Title: Coursecheck Author: South Coast Online Solutions Published: January 18, 2021 Last modified: March 3, 2025 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/coursecheck/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=2458573) This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://ps.w.org/coursecheck/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=2458553) # Coursecheck By [South Coast Online Solutions](https://profiles.wordpress.org/southcoastonline/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/coursecheck.zip) * [Details](https://co.wordpress.org/plugins/coursecheck/#description) * [Reviews](https://co.wordpress.org/plugins/coursecheck/#reviews) * [Installation](https://co.wordpress.org/plugins/coursecheck/#installation) * [Development](https://co.wordpress.org/plugins/coursecheck/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/coursecheck/) ## Description The official WordPress plugin for [coursecheck.com](https://www.coursecheck.com) training providers. By installing this plugin on your website prospective customers can see your most recent reviews, how many reviews you have, together with your average rating. #### Company rating You can display your overall company rating anywhere on your site using a widget or shortcode. To add a company rating to your sidebar navigate to **Appearance** > **Widgets** and add **Coursecheck Widget** to any widget area your theme supports. To achieve the same result using a shortcode: **[coursecheck company_id=X]** where X is your coursecheck CompanyID #### Course rating You can display a course specific rating anywhere on your site using a widget or shortcode. To add course rating to your sidebar navigate to **Appearance** > **Widgets** and add **Coursecheck Widget** to any widget area your theme supports. Then add the CourseID to a pages **Coursecheck** meta box (see screenshot below). To achieve the same result using a shortcode: **[coursecheck course_id=y]** where y is your coursecheck CourseID #### Recent reviews carousel/slider You can display a carousel of your recent reviews on any page or post using the following shortcode: **[coursecheck_reviews company_id=X]** where X is your Coursecheck CompanyID To show recent reviews for a specific course add the course_id attribute **[coursecheck_reviews company_id=X course_id=Y]** where X is your Coursecheck CompanyID and Y is one of your Coursecheck CourseIDs’ To change the speed of the carousel simply add a speed attribute **[coursecheck_reviews company_id=X speed=10]** Slider speed set to 10 seconds #### Recent reviews list To add a list of recent reviews to your sidebar navigate to **Appearance** > **Widgets** and add **Coursecheck Recent Reviews** to any widget area your theme supports. To add a list of your recent reviews to any page or post, use the following shortcode: **[coursecheck_reviews company_id=X display=list]** where X is your Coursecheck CompanyID To show recent reviews for a specific course add the course_id attribute **[coursecheck_reviews company_id=X display=list course_id=Y]** where X is your Coursecheck CompanyID and Y is one of your Coursecheck CourseIDs’ To limit the number of reviews displayed add the optional num_reviews attribute: **[coursecheck_reviews company_id=X display=list num_reviews=4]** where X is your Coursecheck CompanyID (the maximum number of reviews that can be displayed is 10) To display the list in a simple mobile friendly 2 column layout add the optional layout attribute: **[coursecheck_reviews company_id=X display=list layout=columns]** where X is your Coursecheck CompanyID #### Styling & Colors We have included simple styling based on the Coursecheck branding that should work for most websites, but you can change pretty much any of this using [WordPress Customizer / Additional CSS](https://wordpress.com/support/editing-css/). #### Demos and Examples For more help and demos please see our [Coursecheck Plugin Demo](https://coursecheck.south-coast.online/) website. ## Screenshots * [[ * Adding company rating widget * [[ * Adding a course rating widget * [[ * Display company rating using a shortcode * [[ * Display a course rating using a shortcode * [[ * Display recent reviews in sidebar widget area ## Installation The simplest way to install the plugin is from your WordPress Dashboard. Navigate to **Plugins** > **Add New**, then use the search form in the top-right to search for **Coursecheck**. Click **Install Now** and once installed you need to **Activate** the plugin. ## FAQ ### How do I install the plugin? The simplest way to install the plugin is from your WordPress Dashboard. Navigate to **Plugins** > **Add New**, then use the search form in the top-right to search for **Coursecheck**. Click **Install Now** and once installed you need to **Activate** the plugin. ### How do I add a widget to show my company rating? When you add the coursecheck widget to your site, simply enter your coursecheck CompanyID into the widget. ### How do I add a widget to show ratings for one of my courses? First add the widget to the location you want using your coursecheck CompanyID. Then on your course page/post simply add the coursecheck CourseID to the page/post coursecheck properties box. ### How do show a carousel of recent reviews on a page? Edit your home page and put the following shortcode where you would like the carousel of recent reviews. [coursecheck_reviews company_id=X] where X is your Coursecheck CompanyID ### How can I change the speed of the carousel? The speed of the carousel defaults to 5 seconds before moving to the next slide, but you can override this setting by adding the speed attribute to the shortcode. Enter a value for the number of seconds. [coursecheck_reviews company_id=X speed =10] where