Our client approached us looking for a learning management system to help train their team of therapists. The system needed to provide admins with the ability to create courses and automatically mark user scores. Certifications, badges, and a storefront were also required.
We built our client a learning management system through WordPress, leveraging the vast WordPress plugin database for an efficient development process. However, what we were able to achieve using convenient, lightweight plugins, only took the platform so far – we also custom-coded several parts of the system to ensure it fully met the client’s needs.
We built several static marketing pages, giving our client’s website a sleek and appealing design, while offering users key information about the business. This included a homepage, About Us page, and a contact page.
Once users log in, they are able to access a storefront where they can purchase or enroll in new courses. Course prices can be set by site administrators; however, crucially for our client, certain material can also be made freely available to all site users.
Using the LearnDash WordPress plugin, we installed an easy-to-use course creation and management environment that allowed our client to build customizable courses for the platform. This means that they are free to create new courses and upload their unique content with complete independence.
With our advanced learning management system in place, our client doesn’t have to worry about grading user courses. The system allows administrators to input which answers are correct during course creation, automating the entire process. Scores can then be easily checked in the admin dashboard.
To reward users for their work, we implemented an incentives feature that enables our client to upload certificates and badges for users. These awards can be automatically distributed to users who complete courses with a certain score, keeping them motivated throughout the learning process.
Client Success Stories
Idea Maker has done an amazing job of delivering and responding to our needs.
The team was very responsive and easy to work with. They are professional, talented, and experienced team. They were able to meet all our requirements.
Idea Maker is distinguished for their personalized collaboration and white glove services. The team is dependable and reliable, sticking to the project's plan, offering feedback, and pushing back on the right things.
The way they understand the requirements we present to them is fairly solid. Both in terms of bringing their own interpretation in nailing the requirements and their design sense. By the time we launched, I had gotten significantly more value from our collaboration than what we had discussed in the original specs.
This is a boutique development firm where the Founder is directly involved with the project and the primary contact. This is unlike many development firms where you are simply handed off to developers that are not stakeholders. This is an important distinction that results in much better project accountability.
I have never had a site like this built before. I felt that Idea Maker and Tom had built numerous sites like this, and they were pros.
Idea Maker's portfolio is what drew us in. Their design style was in alignment with what we were after. We had initial consultations with 3 companies that we had narrowed it down to. Once we had our initial meeting with Tom at Idea Maker we knew we had the right choice to make. Their communication style works well for us.
Their customer service is excellent — they’re incredibly accessible and available, which I appreciate. Furthermore, they have enough experience and bandwidth to fulfill all my needs. They’re one of the best vendors I’ve worked with.
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