Statuses on Products
When creating a course, next to the module, you will see a drop-down menu with 4 different statuses: Published, Draft, Locked, and Drip. In this article, you will learn the difference between these statuses.
To access your courses, navigate to Your Products on the left > Courses at the top > From the dropdown select Products
Note: Modules and sub-modules are essentially categories or subcategories, and may be referred to as such. However, they are labelled modules and sub-modules within the Products area.
From here, you can either create a new product or edit an existing one.
While you have the product open, you can select the drop-down option on the right and change the status of the category/module or sub-module's "status."
Part 1: Published Status
Once your section has been completed and you are ready to share it with your members, you can use the published status. It will show this section to all the members of your course.
Part 2: Draft Status
By default, when you create a new module it will show with the Draft status. This is to prevent it from going live, while you are still editing the lessons. You can use this status until the section is ready to be shown or if you no longer want to show this module and the content inside it.
Part 3: Locked Status
This status is useful when you want your members to go first through a specific lesson and/or a whole module to enable a new module. You have the option to lock by a post/lesson, by an entire module. or both:
Once they have finished seeing all the content in the lesson or the module, the new module will be available for them.
Please Note: If you select a module, it will lock the entire module so keep this in mind if you are only locking one post in the same module/category as other posts. In other words, do not select a module for isolating a single post.
Part 4: Drip Status
The feature will allow you to enable content after X number of days have passed. The drip days will count based on when the member logged in first. You also have the option to schedule drips on specific days.
So, in the example below, Training 1 has a 7-drip delay, and Training 2 has a 14-drip delay. This means that after the member logs in for the first time, after 7 days, they will have access to Training 1. In 14 days, Training 2 will be available.
If you had to say as an example, in both sections, 7 days, then, they will be shown after 7 days after the first time the member logged in.
Statuses in Lessons
In addition to the statuses shown next to the module, there’s also the option to add a status next to the “Lesson.”
The main difference is that drip mode is unavailable for Lessons— Only Draft and Locked.
Statuses in Sub-Modules
You can update the statuses in sub-modules similarly to modules. The statuses included are also the same:
FAQ
1. What does the Published status do for my course sections?
The Published status makes the section visible to all members of your course, indicating that it is ready and available for viewing.
2. When should I use the Draft status?
Use the Draft status when you are still working on a section and do not want it to be visible to members. This status helps prevent incomplete or unready content from going live.
3. How does the Locked status work?
The Locked status restricts access to a section or module until specific content is completed. You can lock content by individual posts/lessons or entire modules, making it accessible only after members have completed prerequisite materials.
4. What is the Drip status, and how does it function?
The Drip status releases content after a set number of days from the member’s initial login. For example, if a section has a 7-day drip delay, it will be available 7 days after the member first logs in. This feature helps manage content delivery over time.