X is your Coursecheck CompanyID with the speed/delay set to 10 seconds ### How do show a list of recent reviews on a page? Edit your home page and put the following shortcode where you would like the list of recent reviews. [coursecheck_reviews company_id=X display=list] where X is your Coursecheck CompanyID ### How do show a list of recent reviews in the side bar of my site? In Apppearance > Widgets add the Coursecheck Recent Reviews to any widget area your theme supports. [coursecheck_reviews company_id=X display=list] where X is your Coursecheck CompanyID ### How can I change the style and/or colors? We have included simple styling based on the Coursecheck branding that should work for most websites, but you can change pretty much any of this using [WordPress Customizer / Additional CSS](https://wordpress.com/support/editing-css/). ### Where can I see examples / demos? You can see examples on our [Coursecheck Plugin Demo](https://coursecheck.south-coast.online/) website. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/34a02ce03274f75aac11c29a485c4e37f255bf06b08e6c525eefc5f06a7b5621? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Works great!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-great-7459/)󠁿 [suzyleusby](https://profiles.wordpress.org/suzyleusby/) February 9, 2021 Works just as I needed, thank you 🙂 [ Read all 1 review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/coursecheck/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Coursecheck” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ South Coast Online Solutions ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/southcoastonline/) [Translate “Coursecheck” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/coursecheck) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/coursecheck/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/coursecheck/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/coursecheck/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/coursecheck/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.10.14 Release date: March 2025 * Tested to WP 6.7.2 * Tested to PHP 8.3 #### 1.10.13 Release date: March 2025 * Added ability to filter by category id – check your courseheck backoffice for relevant id’s you can use #### 1.10.12 Release date: September 2024 * Tested to WP 6.6.2 #### 1.10.11 Release date: August 2023 * Added course specific link to recent reviews #### 1.10.10 Release date: August 2023 * Tested to WP 6.3 and PHP 8.2.6 #### 1.10.9 Release date: June 2023 * Tested to WP 6.2.2 and PHP 8.2.6 #### 1.10.8 Release date: June 2023 * Tested to WP 6.2 and PHP 8.2 #### 1.10.7 Release date: May 2022 * Fixed shortcode echo’ing to screen #### 1.10.6 Release date: May 2022 * Added wp_kses to html output as per plugin code review #### 1.10.5 Release date: May 2022 * Added sanitization and escaping as per plugin review #### 1.10.4 Release date: May 2022 * Tested plugin with WordPress 6.0 RC2 running php 8.0.18 #### 1.10.3 Release date: May 2022 * Tested plugin with WordPress 5.9.3 running php 8.0.18 #### 1.10.2 Release date: May 2022 * Tested plugin with WordPress 5.9.3 running php 8.0.18 #### 1.10.1 Release date: May 4th, 2021 * New: Added course specific calls to API allowing reviews carousel/lists to filter by course_id [coursecheck_reviews company_id=X course_id=y] * New: Added simple responsive column layout option to recent reviews list [coursecheck_reviews company_id=X display=list layout=columns] * New: Added course title to reviews list & carousel * Tweak: Set reviews list link to more reviews target to open in new tab/window * Tweak: Changed the way css/js is added to page to only load what is needed for shortcodes used #### 1.10.0 Release date: April 3rd, 2021 * New: Added speed attribute to the carousel shortcode* Tweak: Changed more reviews link to open in new tab * Tweak: Added css to stop user themes breaking our layout * Tweak: Combined slick css files into a single file #### 1.9 * Update api feed character set encoding #### 1.8 * Change character set conversion of api feed to fix some broken characters #### 1.7 * Updated css to stop user theme css mucking up coursecheck styling #### 1.6 * Update readme #### 1.5 * Update readme * Added extra screenshot for reviews widget #### 1.4 * Updated recent reviews carousel and list * Added extra screenshot for reviews widget #### 1.3 * Tested with WordPress 5.7 * Tested with PHP 5.6 (NOT recommended!) #### 1.2 * Added recent reviews carousel and list #### 1.1 * Added course specific shortcode #### 1.0 * Initial release ## Meta * Version **1.10.14** * Last updated **1 year ago** * Active installations **50+** * WordPress version ** 5.8 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.7.5** * PHP version ** 7.4 or higher ** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/coursecheck/) * Tag * [courses](https://co.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/courses/) * [Advanced View](https://co.wordpress.org/plugins/coursecheck/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 1 5-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/coursecheck/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/coursecheck/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/coursecheck/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/coursecheck/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/coursecheck/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/coursecheck/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/coursecheck/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ South Coast Online Solutions ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/southcoastonline/) ## Support Got something to say? 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