Course Pages

Course pages are where courses are hosted. They serve as a page where users go to take a course, see their completion, and gain more information about a course.

You may find it helpful to create authors and groups before creating course pages.

Creating Course Pages

1. Navigate to LearnDash LMS > Courses.

2. Either duplicate an existing course (such as our Course Template course) or start from scratch.

   1. Scratch: Click on Add New.

   2. Duplicate: Hover over the title of the course you wish to duplicated, and click Clone this Course. The cloned course will appear as a draft. Click on the title of the cloned course to edit.

Initial Course Page Settings

1. Ensure you are under the Course page tab.

2. Change the name of the course by adding a Course title. Do not add any content below the title where it says Add Course content.

3. On the right side of the page, you can change:

   • The featured image.

   • The Single Page Course settings.

   • Autocomplete course when viewed settings.

4. Navigate to the Dashboard panel.

5. Select your Course Type.

   • For courses made in LearnDash, select LearnDash.

   • For courses made in Articulate, select Articulate.

6. Select an Author. Ensure you have created one. Details on how to create an Author can be found here: Authors

7. Finally, select Save draft or Publish.

The Single Page Course checkbox should only be checked if uploading courses from a 3rd-party authoring program that create single page courses, such as Articulate.

Additional Course Page Settings

The following settings are not required, but give the user more information about your course.

Course Banners

Course banners contain the course's title, subtitle, and an image. To edit the course banner,

1. Select a Banner Background Colour.

2. Add a Course Banner Image by selecting Add Image. You can choose a previously uploaded image or upload your own.

3. Add a Subtitle to your course.

Course Info Box

The Course Info Box contains additional information about the course. This is completely customizable by creating rows that are made up of a heading, an icon, and some explanatory text. You can have a maximum of 4 rows.

For each row, including a Heading, Icon, and Text. A list of icons can be found here: Course Info Box Icon Reference

To add a new row, select the Add Row button or use the $+$ button that appears when hovering over the table. To remove a row, select the $-$ button that appears when hovering over the table.

Course By

Below the Course Info Box there is a Course By box. This is optional but can be used to showcase a course contributor. The Course By text will not appear unless a logo is added.

Due Dates

Due Dates allow you to give a visual indication of when a course should be completed. These are set by group.

Due Dates are only a visual representation, and do not remove a user's course access once the due date has passed.

To add a due date,

1. Select the Add Row button.

2. Select a Group and Due Date.

3. Repeat for each group that requires a due date.

If a user is in multiple groups, the earliest due date will be shown to them.

Course Introduction and Course Embedding

Below the Due Dates you will find the Course Page Builder. This is where you can add a description of your course and where the course itself is embedded. These items are added using WordPress content blocks.

To add an introduction and a course,

1. Select Add Row and choose the Text Block option.

2. Give the Text Block an optional heading, and include a description about the course.

Embedding a Course from Articulate

If adding a course from Articulate, complete the following steps.

1. Place your cursor below the description in the same text box with at least one line between the description and your cursor. Select Add Tin Canny Media to embed your course.

2. Either upload a new course in the Upload File tab or choose an already uploaded course from the Content Library tab.

3. Choose the following settings

   1. Insert As: Lightbox

   2. Title: No Title

   3. Button: Large Size Button

   4. Link / Button Text: Start Course

   5. Nivo Slider Transition: Fade

   6. Size Options: 100% for both Width and Height

   and select Insert Into Post. This will insert a shortcode into the text box. Do not edit the shortcode.

1. Add additional content blocks as you'd like. You can include links, media, and other resources or information.

2. Scroll down to the Tin Canny Settings and ensure the following settings are entered:

   • Restrict Mark Complete: Use Global Settings

   • Completion Condition: passed

   • Protect SCORM/Tin Can Modules: Use Global Setting

Other completion conditions are available, but should be set in the course authoring tool. Refer to your authorship tool to see what's available.

Course Page Settings

In the Settings tab, ensure the following settings are selected:

• Course content: Only visible to enrollees

• Access mode: Free

• Course Access Expiration Toggle this on if there is a set number of days that the course will be available to a learner. This “countdown” starts the day they are enrolled in the course. Do not toggle on data deletion.

In the LearnDash Course Grid Settings, enter an optional Short Description. This appears in the learner's course grid. This description should not exceed 130 characters.

Previewing and Publishing

To preview the course page, select Preview at the top right of the page.

When you're ready, select Update, Publish, or Save draft.