The Co-Instructors Add-on for LearnPress is an official extension developed by ThimPress that allows you to assign multiple instructors to the same course within the LearnPress online learning platform. This tool is designed for educational institutions, online academies, and course creators who want to enrich their content through collaboration among several experts in the same subject.
With this add-on, the main author of a course can add one or more co-instructors directly from the LearnPress admin panel. Each co-instructor can create and manage their own lessons, quizzes, and course materials, which facilitates task distribution and speeds up the development of quality content. Co-instructors automatically appear in the course's teacher list, providing transparency and building greater trust among students, who can clearly identify who teaches each area of the syllabus.
One of the most notable features is the role-based permission system. Co-instructors can only edit the content they have created themselves, without the ability to modify or delete material produced by the main author. This ensures the integrity of the course and maintains total control over the pedagogical structure. Additionally, the add-on offers the option to configure whether co-instructors' lessons and content are published immediately or require prior review by the main author before being available to students.
This extension also improves the student support experience, as having a dedicated team of educators means responses to student queries and doubts are faster and more complete. Collaboration among teachers allows combining different perspectives and specialties, elevating the depth and quality of educational material.
The Co-Instructors Add-on is compatible with WordPress 6.3 or higher and integrates natively with LearnPress, the popular free LMS plugin for WordPress. Its installation is simple: just upload the plugin file, activate it, and configure co-instructors from the course settings section. It is the ideal solution for those looking to scale their educational platforms with a collaborative, organized, and secure teaching model.