The Complete List of Tutor LMS Shortcodes and How to Use Them

Tutor LMS comes pre-packaged with a ton of shortcodes you can use to display various information. Here is your comprehensive list of all Tutor LMS shortcodes, along with how to use them.

Tutor LMS Shortcode Reference

Here’s a complete list of every available Tutor LMS shortcode. 

If you want to dig into the code, you can find a complete list of all Tutor LMS shortcodes and their parameters in /tutor/classes/Shortcodes.php

Shortcode	Description
[tutor_course]	Displays a single course or list of courses. Many options are available to filter & customize the output. Available Parameters: 1.id 2. exclude_ids 3. category 4. orderby 5. order 6. count 7. column_per_row 8. course_filter 9. show_pagination
[tutor_dashboard]	Displays student dashboard.
[tutor_student_registration_form]	Display Student Registration form
[tutor_instructor_registration_form]	Displays course instructor registration form.
[tutor_instructor_list]	Displays list of course instructors. Available Parameters: 1. column_per_row 2. filter 3. count 4. layout

How to Use Them Tutor LMS Shortcodes

Tutor Course [tutor_course]

A list of courses.

Parameters:

Option	Description	Values
id	IDs of List of courses to display	Any valid course ID(s) (comma separated)
exclude_ids	IDs of List of courses to exclude	Any valid course ID(s) (comma separated)
category	Course category	Any valid course category ID, slug, or term name
orderby	How to order the courses	ID, title, rand, date
order	Sort order	DESC, ASC
count		Any valid number
column_per_row	Courses per column	Any valid number
course_filter	Display course filter	on, off
show_pagination	Display course pagination	on, off

Example:

[tutor_course id="20,64" exclude_ids="567,332" category="18,19" orderby="ID" order="desc" count="3" column_per_row='3'
course_filter='off' show_pagination='on']

Tutor Dashboard [tutor_dashboard]

Tutor Dashboard for students

Instructor Registration Form [tutor_instructor_registration_form]

Instructor Registration

Instructor List [tutor_instructor_list]

Course instructor list

Parameters:

Option	Description	Values
column_per_row	Instructors per column	Any valid course ID(s) (comma separated)
filter	Filter attribute controls the presence of category, search, and rating filters in the instructor listing.	on, off
count	Number of instructors to display	Any valid number
layout	layout for the instructors’ list	pp-top-full, pp-cp, pp-top-left, pp-left-middle, pp-left-full

Example:

[tutor_instructor_list column_per_row="1" filter=on count="2" layout="pp-top-left"]

Shortcode for Enrolled Courses

Custom shortcode for enrolled courses. Insert this snippet in your themes functions.php

<?php
/**
* Enrolled Course Shortcode
*/
function tutor_enrolled_course_register_shortcodes() {
    add_shortcode( 'enrolled-course', 'shortcode_tutor_enrolled_course' );
}
add_action( 'init', 'tutor_enrolled_course_register_shortcodes' );

/**
 * Shortcode Callback
 */
function shortcode_tutor_enrolled_course( $atts ) {
    ?>
    <h3><?php _e('Enrolled Courses', 'tutor'); ?></h3>

    <div class="tutor-course-list tutor-grid tutor-grid-3">

        <?php
        $user_id = get_current_user_id();
        $my_courses = tutor_utils()->get_enrolled_courses_by_user($user_id);

        if ($my_courses && $my_courses->have_posts()):
            while ($my_courses->have_posts()):
                $my_courses->the_post();
                $post = $my_courses->post;
                ?>
                <div class="tutor-card tutor-course-card">
                    <?php tutor_load_template( 'loop.thumbnail' ); ?>

                    <div class="tutor-card-body">
                        <?php tutor_load_template( 'loop.rating' ); ?>
                        
                        <div class="tutor-course-name tutor-fs-6 tutor-fw-bold tutor-mb-32">
                            <a href="<?php echo esc_url( get_the_permalink() ); ?>">
                                <?php the_title(); ?>
                            </a>
                        </div>
                        
                        <div class="tutor-mt-auto">
                            <?php tutor_load_template( 'loop.enrolled-course-progress' ); ?>
                        </div>

                        <div class="tutor-mt-24">
                            <?php tutor_course_loop_price(); ?>
                        </div>
                    </div>
                </div>
                <?php
            endwhile;

            wp_reset_postdata();
        else :
            tutor_utils()->tutor_empty_state( tutor_utils()->not_found_text() );
        endif;
        ?>

    </div>
    <?php
}

Example:

[enrolled-course]