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Design Upgrade for LearnDash

v2.12
by Dave Warfel · 5.0 (53 reviews)

Instantly improve LearnDash's design -- focus mode, course content, profile page, course navigation & course grid -- to more closely match yo …

10K+ active installs Updated Aug 10, 2022 Tested to 6.0.9 Requires PHP 5.6
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Design Upgrade for LearnDash

About Design Upgrade for LearnDash

Design Upgrade for LearnDash is a plugin that completely redesigns the LearnDash learning management system to match your existing WordPress theme, providing a professional and consistent design. It is compatible with both LearnDash 3.0 and legacy templates, and includes features such as improved styles, larger clickable areas, rounded buttons, and more. There is also a pro version available with over 110 customizable design options.

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Frequently asked questions

What does Design Upgrade for LearnDash do?
Design Upgrade for LearnDash redesigns various aspects of LearnDash to better match your existing WordPress theme. It aims to provide a more professional design for your online courses.
Is it compatible with different LearnDash versions?
Yes, it is compatible with both LearnDash 3.0 and "Legacy" templates. It also supports LearnDash 2.x and has been tested with LearnDash 4.3.0.2.
What are some of the new features?
New features include improved styles for the LearnDash registration process, larger clickable areas for course content, and standardized button designs. It also offers enhanced Focus Mode styles and subtle animations.
Does it require custom code or settings?
No, Design Upgrade for LearnDash does not require any settings or custom code. You simply activate it to apply the design improvements.
What improvements are made to Focus Mode?
Focus Mode improvements include an enhanced sidebar tray design, better Course Sections, a shadow for the mobile menu, and an arrow that indicates the current menu state. The top navigation bar and comments also received several small improvements.

Changelog

2.12 – August 9, 2022

  • Added: Improved styles for new LearnDash registration process/page
  • Tweak: Increased size of prev/next buttons at the bottom of lesson/topic pages to prevent wrapping onto two lines

2.11.1 – July 6, 2022

  • Fix: Course Grid: “Legacy” active template only: No longer hiding course short description.

2.11 – April 13, 2022

  • Updated: CSS changes to accomodate the course grid CSS changes LearnDash made in 2.0.5 of the Course Grid plugin (mostly with ribbons)
  • Updated: Course Page: Content & Materials tabs: Added CSS to override default theme styles that were adding button styles to the tabs

2.10.3 – Jan 22, 2022

  • Fixed: Small CSS issue with Focus Mode background color in Pro version when using the Kadence theme

2.10.2 – Oct 6, 2021

  • Fixed: MathJax: Removed extra spacing when using LaTeX in quiz answers for single & multiple choice questions

2.10.1 – Oct 6, 2021

  • Fixed: Achievements Add-On: Image size now works again with Achievements version 1.1.0 (available in Pro)

2.10 – Aug 5, 2021

  • New: Achievements Add-On: Small update to CSS to allow for customizations in Pro version

2.9 – June 4, 2021

  • Update: Compatibility with WisdmLabs Group Registration (version 4.2)
  • Update: Compatibility with WisdmLabs Ratings, Reviews & Feedback (version 2.1)
  • Fixed: Mobile: Focus Mode: Clickable area of “Mark Complete” button in header
  • Tweak: Course Content List: Adjusted background color of drip content message

2.8.3 – April 11, 2021

  • Fixed: Login Modal: Text color for “Lost Your Password?” link

2.8.2 – February 20, 2021

  • Tweak: Uncanny Toolkit: Enhanced Course Grid: “View Course Outline” buttons improved with better styling & default LearnDash colors

