Welcome to the Thinkific Course Builder, where you create your online courses!
This is where you will access your curriculum, course settings, pricing, drip schedule, and publishing your course - all that good stuff is in the Course Builder. Let's take a quick look around!
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From the Admin Dashboard, go to Products
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Select Courses
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Hover over your desired course and select Edit
There are a few key areas you will want to access:
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You can select different courses from the top menu where the course name is listed
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You can preview your course from the students perspective by clicking Preview on the top right
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Create your course sales page by clicking Build Landing Page
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Exit out of the Course Builder by clicking the X at the top left
You'll also see the following tabs, which will be covered in detail below:
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Curriculum
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Settings
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Drip Schedule (if enabled)
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Pricing
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After Purchase
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Publish
For more, see: Previewing Your Course as a Student · Build Your Course Page
You'll add content to your courses here. Check out our guide on Creating a Course which covers course templates you can use and the lesson types in Thinkific. Keep in mind that chapters and lessons can be dragged, moved and dropped to wherever it needs to go in your curriculum!
You can also use the Content Uploader button to quickly add pdfs, audio and video files to your course at one time, and then rearrange them in your course once they've been uploaded.
For more, see: Create a Course · Content Uploader
The settings tab is where you can find your course landing page URL, add a course card image, add SEO, and make the course hidden or private. Here's a review of what you accomplish in each tab:
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Basic settings - change your course name, find your course landing page URL, set an instructor, or make the course hidden, or private.
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Image and description - add an image to your course card, and write a brief description of your course.
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Course Player appearance - light or dark, you can change the look and feel of the course player to suit your content.
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Progress and completion - add a course completion certificate to your course, or customize the completion page; this is a perfect opportunity to show them other courses to take or share some follow up material (this can also be done via the course completion email!).
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Drip schedule - enable the Drip Schedule feature for your course.
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Page code - place page footer code here
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Admins, revenue partners, and affiliates - add a Course Admin or share your course revenue with a Revenue Partner.
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SEO - Add page SEO here, including a title and description to help improve your page ranking, and any keywords to improve your visibility in search engines.
For more, see: Course Admins · Revenue Partners
Drip Scheduling allows you to schedule the release of your course content over time. Find out how to set a drip schedule for your course.
For more, see: Drip Schedule
Set the pricing for your course in this tab. We also have a guide that outlines different pricing options we recommend you check out.
Bonus: Check out our blog for a complete guide on pricing your course!
For more, see: Set Your Product Pricing (Guide)
The After Purchase Flow feature allows you to create a custom Thank You page, add product upsells, or send buyers straight to a specific product or custom URL after purchasing.
For more, see: After Purchase Flow
In addition to the above tabs, you will also see a Build product page button in the top-right corner of the Course Builder. This will allow you to build your course page where students can learn more about the course and enroll.
For more, see: Build Your Course Page
Thinkific offers two different types of course pages:
Powered by innovative AI, these pages offer a quick and easy way to create and publish product pages for your courses. Ideal for those looking to get started quickly - simply follow prompts to automatically generate pages and use the new web page editor to customize design elements (colors, text, imagery, etc.) without any coding needed.
Powered by the Site Builder and Site Themes, these pages feature a classic editor and a variety of default pages and are a great option for those who use third-party apps and want more control over design and customization.
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For more information on the different types of pages, check out our guide: What is the Difference between AI Landing Pages and Classic Website Pages?