=== The School Management - Education & Learning ERP  ===
Plugin name: School Management System
Contributors: weblizar
Donate link: https://weblizar.com
Tags: School Management, Student Management, Learning Management, Fees Management, Education
Requires at least: 6.2
Tested up to: 6.9
Stable tag: 5.5
License: GPLv2 or later
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

== Description ==

The School Management System is a complete, feature-rich WordPress plugin designed to seamlessly manage all aspects of school administration and education logistics. Whether you are running a single school or a large multi-school network, it provides a premium solution to handle classes, sections, student admissions, attendance, homework, exams, grading, accounting, library, hostels, transportation, real-time communication, and much more.

**Mobile Apps**
* [School Management Android App](https://weblizar.com/app/school-management-android-app/)
* [School Management iOS App](https://weblizar.com/app/school-management-ios-app/)

**How to use shortcodes?**

Add **[school_management_inquiry]** shortcode on any Page / Post to display admission inquiry form on the website. Then, the user can choose any class and provide necessary details.

Add **[school_management_account]** shortcode on any Page / Post to display student login form on the website. Then, the student can login and access student dashboard.

Add **[school_management_fees]** shortcode on any Page / Post to display fees submission form on the website. Then, the student can submit their fees using **Stripe** payment gateway.

### School Management System Features You Will Get

* **Multi-School Management** - Create and manage multiple schools, configure default academic sessions, and scope data per school.

* **Classes and Sections** - Add classes, assign them to schools, and configure custom class sections.

* **Subjects & Teachers** - Create different types of subjects and assign teachers to specific subjects.

* **Student Admission & Promotion** - Enroll new students, manage student profiles, and promote students from one session to another.

* **Custom Roles & Permissions** - Create custom roles (e.g., Teacher, Accountant) and configure granular permissions.

* **School Staff** - Add school admins, teachers, accountants, and staff members with custom dashboard access.

* **Fee Invoice Management** - Generate fee invoices and collect payments easily.

* **Frontend Shortcodes** - Embed inquiry forms, student registration forms, fee collection forms, noticeboard list, and student login portal.

* **Widgets** - Display school noticeboards or student login panels in any WordPress sidebar widget area.

* **System Settings** - Configure general school info, email carriers, email templates, and Stripe payment gateway.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkvOxr5DQ5Q

### School Management Pro Plugin Features and Demo

= School Management Pro Admin Demo =

* [School Management Pro Demo](https://wpschool.weblizar.com/)
* [School Management Pro Admin Demo](https://wpschool.weblizar.com/wp-admin)
* [Super Admin](https://wpschool.weblizar.com/wp-admin) : Username / Password => userdemo / userdemo1
* [Admin](https://wpschool.weblizar.com/wp-admin) : Username / Password => school_administrator / 123456
* [Teacher](https://wpschool.weblizar.com/wp-admin) : Username / Password => demo_teacher / 123456
* [Accountant](https://wpschool.weblizar.com/wp-admin) : Username / Password => demo_accountant / 123456
* [Receptionist](https://wpschool.weblizar.com/wp-admin/) : Username / Password => demo_receptionist / 123456
* [Librarian](https://wpschool.weblizar.com/wp-admin) : Username / Password => demo_librarian / 123456

= School Management Pro for Student and Parent Demo =

* [Student](https://wpschool.weblizar.com/wp-admin/) : Username / Password => student1 / 123456
* [Parents](https://wpschool.weblizar.com/wp-admin/) : Username / Password => parent1 / 123456

= Email & SMS Notifications =

* Automatic notifications via email carrier.
* Automatic notifications via SMS carrier.

* **Send SMS notifications via** - **Textlocal, Twilio ( International ), Intechno Msg ( Weblizar ), Intechno Point ( Weblizar), Msg91, SMS Striker, India Text, Gatewaysms, Bulksmsgateway ( India ), EBulkSMS,  Pob Talk, witchportlimited (nigeria), Kivalosolutions SMS, tecxsms (ghana), SendPK ( Pakistan ), Smartsms, SMS Portal Futuresol ( Pakistan ), Vinuthan, Logixsms, bdbulksms, extsms, SMS IR  (iran), tecxsms (Ghana ),Egosms (Uganda) etc**.

= Multiple Payment Gateways =

* Collect Fees using Payment methods: **Paypal, Stripe, Pesapal , Paystack , Razorpay , PayTM, SSL Commerz, Bank Transfer, UPI Transfer** etc.

= School Management Pro Features =

* **Multi-School Management** - Add and manage multiple schools under a single WordPress installation, assign dedicated school administrators, and scope classes and sections specifically to each school.

* **Academic Session Management** - Create, edit, and switch between academic sessions. Configure default sessions and maintain comprehensive archives of all historical records.