2.8.1 – February 10, 2021

  • Added: Improved styles for LearnDash pagination
  • Fixed: Focus Mode Header: Mobile navigation buttons spacing issue
  • Fixed: Focus Mode Header: Mobile navigation font size issue
  • Fixed: Quizzes: Not honoring custom LearnDash colors for “review” and “answered” in the review box
  • Fixed: Quizzes: Removed extra blue outline on current questions in the review box
  • Tweak: Quizzes: Adjusted colors for answered, review, correct & incorrect labels in the review box (to match new LearnDash default colors)
  • Tweak: Small change to allow all HTML tags to display properly in the course grid short description (compatibility with Course Grid add-on v1.7)

2.8 – January 26, 2021

  • New: Improved styles for print
  • Fixed: RTL: A few small spacing & alignment issues
  • Fixed: Group Courses List: a small spacing issue
  • Tweak: Increased indentation for topics & quizzes in focus mode navigation & course content lists

2.7.1 – October 11, 2020

  • Tweak: Focus Mode: Slightly reduced font size in sidebar navigation
  • Tweak: Progress Bar: “% Complete” was off-center on mobile devices
  • Tweak: Lesson/Topic Timer now inherits text color
  • Tweaks: CSS updates for compatibility with LearnDash 3.2.3.3 (see below)
  • Tweak: Focus Mode: Header content action buttons spacing/layout
  • Tweak: Focus Mode: Sidebar Navigation: Removed rotation on collapse arrow because LearnDash is now including it

2.7 – July 20, 2020

  • New: Slight improvements to the [ld_group_list] grid output
  • New: Slight improvements to the Group Courses List output
  • Tweak: A few small adjustments to help with Pro features for Groups

2.6.5 – May 15, 2020

  • New: eLumine theme: A few design upgrades for the course grid
  • New: eLumine theme: Adjusted styles for progress bar in course grid
  • Fixed: Width adjustment on buttons within LearnDash alert messages
  • Tweak: More specific CSS selectors for buttons in course grid
  • Changed: Focus Mode Sidebar: Adjusted sizing of calendar/unlock icons for drip/sample lessons so the icon fits better inside of the circle

2.6.4 – April 29, 2020

  • Added: Framework for new Tin Canny Reporting styles in the Pro version

2.6.3 – April 4, 2020

  • Fixed: Quizzes: Proper correct/incorrect highlighting for cloze (fill in the blank) questions

2.6.2 – March 26, 2020

  • Fixed: Width adjustment on buttons within LearnDash alert messages
  • Tweak: Course Grid: Adjusted CSS to account for issues on some sites using the SG Optimizer plugin to combine CSS files

2.6.1 – March 7, 2020

  • Compatibility: Updated styles to fix a few small issues with LearnDash 3.1.4 (very minor)

2.6 – February 21, 2020

  • Integration: Upgraded styles for WisdmLabs Group Registration plugin
  • Changed: Course Navigation: Removed background color on inner lesson <div> tag
  • Changed: Focus Mode: Progress Bar: Increased space between bar & “% Complete”
  • Fixed: RTL: Focus Mode sidebar close icon positioning
  • Fixed: RTL: Focus Mode “Mark Complete” checkmark icon overlap
  • Removed: Transition styles on tooltips because they were conflicting with default LearnDash behavior
  • Tweak: Updated CSS animation names to avoid theme/plugin conflicts

2.5.1 – January 14, 2020

  • Fixed: Course Grid Video Previews: Border radius now works properly for top corners
  • Changed: Course Grid Video Previews: Black background color added behind video embeds
  • Changed: Font sizes & weights of several elements within the [ld_profile] summary section
  • Added: Framework for a few more profile styles in the Pro version

2.5 – January 8, 2020

  • Integration: Upgraded styles for WisdmLabs Reviews, Ratings & Feedback Plugin (learn more)

2.4.3 – December 30, 2019

  • Added: Max-width for the login & registration forms so they don’t stretch all the way across larger screens
  • Removed: Styling on Focus Mode logo images that was causing some taller logos to expand beyond the header area
  • Tweak: Login/Register Buttons: Slightly reduced the opacity of the shadows on hover

