It’s been a constant request from LearnDash users ever since we started building WordPress platforms: “We need better front end reports.” End users don’t like CSV files. They also get confused in the back end, even if they’re Group Leaders. LearnDash users needed a better way.

Gradually some viable solutions started to appear in the LearnDash community. ProPanel add front end widgets a few months ago, and third parties like 247digitalclassrooms started to fill in some gaps. We added some compelling options ourselves, but after a year of countless requests, we’re finally bringing our most requested reports to the front end.

Front End Reporting Comes to Tin Canny

Version 2.2 of our Tin Canny LearnDash Reporting plugin adds the Course and User reports you’re familiar with in the back end to the front end. Group Leaders can finally access drill-down summary and student reports without requiring access to the back end of your WordPress site. On top of that, we have also added a filter for groups, so Group Leaders no longer have to look at combined data for all of their groups if they don’t want to.

It’s super simple to use the new front end reports. Simply drop a [tincanny] shortcode on any page of your site. If the user viewing the page is a Group Leader or Administrator, they’ll have access to the same reports they’re used to on the back end. (For technical reasons, the Tin Can report, which is separate from the Course and User reports, is still only available in the back end.) This is what it looks like:

Of course, the reporting tables appear below that, but we didn’t want to make the image too large here. When you do add the shortcode, we strongly recommend that you only use it on full-width pages and that no other content be on the pages. It’s a big report.

Other Front End Reporting Solutions

Tin Canny was what people have been asking for in the front end the most, but we do also have several other powerful front end reporting options.

Our Continuing Education Credits plugin adds a comprehensive public report that allows anyone to see and audit LearnDash course completion records. It’s explained in more detail here. Then our LearnDash Groups plugin adds front end course completion and quiz reports for Group Leaders. For both of those plugins, they do work as standalone reporting tools; you don’t need to issue CEU credits or sell group licenses if you just want the reports.

We’re pleased to be able to offer a diverse selection of front end reporting options for LearnDash users now, and we know our Tin Canny users will be especially excited about the new report shortcode!