Video & Text Lessons
Author lessons with video, rich text, and downloadable attachments — the lesson formats every LMS should ship with, all in the free plugin.
Why this matters
A lesson should support whichever format the teacher needs — a short video, written explanation, or a downloadable worksheet — without requiring three separate plugins to get all three. Many WordPress LMS plugins force you to install a video player, an upload manager, and a PDF embed plugin. Sikshya does all three natively.
What you get
- Embed YouTube and Vimeo videos using WordPress's native oEmbed support.
- Author lesson bodies in the standard WordPress block editor with full formatting.
- Attach files (PDFs, slides, worksheets) to a lesson so learners can download materials inline.
- Combine formats within a single lesson — video, written content, and attachments together.
What it unlocks
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Native video embed
YouTube, Vimeo, and any URL WordPress oEmbed supports. Paste the URL into the lesson — no shortcode plumbing.
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Rich text body
Full Gutenberg block editor for the lesson body — headings, lists, quotes, embeds, custom blocks.
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Downloadable attachments
PDFs, slides, worksheets, ZIPs — attach files to a lesson and learners can download them from inside the course.
How it works
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Create the lesson
Inside the course builder, add a new lesson and pick a title.
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Add video, text, or attachments
Paste a YouTube/Vimeo URL for video, type the explanation in the block editor, or upload PDFs/slides as attachments.
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Publish + sequence
Save the lesson. Drag-reorder where it sits in the curriculum. Learners see it as soon as they enroll.
Frequently asked
Do you host the video files?
No. Sikshya LMS doesn't host video. You embed from YouTube, Vimeo, or your own self-hosted file (or a third-party host like Bunny, Wistia, etc. via their embed code).
Can I mix video and text in one lesson?
Yes — a single lesson can have a video at the top, written explanation below, and downloadable attachments at the bottom. All three coexist in the same lesson editor.
What about interactive content like SCORM or H5P?
SCORM and H5P embeds are part of the SCORM/H5P add-on on the Growth tier. The free plugin handles standard video + text + attachments.
Keep exploring
Ready to ship Video & Text Lessons?
This feature ships in the free Sikshya LMS plugin. Install it from WordPress.org and start building.