In the worlds of online education and content delivery, finding the right Learning Management System (LMS) is like coming up with the perfect playbook for game day.
However, before we dive into LMS migration, I want to tell a story.
I played high school football in a small town, USA. So of course, our coach was “small town famous”. He was known as much for his motivational speeches as for his dry sense of humor.
I remember a particularly grueling practice. As the sun dipped below the horizon, he gathered us at the 50 yard line. It was time for one of his signature pep talks.
Coach spoke about leadership and character. If it's giving Coach Eric Taylor vibes from the hit TV series, Friday Night Lights, then you've got him pegged.
Impeccable Timing
Just as he was wrapping up, he pointed to the sky, drawing our attention to a flock of geese flying in perfect V formation.
“I want you all to look up in the sky,” he said, his voice a mix of seriousness and impending mischief. “Why do you suppose one side of that V is always longer than the other?”, he asked.
“It's because there are more geese in that line,” he said, with a straight face.
The awkward silence that followed was quickly shattered by booming laughter from the other coaches, echoing off the empty stands. Consequently, we looked around at each other, not sure if we should laugh or groan.
To me, it was a reminder, that the simplest answers can be the most profound.
Without a doubt, this story sticks with me for a number of reasons. Mainly because it taught me to look for the unexpected wisdom in everyday moments.
As we talk about migrating content from your learning management system to MemberPress Courses, I can't help but draw some parallels.
LMS Migration is Intuitive
Just like those geese, there's a science, a pattern, and sometimes, a simple wisdom in how we organize and move forward to ensure our content – and by extension, our students – reach their destination successfully.
Therefore, LMS migration can be as intuitive as a flock of geese migrating for the Winter.
It can be as simple as the explanation my coach gave for why one side of the V formation seems longer than the other.
So, if you're gearing up for an LMS migration, looking for that perfect V formation to ensure your educational content flies smoothly from one platform to another, let's dive in.
I'll show you how MemberPress Courses makes this move not just possible, but seamless. Because, much like in football and flocks of geese, the right formation makes all the difference.
Customer-Driven LMS Features
At its heart, MemberPress Courses is more than a mere WordPress LMS plugin. It's a strategic partner that helps you take online learning to the next level.
It allows educators to create courses that spread knowledge, build communities and get students involved. Furthermore, it helps online educators grow their businesses with reliable, predictable recurring revenue streams.
Choosing MemberPress Courses means prioritizing impactful learning experiences. It means investing in continued growth and success for your business.
An LMS Committed to Customer Success
A year after launching the first version of MemberPress Courses, we embarked on a massive customer research project. We wanted to learn from our customers who were creating and publishing online courses.
Of all the things we learned, 2 things stood out.
- First, a lot of MemberPress customers had already moved, or were planning on moving from an existing LMS to MemberPress Courses.
- Second, customers who were still using a legacy WordPress LMS said they just didn't have the time or budget to manually move all their course content over to MemberPress Courses.
So, we decided it was time to make it easier than ever to migrate from your current LMS to MemberPress Courses.
One-Click LMS Migration to MemberPress Courses
It's never been easier to get started with MemberPress Courses.
Based on customer input, we started with LearnDash. Here's everything the migrator handles when you migrate from LearnDash:
- Courses ✅
- Course Categories ✅
- Course Tags ✅
- Lessons ✅
- Topics ✅
- Quizzes ✅
- User Progress ✅
- Quiz Attempts ✅
- Materials ✅
Step 1 – Install MemberPress and Activate the Courses Add-On
If you're not a current MemberPress customer, you'll want to sign up for MemberPress. Then install the plugin. All MemberPress plans include the Migrator as part of the Courses add-on.
Now, to get the Courses add-on, go back over to your WordPress dashboard > Plugins > Add New and search for MemberPress Courses:
Here's where you'll install and activate the MemberPress Courses add-on.
Step 2 – Start the LMS Migration Wizard
With MemberPress Courses added to your WordPress dashboard, hop down into Settings.
Here you can select elements of the LearnDash LMS you'd like to migrate to MemberPress Courses.
Step 3 – Confirm That Your LMS Migration is Complete
Double-check your migrated content to confirm that the process completed. Once your LMS content is in MemberPress Courses, you can proceed to the most powerful step: Make your online courses work for your business!
Step 4 – Add Your Courses to a Membership
This is where things get really useful. With your LMS content migrated to MemberPress Courses, it's easy to add your courses, or portions of a course, to specific memberships.
With MemberPress Rules, you can control which portions of your online courses are available at different membership levels.
Benefits of Migrating to MemberPress Courses
As we've considered the migratory journey of a bird. Why does it leave its familiar atmosphere for an unknown one? It's all about opportunities – feeding, nesting, and survival.
Much like these winged adventurers, migrating courses and students from LearnDash to MemberPress can open up a world of opportunities. Let's take a closer look at why this migration might just be the best move for your online education venture.
The Most Comprehensive, All-In-One Learning Management System
Unlike other LMS platforms, MemberPress Courses is an all-in-one LMS built for WordPress. It provides a platform for course creation and delivery; as well as fuses courses and memberships together in a beautiful symbiosis.
This connection offers a unique benefit – the ability to offer courses as part of a premium membership.
What's more, you can create a strategy for generating longer-lasting, dependable recurring revenue. Rather than one-off course sales, you're setting up a predictable financial framework.
MemberPress Courses doesn't stop at just memberships. For instance, it offers a feature-rich environment that – according to many of our customers – LearnDash simply can't match.
Here are a few standout benefits:
- Effortless Course Creation: With its intuitive course builder, creating a course on MemberPress is as simple as A, B, C. It's your toolbox for crafting top-notch educational content, complete with multimedia lessons, quizzes, and certifications.
- Exceptional Content Control: With MemberPress, you have superior control over who can access your course content. So, feel free to get creative with your course offerings and memberships.
- Fantastic Flexibility: Thanks to its numerous add-ons, MemberPress is compatible with a wide array of WordPress plugins. This grants you the flexibility to customize your LMS based on your unique needs and preferences.
- Powerful Analytics: MemberPress offers comprehensive analytics tools to track your course’s performance and make data-driven decisions. Unlike Learndash, you are no longer flying blind!
Migration from Learndash to MemberPress Courses is not just about moving content. It's also about moving from a good-enough environment to an exceptional one.
It's an environment where your eLearning venture can truly spread its wings.
Let's Recap
We've explored the reasons why an online course creator might want to migrate their courses from one LMS to another. The core appeal of such a migration lies in unlocking new potential for recurring, longer-lasting revenue streams.
MemberPress’ new feature, Courses Migrator, has made leaps and bounds in making this migratory transition as smooth as possible.
Your Next Steps
Get started on your LMS migration today. It's a simple, 3-step process.
Get MemberPress Today!
Start getting paid for the content you create.
Share Your LMS Migration Success Story
As I mentioned earlier, we thrive on learning from our customers. Therefore, we want to hear from you after you've used this new LMS migration tool.
Our team would also like to know what other LMS platforms we should prioritize next!
LearnDash seems like a great starting place. However, we know some of our customers are using other legacy WordPress LMS plugins like LifterLMS or TutorLMS.
Keep your eyes peeled on what we do next!
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