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Installation and Activation

Free & Pro

This page covers installing and activating the Learnomy Free plugin and, optionally, the Learnomy Pro add-on.

Overview

Learnomy is a standard WordPress plugin. You install it the same way as any other plugin -- either through the WordPress admin or by uploading the zip file directly. Once activated, Learnomy creates its database tables and launches the setup wizard automatically.

Requirements:

  • PHP 8.1 or higher
  • WordPress 6.7 or higher
  • MySQL 5.7+ or MariaDB 10.3+ (required for FULLTEXT search)

Installing Learnomy Free

  1. Download the learnomy.zip file from wbcomdesigns.com.

  2. In your WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Add New Plugin.

  3. Click Upload Plugin at the top of the page.

  4. Choose the learnomy.zip file you downloaded, then click Install Now.

  5. After the upload finishes, click Activate Plugin.

    WordPress activates Learnomy, creates the database tables (40 custom tables under the lrn_ prefix), and redirects you to the setup wizard.

    If the setup wizard does not appear automatically, go to Learnomy Settings > Settings and click Open setup wizard in the General section.

Installing Learnomy Pro

Pro feature. Available in Learnomy Pro.

Learnomy Pro is a separate plugin that extends Free. Both must be active at the same time.

  1. Download learnomy-pro.zip from your Wbcom Designs account.

  2. In your WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Add New Plugin > Upload Plugin.

  3. Upload learnomy-pro.zip and click Activate Plugin.

  4. After activation, go to Learnomy Settings > Settings > License and enter your Pro license key to enable automatic updates.

  5. Open Learnomy Settings > Modules to see the full module list, including modules with a PRO badge. Toggle any Pro module on to enable it.

Pro never replaces Free's pages or database tables. It adds to them.

Verifying the installation

After activating, you should see three new top-level items in the WordPress admin sidebar:

  • Learnomy -- courses, students, instructors, and content management.
  • Learnomy Commerce -- memberships, subscriptions, coupons, and earnings. This menu only appears when at least one commerce module is enabled.
  • Learnomy Settings -- settings, modules, and system tools.

If you see all three menus (or at least Learnomy and Learnomy Settings), the plugin is active and working.

Updating Learnomy

Learnomy uses the Easy Digital Downloads (EDD) update system. Updates appear in Plugins > Installed Plugins as a standard WordPress notification. No manual download is needed. Click Update now to apply the update. Database migrations run automatically on the next page load after an update.

Uninstalling

Deactivating Learnomy from Plugins > Installed Plugins stops all plugin functionality but leaves your data intact. To remove all data as well, go to Learnomy Settings > Settings > Data and enable the Delete all data on uninstall option before deactivating.

Tips

  • Run the site on PHP 8.1 or higher. The plugin uses strict types throughout and will not load on older PHP.
  • If you are migrating from another LMS, install Learnomy on a staging site first and run the setup wizard before migrating production data.
  • The setup wizard takes about five minutes. You can skip it and return to it later at any time from Learnomy Settings > Settings > General > Open setup wizard.

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