WordPress Theme Development Bangla #37 | How to Add Dynamic Instructor Tab in LMS Single Course Page

Welcome to Class 37 of our WordPress Theme Development (Bangla) series! 🎯
In this video, we are focusing on one of the most powerful and dynamic features of any Learning Management System (LMS) — the Instructor (Author) Section.

You’ll learn how to display the instructor’s name, photo, bio, and the total number of courses they’ve created — all dynamically — using the WordPress author meta functions.

This class is especially important because it helps you connect course content with the instructor profile, making your LMS theme more professional and interactive for users.

🧩 What You’ll Learn in This Class:

✅ How to enable author support for your custom post type (course) in functions.php
✅ Why the 'author' key inside the supports array is essential
✅ How to retrieve instructor data dynamically using get_the_author_meta()
✅ How to display the instructor’s profile image using get_avatar()
✅ How to show instructor bio (description) with WordPress formatting support
✅ How to count and display the total number of courses an instructor has published
✅ How to make your LMS course page (single-course.php) look more professional and dynamic

💡 Real-World Application

After completing this class, you’ll be able to build a complete instructor system for your custom WordPress LMS theme.
Your users will see real instructor data on every course page — including profile photo, name, and bio — all coming directly from the WordPress dashboard.

This is a key feature used by major eLearning platforms like Udemy, Coursera, and Skillshare, and now you can create the same effect in your own Bangla LMS project.

🧠 Concepts Covered:

Custom Post Type (CPT) configuration

supports array and WordPress author meta

Dynamic instructor data rendering

Secure data output using esc_html() and wp_kses_post()

Displaying Gravatar images

Counting posts by user (count_user_posts())

🧰 Files & Functions Used:

File 1: functions.php
👉 Added 'author' inside the supports array in the lessonlms_register_course function.

File 2: single-course.php
👉 Implemented dynamic instructor section using WordPress functions:

get_the_author_meta()

get_avatar()

count_user_posts()

💬 Example Use Case

If your LMS has multiple instructors, this feature allows each course page to show who the teacher is, their details, and how many courses they have published.
It creates more trust and professionalism — helping students identify expert instructors quickly.

👨‍🏫 Who This Video Is For

WordPress Developers (Beginner to Advanced)

Theme Developers building LMS or course-based sites

Freelancers creating educational websites

Students learning WordPress Theme Development in Bangla

Anyone interested in learning how to make dynamic content in WordPress