=== StepUp LMS ===
Contributors: vishaligex
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Tags: elearning, education, course, lms, learning management system
Requires at least: 6.2
Tested up to: 6.9
Requires PHP: 7.4
Stable tag: 1.1.4
License: GPLv2 or later
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html


Complete WordPress LMS plugin to build courses, lessons, quizzes and certificates for your online learning website.

== Description ==

StepUp LMS is a comprehensive WordPress LMS plugin for WordPress. It is one of the best WordPress LMS plugins that can be used to easily create and sell courses online. You can create a course curriculum with lessons and quizzes, all managed through an easy-to-use interface for users.

With StepUp LMS, you can quickly and easily create education, online school, and online course websites without any coding knowledge.

<a href="https://webgrapespvtltd.com/contact.html" target="_blank">Support</a>

StepUp LMS Features

Works with Any WordPress Theme
StepUp LMS is designed to work seamlessly with any WordPress theme.

Create Courses
StepUp LMS provides an excellent user interface for creating online courses with all the options you need. You can easily create a complete curriculum layout, edit content, and manage courses efficiently.

Manage Courses
Manage your created courses, monitor statistics such as enrolled students, and track course performance.

Sell Courses
StepUp LMS is free, yet it allows you to sell your courses using supported payment methods such as PayPal.

StepUp LMS Is Free and Always Will Be
Education should be accessible to everyone. StepUp LMS is built to help you create and share online courses freely. We will continue improving it and adding new features over time.

Actively Developed
StepUp LMS is continuously developed and improved to become the best WordPress LMS plugin available.

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Modules

Students Module
This module allows admins and instructors to view student information such as name, email, registration date, and course progress. Clicking on a student displays their enrolled courses and progress. Clicking on a course shows detailed quiz information, including quiz name, marks, correct and incorrect answers, time taken, result (pass/fail), and a progress bar.

Purpose of Time Taken:
Helps understand how much time a student spent on a quiz, indicating their speed and level of understanding.

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Progress Module
Tracks overall course progress, including course name, content, enrolled students, and creation date. Clicking a course shows its lessons and quizzes, along with student completion details such as start time, end time, time taken, status, and result.

Purpose of Time Taken:
Useful for measuring student focus and efficiency when completing lessons or quizzes.

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Question Categories Module
Allows quiz questions to be grouped by topics such as HTML or Java. Each category includes a name, slug, optional description, and parent category. You can add, edit, or delete categories and view the number of questions in each category, simplifying quiz creation and filtering.

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Instructor Panel
This panel allows instructors to showcase their experience and skills, helping students choose the right instructor. Instructors can view enrolled students, order details, and student progress to better support learning outcomes.

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== External Services ==

Vimeo Player

This plugin includes optional support for embedding videos from Vimeo.

* Service Used: Vimeo (Video hosting and playback)
* Data Sent: Video ID and possibly the user’s IP address via the embedded player
* When Data Is Sent: When a page containing a Vimeo video is loaded
* Terms: https://vimeo.com/terms
* Privacy Policy: https://vimeo.com/privacy

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PayPal

This plugin integrates with the PayPal payment gateway.

* Service Used: PayPal (Payment processing)
* Data Sent: Order ID, amount, and currency
* When Data Is Sent: When a user makes a payment
* Service Endpoints:
  * Live: https://api-m.paypal.com/
  * Sandbox: https://api-m.sandbox.paypal.com/
* Terms: https://www.paypal.com/webapps/mpp/ua/useragreement-full
* Privacy Policy: https://www.paypal.com/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full

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YouTube

* Purpose: Embedding and displaying videos
* Data Sent: YouTube video ID (via iframe)
* Service URL: https://www.youtube.com/
* Terms: https://www.youtube.com/t/terms
* Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy

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Chart.js

* Purpose: Displaying charts (bar, pie, line) in admin dashboards
* Data Sent: None (all rendering is local)
* CDN: https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/chart.js
* License: https://github.com/chartjs/Chart.js/blob/master/LICENSE.md

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WordPress Developer Documentation

* Service: developer.wordpress.org
* Purpose: Reference for WordPress APIs and best practices
* Data Sent: None
* Privacy Policy: https://wordpress.org/about/privacy/

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Available Languages

1. English

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StepUp LMS Roadmap

* Create Course
* Create Lesson
* Create quizzes from random questions in the question bank.
* Student rankings
* Progress reports
* Feedback on questions, quizzes, and lessons
* Instructor notes

Suggestions for StepUp LMS?
Email us at: support@webgrapespvtltd.com, support@igexsolutions.com

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== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= What is StepUp LMS? =
StepUp LMS is a WordPress plugin that allows you to create, manage, and sell online courses.

For help with premium add-ons, use our <a href="https://webgrapespvtltd.com/contact.html">helpdesk</a>.

= Where can I suggest new features or ideas? =
You can send your suggestions via email to: support@webgrapespvtltd.com

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== Changelog ==
= 1.0.1 =
* Updated contributors and author name

= 1.0.2 =

* Improved empty content handling for courses and lessons
* Updated single course page template

= 1.0.3 =
* Updated single lesson and quiz page templates

= 1.0.4 =
* Improved single lesson and quiz page templates

= 1.0.5 =
* Updated “Tested up to” version to 6.9
* Added shortcode page in settings

= 1.0.6 =
* Fixed the shortcode settings menu bug

= 1.0.7 =
* Fixed readme.txt and install default course

= 1.0.8 =
* Fixed readme.txt and install default course

= 1.0.9 =
* Front-end side design improvement and bug fixed.

= 1.1.1 =
* Add new email for support and inquiries


= 1.1.3 =
* Add encrypt and decrypt class helper


= 1.1.4 =
* Add encrypt and decrypt class helper and update tag