{"id":5433,"date":"2023-07-19T17:02:05","date_gmt":"2023-07-19T21:02:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learndash.com\/support\/docs\/guides\/pre-selling\/"},"modified":"2024-11-21T19:06:52","modified_gmt":"2024-11-22T00:06:52","password":"","slug":"pre-selling","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/learndash.com\/support\/kb\/core\/courses\/pre-selling\/","title":{"rendered":"Pre-Selling"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Course Creation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Creating a pre-sold course is easy, follow the instructions below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Create a new course under LearnDash LMS > Courses <\/em>and click Add New.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Set up your desired <\/span>start date<\/span><\/a>: Click on <\/span>the Settings tab and look for the Course Access Settings. Add your Start Date in the Course Access Settings metabox.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Set the course to either Buy Now or Recurring for the Access Mode.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Setup your payment gateway<\/a> if you have not done so already.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Publish your course.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Course Enrollment: What Your Students Will See<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    When someone buys your pre-sold course, they’ll be enrolled but won’t be able to access the content until the start date. Theyll see the standard course layout and see a “Pre-Order” status on the course which when hovered over will display the start date.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n

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    The above image shows the course after the user has made payment. Note that the course status switches to Pre-Order, and the enrollment button is grayed out and no longer accessible.<\/p>\n\n\n

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    Hovering over the Pre-Order status element displays the course start date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Pre-Selling a Group<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Creating a pre-sold group is easy, follow the instructions below:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1. Create a new group under LearnDash LMS > Groups<\/span>
    2. Navigate to the Settings tab, <\/span>    set up a start date<\/span><\/a> under Start Date in the Group Access Settings metabox<\/span>
    3. Set the group to either Buy Now or Recurring for the Access Mod<\/span>e
    4. <\/span>    Setup your payment gateway<\/span><\/a> if you have not already<\/span>
    5. Publish your group<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    NOTE: <\/strong>If one of the groups has a Start\/End date, you cannot use the course(s) within that group in another group. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    FAQ<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Can I set the course to free instead of paid?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    Yes, as long as the start date is configured, users will enroll into the course but not gain access to the course until the defined start date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Where can I see the list of users that are enrolled into the course?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    The list of <\/span>enrolled students<\/span> can be found under the Settings tab in the course editor under the Course Users metabox.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Course Creation Creating a pre-sold course is easy, follow the instructions below: Course Enrollment: What Your Students Will See When someone buys your pre-sold course, they’ll be enrolled but won’t be able to access the content until the start date. Theyll see the standard course layout and see a “Pre-Order” status on the course which…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_helpful_status":1,"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_swpsp_post_exclude":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"doc_category":[167],"doc_tag":[],"knowledge_base":[154],"class_list":["post-5433","docs","type-docs","status-publish","hentry","doc_category-courses","knowledge_base-core"],"year_month":"2026-04","word_count":333,"total_views":"4295","reactions":{"happy":"0","normal":"0","sad":"0"},"author_info":{"display_name":"jack","author_link":"https:\/\/learndash.com\/support\/author\/jack\/"},"doc_category_info":[{"term_name":"Courses","term_url":"https:\/\/learndash.com\/support\/kb\/core\/courses\/"}],"doc_tag_info":[],"taxonomy_info":{"doc_category":[{"value":167,"label":"Courses"}],"knowledge_base":[{"value":154,"label":"LearnDash Core"}]},"featured_image_src_large":false,"comment_info":0,"knowledge_base_info":[{"term_name":"LearnDash Core","term_url":"https:\/\/learndash.com\/support\/kb\/core\/","term_slug":"core"}],"knowledge_base_slug":["core"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/learndash.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/5433","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/learndash.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/learndash.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/docs"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/learndash.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/learndash.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5433"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/learndash.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/5433\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7978,"href":"https:\/\/learndash.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/5433\/revisions\/7978"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/learndash.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5433"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"doc_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/learndash.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_category?post=5433"},{"taxonomy":"doc_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/learndash.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_tag?post=5433"},{"taxonomy":"knowledge_base","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/learndash.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/knowledge_base?post=5433"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}