* **Class and Section Management** - Create classes, customize class labels, and define multiple class sections scoped per school with robust database relationships.

* **Class Group Assignments** - Assign classes to specific groups for streamlined cohort management and shared curriculum planning.

* **Custom Roles and Permissions System** - Create custom staff roles (e.g., Accountant, Teacher, Librarian) and configure granular permission tooltips (view, add, edit, delete).

* **Setup Wizard** - Multi-step interactive setup wizard that guides administrators through initial configurations.

* **Comprehensive Student Admissions** - Enroll students with unique, auto-generated enrollment numbers, school-specific admission numbers, classes, sections, roll numbers, category types, and sibling mapping.

* **Automated Student Promotion** - Promote students to new classes and sessions, automatically generating new enrollment records, carrying over fee dues, and mapping newly assigned subjects.

* **Student Transfer Module & API** - Transfer students from one school to another inside the multi-school network while maintaining digital records.

* **Student Transfer Certificates** - Generate, preview, and print formal student transfer certificates with customizable layouts and fields.

* **Advanced Student Profiling** - Edit and track detailed student demographics, mother tongue, birth place, houses, date of birth in words, parent details, and declaration forms.

* **Sibling Mapping & Sibling Registration** - Link siblings during registration to simplify family accounting, parental dashboard access, and admission forms.

* **Dynamic Student Status & Suspension** - Monitor student statuses (Active, Promoted, Inactive) directly in the admin dashboard and suspend students for custom durations.

* **Class Study Materials Distribution** - Staff and teachers can upload study materials linked to specific classes and sections, with option to restrict to view-only or download.

* **Homework Management with Alerts** - Assign homework, set descriptions, upload reference files, trigger automated SMS notifications, and allow students to submit responses online.

* **Lesson Plan & Chapters Management** - Create structured lessons and chapters mapped to individual subjects, manage chapter permissions, and toggle lesson navigation controls.

* **Dynamic Subject Assignment** - Assign subjects to multiple classes and sections simultaneously, configure auto-selected subjects on student registration.

* **Student Activities Module** - Manage extracurricular student activities and associated activity fees, which automatically create corresponding invoices.

* **Robust Exams Management** - Schedule exams, assign exam papers, set exam centers, timings, dates, room allocations, grades, and toggle subject codes/types visibility.

* **Exam Timetable Publication** - Publish structured exam timetables directly to the student portal or render them on any public page of the website using a shortcode.

* **Bulk Admit Card Generation** - Generate and publish personalized exam admit cards featuring student photos and secure QR codes/barcodes.

* **Comprehensive Grading & Psychomotor Analysis** - Grade exams using native marks/grades or "Grade Only" formats, prefill psychomotor scales, and write optional remarks.

* **Academic Reports & Multi-Group Analytics** - Generate detailed session-wise Academic Reports and Academic Multi-Group Reports, print results in bulk, and display grades.

* **Answer Key Downloads** - Upload official exam answer keys in PDF format and conditionally display download links on the student portal after exams are finalized.

* **Automated Bulk Fee Invoicing** - Select students individually or by class/section to generate bulk fee invoices. Supports customized fee intervals (monthly, quarterly, half-yearly, yearly).

* **Intelligent Fee Invoicing Limits** - Prevent over-invoicing with session-aware limits that automatically halt auto-invoice generation once the max payable amount is reached.

* **Concessions & Discount Types Management** - Map custom concession types (fixed amount or percentages) dynamically applied to student invoices.

* **Online Fees Collection Form** - Embed a secure, searchable fee collection form on any WordPress page using a shortcode.

* **Flexible Multi-Gateway Payments** - Collect payments via Stripe, Razorpay, Pesapal, Paytm, Paystack, and PayU, alongside customized QR Code payments.

* **Offline Payments Recording** - Collect and log offline payments via Cash, Check, Card, or Demand Draft, with direct balance reconciliation.

* **Finances & Expense Tracking** - Categorize and record administrative expenses and miscellaneous income with receipt file attachments.

* **Invoice & Receipt Printing** - Generate and print detailed fee invoices in bulk, print individual transaction receipts, and export summaries to Excel.

* **Student Daily Attendance** - Take daily attendance, print class attendance sheets, and allow students to view reports on their dashboard.

* **Subject-Wise Attendance** - Configure teachers to take attendance for specific subjects rather than general class attendance.

* **Attendance Late Option & Reasons** - Track late check-ins for students, including the exact check-in time and reasons for being late.

* **Student Leave Request Portal** - Allows students or parents to request leaves directly from their dashboards, subject to approval.

* **Staff Leaves Tracking** - Keep record of staff leaves, track pending leaves, approve/reject requests, and view comprehensive staff leave history.

