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chrisbadgett

CEO at LifterLMS

@chrisbadgett Global joined Feb 2016

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    Bio

    Chris Badgett is known as “the online course website guy.” He is the CEO of the popular fast growing course building tool for WordPress powered websites called LifterLMS which helps online course creators convert their expertise and life experiences into income by creating impactful online courses.

    Before Chris developed the LifterLMS technology with his team, his company built custom course and membership platforms for clients. Some of those platforms gross over 1 million dollars per year and continue to do so year after year.

    Chris also hosts a podcast for course creators and education entrepreneurs called LMScast. He is a course creator himself in several niches. Chris is committed to developing technology that helps education entrepreneurs build successful online businesses and deliver impactful real-world results to their learners.

    Interests

    Cooking, Nature, Learning

    WordPress Origin Story

    I first learned WordPress by watching YouTube videos so I could build a blog about outdoor leadership.

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    Current Job

    CEO
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    LifterLMS

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    Contributions

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    June 2026
    Jun 30 Tue · 20:00
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    Created a topic, The Affiliate Platform I’ve Been Searching For, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Every time I dig into Siren, I'm amazed at how powerfu…
    October 2025
    Oct 14 Tue · 13:33
    Forums med
    Posted a reply to [LifterLMS - WP LMS for eLearning, Online Courses, & Quizzes] LifterLMS is great – but unfortunately not fully GDPR-compliant, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Thank you for the feedback here, and request for an email verification step, especially for…
    February 2025
    Feb 10 Mon · 03:17
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    Posted a reply to [LifterLMS - WP LMS for eLearning, Online Courses, & Quizzes] Truly Free plan?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Thank you for the feedback Mark. Yes the free core LifterLMS plugin can be use…
    October 2024
    Oct 21 Mon · 14:46
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    Posted a reply to [LifterLMS - WP LMS for eLearning, Online Courses, & Quizzes] Developer Friendly, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Thank you for working on integrating Total theme with LifterLMS. And thank you for the…
    September 2024
    Sep 25 Wed · 14:33
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    Posted a reply to [LifterLMS - WP LMS for eLearning, Online Courses, & Quizzes] The Human Touch at LifterLMS, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Thank you for the kind words Stewart. It's great to be with you on the…
    Sep 12 Thu · 12:56
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    Posted a reply to [LifterLMS - WP LMS for eLearning, Online Courses, & Quizzes] Amazing! Feature complete offering with outstanding support., on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Thank you for the kind words Jim. We really appreciate it. It's great to be…
    November 2023
    Nov 01 Wed · 14:59
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    Created a topic, Proactive Security Audits – Awesome, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    I love how easy Fullworks Security Scanner delivers no…
    September 2023
    Sep 19 Tue · 02:13
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    Created a topic, Awesome Plugin For Custom Content Access Experiences, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Excellent plugin for fine tuning who can see the vario…
    January 2023
    Jan 26 Thu · 20:34
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    Created a topic, Awesome File Manager Plugin!, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    A must have for any course creator or membership site …
    Jan 15 Sun · 18:25
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    Created a topic, Best Popup Plugin for WordPress, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    So awesome - the popups you can make with this plugin.…