LearnDash Shortcode to Add Profile Link

This is a premium feature available with Astra Pro Addon plugin. To use these Pro features, you need to have the Astra theme along with the Astra Pro Addon installed on your website.

You can achieve displaying a Profile Link using a LearnDash shortcode using LearnDash module available with Astra Pro. Please refer document, to begin with, LearnDash module.

Astra Pro Addon plugin provides a shortcode for LearnDash that allows displaying profile link. The shortcode can be used anywhere on the website. It will display a profile picture for logged-in students. Clicking on it will display student profile details.

The LearnDash addon in the Astra Pro Addon plugin provides a shortcode [astra_learndash_profile_link] This can be used on various locations like header, footer, sidebar, widgets, page builders, etc.

To use the shortcode, activate the LearnDash addon from Astra Options. (screenshot)

[astra_learndash_profile_link] has an attribute ‘link’ that will open on click of the profile picture.

For Example – [astra_learndash_profile_link link="https://www.google.com"] This shortcode will display a profile picture for the logged-in student. On click, it will be redirected to inserted link i.e. to https://www.google.com

Below is the example that shows how can this shortcode be used –

How to Display Learndash Profile Link in the Primary Header?

Below are the detailed steps –

Step 1 – Make sure to activate the LearnDash and Astra Pro plugin. Activate LearnDash Addon from Astra Options. (screenshot)

Step 2 – From the WordPress dashboard navigate to Appearance > Customize >  Header > Primary Menu.

Step 3 – From the Last Item in Menu drop-down, select Text / HTML.

Step 4 – Paste the code in the input area. Profile link will appear in the header as shown below –