* **Comprehensive Student Chat System (SM Chat)** - Real-time private chat system enabling students to direct-message assigned teachers.

* **Support Ticket & Grievance System (SM Ticket)** - Allow students or parents to file support tickets and participate in AJAX-driven conversation threads with staff.

* **Student & Parent Dashboard Portal** - A unified dashboard letting students view noticeboards, holidays, class timetables, upcoming exams, grades, and attendance.

* **Student Login Widget & Shortcodes** - Easily display the student login form using a widget in the sidebar or a dedicated shortcode.

* **Public Inquiry Forms** - Collect school-specific inquiry forms from potential leads via a frontend shortcode, log follow-up notes.

* **Noticeboard Widget & Filters** - Widget to display school notices on the front-end, with filters to publish notices to specific classes or students.

* **Transport Routes & Vehicle Management** - Define routes, assign vehicles, specify routes periods, and combine transport fares dynamically with registration fees.

* **Hostel Management Module** - Define boys' and girls' hostels, manage room availability, record room quantities, and assign rooms and beds to students.

* **Stationary & Inventory System** - Track stationary categories/items stock, issue items to students/staff, and generate integrated invoices with image upload.

* **Library Catalog & Book Logistics** - Register books, configure max book issuance limits per student, and bulk-import books via CSV.

* **Library Cards Management** - Generate, design, and print dedicated school library cards for students.

* **Digital Gate Passes** - Log student check-ins and check-outs digitally, maintaining secure entries and exits.

* **Staff Portal & Clock-In Tracker** - Dedicated portal for staff members to clock in and clock out, tracking exact times and calculating working hours.

* **Staff Timetable Management** - Create and assign teaching routines and weekly timetables for staff and teachers.

* **Custom ID Card Layouts** - Create custom print layouts for student and staff ID cards, utilizing placeholder variables and dynamic dimensions.

* **Print Student & Staff ID Cards** - Direct printing of student ID cards and staff ID cards, either individually or in bulk.

* **Staff Rating System** - Allows students, parents, or administrators to rate staff members, supporting feedback loops and teacher assessments.

* **Student Birthdays Calendar** - Automatic tracker showing upcoming student birthdays inside the dashboard for quick celebrations.

* **Live Virtual Classes** - Deliver remote lessons directly inside the student portal via Zoom (OAuth 2.0) and BigBlueButton integrations.

* **Multi-SMS Provider Gateways** - Send automated notifications via Nexmo, Twilio, MsgClub, SMS Striker, Msg91, TextLocal, egosms, pindo, bdBulkSms, point sms, and sendpk.com.

* **Firebase Push Notifications** - Send real-time push notifications directly to Android and iOS mobile app users via Firebase Cloud Messaging.

* **Dynamic Dashboard Calendars** - Displays exam schedules, upcoming holidays, and events in back-end and front-end calendars with color-coded legends.

* **Dynamic Styling Theme System** - Choose from six dynamic color palettes (Blue, Green, Red, Purple, Orange, and Dark themes) with smooth CSS transitions.

* **Demo Data Generator** - Built-in utility to quickly generate dummy school records, simulating academic history, financial transactions, and attendance.

* **Modular REST API System** - Developer-friendly REST API infrastructure to connect external mobile apps or third-party web services with school data.

* **Donation Management** - Record school donations, set custom donation categories, manage donor details, and print professional donation receipts.

* **Holidays & Event Management** - Schedule holidays and events integrated with backend/student calendars, automatic notices, and attendance sheets.

* **Multilingual & RTL Support** - Fully localizable system including built-in support for right-to-left languages (e.g. Arabic) and Hindi translations.

== Installation ==

**School Management [Installation Guide]**

1. You can:
 * Upload the 'school-management-system' folder to '/wp-content/plugins/' directory via FTP.
 * Upload the full ZIP file via *Plugins -> Add New -> Upload* on your WordPress Administration Panel.
 * Search **School Management System** in the search engine available on *Plugins -> Add New* and press *Install Now* button.
2. Activate plugin through *Plugins* menu on WordPress Administration Panel.
3. Ready, now you can enjoy it, and if you like it and find it useful.

== Screenshots ==

1. School Dashboard
2. Fee Invoices
3. Roles & Permissions
4. Student Admission
5. Student Dashboard
6. Email Templates

== Changelog ==

For more information, see [Weblizar](https://www.weblizar.com/)

= 5.5 =[12-06-2026]
* Security Fix: Patched Authenticated SQL Injection via 'order[0][dir]' parameter (CVE-2026-9767).
* Security Fix: Hardened multiple AJAX endpoints by adding strict nonce verification (CSRF protection).

