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Courses let you deliver structured learning content (video, audio, or text lessons) to customers who have purchased access. Each course is organized into modules with lessons (contents). Enrollment is tied to a product purchase — when a customer buys the linked product, they are automatically enrolled.

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How courses work

  1. You create a course in the ElasticFunnels dashboard with modules and lessons.
  2. You link a product to that course — purchasing the product grants enrollment.
  3. On your course pages, getCourseForCustomer(slug) returns is_assigned: true for enrolled customers and false for everyone else.
  4. You gate content in the template: show the full course to enrolled customers, show an “Get access” CTA to others.

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Setting up a course

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1. Create the course

In the dashboard, go to Courses and create a new course. Add:
  • Title, slug, description, cover image, instructor name
  • Category (optional — used for filtering on the course list page)
  • Modules — each with a title and one or more lessons
  • Lessons — each has a title, type (video, audio, or text), and a content URL or embed
In the course settings, select the product that grants access. When a customer purchases this product, an enrollment record is created automatically. You can link multiple products to the same course (e.g. a bundle and a standalone SKU both grant access to the same course).

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3. Create your course pages

You need at minimum two pages:
PagePurpose
Course listShow all available courses with enrollment status (assigned vs. not)
Course detailShow a single course — full content if enrolled, “Get access” CTA if not
See Courses — Template Reference for complete backend script and template examples.

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Enrollment and is_assigned

Enrollment is created automatically by BrandCourseEnrollment when a purchase conversion is recorded for a product that is linked to a course. The is_assigned flag is resolved per-customer when you call getCourseForCustomer(slug) or getCourses(false). It is true if the currently logged-in customer has an enrollment record for the course. started is true when the enrollment has any progress (at least one lesson completed or in progress).
Customers are automatically logged in after checkout, so a customer who just purchased will have is_assigned: true the moment they land on the course page — no extra login step needed.

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Progress tracking

Progress is tracked server-side per customer, per lesson. The course detail page receives the customer’s completed lesson IDs via the course object. The front-end marks lessons complete by calling the progress API (/api/course/progress). The getCourseForCustomer(slug) response includes:
  • course.progress_percent — 0–100
  • course.completed_content_ids — array of completed lesson IDs

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Course object structure

All course functions return objects with this shape: 
{
  id: 42,
  title: "12-Week Fat Loss Blueprint",
  slug: "fat-loss-blueprint",
  description: "A step-by-step 12-week program combining nutrition, cardio, and strength training.",
  instructor_name: "Coach Sarah Mills",
  cover: "https://cdn.example.com/courses/fat-loss-cover.jpg",   // hero/cover image
  logo: "https://cdn.example.com/courses/fat-loss-logo.png",     // small logo
  image_url: "https://cdn.example.com/courses/fat-loss-card.jpg", // card thumbnail

  category_slug: "weight-loss",
  category_name: "Weight Loss",

  module_count: 4,
  lesson_count: 24,
  estimated_minutes: 120,

  // Only on list calls (getCourses, getCoursesForCustomer):
  is_assigned: true,   // customer is enrolled
  started: false,      // enrollment has progress

  // Only on detail call (getCourseForCustomer, getCourseBySlug):
  modules: [
    {
      id: 10,
      title: "Week 1 — Foundation",
      order: 1,
      contents: [
        {
          id: 101,
          title: "Introduction",
          type: "video",            // 'video' | 'audio' | 'text'
          content_url: "https://...",
          content_embed: "<iframe ...>",  // if embed URL
          description: "...",
          materials: [...],           // downloadable files
          key_takeaways: [...]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  total_lesson_count: 24,
  progress_percent: 0,
  completed_content_ids: []
}

Template Reference

Backend functions, course list, course detail, and access gating examples

Members Area

Auth wrapper pattern — protecting pages and reusing login logic

Backend Scripts

How backend scripts work on .ef pages

Backend Data Functions

Full reference for all data functions including getCourses