The Uncanny Blog

The latest news and best practices for the most popular eLearning and LearnDash plugins

What’s New in Uncanny Toolkit and Toolkit Pro

Whether you’re building courses for your own audience or managing LearnDash sites for clients, the tools you rely on every day should keep getting better. Over the past year, we’ve shipped meaningful updates to both Uncanny Toolkit and Uncanny Toolkit Pro for LearnDash, from a completely refreshed admin experience and […]

How to Reduce Cheating in your WordPress Course

If you offer online courses on your WordPress site, your students are probably cheating more than you might expect. A 2024 study found that nearly 45% of students self-reported cheating on online exams. Artificial Intelligence is making the problem worse, as the majority of students now use generative AI for

Uncanny Redemption Codes 5.0: Enhanced Flexibility, Performance and a Visual Overhaul

Uncanny Redemption Codes version 4.x was already the most powerful code redemption plugin available for WordPress.  With the release of Uncanny Redemption Codes 5.0, we’ve added enhancements that make managing and distributing codes even more flexible. So whether you’re managing course or group enrollments with an LMS like LearnDash, or

The Uncanny Glow-Up: A New Look, a New Chapter

It’s hard to believe it’s been almost 13 years since Ryan and I launched Uncanny Owl back in May 2013. Back then, we did a lot of the design work ourselves, including our logo and website. And while they served us well for over a decade, we were long overdue

Tin Canny Reporting 5.0: A Major Milestone in LearnDash Reporting

When we set out to reimagine Tin Canny Reporting for LearnDash, we knew we weren’t just releasing another update. We were laying the foundation for the future of LearnDash reporting—and today, we’re thrilled to announce that Tin Canny Reporting 5.0 is here. This isn’t just an incremental update. It’s a

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An Uncannily Outstanding 2024: How Stewardship Powered Innovation

Inspired by our trip to the Canadian Rockies, stewardship and innovation guided the Uncanny Owl team through 2024. And we can’t wait to show you what lies ahead for 2025. When the Uncanny Owl team came together in the Canadian Rockies earlier this year, we had no idea how that

Uncanny CEUs 5.0: Smarter Reports, More Control

If you’re a fan of our Continuing Education Credits plugin, hold on to your hats! The 5.0 release is here, and it’s packed with new features that will make managing CEUs and credits smoother than ever before. Whether you’re an admin in need of more flexible reports or you have

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H5P for LearnDash: How to Create Interactive and Engaging Course Content

Learn how to integrate H5P and LearnDash to create fully immersive and interactive course content. Plus get Tin Canny for detailed course and quiz reports. H5P can transform the e-learning experience, making it more engaging and effective for learners of all kinds. If you’ve been wondering how to integrate H5P

Uncanny Plugin Updates

New Group Management & Transcript Features

To support several new features for LearnDash group management and transcripts, today we released updates for Uncanny Groups, Uncanny Toolkit for LearnDash, Uncanny Toolkit Pro and Uncanny Continuing Education Credits. There are also multiple quality of life improvements that will make things easier for users of those 4 plugins. Show

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The Uncanny Ecosystem: How to Use Uncanny Plugins Together

Discover more incredible ways to use the Uncanny Owl addons and plugins that you already have! Get better LearnDash reports, more control over your groups and much more! Since its inception, the team at Uncanny Owl has been dedicated to helping build the LearnDash community. As such, over the years,

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Share LearnDash Quiz Results with Students & Educators

Give your students a new way to study and learn. Share LearnDash quiz results directly with students and give group leaders access to insightful quiz reports with Uncanny Groups, Tin Canny Reporting and Uncanny Automator. Are you looking for a way to share your students’ quiz results? Or, maybe you

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Import Student Records Into LearnDash with Uncanny Toolkit Pro

Have you recently switched your LMS platform over to LearnDash? Or maybe you’re just in the beginning stages of considering a migration. Either way, you’ll eventually be faced with the question: how do I import my students’ records into LearnDash? First things first, bookmark this page! You’ll be glad you

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