Chris Badgett (@chrisbadgett) – WordPress user profile

Member Since: February 4th, 2016
Location: Global
Website: lifterlms.com
Job Title: CEO
Employer: LifterLMS
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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.

Contributions Sponsored

LifterLMS sponsors Chris Badgett to contribute 1 hour per week to the following teams: Marketing, Support, Training.

Contribution History

Plugin Developer
WordCamp Organizer

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Favorites

Created a topic, A great WordPress ecommerce innovation, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Love the direction of SureCart and SureTriggers!
3 weeks ago
Created a topic, Help Us Translate LifterLMS, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
We are looking for people to help translate this plugi…
2 months ago
Created a topic, [User Switching] Switch user, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
If we give a custom role access to the users screen, i…
3 months ago
Created a topic, Awesome Membership Plugin for WP, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Paid Memberships Pro is a top WordPress membership plu…
5 months ago
Posted a reply to Just lost my website, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
If you don’t have a backup, perhaps try contact your web hosting company to see…
5 months ago
Posted a reply to Plugins for collapsable file, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I would search for “WordPress document file library” solutions.
5 months ago
Created a topic, [ReplyBox - Better WordPress Comments] WordPress Comments Revolutionized, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Finally! The Disqus alternative I’ve been search…
5 months ago
Posted a reply to Transitional Hybrid Site, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
It sounds like you need to have the new or “dev” site live at the…
6 months ago
Posted a reply to Login does not redirect to wp-login.php, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
My guess is there may be a security plugin in place that has set up…
6 months ago
Posted a reply to Any alternatives to sliders that won’t hurt SEO and slow down the site?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
One idea would be to work with image galleries.
6 months ago
Created a topic, [AutomatorWP] Awesome WP Automation Suite!, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
AutomatorWP is a great way to create automations betwe…
6 months ago
Created a topic, [GamiPress - LifterLMS integration] Next Level LifterLMS Gamification, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Love the way GamiPress supercharges the gamification e…
6 months ago
Posted a reply to Need Suggestion For Best SEO Theme Foe My Blog, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
SEO is more impacted by the actual content on your website than the theme you…
7 months ago
Created a topic, [Protected Video] Makes YouTube More Usable in Online Courses, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Very useful innovation for the course building communi…
8 months ago
Posted a reply to Feature: Clarify Sale End Dates + Maybe Change Behavior, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Sale end dates are through the sale end date selected. It’s also helpful to check…
8 months ago
Posted a reply to Unable to login, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
If you can access the backend, can you view the WP Admin, navigate to users,…
9 months ago
Posted a reply to How to Get the WordPress File Block to Display PDF, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks @smit08 for weighing in. It’s only PDFs that I’m working with. But I still…
10 months ago
Created a topic, How to Get the WordPress File Block to Display PDF, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I’ve noticed when I use the file block, sometime…
10 months ago
Posted a reply to Prefill login details from URL, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I did a google search and found this auto login link plugin that may help…
10 months ago
Posted a reply to Could not insert picture in post, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Perhaps you are using an old version of WordPress or have some classic editor plugin…
10 months ago
Posted a reply to Admin Panel Sidebar & Logo Appearence, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi Aleksanndra, Here’s how to enable fullscreen mode in WordPress when writing a post. I…
11 months ago
Posted a reply to table plugin with Worpress tabular pricing, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I believe Barn2’s WooCommerce Product Table plugin provides this functionality.
11 months ago
Completed the course Using Open-Source Software on learn.wordpress.org
12 months ago
Wrote a comment on the post Should Learn WordPress contributors be GPL compliant?, on the site Make WordPress Training:
It makes sense to follow the precedent for WordCamp speakers as these are live in-person…
1 year ago
Wrote a comment on the post Learn WordPress Needs Assessment Results, on the site Make WordPress Training:
This needs assessment is very helpful and surfaced a lot of great instructional design solution…
1 year ago
Posted a reply to Visitors shall put in details an get a corresponding document, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
You can have other file types besides images in the WP media library. SO you…
1 year ago
Posted a reply to Looking for LMS with social login, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
You could use LifterLMS for the core LMS features (having a possibility to assign courses…
1 year ago
Posted a reply to [LMS by LifterLMS - Online Course, Membership & Learning Management System Plugin for WordPress] Best And Best LMS, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks for the kind words! Please let BuddyBoss know by contacting them here that you…
1 year ago
Posted a reply to Shop Page redirects to home page, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Double check there’s not a redirection set from a plugin like “Redirection” or Yoast
1 year ago
Wrote a comment on the post PROPOSAL: Learner achievements on profiles, on the site Make WordPress Training:
As someone who hires WordPress professionals, I would love to have a request in the…
1 year ago
Posted a reply to [WooCommerce] Prevent mail invoice to send attachment, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
If you are getting duplicate emails, perhaps turn off the default one comming from Woo.…
1 year ago
Created a topic, [WooCommerce] WooCommerce is the foundation for cashflow in my business for 7 years!, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
We’ve used WooCommmerce to sell out LifterLMS ad…
1 year ago
Wrote a comment on the post Proposal: Brand guidelines for Learn WordPress content, on the site Make WordPress Training:
Solid brand guidelines in my view. Only mentioning brands that can be immediately actioned by…
1 year ago
Posted a reply to [WooCommerce] Woocommerce frequntly bought together, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
The WooCommerce Product Bundles plugin has frequently bought together features. “Boost your average order value…
1 year ago
Posted a reply to Best price calculator plugin?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Gravity Forms also has calculate features.
1 year ago
Posted a reply to Subscription spam, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
A couple of ideas… You could set up an email filter in your inbox to…
1 year ago
Posted a reply to Track videos for users, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
LifterLMS has a plugin that tracks video watch per user including percentage of video watched…
1 year ago
Posted a reply to suggestions for learning WordPress development, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Try and build a simple in feature set plugin that solves some challenge or opportunity…
1 year ago
Posted a reply to ‘Ghost’ pages, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
One thing to try … Check your page trash, and empty it.
1 year ago
Posted a reply to Connect toggle button to main menu – mobile, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Perhaps try adding a responsive mobile menu plugin like Responsive Menu plugin.
1 year ago
Posted a reply to How to insert youtube video to description of wordpress plugin?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
You can just most the raw YouTube video URL to the readme markdown file.
1 year ago
Posted a reply to Any experts of WP Quiz plugins out there?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Also check out the Quiz and Survey Master plugin
1 year ago
Posted a reply to WordPress generated 2 URLs and not redirect to post name, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I did a google search and found this WP Redirect Permalink plugin which appears to…
1 year ago
Posted a reply to Space between widgets, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
You can change this by changing the Amazon iframe height from 400 to 280 pixels.
1 year ago
Posted a reply to Mobile drop down menu is not working after upgrade WordPress and plugin, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
I just checked your site on mobile, and the “hamburger” menu appears and functions correctly.…
1 year ago
Posted a reply to this theme exist ?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
There are simple real estate sites that have custom post types for properties. A more…
1 year ago
Posted a reply to Embed page in another page (shortcodes?), on the site WordPress.org Forums:
There’s a plugin called WooBuilder that allows you to use Gutenberg to build and customize…
2 years ago
Posted a reply to Need membership plugin with Primary and Family Member capabilities, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
LifterLMS has a Groups add-on that you can use for the family membership requirements you…
2 years ago
Posted a reply to Youtube Videos Not Always Showing, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Is it possible to add the videos directly by posting the raw YouTube link instead…
2 years ago