Creating and Managing Course

In FluentCommunity, you can create a course and manage courses for the members of your community.

Enable Course Module #

To use the Course Module, follow these steps:

Go to your FluentCommunity and open the Settings section. Click on the Features and Addon tab at the left sidebar. Here you will see the Course Module and click the Settings button along with it.

In the popup that appears, check the Enable Course Module checkbox and click Save to apply the settings.

Now you’re ready to create and manage courses!

Create a Course #

To create a new course, do the following, In the left sidebar of Settings, click on Manage Course or you can enter the Courses from the navbar of FluentCommunity.

Click the Add Course button to create a new course. 

Course Details #

A popup will appear to fill out the course details, here give the necessary details for your Course.

• Course Title: The name of the course that students will see.
• Slug: A unique name for the course URL.
• Short Description: A brief overview of the course.
• Privacy: Choose whether the course is public (open to everyone) or private. To know more about Privacy you can read this documentation.
• Space Group: Pick which Space group will host the course.

Enrollment Type

In enrollment type options you can manage and track your students progress easily. Choose the one option below to manage and track your students.

1. Self-Paced: Students can access all the course content right away.
2. Structured: Content is released slowly (dripped) based on when students enroll.
3. Scheduled: The course starts on a set date, and new lessons are released on a fixed schedule.

Status: Choose whether the course is published or saved as a draft.

Feature Image: Upload a picture to represent your course.

Once you’ve added these details, click Create to finish setting up your course.

Lesson Creation #

Adding Sections and Lessons

Click the Add Section button and enter a Topic Title, then press Save.

To add a lesson, click Add Lesson and enter the Lesson Title. You can choose to Add or Add & Edit:

• Add: Won’t take you to the next editing options.
• Add & Edit: Allows for future edits.

Embedding Media and Writing Content

• You can embed videos from Vimeo, YouTube, Wistia, and more. Paste the video URL and click Embed.
• Start writing content using the editor.

Feature Settings

By default, video embedding and comments are enabled. If you wish to disable these, uncheck the options in the left sidebar.

Once you’re done Publish the Course and click the Save button.

Editing Courses Content #

Edit Sections

You can edit or delete sections by clicking the three-dot button in the right corner of each section.

Edit Lessons

To edit or delete a lesson, click the three-dot button under each lesson section. You can modify the title, and content, or remove the lesson entirely.

So, With the FluentCommunity’s Course Management function, you can design, implement, and monitor learning opportunities that are specific to the needs of your community. 

If you have any further questions about this guide, please don’t hesitate to contact us.