LearnDash LMS - Bypass the linear progression for courses.

ld-bypass-linear-progression-for-courses.php

<?php
/**
* Bypass the linear progression for courses in LearnDash LMS,
* leveraging the learndash_course_progression_enabled filter.
*
* @param bool $setting. The $setting value in the database. True for Linear Progression, False for Free Form.
* @param int $course_id. The course ID.
*
* @return bool.
*/

// Bypass linear progression for a single defined course.
add_filter('learndash_course_progression_enabled', function($setting, $course_id){
    return (3998 === $course_id) ? false : $setting;
}, 10, 2);

// Bypass linear progression for multiple specific courses.
add_filter('learndash_course_progression_enabled', function($setting, $course_id){
    $excluded_course_ids = array(3998, 4000, 4002, 4005); // Array of course IDs to exclude
    return in_array($course_id, $excluded_course_ids) ? false : $setting;
}, 10, 2);

// Bypass linear progression for all courses with no exceptions.
add_filter('learndash_course_progression_enabled', '__return_false');