Sections
A section is a logical grouping of lessons. It helps keep lessons structured and allows for the release of content in phases (called Drip content
).
Look and Feel
Here’s how it looks on various parts of the platform.
Sections in Product Viewer
Sections in Product’s Sales Page
Sections in Product Editor
Add Section
- To add a new section, click on the
New section
button on theProduct > Content
screen.
- Enter the name of the section and hit
Continue
. To cancel the operation or go back, hitCancel
instead.
- The newly created section will become visible on the
Content
screen. You can now start adding lessons to it.
Edit Section
- To edit a section, click on its three dots menu and select
Edit section
from the dropdown, as shown below.
- On the
Edit Section
screen, you can change the name of the section and the drip settings.
Drip a Section
You can release a section on a specific date or after a certain number of days have elapsed since the time a student enrolls.
If drip configuration is enabled for a section, a student won’t be able to access it until it has been “dripped” to them.
Drip by Date
- If you want a section to be available to users on a specific date, this is the option you should opt for.
- Select the date on which this section will be dripped.
- Click
Continue
to save it.
Drip After a Certain Number of Days Since Enrollment
- If you want a section to be available to users after a certain number of days have elapsed since their enrollment in the course, this is the option you should opt for.
- Select the number of days.
- Click
Continue
to save it.
Notify Users When a Section Has Dripped
- Click on the
Send email notification
checkbox. - Compose your email. Learn more about the email composition interface here.
- Click
Continue
to save it.
Delete Section
- To delete a section, click on its three dots menu and select
Delete section
from the dropdown, as shown below.
- Click
OK
on the confirmation dialog.
A section has to be empty, i.e., no lessons attached to it, in order for it to be deleted.
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