Recent Courses.gg improvements, focused on what you can do now and why it makes your work easier.
October 2, 2026
Course outlines now give chapters a clear, prominent section row and lessons a stronger, easier-to-scan treatment. The same hierarchy appears in the student curriculum, course page, manual builder, and AI Course Builder preview, with less empty indentation between a lesson icon and its title.
Review course navigationSeptember 28, 2026
The Help Center now has a search box that jumps straight to the right guide section, a What's New summary at the top, and a new Community Settings tab that explains every settings tab. The User Guide is linked from the website header, the footer, and your avatar menu, and courses.gg/user-guide opens it directly.
Explore Community SettingsSeptember 25, 2026
After you transfer a community, Courses.gg emails the previous owner and the new owner. The previous owner sees who received the community and when, with a note to contact support if they did not make the change. The new owner sees who transferred it and gets a link to community settings.
Review community ownershipSeptember 25, 2026
Using your own Stripe or PayPal account with no platform fee is included with Courses.gg Pro, ScalePlus, and Pro Max. Other accounts process payments through Courses.gg on Stripe with the 2% platform fee and see the own-account options marked Upgrade required.
Review payment settingsSeptember 25, 2026
Creators on a Courses.gg Pro plan can now connect a custom domain to their community, in addition to Scale Plus Pro Max subscribers. Free accounts still see the Custom Domains tab but cannot connect a domain.
Set up a custom domainSeptember 25, 2026
Plans now include an Unlisted option. An unlisted plan stays off the community pricing list, while anyone with its plan page link can open that page and check out. Hidden plans stay closed, including their direct links, until you change them.
Review plan visibilitySeptember 25, 2026
Each PDF, MP3, or MP4 lesson file can hide Download and Open PDF so members read or play it in the lesson. Downloads stay available unless you turn that option on. Workbooks and other files can remain downloadable.
Review lesson filesSeptember 24, 2026
Vimeo lesson links that include a privacy hash now keep that access token when Courses.gg opens the player. Existing private Vimeo videos can play without replacing their lesson URL.
Review video lesson guidanceSeptember 24, 2026
Community replies now include an emoji picker and the existing GIPHY picker across the feed and full conversation view. Reply boxes expand as you type longer drafts, and attached GIFs remain visible after posting.
Review community reply toolsSeptember 24, 2026
The new sign-up page creates one free Scale Plus account and signs you straight in to Courses.gg, ready to create your first community. There is no monthly cost; Courses.gg keeps a 2% platform fee when you make a sale, and payment-processor fees (Stripe/PayPal) are separate. The same login opens MyStore.gg, Invoicer.gg, and the Scale.gg marketplace. Existing Scale Plus members get free Courses.gg access added automatically the first time they sign in.
Create a free accountSeptember 22, 2026
Open the like count beneath a community post or reply to see the members who liked it, including their profile pictures and names. The list follows the same community and membership access as the conversation itself.
Review community conversationsSeptember 22, 2026
The direct-message box now grows with longer drafts and can be dragged taller on desktop, so you can review the complete message before sending. Press Enter to send or Shift+Enter for a new line.
Review direct messagingSeptember 19, 2026
Community managers now see plan tags on each course in Classroom and Course Library. A single plan name means the course is on one offer. A count such as 2 plans plus the plan names means it is shared. Courses with no plan assignment show No plan, so you can tell at a glance without opening Settings → Plans.
Review plan course tagsSeptember 18, 2026
Managers can now step into any plan in the community, including plans that are Hidden or Draft, before putting them on sale. Courses assigned to the selected plan appear in the preview even when the course is still unpublished. Choose View as Member in the community header, pick the plan, and an amber banner confirms which plan you are previewing until you exit.
Preview a plan before publishingSeptember 15, 2026
Use Codex or Claude Code beside your course builder to prepare lesson packages, create short-course drafts and save requested curriculum edits in existing communities. Review consequential publication, announcement, event and built-in checkout price changes before approval. Community creation and CalendarBug synchronization are not included.
Use Courses.gg SuperPowersSeptember 15, 2026
Use AI Content and AI Quiz from a lesson's add-content menu, or Generate Module with AI beside the module controls. Bring your sources, choose audience, language and depth, then review and edit before inserting. AI Quiz uses the existing grounded question workbench after your course is saved.
Use AI in the course builderSeptember 15, 2026
The course builder's Lesson Summary and YouTube Transcript sections now offer optional instructions for content focus and formatting. Add source timestamps when captions or a pasted transcript include them, or leave both options off to keep the usual workflow.
Create summaries and transcriptsSeptember 12, 2026
Community managers can now minimize the Basic Information section in General settings to reach the controls below it faster, then expand it again without losing their current form values.
Review community settingsSeptember 12, 2026
Community managers can now minimize Post Categories in General settings when a long category list gets in the way, then expand it again whenever they need to make changes.
Review community category controlsSeptember 12, 2026
Community managers can now upload or drag in the image used when a community link is shared. Replace or remove it from the same SEO & Social screen; leaving it empty continues to use the community banner automatically.
