What Does It Mean to Preview Your Course?
Previewing allows you to view your course from the perspective of an admin logged-in user. It shows how your course content, navigation, and layout appear—but it does not simulate user access restrictions, delivery rules, or purchase behavior.
Preview mode is ideal for visual and structural verification before testing the full user experience.
Why Previewing Matters
Previewing your course helps you:
Confirm lesson content loads correctly
Verify videos, downloads, and formatting
Review your section and lesson order
Check navigation between lessons
Ensure your course looks polished and professional
Catch any errors before testing as a new user
This step gives you a quick visual check before you move on to full user testing.
How to Preview Your Course
Open your course product
Navigate to Products and select your Standard Product.
Click “Preview”
The Preview button appears near the top-right inside the product editor.
Browse your course layout
Review the course as it will look to authenticated users.
Open each lesson page
Confirm that:Videos load correctly
Text formatting looks clean
Images appear properly
Downloads open and function as expected
Test your navigation
Move through sections and pages using the sidebar menu to confirm the flow is correct.
Verify any conditional content
Check that any embedded elements or dynamic content display as expected.
Best Practices
Always preview before testing as a new user
View the course on both desktop and mobile
Look for spacing, formatting, and readability issues
Confirm that titles and descriptions match your intended learning path
Fix any content layout issues before testing access or delivery settings
FAQ
Does preview mode show locked or future lessons?
Yes. Preview mode does not simulate delivery restrictions. To test unlocking behavior, use a test user.
Will preview mode trigger emails or notifications?
No. Preview mode does not trigger any user-facing actions.
Can I simulate User-Advanced or Time-Delayed delivery in preview?
No. Delivery rules only apply when logged in as a user.
Can I preview from mobile?
Yes. You can access the preview link on your phone or resize your browser window.