The pre-publish checklist
Publish course stays off until every line passes: content, listing, price, disclosures, onboarding and your account. Each line links to where it is fixed.
Editor → Publish
The publish page lists what must be true before a course can go live, and Publish course stays off until every line passes. Nothing is set on this page: each line has a Fix link to the one place that thing is set. Re-check reads it again, and so does coming back to the tab.
What it checks
| Group | What must be true |
|---|---|
| Content | A real title (not Untitled Course with a number) without the word ACADA, a description, at least one image or video, 2 modules, 3 lessons, one free preview lesson and 45 minutes in all. |
| Listing | A category, and at least 3 skills. |
| Price and access | A price decided (Free counts), every tier at or above its minimum, a signature of 2 characters or more if certificates are on, and only published prerequisites. |
| Disclosures | The AI disclosure answered. "No AI-generated material" is an answer. |
| Onboarding | A switched-on questionnaire with its questions written. |
| Your account | A creator account, a payout method for a paid course, a card for the publishing fee unless this course's fee is paid, and no restriction on publishing. |
A course that is retired or retiring, on a copyright hold, or hidden by moderation shows a card saying so instead of the list. Cancel a retirement from the course's menu on the Creator Dashboard Overview.
Worth a look
Under the list, Worth a look names things that would not stop the course going live but would show. Each links to the lesson or module it means.
- No difficulty set.
- A content warning with no note.
- A module with no lessons or no description.
- Lessons with no content, or under 3 minutes.
- Empty blocks.
Rules and limits
- A paid course needs a Stripe account that can receive payouts, or PayPal if you live outside the US. A free course needs no payout method.
- The list runs for a live course too, so a course published before a rule existed still shows what it is missing.
- We do not review courses before they go live; we act on reports. Broken content and confirmed errors are yours to fix within 14 days of notice (Course Content Policy).
Checked against the app on 17 October 2026. If something here no longer matches what you see, say so below.
Publish course
Publishing and running a course
Course Settings
Creator Dashboard: getting started
Payout methods
Creator earnings and payouts
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