[XB] Lessons: Structured & Monetizable Online Courses 2.0.9 Patch Level 1

Provides a structured platform for managing online courses, with robust features for administrators, teachers, and students.

Admin features:​

• Category Tree: Create hierarchical course categories for better organization.
• Category-Specific Permissions: Control user access and roles at the category level.
• Lesson Discussions: Assign discussion forums to each category for interaction.
• Approval Options: Set approval requirements for new classrooms and lessons in specific categories.
• Custom Fields: Add specific data fields for classrooms and lessons.

Teacher features:​

• Classroom Grouping: Organize lessons into structured classrooms for effective course delivery.
• Video Lessons: Add lessons using embedded media URLs (currently supported YouTube).
• Thumbnails: Upload custom thumbnail images or auto-generate them from YouTube links.
• Video Duration Data: Automatically fetch video durations for YouTube (Google API required).
• Sortable Lessons: Rearrange lessons in a logical order.
• Student Communication: Auto-generate discussion threads for lessons to engage with students.
• View Counters: Track how many times each classroom and lessons has been viewed to gauge interest and reach.
• Private Classrooms: Restrict access to invited or selected users.
• Paid Classrooms: Charge for access using XenForo’s payment providers.

User features:​

• Course Duration Tracking: See the total duration of classrooms and individual lessons.
• Embedded Videos: Watch videos on a large player with an accessible classroom playlist.
• Progress Tracking: Check completion progress for classrooms and lessons.
• Mark as Complete: Track completed lessons and classrooms directly.
• User Lists: Display enrolled and completed users for classrooms and lessons.
• Quick Lesson Navigation: Navigate to the next lesson with a single click.
• Enrolled Classes: Monitor active and completed enrollments.
• Classroom ratings: Let users rate classrooms with a simple overall score, and optionally provide more detailed feedback.

Useful for​

• Educators & Trainers: Deliver structured courses with video and discussion support
• Students & Learners: Track progress, watch lessons, and complete courses seamlessly
• Professional Communities: Host paid or private training and certification programs
• Educational Forums: Organize content into categories, classrooms, and lesson sequences
• Engagement & Analytics: Monitor lesson views, completion, and ratings for continuous improvement
• Selling Courses: Offer paid classrooms using XenForo payment providers to monetize your expertise

Want to take a quiz before the completion of the lesson? See also: [XB] Quizzes

Integration with XF core functions:​

• Drafts support
• Prefix support for classrooms
• Custom fields support for classrooms & lessons
• Category & classroom watch & manage
• Attachments support for classrooms & lessons
• Reactions support for classrooms & lessons
• Report support for classrooms & lessons, ratings
• Warning support for classrooms & lessons, ratings
• Inline moderation tools support for classrooms, lessons, ratings:
  • Delete/undelete classrooms, lessons, ratings
  • Approve/unapprove classrooms, lessons, ratings
  • Move classrooms and lessons
  • Apply prefix to classrooms
  • Reassign classrooms
• Tags support for classrooms
• Moderator log support for classrooms, lessons, ratings
• Spam cleaner support for classrooms & lessons, ratings
• News feed support for classrooms & lessons
• Search index support for classrooms & lessons
• Bookmark support for classrooms
• Sitemap handler
• Adverting positions
• Widget positions
• Widgets: lessons statistics, my active classrooms, featured content
• What's new page support
• Statistics handler
• User searcher orders
• New user criteria
• Page criteria support
• Member stats: Most classrooms created, Most lessons added, Most lessons complete
• Share block
• Embed resolver
• ACP batch update tool

Recommended Extensions:​

• [XB] Prefix Icon: Add icons to thread prefixes for easier visual identification
• [XB] Scheduled Content: Plan and automate content publishing to go live at the right time
• [XB] Auto Deleted Content: Automatically remove outdated or unwanted content to keep your forum clean
• [XB] Year Recap: Provide a yearly summary of user activity with stats, leaderboards, and percentile comparisons

See other Add-ons from the Collection:​

https://xenbaker.com/toplists/user-engagement.6

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