Products are the content you deliver to your members in Kourses. You can create a range of product types depending on how you want to package and present your content, and your full product library is managed from the Products screen.
Product Types
When creating a new product, you can choose from four types:
Course: Structured lesson-based content, ideal for teaching a skill or subject step by step.
Community: A space for members to connect, discuss, and engage with each other and with you.
Digital Download Library: A collection of downloadable files and resources for your members.
Content Page: A flexible page for sharing information such as welcome messages, community guidelines, or important announcements.
A short guided wizard walks you through creating a new product. Each product type has its own set of settings and options, with a summary of each shown during the creation process.
To create a new product:
Click New Product from the Products screen.
Select your product type from the guided wizard.
Give your product a name and choose an icon from the emoji and icon library. This icon will represent the product in your members' sidebar.
Optionally, assign the product to a sidebar category heading. By default this is set to General — we recommend leaving this until you have created all your products and are finalising the look and feel of your members area.
Click Create Product to create the product structure and begin configuring its content and settings.
Once a product is created, a navigation menu gives you access to all of its settings. The available options vary by product type. Using a course as an example, you will find the following sections:
Lessons: Add and manage your course content. You can add lessons individually or use the bulk import feature to add multiple lessons at once.
Drip & Scheduling: Control how your course is delivered to new members — either all at once or dripped out over a number of days or weeks.
Course Homepage: Add a course description and a welcome video to introduce yourself and set expectations for new members.
General Settings: Configure additional options for the product. Click the info icon on any setting for more detail.
Add-Ons: Extend your product with additional content types (see below).
Add-ons allow you to attach additional content types to any product, keeping everything grouped together under one product umbrella. For example, you might add:
A support community to a course
A digital downloads library for course resources and materials
A content page for community guidelines
To activate an add-on, go to the Add-Ons section and use the toggles to enable the ones you want. Each activated add-on will appear as its own tab with its own settings — for example, a Community tab with community settings, or a Digital Downloads tab where you can upload files and manage your download library.
In the members area sidebar, your members will see the main product listed first, with any add-ons displayed below it.
How to use Product Add-Ons
Add-on's expand the functionality of your main product
When you are ready to make your product available to members, click Publish. You can also click Preview at any time to see a live preview of the product before it goes live.
