Insert or Embed Articulate Content into WordPress

by Brian Batt - elearningfreak.com

Description

Quickly insert Articulate, Captivate, iSpring, Lectora, and more e-Learning content into a post or page. Also compatible with Articulate Storyline, Articulate Rise, Adobe Captivate, Lectora, Camtasia, iSpring, Elucidat, Gomo, Obisidian Black, MindManager, or any other tool.

This plugin will add a new toolbar icon (the letter ‘a’) next to the ‘Add Media’ button on the Edit Post and Edit Page pages. Upon clicking this icon, you will have the ability to upload your published Articulate, Captivate, Lectora, Camtasia, iSpring, Elucidat, Gomo, Obisidian Black, MindManager, or any other tool’s content as a ZIP file. Once uploaded, the plugin will automatically extract the content, find the appropriate .html file, and add code to your post or page that will display your Articulate content as an iframe. Responsive IFrames, Lightbox, and other options like opening the content in a new window are included in the premium version.

If you’re using WordPress’s built-in Gutenberg editor, you’ll see a new e-learning block.

Insert or Embed Articulate Content into WordPress Premium

Upgrade to the Premium Plugin

Premium is a significant upgrade to Trial that adds many tools including the ability to load content in a lightbox or new window, responsive iFrames, fullscreen support, faster upload speeds, 13 themes to make your content look professional, custom launch buttons, disabling scrollbars, custom sizing, responsive IFrames, and much more including support for Captivate, Lectora, Camtasia, iSpring, Elucidat, Gomo, Obisidian Black, MindManager, or any other tool’s content. You can learn more about Premium here:

About | Features | Pricing | Download Premium Trial | Roadmap

Insert or Embed Articulate Content into WordPress Trial

Works with all Articulate products including:

Rise

Storyline 1, 2, 3, and 360

Studio ’09 (Presenter, Engage and Quizmaker)

Studio ’13 (Presenter, Engage and Quizmaker)

Studio 360 (Presenter, Engage and Quizmaker)

Both this plugin and the Premium plugin supports Articulate products and also these products:

Captivate, Lectora, Camtasia, iSpring, Elucidat, Gomo, Obisidian Black, MindManager, or many others!

Premium Support
We provide limited support for this plugin on the wordpress.org forums. One on one email support is available to people who bought the Premium plugin only.

How to Use

Check out the screencast in the link below to learn how to use this plugin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knst26fEGCw

Installation

Upload the ‘insert-or-embed-articulate-into-wordpress’ folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress

Screenshots

Works with every tool including Captivate, iSpring, Camtasia, Lectora, Articulate, Gomo, Eludicat, Adapt, Shift, and many more!
How it works
How to upload Adobe Captivate
How to upload Articulate Rise
How to upload Lectora Online
Works with Rise, Storyline 360, Storyline 3, Storyline 2, Storyline 1, Articulate Presenter, Engage, Quizmaker & more!
Upload
Lightbox Settings

Faq

Can I try the Premium version?

Yes, you can download it here: https://www.elearningfreak.com – It contains many features that we encourage you to test drive. It also has compatibility with the latest themes and other plugins on the market.

How do I removed the “Powered by elearningfreak.com” branding

Upgrade to the premium plugin

Can I see my users answers and their scores?

This feature is only available in the premium plugin with our new xAPI support. For more information, see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQhjcp1BXxo

How do I use this in the Gutenberg editor?

Look for the new e-Learning block

How do I use this to embed Articulate content?

Check out this screencast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwcIsxpkvM4

Does this work well with Articulate’s new responsive and Modern Player in 360?

Yes! We do recommend disabling the scrollbar in the scrollbar options if choosing to launch your course in a lightbox. This option is found when uploading your course with this plugin after selecting the lightbox option.

Does this plugin support Responsive IFrames?

This feature is only available in the Premium version of the plugin. For more information, go to https://www.elearningfreak.com

Does this work well work with Rise?

