# LifterLMS: Last Lesson Completed Column in Users

> Records when each student last completed a LifterLMS lesson and shows it in a "Last lesson" column on the Users screen, to spot students who have stalled.

- Type: PHP
- Runs: Run everywhere
- Category: [Courses & Community](https://wpide.com/library/category/learning/)
- Tags: lifterlms, users, reporting
- Author: WPIDE Team
- Installs: 0
- Updated: 2026-10-28
- Page: https://wpide.com/library/lifterlms-last-activity-users-column/

## Code

```php
if ( ! function_exists( 'llms_get_student' ) ) {
    return;
}

add_action( 'lifterlms_lesson_completed', function ( $user_id ) {
    update_user_meta( (int) $user_id, 'wpide_llms_last_lesson', time() );
} );

add_filter( 'manage_users_columns', function ( $columns ) {
    $columns['wpide_llms_last'] = 'Last lesson';

    return $columns;
} );

add_filter( 'manage_users_custom_column', function ( $output, $column, $user_id ) {
    if ( 'wpide_llms_last' !== $column ) {
        return $output;
    }

    $time = (int) get_user_meta( $user_id, 'wpide_llms_last_lesson', true );

    return $time ? esc_html( sprintf( '%s ago', human_time_diff( $time ) ) ) : '—';
}, 10, 3 );
```

## Notes

Activity is tracked from activation onwards.

## How to use it

Install the free WPIDE plugin (https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpide/), find "LifterLMS: Last Lesson Completed Column in Users" in its snippet library and add it in one click; or create a new PHP snippet in WPIDE (or any code snippets plugin) and paste the code above. More snippets: https://wpide.com/library/