Send a Welcome Email When a User Is Enrolled on a LearnDash Course

Q: Does this fire regardless of how the student enrolled?

Yes. LearnDash fires learndashupdatecourseaccess whether the student purchased access, was enrolled manually, or was enrolled by another automation, so the trigger covers all of them.

Q: Can I limit this to one course?

Yes, using the Course field in the trigger configuration.

You want new students to get a welcome email the moment they gain access to a course — whether they bought it, were added manually, or were enrolled by another automation. Zapify does this with the A user is enrolled on a course trigger and the Send an email action. LearnDash is a Zapify PRO integration.

What this automation does

The automation is one trigger plus one action:

Trigger: A user is enrolled on a course (LEARNDASH_COURSE_ENROLLED, LearnDash)
Action: Send an email (WP_SEND_EMAIL, WordPress)

When a student is enrolled on the course you choose, Zapify fills the email's tokens and sends it.

Zapify listens on LearnDash's learndash_update_course_access hook, which fires the same way whichever direction access changed. This trigger takes only the grant half of that event — a separate trigger, a user is removed from a course, takes the other half.

Before you start

LearnDash must be installed and active.
Zapify PRO must be active, since LearnDash is a PRO integration.
The course you want to watch must already exist.

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 Welcome email for new LearnDash enrolments.

Create a new automation

Step 2: Add the "A user is enrolled on a course" trigger

Click Add Trigger.

Choose LearnDash as the app.

Select LearnDash as the trigger

Select the trigger A user is enrolled on a course.

Select A user is enrolled on a course

In the trigger's Course field, pick the specific course, or leave it on Any course.

Step 3: Add the "Send an email" action

Click Add Action.

Choose WordPress as the app.

Select WordPress as the action

Select Send an email.

Select Send an email

Step 4: Configure the email

Edit the Send an email action

Field	Required	What it does
To	Yes	Recipient address, or a token — for example the student's email.
Subject	Yes	The subject line.
Format	Yes	HTML (default) or Plain text.
Body	Yes	The message. Insert tokens to include the course title or URL.
Cc / Bcc	No	Extra recipients.
From name / From email	No	Override the sender.
Reply to	No	Set where replies go.

For example:

To: the student
Subject: You're in — welcome to {{trigger:COURSE_TITLE}}
Body: Here's how to get started: {{trigger:COURSE_URL}}

Select the email recipient

Complete the Send an Email Action

Step 5: Set the steps Live and save

Set both the trigger and the action to Live.
Click Save.

Course tokens you can use

Token	What it holds
Course ID	The numeric ID of the course.
Course title	The course's name.
Course URL	The permalink to the course.
Changed at	The date and time access was granted.

How to test it

Enrol a test student on the selected course, either directly, through checkout, or via another automation such as enrol a user on a course when a WooCommerce product is purchased.
Check the recipient inbox for the email.
If nothing arrives, open Zapify → Logs to see whether the run fired.

Conclusion

With the A user is enrolled on a course trigger and the Send an email action, Zapify welcomes every new student the moment they gain access — no matter how they got it. Next, congratulate them when they finish with an email when a LearnDash course is completed, or grant access automatically after a WooCommerce sale with enrol a user on a course when a WooCommerce product is purchased.

FAQs

Does this fire regardless of how the student enrolled?

Yes. LearnDash fires learndash_update_course_access whether the student purchased access, was enrolled manually, or was enrolled by another automation, so the trigger covers all of them.

Does this also fire when a student is removed from a course?

No. Enrolling and removing share one LearnDash hook, but Zapify splits it into two separate triggers so you build a different sentence for each. Use a user is removed from a course for the other direction.

Is this feature free?

No. LearnDash is a Zapify PRO integration; the trigger and action both require an active PRO licence.

Can I limit this to one course?

Yes, using the Course field in the trigger configuration.

Do I need to write any code?

No. Everything is configured in the Zapify visual builder.