Yes!

Does this work with Articulate Storyline content?

Yes, it works with all versions of Articulate Storyline including Storyline 360.

What settings should I use when publishing from Storyline or Studio to avoid scrollbars?

In Player Properties, set the player to “Scale player to fill browser window.” For more information, see:

https://community.articulate.com/series/74/articles/articulate-storyline-360-user-guide-how-to-change-the-browser-settings-and-player-size

Does this work with Adobe Captivate content?

Yes, it works with all versions of Adobe Captivate. Here’s a step by step guide: https://www.elearningfreak.com/upload-adobe-captivate-wordpress/

Does this work with iSpring content?

Yes, it works with all versions of iSpring.

What other tools does this plugin support?

Lectora, Camtasia, iSpring, Elucidat, Gomo, Obisidian Black, MindManager, or any other tool

Can I use this with custom content?

Yes, just make sure your .zip file contains a .html or .htm file and it’ll upload and embed on your WordPress site as expected.

If I delete the plugin, what happens to the content that I’ve uploaded?

The uploaded content is saved into the wp-content / uploads / articulate_uploads folder on your site. Thus, your uploaded content will not be removed if you delete this plugin.

What additional features are available in the premium plugin?

Run reports to see user scores and answers with our new xAPI support for Storyline and Rise content, Ability to lightbox content with themes (as shown in the screencast), open the content in a new window using custom buttons or custom text links, ability to disable scrollbars, faster upload speeds, and much more. It also uses a different mechanism to upload content to workaround limits on your hosting server.

I don’t see the ‘a’ button in the Classic Editor or I’m having problems uploading content in the Gutenberg editor. What do I do?

To use the plugin, you must have the capability in WordPress to ‘upload files’. Contact your administrator to update your user role or capabilities in WordPress.

I’m seeing an HTTP 200 error when uploading my zip file. How do I fix that?

This appears to be a pretty common issue with WordPress uploads. Here are a few forum discussions:

https://wordpress.org/support/topic/http-error-on-media-upload-7/

https://wordpress.org/support/topic/http-error-when-uploading-to-wordpress/

Many customers have solved the problem by installing this WordPress plugin:

https://www.elearningfreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/fix-200-error.zip

For details on exactly what this plugin does, see:

https://github.com/getsource/default-to-gd

Here’s another potential solution to fix the issue from the server-side:

http://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/http-image-error

Reviews

plugin stopped working and no support

By vt (vitaltalk) on July 1, 2025

premium license holder here. license stopped working (similar to what other 1 star reviewers have posted). Plugin developer does not respond to support. Brian (developer) took the $ and ran.

AVOID THIS PLUGIN AND DEVELOPER.

Grrrrreat!

By jeendicott2022 on February 15, 2025

Very useful

Thanks for your plugin

By xuantuan1983 on February 14, 2025

Quite good to see our contents run well

Zero support, plugin is ineffective, do not purchase.

By uekcu3 on February 13, 2025

Recommend staying away from this one.

Purchased the premium version as there is no demo or trial. The plugin is ineffective. Have contacted all possible support channels for almost 6 months now and have had absolutely zero responses and no refunds.

Several users report the same thing in reviews and on the support forum.

Happily takes your money (and is not cheap) but does not deliver a working product or any support at all.

Doesn't Work. ZERO support. Don't waste your money.

By DBZEROONE on January 30, 2025

Like the title says, the plugin doesn't work. Just shows an error. Multiple attempts to contact the developer have been totally ignored. Just look at the support and review forums here. Others have noted the developer who is MIA but still more than happy to collect the money.

All I can do now is see if I can get a chargeback from my credit card company. Seriously, do NOT waste $149 on the premium plugin. It's nothing but a scam.

Amazing plugin!

By sskinner on October 12, 2024

Easy to use and brings life to a site by allowing us to share live and real e-learning interactions.

