Course Syllabus Widget

If you have courses with a lot of lessons, you may want to use the collapsible sidebar widget which adds accordion functionality.

Screenshot of a course progress bar and an online course outline with lesson status indicators

Please note, this widget will only display content when used in a Course Sidebar or Lesson Sidebar. If added to other sidebars it will not function correctly!

Video Demo

 

Installation 

  1. Navigate to your WordPress admin panel
  2. Navigate to “Appearance -> Widgets:
  3. Locate the Course Syllabus widget and add it to either your Course Sidebar or Lesson Sidebar
  4. Configure the widget using the available settings (described below)
  5. Click “Save”

Screenshot of the LifterLMS course syllabus widget settings

Settings

  • Title (optional)
    • Enter text to display above your course syllabus
  • Make outline collapsible (optional)
    • Check the box to enable collapsing functionality. This will allow your users to open and close sections of the course outline as they wish. This is a useful setting for large courses.
    • When used inside a Course Sidebar, the default opened section will be determined based on the next available uncompleted lesson for the current viewer. If the viewer is not a student, it will default to the first section.
    • When used inside a Lesson Sidebar, the default opened section will be the section of the lesson the viewer is currently on, regardless of their progress through the course.
  • Display open and close all toggles (optional)
    • Check this box to add an “Open All” and “Close All” toggle at the bottom of the outline.
    • The “Open All” button will open all sections in the syllabus.
    • The “Close All” button will close all sections in the syllabus.
    • This option is only available if the “Make outline collapsible” option is also enabled.
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