Overview
There are two ways to build a course, and you can move between them freely. Quick Create is a 4-step wizard that turns your first lesson into a course draft in a few minutes. The course editor is the fuller tool: organise a course into modules and lessons, mix text, video and audio inside each lesson, and publish it when it meets the marketplace minimums. Every course starts life through Quick Create, and you can open it in the editor at any time.
Key concepts
Course
The product a student buys. Has a title, description, instrument, level, and price — and a status (draft, published, or archived) that controls whether students can see it.
Module
A named section inside a course that groups related lessons together, like a chapter. A course can have as many modules as you need.
Lesson
A single unit of learning inside a module, made of one or more content blocks — text, video, or audio, in any order and combination.
Publish your first course with Quick Create
Selecting "New course" always starts here. It saves a draft with one lesson and opens the editor, where a checklist shows what is left before you can publish.
Course info
Give the course a title and short description, and pick an instrument and level (beginner, intermediate, advanced) so students can find it.
Upload your video
Optional. Drag a video file in or pick one from your computer — MP4 and WebM, up to 500 MB. You can skip this and add a video to the lesson later.
Set your price
Enter a price in kr, or leave it at 0 for a free course. The breakdown shows what you take home.
Review and create
Check the summary and choose Create course. The course is saved as a draft — nothing is published yet — and the editor opens with the checklist.
Grow it into a full course
Open any course from your course list to reach the fuller editor and build out modules, lessons, and mixed content.
Add modules
Give the course structure by naming sections — a Quick Create course starts with one module holding your first lesson; add as many more as the course needs.
Add lessons to a module
Each module can hold multiple lessons. Reorder modules and lessons with the drag handle or the up/down arrows — the order here is the order students see.
Open a lesson to add content
Inside a lesson, add text, video, or audio blocks — mix and reorder them freely. Text blocks use the same rich-text editor as the rest of the platform.
Adjust settings and publish
Update the title, description, cover image, instrument or level from course settings. Publish when the checklist is complete. On a published course, edit as usual and choose Publish changes when learners should see them; Unpublish takes it off the marketplace.
Before you can publish
A course on the marketplace must meet a few minimums every time it is published, and again when you publish changes to a published course. The course settings show a checklist titled Before you can publish, with Done or Missing beside each item:
- At least 3 published lessons with content
- A description of at least 300 characters
- A cover image (upload it in course settings)
- An instrument or category
- A price — 0 kr counts, but the price must have been set
If something is missing when you choose publish, the course stays as it is and the message lists what is still missing. Courses published before these minimums were introduced stay published; the minimums apply the next time you publish changes to them.
Review and takedown
The marketplace shows courses from many organisers, so Stageboxx reviews them. The course settings always show whether your course is on sale.
- Your organisation's first course is reviewed before it goes on sale. When you publish, Waiting for review shows at the top of the course settings. The course is published, but its page is not public and it cannot be bought until Stageboxx approves it.
- Your next courses go on sale as soon as you publish, as long as the organisation has an approved course and none taken down.
- Taken off sale by Stageboxx means the course has been taken down. Its page is not public, it cannot be bought and it does not appear in the marketplace or in search. The reason is shown in the course settings and e-mailed to you.
- Learners who are already enrolled keep their access either way.
Disagree with a takedown? Reply to the e-mail and tell us why. If you have fixed the course, publish the changes and it goes back into the review queue.
For Stageboxx staff: the review queue is under Course review (/my/learning/moderation) while you act for Stageboxx and hold the permission View the course review queue. The tabs show courses waiting for review (oldest first), taken down and approved. Approve puts the course on sale if its author has published it. Take down needs a reason, which is sent to the author; say what is wrong and what they can do about it. Put back on sale lifts a takedown. Approving and taking down need the permission Approve and take down courses. Open course page shows the course as a buyer would see it.
Reporting a course
Anyone can report a course on the marketplace, with or without an account. Open the course page and choose Report this course at the bottom. Choose what the problem is, describe it, and give your name and e-mail address. You get a receipt by e-mail, and Stageboxx staff review every report. If the course breaks our rules or the law, we take it off sale and tell its author why.
We keep the reporter's name, e-mail address and description while the report is reviewed and for 180 days after it is handled, then erase them. Nothing else about the reporter is stored. To stop misuse, one address can send a few reports a day.
For Stageboxx staff: the Reported tab in Course review lists every course with an open report, the longest-waiting first, whatever its review state. Every course in the queue shows how many open reports it has; open them to read each report, contact the reporter by e-mail, and choose Mark handled once you have dealt with it. Handling a report does not change the course: take it down, or leave it on sale, with the buttons beside it. When you approve a course or put it back on sale, its author gets an e-mail saying the course is live.
Frequently asked questions
Should I use Quick Create or the full editor?
Start with Quick Create every time — it's the only way to create a new course, and it gives you a draft with your first lesson. Then build it out in the editor until the checklist is complete, and publish.
Can I edit a course after it's published?
Yes. Edit it as usual and choose Publish changes in course settings when learners should see them. Publishing changes checks the same minimums as the first publish.
What video formats and size are supported?
MP4 and WebM, up to 500 MB per file — in both Quick Create and the lesson content editor. Larger or longer videos may need compressing before upload.
Can a lesson have more than a video — like written notes?
Yes — inside the course editor, open any lesson and add as many text, video, or audio blocks as you want, in any order. A lesson could be a video plus a text summary plus a backing-track audio file, for example.
Can I offer a course for free?
Yes — set the price to 0 kr in the pricing step of Quick Create or in course settings later. A price of 0 kr counts as set.
What VAT is charged on a course?
Courses are sold with standard VAT. If your teaching is exempt from VAT as education, pick an exempt category under VAT category in course settings. The change applies right away, also on a published course. Places already sold do not change.
Why can't I publish my course?
It does not yet meet the marketplace minimums. Open course settings: the checklist Before you can publish marks each missing item, and the message you got when publishing lists them too.