Quite simply a fantastic plugin

By groggy72 on October 3, 2024

Does exactly what it says on the tin with no faffing around. Much appreciated.

Love it!

By tasara on January 10, 2024

A life-saver when working on my portfolio

Plugin loses progress, no support

By mpservices on October 11, 2023

The plugin initially worked fine, but later users started complaining that course progress is sometimes not saved.
The problem is most likely to occur if the user accesses the site from two different devices.

There is no support for the plugin, no one ever responds to feedback for license purchasers.

The only catch free plugin for SCORM that works

By jcmadrid on June 17, 2023

It took me literally days of searching, installing and removing other plugins that either didn´t work or hit you with stupid fees after a short trial period. This one does the job simply and efficiently of inserting SCORM packages into WP. No hassles and I´ll gladly pay the 100 bucks they optionally ask for.

Changelog

4.3000000027

Fixed upload issue.

4.3000000026

Added compatibility for WordPress 6.8.2. Prevents htaccess files from being uploaded. Fixes CVE-2025-32202.

4.3000000025

Added compatibility for WordPress 6.7.1.

4.3000000024

Added compatibility for WordPress 6.5.4. Added additional security checks when uploading content. You must have the unfiltered_html capability to upload content. You must also ensure you can access all mime types from get_allowed_mime_types.

4.3000000023

Added sanitization to the shortcode generator as well as preventing .phar files from being uploaded. Fixes CVE-2024-0756 and CVE-2024-0757.

4.3000000022

Added compatibility for WordPress 6.4.2.

4.3000000021

Upgrades the Freemius SDK to fix a vulnerability.

4.3000000020

Articulate menu no longer appears unexpectedly in the WordPress admin area.

4.3000000019

Added compatibility for WordPress 6.2 and misc. fixes.

4.3000000018

Added compatibility for WordPress 6.2.

4.3000000017

Misc. fixes including better spacing when multiple e-learning content items are on the same page or post.

4.3000000016

Upgrades the Freemius SDK to fix a vulnerability.

4.3000000015

Fixed fatal error that occurs in PHP 8.

4.3000000014

Misc. fixes

4.3000000013

Added compatibility for WordPress 5.9

4.3000000012

Removed the “Powered by elearningfreak.com” link for all content. Please consider upgrading to the premium version of the plugin for xAPI support, tracking, reporting, statement viewer, launch content in full screen & much more! See https://www.elearningfreak.com/changelog-release-notes-roadmap/ for more information.

4.3000000011

Misc. fixes and updates around xAPI support in the premium plugin.

4.3000000010

Added compatibility for WordPress 5.8

4.3000000009

Improved how some scripts and styles are loaded to increase performance when uploading and inserting content.

4.3000000008

Added a new support bot to the How to Use page that can be accessed from the Plugins page.

4.3000000007

Added a new How to Use page that can be accessed from the Plugins page. Added lots of under the hood fixes.

4.3000000006

Fixes issue where the WordPress file system has not been declared. Resolves random upload failures.

4.3000000005

Fixes compatibility with Buddyboss Platform

4.3000000004

Fixed compatibility issues specific to WordPress 5.6

4.3000000003

Upgrade the Freemius SDK to version 2.4.1

4.3000000002

Fix notice errors that display when debugging is turned on

4.3000000001

Lots of code cleanup and misc. fixes

4.3000000000

Misc. fixes

4.299999

Added support for WordPress 5.5

4.299998

Misc. fixes

4.299997

Misc. fixes

4.299996

Misc. fixes

4.299995

Updated the Gutenberg editor uploader to no longer use the WordPress REST API

4.299994

Misc. security fixes

4.299993

Updated help documentation and other misc. fixes

4.299992

Fixed issue in WordPress 5.4 where the e-Learning block upload buttons weren’t properly formatted and other misc. fixes.

4.299991

Fixed another issue where clicking outside of the modal in the Gutenberg editor would stop the upload.

