A course is where you put your lessons, quizzes and other learning material. This guide shows you how to create one, add its content and choose who can take it.
To start, go to Academy LMS → Courses → All Courses and click Add New Course.
The course editor has three steps at the top: Overview (1), Builder (2) and Settings (3). Use Save & Continue (4) to save your work and move to the next step. As soon as you type a course title, Academy LMS saves the course as a draft, so you won’t lose your work.
Overview
Enter a Course Title and a Course Description. Under Add Course Media, upload a Feature Image, or add an Intro Video from YouTube, Vimeo, an external URL, embed code, an MP4 file or a shortcode.
On the right, the Course Type box sets who can take the course. Keep the Price at 0 for a free course, or enter an amount to make it paid.
To take payments, first pick an eCommerce Engine in Academy LMS → Settings → Payments: StoreEngine, WooCommerce, Easy Digital Downloads or Paid Memberships Pro. See the setup guides for StoreEngine and WooCommerce.
Choose Public (Pro) if you want anyone to start the course without enrolling.
Below it, pick a Course Category and add Course Tags. The Excerpt is a short summary of the course, up to 100 characters.
The excerpt shows on course cards only when you turn it on. Go to Academy LMS → Customize → Course Catalog, switch on Excerpt under Course cards, and click Save.
Builder
In Builder, click Add New Curriculum (2), give it a title and click Add Curriculum. A curriculum is a section of your course, like a chapter.
Open a curriculum and click Add New Content (1) to add a lesson, quiz or other item. Reuse Content adds items you already created, and Add Sub-Curriculum adds a smaller section inside it. For lesson details, see How to create a lesson.
Settings
In Settings, the General tab controls how the course works:
The Additional Info tab lets you list the course Benefits of the course, Targeted Audience, Requirements and Materials Included.
Publish the course
When you are ready, open the arrow menu next to the save button, pick Publish, and click Publish. Open the course page to check how it looks. A Public course shows Public instead of a price, and visitors can click Start Course right away.
