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Talk to learners in real time with the Olark LMS integration

Reach your learners directly whenever they need you. The Olark LMS integration connects your Olark chat widget with a single Site ID.

TL;DR

The Olark integration adds your Olark chat widget to your LearnWorlds school, so you can talk to learners directly instead of trading emails.

Skip the code block. Paste only your Olark Site ID into LearnWorlds

Stop answering in email threads. Chat with learners directly when they need you

Keep your Olark look. Customize the widget in Olark before you connect it

Best for: Course creators and support teams who want direct conversations with their learners.

Available on all paid plans.

What you can do with Olark and LearnWorlds

Chat with your learners

Open a direct line to your learners through the Olark chat widget on your school.

Connect with one Site ID

Copy the Site ID from Olark’s installation code. LearnWorlds asks for that value alone.

Customize the chat widget

Style the widget in your Olark dashboard first, then find its code under Settings > Chat Widget.

How LearnWorlds and Olark integrate

See what happens once your Olark Site ID is saved. Automatic rows need nothing more from you after setup.

LearnWorldsOlarkType of trigger
Olark Site ID saved under Customer ServiceYour customized Olark chat widget connects to your schoolAutomatic
A learner needs help while on your schoolLearner reaches you directly through Olark chatAutomatic

How to set up the LearnWorlds and Olark integration

You need an Olark account. At the end, your Olark chat widget is connected to your school through its Site ID.

1. Log in to Olark

Log in to your Olark account, or create one first. Requires: an Olark account.

2. Customize the chat widget

In the Olark dashboard, customize your chat widget, then open Settings > Chat Widget.

3. Copy your Site ID

Click the Installation code dropdown to see the code, then find and copy the Site ID.

4. Paste the Site ID

In LearnWorlds, open Settings > Integrations > Customer Service and click Activate. Paste the Site ID and save. For the full setup guide, see the Olark help article.

What the Olark integration handles automatically

Connect your Olark widget

LearnWorlds automatically connects your Olark chat widget to your school when you save the Site ID.

What LearnWorlds handles automaticallyWhat your team configures
Connects the Olark chat widget to your schoolCustomizes the chat widget in the Olark dashboard
Uses the Site ID to find your widgetCopies the Site ID from the installation code

FAQs

Every paid plan includes it, from Starter up to High Volume and Corporate. You can browse other tools on the LearnWorlds integrations page.

Your Olark Site ID. In Olark, open Settings > Chat Widget and click the Installation code dropdown to find it. Paste it under Settings > Integrations > Customer Service.

It has its own field under Customer Service, so you only paste the Site ID. Chat tools without a field there go in through custom code instead.

Yes. You log in to Olark to customize the widget and copy its Site ID. If you don’t have an account, create one first.

Course creators who want a direct line to their learners. They connect Olark once, and learners reach them through chat whenever they need help, instead of waiting on email.

Yes, if you already chat with customers in Olark. Setup takes four steps and one Site ID, and your widget then stays connected to your school.

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