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WordPress Content in OPAL via the LTI Course Element

Last modified by Anna Paul-Hasenfuss on 06.08.2026

WordPress is a widely used content management system (CMS) that simplifies the creation and management of websites, blogs, and learning platforms. Plugins can be used to add e-learning functionality to WordPress. The LTI course element integration allows WordPress content to be embedded directly into OPAL courses.

Further information on WordPress can be found at https://wordpress.org.

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The following page explains how you can display the content of WordPress pages in OPAL using an LTI course element. Here, a minimum configuration is described.

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Prerequisites

  • A WordPress plugin that supports LTI 1.3.
  • Administrative rights in WordPress to configure OPAL as an LTI platform.
  • Editor rights in OPAL for a course.

Implementation steps

  • Activate and configure the relevant plugin in WordPress.
  • Integrate the LTI Tool course element into the course.
  • Set up OPAL as an ‘LTI Platform’ in WordPress.
  • Complete the course element in OPAL by using the values from the WordPress LTI Platform.

Start the configuration as follows:

WordPress: Set up and activate a suitable LTI plugin in WordPress. Version 3.2.6 of the LTI Tool plugin by Simon Booth and Stephen P. Vickers has been successfully used to test the integration.

 

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Check the plugin’s default settings and adjust them if necessary.WordPress - Settings Plugin LTI Tool.png

Create an entry for an LTI Platform: Click on Add New to open a dialogue box.

 

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Fill in at least the highlighted fields here.

  • Title: Give the connection a title (e.g. OPAL) (1).
  • Enabled?: Activate Accept launch requests for this platform (2).
  • Roles: Customise the roles that a user should be assigned via the LTI interface in WordPress if necessary.

For the fields in the second part of the dialogue box (3), you will need further information from OPAL.

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OPAL:
Switch to the course editor in your OPAL course.

  • Add an LTI Tool course element to the course. You will find the course element in the ‘Further course elements’ section. Please refer to the Course Elements help page for more information on adding course elements.
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  • Select ‘Custom tool’ under ‘Tool’ in the ‘Configuration’ tab.

The information you need to complete the creation of the new LTI entry in WordPress can now be found in the section below.

WordPress:
Import the data into WordPress and complete the process by clicking ‘Add Platform’.

You will receive a summary of the entry you have created. Here you will find the information you need to complete the setup in OPAL and finish the integration.

 

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OPAL:
Please complete the fields in OPAL as follows:

  • Login URL of the tool: URL of the WordPress page that should be displayed first
  • Launch URL of the tool: URL (see (1))
  • Key type: Key-phrase URL
  • Keyset URL of the tool: URL (see (2))
  • Client ID of the tool: Enter a random sequence of around 20 alphanumeric characters (letters, numbers, and special characters) here.
  • Display: Basically, both the embedded display and the display in a new browser window work. If you have disabled third-party cookies or are using Safari at your school, we recommend opening the page in a new browser window, as otherwise errors may occur.

Save your configuration for the course element. You can configure further connection settings in the Parameters tab.

Now publish your course.

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In the course run, you should now be able to see the content of the selected WordPress site.Kursansicht - WordPress via LTI in OPAL.png