Set up community sharingSeptember 11, 2026
Post, reply, mention and comment-activity emails now include the relevant accessible conversation excerpt, a prominent button back to the discussion, and clearer Courses.gg formatting. Lesson pages remain focused; the links open the centralized community conversation.
Review notification optionsSeptember 11, 2026
Community managers can now customize the browser title, search description, social title, social description, and social preview image for every community URL. Blank fields automatically use the community name, description, and banner.
Set up community sharingSeptember 10, 2026
The lesson builder now recognizes copied GrooveVideo widget embeds, including codes with a player-loading script. Paste the full code into Embed to preview the video instead of a blank frame. Existing video URLs and iframe embeds continue to work.
September 3, 2026
Member profiles now show public communities they own, with an opt-in setting for enrolled communities. Creators can write separate About, landing-page, sidebar and card copy, then schedule weekly summaries for a chosen weekday and timezone or every seven days from each member’s join date.
Explore the new community controlsSeptember 2, 2026
Paste screenshots, send images and files in direct messages, and react with quick emojis. Online activity and local time help set response expectations. Copy links to posts or individual comments, report content to community moderators, and opt into weekly summaries or daily digests when your community allows them.
Read the messaging and summaries guideSeptember 2, 2026
The student course view now has a dedicated navigation column from top to bottom. Course information and progress sit in a compact header above the lesson. Collapse the lesson chat banner to keep a small Chat with this lesson button while freeing up reading space. Your choice is remembered as you move between lessons and return to the course.
Explore the lesson viewSeptember 2, 2026
The desktop curriculum now scrolls with the page in both the builder and student view. Lesson content stays alongside the outline, with long lessons remaining fully scrollable. Jump straight to a module, return to your selected lesson, or find a lesson by title in the builder. The new Move lesson menu lets creators choose a chapter and position without a long drag. Expanding a module or chapter keeps your current lesson open.
Explore course navigationSeptember 2, 2026
Prepare membership plans as Draft, publish them when ready, or hide them from members. Published-plan courses remain visible with an Upgrade option when a member needs another tier. Community managers can preview join questions and rules, write formatted welcome messages, show the full leadership team, and manage a short Description separately from the detailed About page. Members can track pending join requests and choose notification preferences for their account or an individual community.
Read the community controls guideSeptember 2, 2026
Course chat now presents AI answers with polished headings, lists, links, emphasis, and code formatting. Every question and answer also has a compact Copy button, making it simple to move a useful explanation, checklist, or prompt into your notes without selecting the text by hand. You can still ask about one lesson, a chapter, a module, or the entire course.
Learn how to chat with a courseSeptember 1, 2026
Community managers can move a selected group of members to a new plan in one confirmed action, with immediate course-access updates and no surprise billing change. Compact community lists now use square icons, course rows offer a full-banner preview by hover, keyboard focus, or tap, and the labeled View as Member control sits beside the regular Admin actions.
Review the updated community guideAugust 31, 2026
Creators can choose whether free members receive a default plan or community-only access, customize search and social previews for every plan page, edit a published post's category and plan visibility, keep category-only posts out of All, add promotional links beneath the full About text, and connect Zapier directly to standalone course access. Community icons and wide banners now have separate, purpose-built image controls, while upcoming events appear inside the feed.
Review the updated creator guideAugust 30, 2026
Cloned lessons now appear at the top of their chapter so they are easy to find. In the lesson canvas, every content section keeps compact pencil, up, down, and three-dot controls visible for faster editing, reordering, duplication, and deletion.
Review the curriculum guideAugust 30, 2026
Creators can group reusable course files with multiple product or custom labels, filter by course or community, and reorganize labels without deleting files. Plan pages now support formatted copy, media-library banners, video previews, custom section colors, full-page link copying, direct checkout links, and copy-ready checkout button embeds.
Review the creator guideAugust 30, 2026
Creators can restrict categories and discussions to several membership plans, publish a dedicated promotional page for each tier, and preview the community as a public visitor or member of any plan. Conversations now support reactions and two reply levels, member profiles open direct messages correctly, and every course can receive secure grant or revoke webhooks with delivery logs and retries.
Read the updated community guideAugust 29, 2026
Creators can offer several membership levels, free trials with optional limits, plan-specific courses, discussions and events, grandfathered pricing, and direct upgrade links. Community conversations include @mentions, GIPHY GIFs, profile links, and recent replies in the feed. Creators can also send or schedule broadcast emails for all members, active members, or a selected plan.
Read the community guideAugust 26, 2026
Creators can see every learner who can study a course, confirm whether each person is also a community member, and understand which purchase, plan, upload, direct invitation, or community grants access. Direct access can be removed without removing community membership or hiding access that still comes from another source.
Read the course access guideAugust 25, 2026
The course editor explains where learners will be added and provides the next action in the same place. Creators can copy an enrollment link, add one learner, upload a list, or connect GrooveSell.
Review enrollment optionsAugust 24, 2026
The Calendar tab offers responsive month and week views of scheduled community events. Members can select dates, open event details, and use the available registration or meeting options.
Read the community guideAugust 24, 2026
Course creators can decide whether enrollment also joins the attached community. Community managers can hide the full member directory, and each member can hide their own directory profile.
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