= 5.4 =[16-04-2026]
* Database Security: Modernized SQL queries with %i identifier placeholders and logical prepare logic.
* Hardened partial search matching with esc_like() for enhanced security.
* PHP 8.x Compatibility: Replaced restricted date() functions with current_time('mysql') for reliable, timezone-aware date handling.
* Resolved various PreparedSQL and QuotedSimplePlaceholder security warnings across core managers.

= 5.3 =[12-12-2025]
* Tested with Wordpress 6.9
* Tested upto PHP 8.4

= 5.2 =[10-07-2025]
* Remove unwanted last name field from inquiry shortcode.
* Add zebra datepicker library at shortcode.
* Add date picker at registration shortcode.
* Tested with Wordpress 6.8.1

= 5.1 =[01-05-2025]
* Tested with Wordpress 6.8

= 5.0 =[06-03-2025]
* Demo link updated.

= 4.9 =[27-02-2025]
* Tested upto wordpress 6.7.2
* Tested upto PHP 8.3.3

= 4.8 =[26-10-2024]
* Tested upto wordpress 6.6.2
* Tested upto PHP 8.3.12

= 4.7 =[13-04-2024]
* Tested upto wordpress 6.5

= 4.6 =[08-04-2024]
* minor changes

= 4.5 =[14-12-2023]
* Tested upto php 8.3
* accounting dashboard updated
* Administration dashboard updated

= 4.4 =[26-10-2023]
* student registration form added..

= 4.3 =[21-08-2023]
* Security issue fixed.

= 4.2 =[2-08-2023]
* Tested upto wordpress 6.3
* Security issue fixed.

= 4.1 =[24-03-2023]
* Tested upto wordpress 6.2

= 4.0 =[10-03-2023]
* Database Security improvements.
* PHP 8.2 Compatible.
* Tested up to wp 6.1

= 3.9 =[06-09-2022]
* Bootstrap library updated to v4.6.2
* class section table Translation bug fixed.
* Tested up to WordPress 6.0.2

= 3.8 =[21-05-2022]
* Tested up to WordPress 6.0
* Bootstrap library updated to v4.6.1

= 3.7 =[31-03-2022]
* Tested up to WordPress 5.9.2

= 3.6 =[01-02-2022]
* Localization issue Fixed
* Stripe library Updated
* Tested upto WordPress 5.9
* Tested upto php 8.0

= 3.5 =[21-12-2021]
* Minor Bug Fixes.

= 3.4 =[29-10-2021]
* database issue fixed.

= 3.3 =[27-10-2021]
* school inquiry form updated.

= 3.2 =[03-09-2021]
* Fixed : Translation issues.
* Tested with PHP 8.0

= 3.1 =[23-07-2021]
* Tested Upto WordPress 5.8

= 3.0 =[23-06-2021]
* updated: inquiries form layout updated.
* updated: Zabera datepicker library updated.
* fixed  : inquiries
* Tested Upto WordPress 5.7.2

= 2.9 =[19-03-2021]
* Tested : Tested on WordPress 5.7
* Updated: administration dashboard updated.
* Updated: Zabera date picker library updated.

= 2.8 =[22-02-2021]
* Fixed : Widget issue Fixed

= 2.7 =[18-02-2021]
* Update : Bootstrap Library updated.
* Update : Accounting Dashboard layout Updated.
* Changed: Minor changes in student dashboard.

= 2.6 =[19-12-2020]
* Update: Third party libraries update.
* Minor chages.

= 2.5 =[15-12-2020]
* Code Optimized
* Tested Upto WordPress 5.6.

= 2.4 =[28-10-2020]
* Update: Third party libraries update.
* Fix:    Minor Fix.

= 2.3 =[17-10-2020]
* Banner update.
* minor testing

= 2.2 =[30-09-2020]
*updated: noticeboard.

= 2.1 =[07-07-2020]
* phpmailer update.
* Tested wiht wp5.5

= 2.0 =[21-05-2020]
* Pro banner updated.
* Tested upto WP 5.4.1

= 1.9 =[23-03-2020]
* Minor fix.
* Settings link added.

= 1.8 =[03-03-2020]
* Updated banner.
* Fixed database query to support foreign keys.

= 1.7 =[27-01-2020]
* Bootstrap and Font awesome libraries update.
* Class section add button added and minor bugs fix.

= 1.6 =[17-01-2020]
* Added multi-selector for assigning classes.

= 1.5 =[02-01-2020]
* Updated readme file.
* Updated banner.
* Tested upto WP 5.3.2

= 1.4 =
* Fixed class promotion bug.

= 1.3 =
* Tested upto WP 5.3.

= 1.2 =
* Added pro banner.

= 1.1 =
* Removed unused libraries.
* Updated readme file.

= 1.0 =
* New release.