Build LMS Development

Learning platforms, built for your students.

Custom LMS sites for course creators, educators, and education businesses. Built to onboard students cleanly, scale with your catalog, and hold up to the same performance and design standards as the rest of the studio’s work.

WordPress · LearnDash or Tutor LMS Typical scope: 10–14 weeks
What’s included

An LMS build, without the compromises.

Every learning platform includes the work below. Not optional add-ons or upsells — the standard for the studio.

01

Platform design.

  • Custom course catalog and detail templates
  • Student dashboard tailored to the brand
  • Mobile-first responsive design
  • Accessibility built in (WCAG AA)
02

LMS engine.

  • LearnDash or Tutor LMS configuration
  • Course, lesson, and topic architecture
  • Quizzes, assignments, and certificates
  • Drip content and prerequisites
03

Student onboarding.

  • Branded enrollment and welcome flow
  • Email sequences for course milestones
  • Progress tracking and notifications
  • Account and profile management
04

Payments & access.

  • Stripe and PayPal integration
  • One-time, subscription, or membership models
  • Coupon codes and promotional pricing
  • Course bundles and access tiers
05

Search & schema.

  • Course schema for Google rich results
  • AI crawler configuration for course discovery
  • Instructor and educational org markup
  • Rank Math Pro LMS integration
06

Performance pass.

  • Core Web Vitals tuning for course pages
  • Video delivery via Vimeo or similar CDN
  • Object caching tuned for logged-in users
  • Lean plugin stack — every plugin justified
Why build your own LMS

When a hosted platform isn’t enough.

Teachable, Thinkific, and Kajabi are great for getting started. Once you’ve built an audience, the ceiling shows up — in fees, brand control, and what you can build on top.

01 / OWNERSHIP

Your students, your data, your brand.

Hosted LMS platforms control your student data, dictate your branding limits, and take a cut of every transaction. A self-hosted LMS gives you full ownership — and removes the platform from the equation.

  • Zero transaction fees from the platform
  • Full student data export and portability
  • Brand and design freedom on every page
02 / FLEXIBILITY

Build what hosted platforms can’t.

Custom enrollment flows, unique course structures, integrations with your existing tools — anything specific to how you teach. WordPress + LMS means you can ship what your students need, not what the platform allows.

  • Any payment gateway, any pricing model
  • Custom course types and learning paths
  • Integration with email, CRM, and analytics
03 / DISCOVERY

Found by Google and AI search.

Hosted platforms host your courses on their domain — your SEO equity goes to them. A self-hosted LMS keeps content on your site, where it ranks, earns backlinks, and gets cited by AI models recommending courses in your space.

  • Course content lives on your domain
  • Custom schema for AI course discovery
  • Content + courses on one stack
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