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How to Create and Manage Membership Course Categories

This article explains how to create, edit, organize, and publish categories (courses and lessons) inside Kyrios Memberships, including adding audio lessons.

Updated over 3 months ago

Who This Is For / When to Use

Use this guide if you want to:

  • Create a new membership course or category

  • Edit or reorganize existing categories or lessons

  • Control publish status (Published, Draft, Drip)

  • Add audio-based lessons to membership courses

Step 1: Access Membership Products

  1. Navigate to Memberships > Courses.

  2. From the dropdown, select Products.

  3. Click Create New to build a new product, or select an existing product to edit.

Step 2: Create a New Course (Category)

  1. Click Create New.

  2. Choose Start from Scratch or select a template.

Available templates:

  • Sprint Course

  • Marathon Course

  • Membership

  • Build-Your-Own

Step 3: Enter Course Details

  1. Enter a Course Title.

  2. Enter a Course Description explaining what members will learn.

  3. Click Upload Thumbnail if you want to add a visual identity.

Step 4: Upload a Course Thumbnail

  1. Click Upload Thumbnail.

  2. Upload an image or drag and drop a file.

  3. Recommended dimensions are shown in the uploader.

Step 5: Configure Pricing and Create the Course

  1. Select a pricing type:

    • Free

    • One-Time

    • Recurring

  2. Configure billing options if applicable.

  3. Click Create Course to finish setup.

Step 6: Manage Course Categories and Lessons

  1. Open the course you created.

  2. Use the Outline view to see modules and lessons.

  3. Click Add Content to add lessons.

  4. Use drag-and-drop to reorder lessons or modules.

Step 7: Set Lesson or Category Status

Each lesson or category can be set to one of the following states:

  • Published – Visible to members

  • Draft – Hidden from members

  • Drip – Released on a schedule

Change status from the dropdown on the right side of the lesson or module.

Step 8: Add Audio Lessons to a Course

Kyrios allows audio-based lessons inside membership courses.

  1. Open a lesson.

  2. Upload an audio file in the Lesson Media section.

  3. Supported audio formats:

    • MP3

    • AAC

    • WAV

Audio lessons automatically support:

  • Desktop playback

  • Mobile playback

  • Adjustable playback speed

Step 9: Lesson Thumbnails and Resources

  • Lesson thumbnails are used as audio thumbnails.

  • You can upload downloadable resources (PDFs, files) inside each lesson.

Member Experience Preview

Members will see audio lessons with a built-in audio player and navigation between lessons.

Common Issues and Fixes

Course is not visible to members
Ensure the course and its lessons are set to Published, not Draft or Drip.

Audio does not play
Confirm the file is MP3, AAC, or WAV and was fully uploaded before saving.

Lessons appear out of order
Reorder lessons using drag-and-drop in the course Outline view.

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