If you've ever watched a student struggle in silence between lessons...
Real-Time Chat for LifterLMS Courses
Connect students and teachers instantly with a Firebase-powered chat plugin that keeps your website fast, focused, and fully in control.
See the story unfold
Watch the plugin in action — real-time chat, file sharing, and admin controls all working together inside LifterLMS.
LifterLMS Chat Plugin Demo
Watch how LifterLMS Chat Plugin changes the way students and teachers connect
Setting up Firebase — a complete walkthrough
See exactly how to connect your Firebase project and go live in minutes.
How to Set Firebase API in LifterChat Plugin ?
Step-by-step Firebase API configuration inside the plugin settings panel
Here's what we hear every day:
🐌 Chat plugins slow your LMS website to a crawl
Traditional chat solutions run on your own server, consuming resources and dragging down page load speeds — hurting student experience and SEO.
🔒 No control over who chats on which course
Without course-level controls, chat becomes a free-for-all. Unrelated students interrupt discussions and teachers can't manage conversations effectively.
💬 Students and teachers lack a direct communication channel
Email threads and forum posts are too slow for real-time course questions. Without one-to-one chat, learning momentum stalls between sessions.
Here's what changes everything:
LifterLMS Chat Plugin offloads all chat data to Google's Firebase Real-Time Database — messages delivered instantly, your website untouched. Every conversation is admin-controlled, course-specific, and available only to enrolled students.
Firebase Real-Time Database
All chat data is handled by Google's Firebase Real-Time Database, meaning zero server load on your LifterLMS website and near-instant message delivery for all participants.
Course-Specific Chat Rooms
The course admin can enable or disable the chat facility on a per-course basis. Only students registered for a specific course can access and participate in that course's chat.
Teacher-Level Chat Toggle
If permitted by the admin, individual teachers can turn chat on or off for their own courses, giving instructors practical day-to-day control over their classroom communication.
One-to-One Student–Teacher Conversations
Supports direct, private conversations between a teacher and a student, enabling personalised guidance and support that is essential for effective online course delivery.
File Sharing During Chat
Participants can share files directly within the chat window, supporting PDF, XLS, and DOC formats as well as image uploads, making resource sharing seamless.
Admin-Controlled Message Deletion
Students and teachers can delete their own messages — but only when the admin has explicitly enabled this permission, keeping content governance firmly in admin hands.
Automatic Profile Images in Chat
If a student or teacher has uploaded a profile photo to their account, it is automatically pulled into the chat window, making it easy to identify who is speaking at any moment.
Customisable Notification Sounds
Admins can configure notification sounds that alert students and teachers when new messages arrive, ensuring no important communication goes unnoticed during a live session.
Single-Domain API Licence
Each purchase includes an API licence for use on one domain. If you need to migrate from a staging site to a live site, a one-time licence transfer is available on request via email.
Your journey starts here
From installation to live chat — you're three straightforward steps away.
Install the Plugin & Configure Firebase
Install the LifterLMS Chat Plugin on your WordPress site, then connect it to your Firebase project by entering your Firebase API credentials in the plugin settings panel. A full walkthrough video is included to guide you step by step.
Enable Chat on Your Chosen Courses
From the course admin panel, enable the chat feature on any specific LifterLMS course. Optionally grant teachers permission to toggle chat and manage message deletion for their courses — keeping control exactly where you want it.
Students & Teachers Chat Instantly
Enrolled students and their course teacher can now chat in real time, share files, and receive notification alerts — all without slowing down your website by a single millisecond.
Built for trust, backed by confidence
Every purchase comes with the assurances you'd expect from a professional WordPress plugin.
One decision that changes everything
One payment. One domain licence. Zero impact on your website speed.
One-Time Payment
Single-domain licence — no recurring fees
- You get Firebase Real-Time Database — no server load, ever
- You get course-specific chat enable/disable controls
- You get teacher-level chat toggle permission
- You get file sharing — PDF, XLS, DOC & images in chat
- You get admin-controlled message deletion
- You get automatic profile image display in chat
- You get customisable notification sounds
- You get a single-domain API licence included
Your questions, honestly answered
Will this chat plugin slow down my LifterLMS website?
No. All chat data is processed through Google's Firebase Real-Time Database, which is completely separate from your web hosting. Your website speed and performance are not affected at all.
Can I restrict chat to specific courses only?
Yes. The course admin can enable or disable the chat facility on a course-by-course basis. Students can only access the chat room for courses they are actively enrolled in.
What types of files can participants share in the chat?
Participants can share PDF, XLS, and DOC files, as well as images, directly within the chat window during any course conversation.
Does the licence cover multiple websites?
No. Each purchase includes a single-domain API licence. If you need to move from a staging environment to a live site, you can request a one-time licence transfer by emailing the support team.
Can students or teachers delete their own messages?
Yes, but only if the admin has explicitly enabled the message deletion permission. This ensures admins retain full control over the content and conduct within course chat rooms.
Do participants need to set up their own Firebase account?
Yes. You will need to connect the plugin to a Firebase project using your Firebase API credentials. A setup video is provided showing exactly how to configure the Firebase API within the plugin.
Add Real-Time Chat to Your LifterLMS Courses Today
One payment. One domain licence. Zero impact on your website speed. Give your students and teachers the direct communication channel they need to succeed.
Get LifterLMS Chat Plugin — $75
