Question
- Can I add lessons that don't count towards completed progress in a course?
- Is there a way to have extra resource lessons that students don't have to finish?
Solution
There currently isn't a way to make lessons optional to complete and still allow students to reach 100% completed progress in a course.
This means, students will have to click through all lessons in a course to finish the course, and to receive a Thinkific Certificate - if a certificate is assigned to the course.
If you would like to add additional, optional resources for students, we suggest hosting these in a separate course. You can use course bundles to sell your certification course and resource course together.
Check out our Course Templates for some pre-formatted options on how to set these courses up!
Another option is to use Custom Pages to host extra resources on your Thinkific site. You can also consider making these pages private, so that only enrolled students have access.