WHAT'S NEW

What has changed in Hotline LMS.

This page lists what has changed in Hotline LMS, newest first: new features, improvements and fixes. Some features depend on your plan; the pricing page says which.

  • Last change
  • 27 changes listed

  • New Website

    Comparison pages set Hotline LMS beside Arlo, accessplanit, Cademy and Moodle, written from each company's own public pages. How Hotline LMS compares

  • New Website

    A glossary defines the words used in training management and e-learning, in plain English. Glossary

  • New Website

    This page: a dated list of what has changed.

  • Improved Website

    Eight product pictures on this site are now real screenshots, taken from a demo training business.

  • Improved Website

    The walkthrough booking page is easier to use. Free times are grouped by week and the steps are shown across the top. Book a walkthrough

  • New Website

    You can book a walkthrough online. Pick a free time and one of the team confirms it by email. Book a walkthrough

  • New Integrations

    The REST API is described in an OpenAPI 3.1 document, and the product, plans and prices are summarised for AI assistants in llms.txt. Integrations and API

  • Improved Signing in

    A session now ends after 120 minutes without activity by the person. Pages that refresh themselves in the background no longer keep it open.

  • Improved Courses

    Course videos hosted on YouTube, Vimeo, Wistia or Loom play in that service's own player. Course builder

  • Fixed Courses

    Rise courses and other xAPI courses save progress, resume and complete correctly.

  • Improved People

    When you add an email address that belonged to a deactivated person, you choose whether to reactivate that person or release the address. A different person starts with none of the earlier person's records. User management

  • Improved Email

    The plain-text version of each email carries the message in full, and sign-in links in emails are no longer click-tracked.

  • New Courses

    The Moodle importer can add a backup to a course you already have, and can import several backups in one go.

  • Improved Exams

    The exams list shows which courses use each exam.

  • Improved Exams

    The learner's dashboard shows when an exam is waiting for the trainer to open it.

  • Fixed Branding

    Workspace logos fit the header on phones.

  • New Courses

    Moodle importer: upload a Moodle course backup (an .mbz file) and get a draft course built from its pages, SCORM packages and quiz questions.

  • New Exams

    Exams have 17 question types. Accredited training

  • New Courses

    Course rules. An author sets each lesson as required, optional or required after the exam, and chooses whether lessons are taken in order, when the exam opens and what completes the course.

  • New Courses

    Surveys in lessons, with rating scales, multiple choice and written answers, and a report for the workspace. A survey can be required before the certificate is issued.

  • New Courses

    SCORM 2004 packages follow their sequencing and navigation rules, and cmi5 and xAPI packages can be uploaded and tracked. SCORM hosting

  • New Selling

    Discount codes for course sales, and VAT on course sales with invoices. Online booking and payments

  • Improved Selling

    Course sales go through orders, with receipts and refunds. Online booking and payments

  • New Certificates

    A learning path can award its own certificate. Learning paths

  • New Languages

    Learners can use the platform in their own language.

  • New Courses

    Icon and illustration packs are built into the page builder. Course builder

  • Improved Courses

    The post editor and the shared-section editor work in the same way as the page builder.

This list starts on 2 November 2026. Questions about a change? Email hello@hotlinelms.com.

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