End-to-end LMS platform with payment-gated enrollment, structured course delivery, automated progress tracking, and certificate generation via LearnDash and WooCommerce.
Overview
Client
Maya School — online education provider delivering structured courses with certification
Problem
No existing digital delivery infrastructure. Required a full LMS with payment-gated enrollment, structured course delivery, automated progress tracking, and certificate generation.
Scope
End-to-end LMS platform — course architecture, payment integration, student dashboards, certificate automation, and subscription access control.
Challenge
- Course content required strict enrollment and payment gating — no access without verified purchase
- Multiple course formats with different pricing models: one-time payments and recurring subscriptions
- Certification logic needed full automation on course completion — no manual instructor handling
- Student progress tracking required accuracy at the lesson, quiz, and module level across sessions
Solution
Architecture Decisions
LearnDash LMS core with hierarchical course → lesson → topic → quiz structure. WooCommerce as the payment layer for enrollment access control. Automated certificate generation triggered by LearnDash course completion events.
Custom Logic
- Custom student dashboard showing enrollment status, lesson completion, and certificate access
- WooCommerce Subscriptions for recurring access pricing on ongoing course tracks
- Payment-gated content enforcement at the lesson and module level
Integrations
- WooCommerce + LearnDash enrollment bridge for payment-to-access automation
- WooCommerce Subscriptions for recurring membership models
- ACF for structured course metadata and instructor profiles
Impact
- Students enroll, pay, and access course content with zero instructor manual handling
- Automated certificate generation eliminated admin overhead for completion processing
- Reliable progress tracking reduced student support queries about access and completion status
- Subscription model enabled a recurring revenue stream without additional platform infrastructure
“The platform handles everything automatically — enrollment, payments, certificates. Our instructors focus on teaching, not admin.”
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