Publishing & previews
Preview, save drafts, and publish courses.
Save and preview drafts
Open Course Builder
Save Draft
Select Save Draft to store changes without publishing.
Preview
Use Preview to open the course in a new tab.
Preview behavior
- Course preview links now open the first lesson path when a lesson exists, so you land directly inside course content.
- From course management cards, preview opens with editor preview mode so draft lesson changes are easier to verify before publishing.
Free preview lessons
Free Preview lets visitors sample selected lessons before they buy or receive full course access.
Open course settings
In the Course Builder, select Settings, then open the Access tab.
Choose the preview mode
Set Free Preview to Public, Members only, or Off.
Mark preview lessons
Use each lesson's Free preview lesson toggle to choose what visitors can sample.
Test the preview
Use Test preview to confirm the course opens on the intended lesson and locked lessons show the right upgrade action.
If no lesson is marked as a free preview lesson, Hiveality uses the first published lesson as the preview.
For paid courses, connect a Sell Access product so locked lessons can show Buy full course. You can also add a custom purchase URL fallback when a managed checkout is not connected.
Publish a course
Validate content
Publish
Select Publish from the Course Builder header.
Confirm status
The header badge switches to Published.
Discard changes
Use Discard to revert draft changes back to the last published version.
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