How much does it cost to hire a LearnPress developer?

Fixes and updates are billed hourly; custom add-ons, payment setups and migrations are usually fixed-price after we have seen the site. You get a written estimate after the free technical call.

Is our LearnPress site affected by recent vulnerabilities?

If you are not on the latest LearnPress release, possibly. We check your LearnPress and add-on versions against public advisories, update them on staging, test your key flows and then patch production.

Our theme stops us from updating LearnPress. Can you fix that?

Yes. We update or remove the theme's outdated LearnPress template overrides, test them against the current version, and leave you with a setup you can update normally.

Can you build custom LearnPress add-ons?

Yes. New course rules, enrolment logic, reports and integrations, built as a separate plugin on LearnPress hooks with documentation.

Can you speed up LearnPress?

Yes. Course lists, quizzes and profile pages are the usual bottlenecks. We profile the queries, add object caching and slim down templates, then measure again.

Should we move from LearnPress to another LMS?

Sometimes. If you need advanced Groups, B2B reporting or multi-instructor marketplaces, LearnDash, Tutor LMS or Moodle may suit you better. We will compare honestly and, if you decide to move, migrate courses and students.

Do you offer LearnPress maintenance plans?

Yes: monthly updates on staging, security monitoring, backups and development time for small changes. See LMS maintenance and support.

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