Start selling photography courses from your own site for free.
Masteriyo is the all-in-one LMS plugin built for photography instructors who’d rather coach composition than wrestle with checkout pages, plugin stacks, and platform fees.
Rule of thirds & framing
Why photography instructors move to WordPress
Stop building your photography business on someone else’s platform.
Hosted platforms like CreativeLive work fine when you’re testing the idea. But once your photography teaching is real, WordPress gives you ownership, lower fees, and room to grow at your own pace.
Stop sharing every sale with CreativeLive.
Hosted platforms keep raising fees and surfacing competitors next to your work. Masteriyo runs checkout natively on your WordPress site — no marketplace cuts, no transaction fees.
Own your student relationships.
Your audience, email list, enrollments, and assignment feedback stay connected to your brand — not locked behind a platform’s login screen.
One plugin, not five.
Lessons, quizzes, certificates, payments, drip content, and student tracking — all handled inside one WordPress LMS. No fragile chain of add-ons.
Sample course structure
Your first photography course, live this afternoon.
Structure your curriculum the way students actually learn: short technique demos, before/after walkthroughs, downloadable preset packs, and progress checkpoints. Drop in your own shots, customize the modules, and you’re selling.
COURSE PREVIEW
Photography Fundamentals
5 modules · 28 lessons · 4 quizzes · Certificate
MODULE 01
Camera Basics & Exposure Triangle
MODULE 02
Composition & Framing
MODULE 03
Natural Light & Studio Lighting
MODULE 04
Post-Processing in Lightroom
MODULE 05
Final Portfolio Project & Certificate
What you can do
A real photography course business needs more than a video uploader.
Sell, teach, manage, and grow your photography business from one WordPress LMS plugin.
Build your photography curriculum.
Drag-and-drop modules, lessons, videos, downloadable preset packs, and quizzes from a single dashboard. No code, no theme fights.
Accept payments natively.
Sell with Stripe, PayPal, Razorpay, Mollie, or WooCommerce. Multi-currency built in so students from any country pay in their local money.
Quiz students on exposure and composition.
Nine question types. Auto-grade exposure settings, composition rules, color theory, and gear knowledge — without manual checking.
Issue certificates on completion.
Branded, downloadable certificates students can share when they finish your photography program. Add your logo, your wording, your style.
Drip lessons week by week.
Release modules on a schedule for multi-week photography programs. Builds anticipation, paces practice, and reduces refunds.
See exactly who’s shooting.
Lesson completion, quiz attempts, assignment submissions — every student’s progress tracked so you know who needs feedback and who’s ready for the next module.
Start With a Template
Get your website launched in no time with our professionally designed website template for your online course. Powered by . Ready to launch with a 1-click import.
Start using this template today by installing the FREE theme.
Plus dozens more starter sites to choose from.
Pricing fit
Start free. Upgrade when your photography business starts growing.
Most photography instructors launch with the free plugin, then upgrade to Pro when they need certificates, drip content, advanced quizzes, or course bundles.
Free
$0
Free forever · WordPress.org
Perfect for publishing your first photography course and testing the student experience.
Basic
$99/yr
For solo creators
For selling paid photography courses with stronger checkout, certificates, and assignments.
Pro
$149/yr
For growing schools
For multi-course studios using drip content, bundles, gradebook, and advanced quizzes.
Special introductory pricing. All renewals at full price.
Creator voices
Creators chose Masteriyo — and didn’t look back.
130+ five-star reviews across WordPress.org and G2.
“Masteriyo will set the standard for not only how course builders should be built, but plugins in general. The ease, simplicity, beauty, and speed are unmatched.”
— @ej2008
WordPress.org review
“Masteriyo is a true dark horse — lesser known than TutorLMS, LearnDash, or LifterLMS, but just as powerful, if not more so.”
— @bradtech
WordPress.org review
“Very easy to use and intuitive. I was impressed by everything it can do at such a reasonable cost.”
— Beverley D.
G2 review
FAQ
The questions photography instructors ask.
Can I sell photography courses online directly from WordPress?
Yes. Masteriyo gives you a complete LMS — course builder, lessons, quizzes, payments, and student management — all on your own WordPress site. No hosted platform, no per-sale cuts.
Can I include preset packs, RAW samples, and reference PDFs?
Yes. Add downloadable lesson materials alongside your videos, quizzes, and text lessons. Students get everything they need in one place.
Do I need WooCommerce or a separate payment plugin?
No. Masteriyo includes native payments via Stripe, PayPal, Razorpay, and Mollie out of the box. WooCommerce is optional if you already use it.
Can I release lessons week by week?
Yes. Content drip lets you schedule modules for multi-week photography programs — useful for keeping students paced and reducing refunds.
Do I need technical skills to set up my course site?
No. Masteriyo is built for creators, not developers. The setup wizard creates every page you need in under a minute — checkout, dashboard, course pages, all auto-configured. If you can run a WordPress site, you can run Masteriyo.
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