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Notes on creating a small test LMS with limited functionality but free hosting, using a Blogger theme (template)

Related previous post Free/Low-cost LMS (Education app) for small NGOs: Blogger Templates vs WordPress Plugins vs Moodle , 29 Dec. 2025 11:23, 01 January 2026 A few days back, I had created a blog - ravilms.blogspot.com - to test out "LMS Education" third-party Blogger theme, https://lms-education.blogspot.com/ . For more about it, search for 'Started exploring "LMS EDUCATION" Blogger template - free version' in this post of mine . I followed the instructions of uploading the "LMS Education" (LMSEd) theme/template using Restore theme command of Blogger Dashboard UI, into ravilms blog. With that the basic LMSEd theme functionality came into play but while  https://lms-education.blogspot.com/  has courses and lessons demo data set up, ravilms did not have any data. I then created two dummy course posts with a lesson each. The key points I followed were: The course posts had to have the label Courses. The lessons posts would have lesson content but n...
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Free/Low-cost LMS (Education app) for small NGOs: Blogger Templates vs WordPress Plugins vs Moodle

Related post:  Exploratory chat with ChatGPT on Blogger as Free/Low-cost Static CMS possibility; Blogger LMS Education Templates , Oct. 2025 Quick Info LMS: Blogger vs WordPress.com vs WordPress.org Summary: Blogger Suitable for public, informational publishing. Not a viable LMS platform beyond superficial content grouping. WordPress.com (Business+) A managed platform that  can  support a real LMS via plugins, with server administration outsourced. Higher recurring cost, but lower operational risk for non-technical organizations. WordPress.org (self-hosted) Maximum flexibility and control, but requires ongoing technical stewardship. Often cheaper on paper, but costlier in responsibility. ----------- Blogger vs WordPress.com + Tutor LMS — the real difference Aspect Blogger  WordPress.com + Tutor LMS Server-side logic ❌ ✅ User accounts ❌ ✅ Progress tracking ❌ ✅ Access control ❌ ✅ NGO operability Limited  Strong Server admin burden  None None Free or Paid Fre...
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