The RootWright beta, explained in full.
Everything about the private beta in one place: what testers get, what we ask, how we pick people and what happens after. If something here isn’t clear, that’s our first bug.
Seats
50
Length
2110 days
Your time
2 hrs/wk
You pay
$0
The beta deal
Your offerPro for life
Earned lifetime licence
- Every Pro feature, free, for the whole beta.
- Finish the beta and you keep Pro for life on one site. No renewal.
- Your name in the launch credits, if you want it there.
- Early access to RootWright Community and every plugin after it.
What “finish” means
You sent the setup check-in, the day-10 check-in and the final form,You sent the setup check-in and the final form, and built one course with at least three enrolments (test accounts count). Lifetime means updates and support for as long as RootWright LMS Pro is sold. If we ever sell RootWright, honouring lifetime licences will be a condition of the sale. One site; you can move it, but not transfer or resell it. Didn’t finish? Your Pro key keeps working until [launch + 30 days], then any plan is [40%] off for as long as you renew. Never tied to reviews or ratings.
What we ask
- Days 1–3Install the ZIP and answer a two-minute setup check-in.
- Week 1Build one course you would really teach.
- Day 10Midpoint check-in. Five questions.
- Weeks 2–3Enrol at least three students (test accounts count), try the Pro features, report what breaks.
- Day 21Final feedback form, plus an optional 20-minute call.
- Day 1Install the ZIP on a staging or fresh site and answer a two-minute setup check-in.
- Days 2–9Build one course you would really teach, and enrol at least three students. Test accounts count.
- Day 10Fill in the feedback form. It takes about fifteen minutes.
- Any dayReport what breaks. Screenshots beat adjectives.
Plan on about [two hours a week]. If life gets in the way, tell us and we’ll pass your seat to the next person.
After the beta
The beta build updates to the release like any plugin update.
Courses are WordPress posts and student data sits in your database, so nothing moves. [Confirm update path from the ZIP to the WordPress.org release.]
Who it’s for
Who we’re looking for.
Fifty people can’t cover everything, so we’re aiming for a spread: different course types, different site sizes, and people coming from different LMS plugins.
Most seats
Course creators
You sell, or want to sell, courses on your own WordPress site.
You’d test: the builder, checkout and the student app.
Some seats
Agencies and freelancers
You build learning sites for clients and live with the support tickets.
You’d test: setup, roles, the REST API and theme independence.
Some seats
Schools and training teams
You train staff or students and care about who finished what.
You’d test: drip, checkpoints, quizzes and spaced recall.
Some seats
Moving from another LMS
You run LearnDash, Tutor LMS, LifterLMS or similar and want out.
You’d test: importers [as they ship] and performance with real data.
The test plan
What you’ll actually test, week by week.
The schedule mirrors how a course comes together: build it, open it to students, then run it. You choose the course; we suggest what to try along the way.
Build
Week 1Days 1–3Upload the ZIP, add your Pro key, answer the setup check-in.
Modules, lessons, one reusable lesson used twice.
Try at least three question types.
Open
Week 2Days 4–7Test accounts count. Real people count more.
Open one module seven days after enrolment.
Stripe test mode or the PayPal sandbox, with sales tax switched on.
Run
Week 3Days 8–10Use the Today view yourself for a few days.
Bunny.net or Cloudflare Stream, watermark on.
About fifteen minutes. The optional call is twenty.
Testers so far
Round 1 hasn’t started yet.
Once it does, this space shows who’s testing (course creators, agencies, schools) and what they say, with their permission and their names. [Fill after week 1.]
Selection
How we pick testers. No lottery, no algorithm.
Rafi or Reza reads every application. We look for a mix, not the fastest typists, and we reply to everyone, yes or no.
- A mix of course types. Video-heavy, text-heavy, cohort-style and self-paced.
- A mix of starting points. New sites, and sites moving from another LMS.
- A clear answer to “what will you teach?” One honest sentence beats a long pitch.
- A reply either way within [2 working days]. If you’re not in round 1, you’re first in line for round 2.
Rules
The rules, in plain English.
- Perks never depend on reviewsWordPress.org guideline 9 forbids it, and so do we.
- Talk about it freelyNo NDA. Post screenshots, write about it, complain loudly.
- Security bugs come to us firstReport them privately so we can fix them before anyone else finds them.
- Your data stays on your server[No telemetry by default. Confirm.]
- You can leave any timeTell us and we pass the seat on. You keep the founding price.
Questions
Every question we’ve been asked so far.
Not here? Write to [[email protected]] and we’ll add it.
Is RootWright LMS free?
Yes. The free plugin is heading to WordPress.org and includes the course builder, the student app, dedicated tables, lessons with quizzes and checkpoints, spaced recall, the skill map, course reviews, SMTP support and the REST API. Pro adds drip, exams, study plans, AI course building, native checkout with sales tax and EU VAT, and video hosting with a viewer watermark.
Can I use the beta on a live site?
You can, but we’d suggest a staging site or a fresh site for your first course. It’s beta software, so back up first and don’t move your only paying course on day one.
What happens to my courses when the beta ends?
They stay. Courses and lessons are ordinary WordPress posts, and student data lives in your own database. The beta updates to the release version like any other plugin update. [Confirm update path.]
Do I have to leave a review?
No. Your perks depend on feedback you send to us, never on public ratings. Reviews on WordPress.org are entirely your choice.
What happens to my Pro key if I don’t finish?
Your Pro key keeps working until [launch + 30 days]. After that, any plan is yours at the founding price, [40%] off for as long as you renew.
Can I move my courses from another LMS?
Importers are in progress. [List what ships in the beta.] Tell us what you use today on the form, and we’ll prioritise accordingly.
How do I report a bug?
[Decide: email to [email protected], a form, or GitHub issues.] Screenshots and the steps you took help most.
Will testing cost me anything?
RootWright costs nothing during the beta. Some Pro features use outside services: Bunny.net or Cloudflare Stream for video, and Stripe or PayPal for payments. Their test modes and sandboxes are free.
Can I test on a client’s site?
Yes, if your client agrees and knows it’s beta software. [Confirm: does a lifetime licence earned on a client’s site belong to you or the client?]
Who sees what I put in the form?
The RootWright team, plus the email and CRM services we use to run the beta, which are listed in the privacy policy. We never sell it. Marketing emails only if you tick that box, and every email has an unsubscribe link.
What does it need to run?
WordPress [6.x] and PHP [8.x] or newer, with a current MySQL or MariaDB. Email goes through wp_mail(), so the SMTP plugin you already use keeps working. Video streams from Bunny.net, Cloudflare Stream or YouTube.
Is the 50-seat limit real?
Yes. About fifty is the most we can support while reading every report and replying properly. When round 1 is full, the form turns into a waitlist for round 2.
What if I’m not picked?
You go on the waitlist for round 2, and you can use the free plugin as soon as it’s on WordPress.org. We delete declined applications after [6 months] unless you ask us to keep you on the list.
Does the plugin send any data to you?
[Confirm: no telemetry by default. Any usage data is opt-in, as WordPress.org rules require.] Your courses and student data stay in your own database.
Apply for round 1
Want a seat? Tell us what you teach.
The form takes two minutes. A person reads every application, and we reply either way.
- ApplyTwo minutes. Tell us what you teach and what you use today.
- We read itA person reads every application. You hear back within [2 working days], yes or no.
- You installYou get the free ZIP, a Pro licence key and a one-page setup note.
- You shape itBuild, break, report. Fixes ship as beta updates, and we tell you which ones came from you.