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title: Learnyst Courses Overview
description: A course is the fundamental unit of learning in Learnyst LMS. It is a structured collection of educational content designed to help learners achieve specific knowledge or skills.
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# Learnyst Courses Overview

## A course in Learnyst is a structured learning program designed to help you deliver your knowledge in a clear, organized, and engaging way. It allows you to guide your learners step-by-step through a topic using a mix of content formats, making the learning experience more effective and easy to follow.

Courses in Learnyst are built using a simple and logical hierarchy:

- **Sections** – These represent broad topics or modules within your course
- **Lessons** – These are individual units within each section, where the actual teaching happens

This structure helps you break down complex topics into smaller, manageable parts, ensuring a smooth learning journey for your students.

### Types of Content You Can Include

Each course can include a variety of learning materials to suit different teaching styles:

- **Videos** – Pre-recorded lectures or demonstrations
- **Audios** – Voice-based explanations or lessons
- **PDFs** – Notes, documents, or study materials
- **Slides** – Presentation-style content
- **Articles** – Text-based lessons and detailed explanations
- **SCORM** – Interactive and standards-based learning modules
- **Quizzes & Tests** – Assessments to evaluate learner understanding
- **Assignments** – Practice tasks with submission options
- **Live Classes** – Real-time interactive sessions

As an educator, creating a course on Learnyst helps you:

- Deliver your content in a structured and professional format
- Track learner progress and engagement
- Assess understanding through quizzes, tests, and assignments
- Build and monetize your expertise

This courses setup provide learners with a clear path from start to completion. With well-organized content and assessments, learners can easily follow along, track their progress, and achieve their learning goals efficiently

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### [Create a Course](https://support.learnyst.com/create-course-on-the-learnyst-platform?hsLang=en)

- Go to the **Products \> Courses**
- Click the "**Create**" button
- Enter the course **title and price**
- Then select the **Content Security** option.
- Click the **Create** button.
- Click the Add Section button and enter the section title
- Click the save button. 
  
  ![Learnyst Course overview](https://support.learnyst.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Learnyst%20Course%20overview.png?width=670&height=318&name=Learnyst%20Course%20overview.png)

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### Add a lesson to the course

- Go to the **Products \> Courses**
- Click the **Add Lesson** button.
- Now, **enter the lesson title, select any lesson type, and click the Continue** button.
- Upload a lesson file from **your computer or a Cloud storage** provider, such as **Dropbox** or **Drive**.
- You can **attach files to the lesson to engage your learners.**
- Click the **Preview**<https://support.learnyst.com/preview-your-lesson-as-a-learner?hs_preview=qqOyEPhV-161429850211&hsLang=en>option to examine your lessons.
- Finally, lessons and attachments are available to your students.
  
  ![Learnyst Course overview (5)](https://support.learnyst.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Learnyst%20Course%20overview%20(5).png?width=670&height=318&name=Learnyst%20Course%20overview%20(5).png)

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### Edit a Course

- Go to **Products \> Courses \> Select the Desired Course.**
- Click the "**Settings"** button.
- Click on "**Branding**.”
- Edit the important details like title, description, thumbnail image, and video for your course. 
  
  ![Learnyst Course overview (4)](https://support.learnyst.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Learnyst%20Course%20overview%20(4).png?width=670&height=318&name=Learnyst%20Course%20overview%20(4).png)

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### Publish the pricing plan

- Navigate to Course Settings
- Select the[**pricing plans**](https://support.learnyst.com/multiple-pricing-plans-for-a-course?hs_preview=RoyJMjiG-160835367976&hsLang=en)option.
- Go to the Draft tab and click on pricing plan.
- Choose the **Publish status** option from the left-side menu bar.
- Select the **Published** option and click the **Save** button. 
  
  ![Learnyst Course overview (3)](https://support.learnyst.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Learnyst%20Course%20overview%20(3).png?width=670&height=318&name=Learnyst%20Course%20overview%20(3).png)

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### Publish the Course

- Return to the **Settings** page
- Select the **Publish Course** option.
- Now, select the **Live** option and click the **Save** button.
- Your course is now visible to your learners, along with a price plan. 
  
  ![Learnyst Course overview (1)](https://support.learnyst.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Learnyst%20Course%20overview%20(1).png?width=670&height=318&name=Learnyst%20Course%20overview%20(1).png)

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### Delete the course

- Return to the **Settings** page
- Choose the **Delete Course** option.
- Enter the course name correctly
- Click the **Delete** button.
- On the confirmation pop-up, click the **Delete Course** button.  
  
  ![Learnyst Course overview (2)](https://support.learnyst.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Learnyst%20Course%20overview%20(2).png?width=670&height=318&name=Learnyst%20Course%20overview%20(2).png)

1. Once deleted, this action cannot be reversed.
2. After the course is deleted, current learners will no longer be able to access it.
3. Courses can only be deleted if they are in unpublished status.
4. A course can only be removed if it contains no sections.\\
5. If the course is not associated with any other product, like bundles or batches, you can't delete the course.

 

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