The Benefits Of Using LearnDash’s ProPanel
                     The Benefits Of Using 
LearnDash’s ProPanel
By Editorial StaffApril 1, 2024
LearnDash
ProPanel  boosts  your  online  learning  with  real-time  activity  reports, 
 efficient assignment handling, and insights into user participation. It’s 
ideal for educators monitoring student performance, administrators 
assessing course success, or business executives evaluating training results. 
ProPanel provides a detailed yet straightforward dashboard that turns 
intricate data into practical knowledge. In our blog, we’ll guide you
through ProPanel’s essential functions, its user-friendly design, and how to 
use these features to enhance your LearnDash courses. Ready to start?
Understanding ProPanel
ProPanel is a dynamic tool. It is for reporting and administration. It is 
designed to improve the management of digital learning. It is a dashboard. 
It is centralized. It gives educators  and  administrators  an  overview.  It  
covers  student  progress,  course completion rates, and other key 
metrics. Its main function is to simplify tracking and evaluating educational 
data. This supports smart choices and precise improvements.
Key Features of ProPanel
● Real-time  Activity  Tracking–  Monitors  user engagement with 
courses, lessons, and quizzes as it happens.
● Data Filtering– Offers advanced filtering options to sort and view 
data by courses, users, or date ranges.
● Assignment Management– Displays pending assignments and 
streamlines the grading and feedback process.
● Progress Reporting– Provides visual charts and detailed reports on 
student progress and course completion.
● Email Notifications– Sends automated alerts and updates to 
educators about student performance and course activities.
● Customizable Dashboards– Allows personalization of the 
dashboard to focus on the most relevant data points.
● Group Management– Facilitates the creation and management 
of user groups for targeted instruction and reporting.
Benefits of Using ProPanel
ProPanel offers a suite of benefits that transform the educational 
landscape through technology. Its Enhanced Administrative Efficiency is a 
standout feature. It streamlines tasks and saves time. ProPanel automates 
routine tasks and centralizes data. It reduces the paperwork burden. This 
lets educators focus more on teaching.
The platform’s ability to provide Improved Learner Insights is another 
significant advantage. ProPanel analyzes how learners behave and interact 
with courses. It offers a clear picture of each student’s journey. This insight 
helps educators understand how well their courses work. It helps them find 
areas where students may need more help.
Lastly, Data-Driven Decision Making is at the heart of ProPanel’s benefits. 
The rich data it provides informs course improvements and teaching 
strategies. This ensures that decisions are based on evidence, not 
intuition. This creates a better learning environment. It is tailored to the 
needs of the students and the goals of the program. Overall, ProPanel 
gives educators the tools to improve learning outcomes. It also 
streamlines educational management.
Setting Up ProPanel
Step 1- Install ProPanel
This is the very first step in setting up your LearnDash ProPanel. You need 
to go to your WordPress dashboard and click on Plugins-> Add New-> 
Upload plugin, and choose the ProPanel zip file which you have to 
download from the official LearnDash site.
Once the plugin is successfully installed, you have to 
activate it.
Now you need to make sure you add your license key to your ProPanel 
plugin. You’ll receive this license key when you purchase the plugin.
You can follow this- LearnDash LMS->Settings->ProPanel 
License.
Once you are done with this we can explore the functionalities of ProPanel 
which are separated into 4 categories-
1. Overview 
Widget
2. Activity Widget
3. Reporting 
Widget
4. Chart Widget
Each widget gives detailed information on different aspects of your 
LearnDash LMS.
One of the best things about ProPanel is that you can limit the visibility 
access to ProPanel for your LMS user’s roles.
A Group Leader by default has visibility access to view certain parts of 
ProPanel. You, as an admin can even choose to hide it for Group Leaders.
Now let’s go through each ProPanel widget and understand how 
they work.
Step 2 – Understanding Overview 
Widget
Just as the name suggests it provides you with an overview of your 
LearnDash LMS.
It displays its data in 
metrics-
● Total Students
● Assignments 
Pending
● Modules
● Essays Pending
Here when you click on any of these metrics, they take you to the user 
administration dashboard where you can even approve or reject 
assignments.
Step 3 – Diving into Activity 
Widget
This reporting feature reveals the actual data of your 
learners.
Activity Widget displays important information such as the course which the 
learner is actively on, which lesson or topic they are currently going 
through, and how much they have completed that particular course. What’s 
more, is that you can export this data.
Step 4 – Understanding Reporting 
Widget
The Reporting widget is the crucial widget that displays your learner’s 
activities instantly.

Here you get two options- Full page, and Email
In the full-page option, you can view the reports on a large screen without 
distraction.
And in the Email option, you can send emails to the learners to notify 
them about anything.
For example, if a certain group of Learners has not completed the course, 
you can send emails to all of them at once or individually inform them about 
course completion.
The filter option which you’ll notice at the left end of the Reporting widget 
strains all the user data and displays it in a quick way! Isn’t that convenient?
Step 5 – Quick overview of the Chart 
Widget
In the Reporting Widget, we talked about filtering the reports. The Chart 
Widget is the result of that action.
When you filter a specific course, a Progress chart is then displayed to break 
down the student’s progress.
In this chart, you’ll see the data of students who have not started the 
course yet, In progress course. To get more detailed information, you can 
hover over the graph.
With this, we conclude the setup process of ProPanel. If you have any 
questions regarding the setup of ProPanel, you can reach out to our 
LearnDash developers.
Conclusion:
Wrapping up, ProPanel is a key ally for those managing online courses via 
LearnDash. It  streamlines  complex  tasks and sheds light on student 
engagement, making educational oversight more straightforward. This 
tool aids instructors in crafting personalized teaching approaches by 
offering clear insights into each learner’s progress. ProPanel’s emphasis 
on data ensures that educational strategies are grounded  in  reality,  
leading  to  meaningful improvements. As e-learning grows, ProPanel 
remains a critical element for success, indispensable for any LearnDash 
setup.