2.4.2 – December 17, 2019

  • Added: CSS compatibility for upcoming Widget Areas for LearnDash plugin

2.4.1 – November 25, 2019

  • Added: Class name (.ldx-grid-course-complete) is applied to completed courses in the course grid
  • Tweak: Quiz Results: Added spacing between paragraphs & lists in the quiz response message displayed on the results page
  • Compatibility: Hello Elementor: Improved styles for better compatibility with the Hello Elementor theme
  • Fixed: Single & Multiple Choice Questions: When an answer is answered incorrectly, the correct answer is highlighted in green (bug introduced in LD 3.1 with a class name change)
  • Fixed: Tooltip alignment

2.4 – November 20, 2019

  • Added: Improved styles for Focus Mode comments
  • Fixed: Quizzes: Matrix sorting questions spacing issues
  • Tweak: Quizzes: Matrix sorting questions use a slightly different style when viewing correct/incorrect answers after a quiz

2.3 – September 23, 2019

  • Added: Uncanny LearnDash Toolkit Pro: The Simple Course Timer idle timeout modal now uses consistent button styles
  • Added: Uncanny LearnDash Toolkit Pro: The “Reset Progress” button now uses consistent button styles
  • Added: Uncanny LearnDash Toolkit Pro: Many [uo_dashboard] elements now inherit LearnDash default styles, buttons & colors
  • Added: Uncanny LearnDash Toolkit Pro: The [uo_courses] enhanced course grid now matches the style of the LearnDash Course Grid add-on.
  • Updated: A handful of small improvements for quizzes

2.2.1 – August 25, 2019

  • Added: Improved styles for the Course Status area at the top of course pages (for non-enrolled users)
  • Added: Focus Mode: Brand logo no longer gets squished on medium-sized devices

2.2 – August 23, 2019

  • Added: Button styles for Login/Logout button when using the [learndash_login] shortcode
  • Added: Login/Registration Modal: Close Icon: Increased size & added hover effect
  • Added: Login/Registration Modal: More consistent <input> styles
  • Added: Login/Registration Modal: Improved button styles
  • Added: Framework for adding custom login/registration styles into Pro
  • Fixed: Icon spacing for “Download Certificate” button

2.1.3 – July 5, 2019

  • Added: Compatibility for RTL languages
  • Added: Framework for adding custom alert styles into Pro
  • Fixed: Alert icon position on smaller screens

2.1.2 – Jun 26, 2019

  • Added: Framework for adding custom ribbon colors back into Pro

2.1.1 – Jun 24, 2019

  • Added: Alerts: Vertically center all icons
  • Added: Focus Mode: Small improvements to spacing of username in header
  • Added: Improved styles when “Mark Complete” button is disabled
  • Fix: Add space for “Download Certificate” button icon, and other small tweaks to buttons within alerts
  • Tweak: More specific button style to avoid some theme conflicts with link colors

2.1 – Jun 22, 2019

  • Added: Many more CSS custom properties, preparing for Pro version release
  • Added: Course Grid styles are back: equal height columns & other small improvements
  • Added: Stop images from overflowing outside the answer label area when used in single & multiple choice quiz questions (props Anthony)

2.0.1 – Jun 10, 2019

  • Added: Styles for Uncanny LearnDash Toolkit Resume button
  • Fixed: Updated all font sizes for broader theme compatibility (specifically with OceanWP)
  • Tweak: Removed more empty <p> tags that are output with some LearnDash widgets
  • Tweak: A few other minor adjustments for broader theme compatibility

2.0 – Jun 7, 2019

  • NEW: Now compatible with the “LearnDash 3.0” Active Template
  • NOTE: We’re still compatible with LearnDash 2.x, as well as the “Legacy” template, but there are no changes for those versions. All future development will be focused around the new design.

1.4.8 – Mar 23, 2019

  • Changed: Course Grid: Buttons are now displayed at the very bottom of each grid item.

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