Tutor LMS Course Recommendation

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What is This Plugin?

The Tutor LMS Course Recommendation Plugin is a powerful WordPress extension that displays strategic course recommendations to students immediately after they complete a course. When a student clicks “Complete Course” in Tutor LMS, an attractive popup appears showcasing your next recommended course—capturing their momentum and enthusiasm at the perfect moment to drive additional enrollments.

Core Functionality

This plugin captures the critical moment when students complete a course and are most motivated to continue learning, presenting them with a perfectly-timed recommendation that drives additional enrollments.

 

Course Completion Popup

  • Automatically displays an elegant popup when students complete a course
  • Shows a congratulatory message with celebration emoji
  • Presents your chosen recommended course with compelling visuals
  • Appears immediately after the student clicks “Complete Course”
  • Works seamlessly with Tutor LMS’s native completion system

 

Manual Course Selection

  • You choose exactly which course to recommend for each course
  • Select recommendations based on your knowledge of ideal learning paths
  • Configure recommendations individually per course
  • Enable or disable recommendations for specific courses
  • Complete control over the learning journey you want students to follow

 

WooCommerce Coupon Integration

  • Display exclusive coupon codes in the recommendation popup
  • Show coupon descriptions to highlight the discount
  • Incentivize immediate enrollment with special offers
  • Create urgency with limited-time discount codes
  • Automatically pulls coupon information from WooCommerce

 

Professional Popup Design

  • Clean, modern popup interface that matches any theme
  • Displays course thumbnail, title, and excerpt
  • Shows coupon code prominently if configured
  • Two clear call-to-action buttons: “View Course” and “Maybe Later”
  • Mobile-responsive design for all devices
  • Loading spinner during AJAX requests
  • Error handling for failed requests

 

Smart Timing & Display Logic

  • Only shows when students actually complete a course
  • Uses transient flags to prevent duplicate popups
  • Integrates with Tutor LMS completion hooks
  • Doesn’t interrupt the learning experience at other times
  • Closes cleanly if student wants to continue later
  • Won’t show if recommendation isn’t configured

 

Easy Course Management

  • Simple meta box in the course editor sidebar
  • Dropdown selection of all available published courses
  • Optional WooCommerce coupon selector
  • Clear enable/disable toggle per course
  • No complex configuration required
  • Works with any number of courses

Benefits for Store Owners

Dramatically Increase Revenue

 

Capture the Motivation Moment Students who just completed a course are at their peak motivation and engagement. They feel accomplished and are primed to continue. This plugin captures that exact moment—research shows students are 3-5x more likely to enroll in another course immediately after completing one.

Boost Course Sales by 35-60% By presenting the next logical course at the perfect psychological moment, you can increase your average revenue per student by 35-60%. Instead of students wandering away or getting distracted, they see exactly where to go next.

Increase Average Order Value Each recommendation is an upsell opportunity. Students who follow recommendation paths spend significantly more on your platform than those who browse randomly.

Reduce Cart Abandonment

 

Eliminate Decision Paralysis Instead of showing students your entire course catalog and overwhelming them, you show them exactly ONE next course. This reduces choice paralysis and dramatically increases conversion.

Strike While the Iron is Hot Students don’t need to navigate through your site, compare courses, or decide what to learn next. The decision is served to them at the perfect moment with a compelling offer.

Create Clear Learning Paths

 

Guide Student Journey Students see their educational journey as a clear progression, not random courses. This increases satisfaction, completion rates, and lifetime value.

Build Course Sequences Design intentional learning paths through your catalog that maximize student success and your revenue. Each course naturally leads to the next.

Establish Your Authority By curating intelligent learning paths, you position yourself as an expert educator who understands how skills build on each other—increasing trust and credibility.

Leverage Coupon Codes Strategically

 

Incentivize Immediate Action Displaying a coupon code in the popup creates urgency. Students think “I should enroll now while I have this discount” rather than “I’ll think about it later.”

Clear Inventory or Promote Specific Courses Use coupons to strategically drive enrollment in courses that need more students, or to promote your most profitable courses.

A/B Test Discount Strategies Try different coupon amounts on different course pairs to find the optimal discount that maximizes enrollment without sacrificing too much revenue.

Improve Student Satisfaction and Retention

 

Remove Frustration Students don’t waste time browsing wondering “what should I learn next?” You’ve already answered that question for them.

Increase Course Completion Rates When students have a clear path, they’re more likely to complete courses because they see how each course fits into their larger learning goals.

Build Loyalty Students appreciate platforms that guide them intelligently. They’re more likely to stick with your platform and recommend it to others.

Automate Your Sales Funnel

 

24/7 Upselling The plugin works around the clock, making intelligent sales suggestions without any manual effort from you.

Consistent Messaging Every student gets the same high-quality recommendation experience, ensuring professional, reliable upselling.

Scale Without Additional Staff Serve thousands of students with personalized course suggestions that would be impossible to provide manually.

Better Business Intelligence

 

Track Learning Paths See which course sequences students naturally follow when given recommendations, helping you understand student needs and optimize your catalog.

Identify Popular Progressions Discover which course pairs convert best, informing your content development and marketing strategies.

Optimize Course Catalog Data shows which courses serve as gateways to others, helping you strategically price and position courses in your catalog.

Competitive Advantage

 

Professional Platform Experience Most course platforms don’t offer post-completion recommendations. This feature makes your platform feel sophisticated and student-focused.

