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Tutor LMS

EDTECH
Velocity5.0

WordPress-based learning management system plugin with course builder, quizzes, and student management for online educators.

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Ten weeks past the 4.0 rewrite, Tutor LMS is down to compatibility work and a quiet security patch

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◆Current state
v4.0.6 is the smallest release yet on the 4.0 train: improved WPML compatibility, a fix for the author ID mismatch left behind when a course author is changed, and an unspecified security patch. It follows 4.0.5's twelve billing and enrollment fixes and 4.0.4's Course Builder cleanup. Nothing has extended what an instructor can build since the AI quiz generation that arrived in the 4.0 beta.
◆Where it's heading
The 4.0 patch train is thinning exactly as a post-rewrite cycle should — twelve fixes, then four, now three — and the subject matter has moved outward from the rewrite's own blast radius (monetization, enrollment, Pro billing) to the ecosystem around it, with WPML the latest integration to be squared away. The capability surface has now been flat for over three months. The undisclosed security patch is the one item worth noting, since the release note gives no severity or scope.
◆Prediction
The patch cadence should keep thinning until a 4.1 resumes feature work, with the AI authoring surface the most likely place it restarts given that is where the 4.0 train last added capability. The entries give no indication of timing.

◆Recent moves

  1. 28d ago

    4.0.6 improves WPML compatibility and patches a security flaw

    Three items: improved WPML compatibility, the course author ID mismatch after an author change, and a security patch with no severity or scope disclosed. The smallest release on the 4.0 train so far, and the point where the fixes stop being about the rewrite and start being about the plugins around it.

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  2. 1mo ago

    4.0.5 fixes WooCommerce renewals and a checkout product cap

    Twelve fixes and four small updates, weighted toward Pro billing and enrollment: a WooCommerce Subscriptions renewal fatal error, a ten-product cap on cart and checkout pages, course access lost when a failed order was cancelled, and co-authors unable to view submitted assignments. The non-fix items are minor, and the release adds nothing an instructor can newly do.

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  3. 1mo ago

    4.0.4 fixes Course Builder dark mode and stray certificates

    Four fixes with no new surface: Course Builder dark theme rendering, untranslatable strings, a false Pro update notice, and certificates showing on courses that have none assigned. Routine post-rewrite cleanup.

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  4. 1mo ago

    4.0.2 adds private Vimeo videos and links in instructor feedback

    The first substantive patch after 4.0 launch: Vimeo unlisted and private video URLs, hyperlinks in instructor feedback and notes, untruncated lesson names, and a dozen fixes concentrated in Pro enrollment, refunds, and quiz behavior. The fix list shows where the rewrite actually broke things.

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  5. 3mo ago

    4.0.0-RC.2 polishes the instructor dashboard and accessibility

    The final release candidate before 4.0 shipped, spent on dashboard detail, page and meta titles for learning pages, accessibility, and Google Classroom compatibility. Polish work rather than new capability, which is the right shape for an RC.

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  6. 4mo ago

    4.0.0-RC.1 tightens theme, SEO plugin, and login compatibility

    Almost entirely ecosystem compatibility: Rank Math and Yoast in the 4.x dashboards, Twenty Twenty-Five, custom template hooks, and responsive behavior across themes. This is the release that acknowledges a rewrite has to survive contact with the rest of WordPress.

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