Running a training company can be a real challenge, especially if you’re using heaps of different systems and documents to manage the operational aspects of your business. Training Management Systems (‘TMS’) - such as Arlo, Training Orchestra and Accessplanit - are an...
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How to price your online training
It can be difficult to know how much to charge for an online course. If you’re a training provider, often you’ll have a good idea of the market value for your face-to-face training, but less so for an online offering. We work closely with training companies delivering...
Using H5P to make your online courses interactive
At Training Spark we’re big fans of WordPress and LearnDash. The combination of these allows us to create powerful online learning platforms for training providers around the world (especially when we add the Business-to-Business Toolkit too!) But that’s just the...
4 reasons why selling online training B2B is different to B2C
We’ve worked with many training providers to help them take their expertise online. Many of our clients deliver their training to other organisations - typically bigger businesses that need help overcoming a specific workplace challenge. Yet many of the popular online...
How to secure your LearnDash LMS
If you’re running a successful LearnDash LMS then you’ll have a system with lots of learners. This makes your system an appealing target for hackers who may want to steal data, serve up spam, or try to exploit your customers. The world of cybercrime is and always will...
3 reasons why you should choose a WordPress Learning Management System
We’re huge advocates of using WordPress-based learning management systems (LMS) here at Training Spark. Choosing an LMS for your business or organisation is a big deal, particularly if you’re a training provider or looking to sell online courses. There are many...
Walkthrough video: Arlo-LearnDash v1.1
The latest version of the Arlo-LearnDash Integration plugin includes a cool new feature - pushing a LearnDash grade into Arlo. This means you'll be able to see the score a learner has achieve from a LearnDash quiz in your Arlo account! Here's a quick walkthrough video...
Navigating the Business-to-Business Toolkit for LearnDash
Using our popular Business-to-Business Toolkit for LearnDash plugin, but need some help navigating this in your WordPress admin area? Here's a quick walkthrough video to help you make the most of your new functionality: https://youtu.be/RdIU66J1g0w Transcript: Hi,...
Adding custom content to LearnDash courses using shortcodes
As a training provider, your clients are important to you and you want to be able to customise courses for each organisation you work with. But how can you do this without replicating each course and having to then manage several courses that are very similar? With...
New feature: Update grades in Arlo!
We’re excited to announce the release of version 1.1 of the Arlo and LearnDash integration plugin. Launched in May, the plugin was developed for training providers who use the Arlo training management system and LearnDash LMS to provide a bridge between the two...
How to customise emails in LearnDash
If you run a WordPress based LMS there will be certain times when your system sends out emails to your learners. At the very least your system will send out “Reset your password” emails, but you might also have other elearning based communications, such as...
Client Dashboards in LearnDash
If you provide online training to employees or staff members of an organisation, you will want the ability to show their progress to your client contact. In the Business-to-Business Toolkit for LearnDash, client dashboards are automatically generated to give your HR...
Enrolling users in LearnDash from a spreadsheet import
Has your client given you a spreadsheet, excel file or CSV of learners they want to enrol onto your LearnDash course platform? The Business-to-Business Toolkit for LearnDash allows you to bulk enrol users onto your LearnDash course by uploading a CSV file. Find out...
How to quickly anonymise the users of a WordPress website
If you're a web developer working across a number of WordPress client projects, you're probably all too familiar with having to create and update localhost or staging versions of the live systems you work on. It's something we do all the time ourselves. One of the...
Enrolling learners in LearnDash with registration forms
If you have a client with a number of employees or staff that need to enrol on your courses in LearnDash, then you'll need a way for them to create their own accounts. This way you avoid all the administrative hassle of setting up the organisation's learners and users...
Setting up groups in LearnDash B2B Toolkit
LearnDash Groups give you the ability to group certain users together. This can be useful if you want all members of a group to be able to access the same courses in your LearnDash site. With LearnDash groups you can also set up a Group Leader. A Group Leader can...