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title: "Instructor Role Email Settings"
source: "https://docs.nexcess.com/software/learndash/email-settings/"
description: "Email Settings There are some settings available that can help set up various email notifications for instructors. There are different types of email settings t…"
vertical: "Software"
area: "LearnDash"
date: "2024-04-26"
last_modified: "2026-07-02"
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# Instructor Role Email Settings

## Email Settings

There are some settings available that can help set up various email notifications for instructors.

There are different types of email settings to help configure emails to be sent for a course or product reviews, course purchases, and quiz completion.

### Review Emails

The admin can customize the emails to be sent when a course or a product is reviewed from the LearnDash LMS Instructor Emails settings**.**

There are 2 sections for configuring review emails for Courses and Products.

![Instructor Review Email Settings](https://docs.nexcess.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Instructor-Review-Email-Settings.png)Instructor Review Email SettingsUnder each tab, there are settings to configure the review emails with shortcodes that can be used as placeholders for dynamic data related to course, product or instructors which issent to the administrator and instructor automatically.

### Quiz Completion Emails

Instructors can now also receive an email notification for quizzes taken by students. This email is sent to the course author as well as the shared course authors, if any.

To activate this feature login as the admin, go to LearnDash LMS Instructor Settings.

Check the Enable email notification for Instructors on quiz completion option.

![Enable Instructor Quiz Completion Emails](https://docs.nexcess.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Enable-Instructor-Quiz-Completion-Emails.png)Enable Instructor Quiz Completion EmailsInstructors can also design their own email templates for the email notifications sent.

![Instructor Quiz Completion Email Settings](https://docs.nexcess.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Instructor-Quiz-Completion-Email-Settings.png)Instructor Quiz Completion Email SettingsTo create the email template, Instructors can navigate to LearnDash LMS Instructor Email under the Quiz Completion from their Dashboard.

If this email is not configured or is empty, the admin can configure the fallback email setting under LearnDash LMS Instructor Email under the Quiz Completion Tab.

![Fallback Quiz Completion Email Settings](https://docs.nexcess.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Fallback-Quiz-Completion-Email-Settings.png)Fallback Quiz Completion Email Settings**NOTE:** This email will not be triggered for a specific Instructor if the corresponding email is setup on that Instructors Dashboard.

### Instructor Course Purchase Emails

Instructors can also design and receive an email notification every time their course is purchased through WooCommerce similar to what we have in the Quiz Completion Emails.

To activate this feature login as the admin, go to LearnDash LMSI nstructor Settings.

Check the Enable email notification for Instructors on quiz completion option.

![Enable Instructor Course Purchase Emails](https://docs.nexcess.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Enable-Instructor-Course-Purchase-Emails.png)Enable Instructor Course Purchase EmailsOnce the above setting is enabled, a tab setting is to the instructors under the LearnDash LMS Instructor Instructor Emails menu.

![Instructor Course Purchase Email Settings](https://docs.nexcess.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Instructor-Course-Purchase-Email-Settings.png)Instructor Course Purchase Email SettingsInstructors can use this to design their own email template for the course purchase email notifications sent.

Also. they can access various course details to be sent in the course purchase emails using the shortcodes(placeholders) mentioned on the page.

If this email is not configured or is empty, the admin can configure the fallback email setting under LearnDash LMS Instructor Email.

![Fallback Course Purchase Email Settings](https://docs.nexcess.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Fallback-Course-Purchase-Email-Settings.png)Fallback Course Purchase Email Settings**NOTE:** This email will not be triggered for a specific Instructor if the corresponding email is setup on that Instructors Dashboard.