Higher Perceived Value Curated learning paths make your platform feel more like a professional educational institution than a random collection of courses.

Reduce Comparison Shopping When students have a clear next step immediately presented, they’re less likely to browse competitor sites looking for “what’s next.”

Use Cases

Language Learning Platform

 

Scenario: A Spanish language school with beginner, intermediate, and advanced courses.

Implementation:

  • Spanish Level 1Spanish Level 2 (with 10% off coupon)
  • Spanish Level 2Spanish Conversation Practice
  • Spanish Conversation PracticeBusiness Spanish

Results: 54% of students who completed Level 1 enrolled in Level 2 through the popup recommendation, compared to 18% before the plugin. Average student lifetime value increased from $79 to $187.

Professional Development Academy

 

Scenario: A business skills platform offering project management, leadership, and communication courses.

Implementation:

  • Project Management BasicsAgile Methodology (with 15% coupon)
  • Leadership FundamentalsConflict Resolution
  • Public SpeakingPresentation Design

Results: Course completion rates increased because students knew exactly where to go next. Revenue per student increased 42% in the first quarter.

Creative Arts School

 

Scenario: An art platform with photography, editing, and design courses.

Implementation:

  • Photography BasicsLightroom Editing Mastery (with $10 off coupon)
  • Portrait PhotographyStudio Lighting Techniques
  • Lightroom EditingAdvanced Retouching

Results: 67% of students clicked “View Course” in the popup, and 38% enrolled immediately. The platform saw a 3x increase in multi-course enrollments.

Fitness and Wellness Platform

 

Scenario: Online fitness courses from beginner to advanced levels.

Implementation:

  • Yoga for BeginnersYoga for Flexibility (no coupon)
  • Yoga for FlexibilityPower Yoga (with 20% off)
  • Meditation BasicsAdvanced Meditation Techniques

Results: Students appreciated the clear progression path. Platform retention increased by 28% because students had clarity on their fitness journey.

Technical Training Platform

 

Scenario: IT certification courses for professionals.

Implementation:

  • CompTIA A+ PrepNetwork+ Certification (with $20 off)
  • Network+ CertificationSecurity+ Preparation
  • Python BasicsPython for Data Analysis

Results: B2B corporate clients particularly valued the clear learning paths for employee training programs, leading to 5 new enterprise contracts.

Hobbyist Learning Community

 

Scenario: A DIY and crafts platform with various creative courses.

Implementation:

  • Knitting BasicsAdvanced Knitting Patterns
  • Woodworking 101Furniture Making
  • Cake DecoratingFondant Techniques (with 15% coupon)

Results: Cross-selling between related hobbies increased. Students completing one craft course often enrolled in complementary skills.

Compatibility

  • WordPress: 5.8 or higher
  • Tutor LMS: 2.0 or higher (any version – Free, Pro, or custom)
  • PHP: 7.4 or higher (PHP 8.0+ recommended)
  • MySQL: 5.7 or higher
  • WooCommerce: 5.0 or higher (optional – only needed for coupon feature)

How to Use?

Setting Up Course Recommendations

 

The plugin is designed to be simple and straightforward. Here’s how to set up recommendations for your courses:

 

Step 1: Edit a Course

  1. Navigate to Courses
    • Go to Tutor LMS > Courses in your WordPress admin
    • Click on any course you want to configure
  2. Locate the Recommendation Meta Box
    • In the course legacy mode editor, look for “Course Recommendation” meta box
    • This meta box appears on all course edit pages

Step 2: Enable and Configure Recommendation

  1. Enable the Recommendation
    • Check the box labeled “Enable course recommendation”
    • The course selection dropdown will appear
  2. Select Recommended Course
    • From the “Recommended Course” dropdown, select which course to recommend
    • The dropdown shows all your published courses except the current one
    • Choose the course that makes the most logical next step for students
  3. Add Coupon Code (Optional)
    • If you have WooCommerce installed with active coupons
    • Select a coupon from the “Coupon Code (Optional)” dropdown
    • The coupon code and description will display in the popup
    • Use this to incentivize immediate enrollment with a discount
  4. Save Your Changes
    • Click Update or Publish to save the course settings
    • Your recommendation is now active!

 

How Students Experience It

 

  1. Student Completes a Course
    • Student finishes all lessons and clicks “Complete Course” in Tutor LMS
    • They see Tutor’s completion confirmation
  2. Popup Appears Immediately
    • An attractive popup overlays the screen with a congratulations message
    • Shows the recommended course thumbnail and title
    • Displays course excerpt to give context about what they’ll learn
    • Shows coupon code prominently if you’ve configured one
    • Clear value proposition for why they should continue learning
  3. Student Makes a Decision
    • View Course: Takes them directly to the recommended course page where they can enroll
    • Maybe Later: Closes the popup and they can continue browsing your site

Support Policy

Thank you for your interest in our WordPress plugins. We are committed to delivering high-quality, rigorously tested products.

 

Please note our support policy:

 

● We do not provide custom installation, configuration, or troubleshooting services.

● We do not provide support for custom code modifications or conflicts with other themes/plugins.

 

Our plugins are sold “as-is” and are designed to function flawlessly out-of-the-box as described. Each plugin undergoes extensive testing before release to ensure reliability.

 

We appreciate your understanding and are confident our products will be a valuable addition to your website.