4.29999

Updated error message when if FS_METHOD isn’t set to direct

4.29998

Fixed issue where clicking outside of the modal in the Gutenberg editor would stop the upload.

4.29997

Fixed another issue with Divi Builder where the content wouldn’t insert properly in Divi’s front end builder

4.29996

Fixed translations

4.29995

Fixed conflict with Divi Builder

4.29994

Fixed issue where uploads wouldn’t complete in local dev environments like WAMP

Improved error messaging in several places

Improved jquery calls

Fixed various incompatibilties with other plugins like WooCommerce in the Gutenberg editor

Fixed compatibility with the Avia Builder

4.29993

Added better support for SCORM and AICC files.

Added better messaging when a file upload is complete.

Added better support for really large files.

Lots of additional changes behind the scenes.

4.29992

Renamed a function to prevent a compatibility issue with a plugin called PWS Core

4.29991

Fixed a security vulnerability that enabled a user with Subscriber capabilities to delete or rename content remotely. Upgraded Freemius SDK to the latest version.

4.2999

Fixed a security vulnerability that enabled a user outside of your WordPress installation (via curl or other methods) to remotely upload files. Please upgrade immediately.

4.2998

Prevents PHP files from being uploaded and prevents them from running if they’re already there.

4.2997

Fixes security vulnerability in the Freemius SDK. Please upgrade immediately.

Fixes issue with content not displaying if the server is running Apache 2.4.

Here’s what you missed in the latest Premium plugin updates (use code 42997 to get 20% off today only):

Adds custom button functionality to “open in same window” & “open in new window.”

Substantially improved the UI for custom buttons and fixed several bugs around them.

4.2996

Fixes security vulnerability in tar module. Please upgrade immediately.

4.2995

Added support for Pantheon servers

Added support for Fusion Builder

Added compatibility with the Vivaldi browser

Lots of improvements around uploading files

Will no longer create an empty directory when an upload fails

4.2994

Added better messaging when errors occur. Improved uploading function to workaround PHP limitations.

4.2993

Resolved issue where migrating to a new site may cause the optional opt-in to fail

4.2992

Added Gutenberg support via a new e-Learning block https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knst26fEGCw – Fixed a bug where changing the title would result in a 404 on the content.

4.2991

Fixed issue where content couldn’t be uploaded in Divi

4.299

Fixed an issue where some MindManager files wouldn’t upload properly.

4.298

Added support for iSpring files published to Tin Can / xAPI

4.297

Fixes issue where some customers were seeing a 404 error on their content due to an improperly configured access restriction file or plugin

4.296

Misc. bug fixes and added “powered by” branding.

4.295

Added better support for Articulate Rise SCORM courses. Added better error messaging when an HTML file can’t be found.

4.294

Added support for CoursePress Learning Management System. This plugin also supports LearnPress and LearnDash

4.293

Misc. bug fixes

4.292

Added support for Captivate, Lectora, Camtasia, iSpring, Elucidat, Gomo, Obisidian Black, MindManager, or any other tool’s content

4.291

Misc. bug fixes

4.290

Changed the way content is uploaded so that you don’t have to worry about upload size limits. Also, scrolling is disabled by default. Do you need to upload content created in other apps like Captivate, Lectora, Camtasia, iSpring, Elucidat, Gomo, Obisidian Black, MindManager, or any other tool? The premium plugin now supports them all. Learn more at www.elearningfreak.com

4.289

Misc bug fixes around file upload size in the trial version. The premium version uses a different mechanism to upload really large file sizes. Please upgrade to the premium version if your server has low upload limits

4.288

Fixed an issue where a PHP warning would occur

4.287

Added diagnostics

4.286

Remove calls to googleapi for loading certain styles and turned off scrolling by default when inserting content

4.285

Fixed iframe issue

4.284

Fixed warning in footer

4.283

Resolved issue where JavaScript and CSS related to lightboxes was loading when it shouldn’t.

4.28

Initial version.