Building Courses

Summary: Learn how to build and organize courses effectively with EazyLMS. Discover how to map your documentation hierarchy into a structured, engaging e-learning environment for your students and instructors.

Building courses in EazyLMS is designed to be a frictionless experience, leveraging the existing structure of your documentation. Because the plugin transforms your hierarchical documentation into an e-learning environment, your primary course content is built directly within your document structure. This approach eliminates the need for complex content migration or duplicated efforts.

Understanding the Course Hierarchy

The system relies on the standard EazyDocs hierarchy to determine the structure of your courses. When you organize your documents, EazyLMS maps these levels into an intuitive pedagogical flow:

• Top-Level Docs (Depth 0): These act as the individual courses. Each serves as a landing page for students to enroll and view curriculum details.
• Sections (Depth 1): These represent course modules, providing a logical grouping for your learning material.
• Pages (Depth 2+): These function as individual lessons or articles that students progress through.

Using the Course Editor Interface

EazyLMS features a modern, React-powered administration dashboard that simplifies the configuration of your courses. Instead of navigating the standard WordPress editor, you can manage your course metadata, pricing, and curriculum settings from a centralized, distraction-free environment. For more information on managing these settings, see .

Adding Course Media and Enhancements

To create a compelling landing page, you can enrich your courses with high-quality media. EazyLMS supports both featured images and video embeds from platforms like YouTube or Vimeo. You can easily define these settings within the course metadata boxes during your content creation process.

Key features of the course builder include:

• Visual Progress Indicators: Enable students to see their completion status via a progress bar.
• Customizable Syllabus: Manage how your lessons are displayed, including expansion and collapse controls.
• Pricing Integration: Connect courses to WooCommerce for paid content or offer them for free. Review Docy Documentation Theme Updates and Improvements for setup instructions.

By leveraging these built-in tools, you can transform technical documentation into a professional learning platform that provides value to your students while maintaining a familiar interface for your administrative team.