# Statistics and Payout

This add-on allows you to manage all payments and track affiliated statistics for the sold courses, such as Total Profit, Total Payments, get statistics for a specific period, and etc. Also, you can proceed with payments for course authors manually or automatically.

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You can enable the Statistics & Payouts addon in the **STM LMS > LMS Settings > Addons** section of the WordPress dashboard menu.

![](https://2021837383-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MDO9V_qgvV5cQdw04iz%2F-MSWjFi3UFWFbbR4SCV8%2F-MSWkFs_XRgyhVxYquPL%2Fpayout1.png?alt=media\&token=4e9682bf-b18a-4a51-a1f7-5eb606a802ec)

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**To review the step-by-step guide on how to set up Payouts -** [**Click Here**](https://docs.stylemixthemes.com/masterstudy-theme-documentation/payouts/general-settings)**.** &#x20;
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## Sale Statistics For Instructors <a href="#statistics-and-payouts-statisticsforthecourseauthors" id="statistics-and-payouts-statisticsforthecourseauthors"></a>

Take control of sales by viewing the statistics. Analyze what courses are selling the least and improve overall income.

Instructors can track sales and earning statistics from the profile menu - Payout section.&#x20;

![](https://2021837383-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MDO9V_qgvV5cQdw04iz%2F-Mi6IwkqMOtV5OgR7uVK%2F-Mi6MIObIIeDczhs5UEH%2Fprofile-menu-payout.png?alt=media\&token=2c0ee25c-c77b-4881-af90-3cbbb1020497)

The Statistics page consists of Earnings graph and Sales pie chart. &#x20;

![](https://2021837383-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MDO9V_qgvV5cQdw04iz%2F-Mi6TaIHcWt7KVmvieMX%2F-Mi6XlUyi93Gvrr8c21t%2Fstatisticts-graph.png?alt=media\&token=20e19d89-c691-464b-8e82-7bd03484b0d9)

![](https://2021837383-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MDO9V_qgvV5cQdw04iz%2F-Mi6TaIHcWt7KVmvieMX%2F-Mi6Y8xb2O67S7JYVz95%2Fsales-pie-chart.png?alt=media\&token=773d14da-424e-467f-8336-fbd009830698)

Also, instructors can review total earnings and individual sales for each course. &#x20;

![](https://support.stylemixthemes.com/storage/stm-manuals/April2020/payout-2.png)

## Sale Statistics For Admins <a href="#statistics-and-payouts-statisticsforthecourseauthors" id="statistics-and-payouts-statisticsforthecourseauthors"></a>

Website administrators can see statistics of user's purchase histories, course authors' earnings, and proceed payments for course authors. &#x20;

Navigate to **MS LMS > Statistics** to load a sales history. On this page, administrators can see order statistics and sort data with a different option.&#x20;

![](https://2021837383-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MDO9V_qgvV5cQdw04iz%2F-Mi6TaIHcWt7KVmvieMX%2F-Mi6a6PJwTeRovYA2qQJ%2Fstatistics-dashboard.png?alt=media\&token=f4ac6af0-5111-4846-8b4f-94133cc2edfe)

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**NOTE:** Statistics dashboard loads history of all orders made on the website including WooCommerce orders. However, the Total Earnings are calculated without WooCommerce orders. &#x20;
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