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title: "Dashboard Overview: Challenge Exams, Coupons, Assignments, Design, Reports, Add-ons, & Settings"
source: "https://docs.nexcess.com/software/learndash/academy/dashboard-overview-challenge-exams-coupons-assignments-design-reports-add-ons-settings/"
description: "This final section of the dashboard walkthrough introduces additional tools and settings that help you personalize, monetize, and manage your LearnDash site mor…"
vertical: "Software"
area: "Academy"
topics: ["Add-ons", "Courses", "Getting Started", "LearnDash 101", "Quizzes", "Settings"]
date: "2023-02-10"
last_modified: "2023-02-10"
---

# Dashboard Overview: Challenge Exams, Coupons, Assignments, Design, Reports, Add-ons, & Settings

This final section of the dashboard walkthrough introduces additional tools and settings that help you personalize, monetize, and manage your LearnDash site more effectively.

#### Challenge Exams

Challenge Exams allow learners to **test out of a course** by proving their knowledge upfront. For example:

- If you offer both a Basic and an Intermediate Spanish course, you can set up a Challenge Exam for the Basic course.
- Learners who pass can skip directly to the Intermediate level, saving time and improving the learning experience.

#### Coupons

The Coupons tab becomes available when **LearnDash registration is enabled**. Once set up, you can:

- Create discount codes for specific users.
- Offer promotions or group discounts to drive enrollments.

#### Assignments

Assignments let learners **upload files** in response to a lesson or topic. This feature is ideal for:

- Checking learner comprehension through written work or projects.
- Allowing instructors to review and manually grade submissions.

#### Design

The Design tab provides access to **pre-designed starter templates** to help you:

- Quickly launch a professional-looking site.
- Customize your course layout with ease—no design skills needed.

#### Reports

LearnDash includes two built-in reports for tracking learner activity:

- **Course Data Report**: View user progress through courses.
- **Quiz Data Report**: See quiz performance metrics.  
    Both reports can be exported as CSV files.  
    For advanced reporting, consider using the **ProPanel Premium Add-on**.

#### Add-ons

This tab is your gateway to expanding LearnDash functionality. From here, you can:

- Install and activate official add-ons like **Course Grid**, **Certificate Builder**, **Achievements**, and **Notifications**.
- Instantly enhance your learning site with new features—no custom code required.

#### Settings

This is where you manage all **global LearnDash settings**. It’s recommended that you:

- Visit this tab right after installing LearnDash.
- Review each section including General, Registration, and Payments to configure your site properly from the start.

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### Why This Matters

These tools go beyond course creation—they empower you to build a more personalized, flexible, and professional learning environment that scales with your needs.

> **Tip:** Start with the Settings tab to set a strong foundation, then use add-ons and challenge exams to expand what your LMS can do for both you and your learners.