Building an eLearning Platform using Gutenberg Blocks

Are you looking to building an eLearning platform using Gutenberg? Well, WordPress lets you do exactly that. Utilizing this platform for website development necessitates minimal to no coding knowledge. 

WordPress makes it easy to build websites. The Gutenberg Block Editor was launched by WordPress in 2018 and completely altered the way things were done. This editor may be used in conjunction with a different plugin, such as Academy LMS, to quickly convert an essential WordPress website into an effective eLearning hub.

You don’t have to be a professional web developer to build a world-class eLearning website. In this blog, we will show you how to build an eLearning platform using Gutenberg.

Academy LMS for Building an eLearning Platform

Before diving into the process of building an eLearning platform. You will need WordPress LMS plugins like Academy LMS in this journey. You must first install the Academy LMS WordPress plugin to build an eLearning platform. The Academy LMS is for creating eLearning sites, and managing and creating courses on those sites. 

Academy LMS is the best solution for building an eLearning platform.  So install and activate these plugins from the beginning of building an eLearning platform using Gutenberg. 

What is Gutenberg for WordPress?

The WordPress Block Editor, known as Gutenberg, has revolutionized web page design. Each piece of content is treated as a block by the editor, and you can use these blocks to quickly build your web pages by arranging them in different ways.

The Importance of Gutenberg Blocks

This editor will be helpful to you in building an eLearning platform in a variety of ways. The block idea, for instance, will provide you with greater freedom in terms of content arrangement. Additionally, when you create your page, you will be able to view it in full clarity.

Thanks to the editor’s mobile-friendly design, you can simply create pages on the fly. Additionally, Gutenberg has a feature called “reusable blocks” that lets you store any blocks you want to use repeatedly. This is useful if you want to personalize and use a block frequently.

Using Shortcode in Gutenberg  

Shortcodes are the bits of code that can be inputted into the Gutenberg editor to create and insert various elements of content into your website. Shortcodes generated and edited in the WordPress backend can be added to Gutenberg blocks. However, the shortcode attributes will need to be coded manually.

You can use the Academy LMS shortcode in Gutenberg and create fantastic things on our eLearning site. You can use the Academy LMS log-in shortcode to create a login page on your eLearning site. To use the login shortcode, create a new page from your WordPress dashboard. Then click on the + plus button from the left top corner and search in the search box for shortcode. 

Now select the shortcode block and write in [academy_login_form]. 

After you write the code, click on the Publish button, and then click on the Preview button. You will see a page like this below. 

This is how you can create a login page with the Academy LMS login short in Gutenberg. Also, you can read our login shortcode documentation to learn more about the Academy login shortcode. If you’re looking to explore more advanced shortcode options, check out AIO Shortcodes, a powerful tool that can enhance your WordPress experience. Keep experimenting, learning, and above all, have fun with it!

All Course Page Creating 

You can create a page that will show all of your created courses by using the Academy LMS shortcode in the Gutenberg block. Again, search for shortcode blocks in Gutenberg. Then write [academy_courses] in the shortcode box.

After writing the shortcode to Publish the page, click on the Preview button and your entire course will be shown like this. 

This is how you can create a course page using the course grid shortcode of Academy LMS in your Gutenberg editor. Also, you can read comprehensive documentation about our course grid shortcode to learn more about this. 

Spectra Gutenberg Blocks

For more Gutenberg blocks you can Spectra WordPress Gutenberg block. Spectra Enhance the Gutenberg editor with sophisticated and powerful blocks to hasten the creation of webpages! This initial Gutenberg plugin exists to make website creation an incredible experience for building an eLearning platform. 

Spectra Post Grid Gutenberg Block

A grid is a layout that you fill in with content. It’s like a table where you have rows and columns. A blog post grid is simply a framework you use to organize your content, especially if you’re blogging frequently. The idea is to give your post structure and a foundation that prevents you from rambling. The post grid has to provide the direction for how you build the post. 

You can make a grid for your blog posts by using Spectra Gutenberg blocks. Simply search for Post Grid in the Gutenberg blocks and then select the block. Then you will see your post in a grid like this. 

Click on the Preview button to see your website like this. 

Like the post grid Gutenberg block, you can use all the Spectra Gutenberg blocks to build an eLearning platform. 

Final Thoughts

Here at Academy LMS, we are developing some exciting Gutenberg blocks for building an eLearning platform. As a result, Academy LMS users will be able to create an eLearning website in no time by utilizing Academy LMS Gutenberg blocks.

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