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Access tab: publishing, visibility & certification

The Access tab decides whether a course is live, who can see it, and whether finishing it earns a certificate — all in one place.

Last updated Jun 1, 2026

Publishing

  • Status — Draft, Published, or Archived.
  • Auto-publish at — optionally schedule the course to go live at a date/time.

Visibility

'Who can see this course once it's published?' — four choices:

  • Public — discoverable + open; in your catalog and indexable.
  • Unlisted — only via link; not in the catalog.
  • Password — gated by a password you set.
  • Private — invite-only.

Certification

Toggle 'Issue a certificate on completion'. When on, pick a certificate template and students get a personalised certificate when they finish. When off, no certificate is issued.

Status and visibility are independent: a Published course can still be Private, and you can build a Draft that's already set to Public for when you flip it live.

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