LearnDash Automations
Send an Email When a LearnDash Quiz Is Passed (or Failed)
A quiz result is the moment a student most wants feedback — and the moment you most want to know whether they need help. Zapify does this with the A user completes a quiz trigger and the Send an email action, and lets you filter the trigger to only passed attempts, only failed ones, or both. LearnDash is a Zapify PRO integration.
What this automation does
The automation is one trigger plus one action:
- Trigger: A user completes a quiz (
LEARNDASH_QUIZ_COMPLETED, LearnDash) - Action: Send an email (
WP_SEND_EMAIL, WordPress)
When a student finishes an attempt on the quiz you choose — and it matches the Result you selected — Zapify fills the email with their score and sends it.
No separate pass/fail hook
LearnDash has one event for a finished attempt, not a separate one for passing and failing. The trigger's Result field reads the outcome from the attempt itself, which is why it's a field here rather than two different triggers.
Before you start
- LearnDash must be installed and active.
- Zapify PRO must be active, since LearnDash is a PRO integration.
- The quiz you want to watch must already exist, and must have a passing score configured if you plan to filter on Passed or Failed.
PRO feature
LearnDash (learndash) is a Zapify PRO integration. Every LearnDash trigger and action requires an active PRO licence.
How to build the automation
Step 1: Create a new automation
- In the WordPress admin, go to Zapify → Automations.
- Click Add New to open the builder.
- Name it clearly, such as Congratulate on passing the final quiz.
Step 2: Add the "A user completes a quiz" trigger
- Click Add Trigger.
- Choose LearnDash as the app.
- Select the trigger A user completes a quiz.
- Configure the trigger's fields:
| Field | Required | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Quiz | Yes | The specific quiz to watch, or Any quiz. |
| Result | Yes | Passed or failed (any outcome, default), Passed, or Failed. |
| Course | No | Narrow to attempts within one course, or leave on Any course. |
Step 3: Add the "Send an email" action
- Click Add Action.
- Choose WordPress as the app.
- Select Send an email.
Step 4: Configure the email
For example, with Result set to Passed:
- To: the student
- Subject:
You passed {{trigger:QUIZ_TITLE}}! - Body:
Score: {{trigger:PERCENTAGE}}% ({{trigger:CORRECT_ANSWERS}} of {{trigger:QUESTION_COUNT}} correct). On to the next lesson.
Step 5: Set the steps Live and save
- Set both the trigger and the action to Live.
- Click Save.
Tokens you can use
| Token | What it holds |
|---|---|
| Course ID / Course title / Course URL | The course the quiz belongs to. |
| Quiz ID / Quiz title / Quiz URL | The quiz that was attempted. |
| Passed | true or false. |
| Result | "Passed" or "Failed", already worded for a message. |
| Score percentage | The percentage score for the attempt. |
| Points scored / Points available | The raw point totals. |
| Correct answers / Number of questions | The raw answer counts. |
| Attempt reference | An internal reference for the attempt. |
| Completed at | The date and time the attempt finished. |
How to test it
- Take the selected quiz as a test student, aiming for the outcome (Passed or Failed) your automation is filtered to.
- Check the recipient inbox for the email.
- If nothing arrives, open Zapify → Logs — a mismatched Result filter is the most common reason a run doesn't fire.
Conclusion
With the A user completes a quiz trigger and the Send an email action, Zapify reacts to a quiz result the moment it's in — congratulating a pass or offering help after a fail. Next, follow through on a passed quiz by marking the next step complete with mark a LearnDash step complete, or see the full picture in triggers and actions.
FAQs
Can this fire on a failed attempt to offer help, and on a passed one to congratulate?
Yes, but as two separate automations — create one with Result set to Passed and another set to Failed, each with its own email.
Why did an essay-question quiz fire this twice?
It shouldn't — Zapify de-duplicates a quiz containing an essay question, which LearnDash can otherwise report twice (once on submission, once when the essay is graded), so the automation runs once per attempt.
Is this feature free?
No. LearnDash is a Zapify PRO integration; the trigger and action both require an active PRO licence.
Do I need to write any code?
No. Everything is configured in the Zapify visual builder.