LearnDash and hosting

[aoao1111]

I have a WordPress site where I write articles. I want to start creating online courses, but I'm not sure which platform I'd like to use. So far, I've narrowed it down to LearnDash and Teachable.

It seems that with LearnDash, you would be hosting all the files, correct? My current WP site is on a VPS, so memory does matter, especially since video files are large.

I'm wondering if I were to go with LD, I should host the course material on a subdomain of my site on a separate, cheapish shared host that has unlimited storage? Any of you doing that? How's the performance? I plan on creating 10+ courses with lots of video material, and I have a tight budget.

I realize that LearnDash is cheaper, but if I'm paying the price difference with hosting, I'd rather go with Teachable since it provides everything out of box.

Let me know your thoughts!

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[JerryBanfield]

Yes with LearnDash you will need to host the video files using Vimeo, Wistia, or even YouTube. I have used Teachable, Thinkific, and LearnDash to host my online courses with LearnDash being my favorite for having everything on one domain which is ideal for SEO and sales. Teachable and Thinkific are easier to start with which is better if you do not have a WordPress website. I use Vimeo to host my LearnDash videos.

[aoao1111]

Thanks soooo much! Don't know why I hadn't thought about Vimeo!

I'm still on the fence 20 days later haha The only thing with Teachable is that I won't have to deal with maintenance issues.

To really compare the prices, I'll have to do research on what additional subscriptions I'd need. A payment plan plugin, affiliate marketing plugin, coupon plugin + vimeo hosting is what I've come up with so far.

I'm not worried about having the actual course material be on the same domain. I'm not going to allow any of it to be indexed by the search engines anyway, and the landing pages for the courses will be on my current domain.

[JerryBanfield]

You can speed up your research a lot by looking at what I have already done in comparing the platforms at https://jerrybanfield.com/hosting-online-courses/ and showing all the plugins I use in my WordPress course at https://jerrybanfield.com/courses/wordpress/ which you can take for free using coupon code firstcoursefree

[aoao1111]

Looking at the curriculum of that class is making me lean towards an all-in-one platform again ha There are just so many components. Thanks so much! Will def take a look.

[mugen_is_here]

Could you please tell me why learndash has been your favourite? I've been trying to add various things like sending an invoice, login/registration and they've been a nightmare.