The Course Creation Wizard makes it easy to publish a full course in minutes by pulling in content from a YouTube playlist, Vimeo showcase, or Wistia project URL. This tool automatically creates lessons based on your video content—complete with titles, descriptions, and embedded videos.

Creating a Course from a YouTube Playlist

From your WordPress dashboard, go to LearnDash LMS > Courses.
Click “Create from Video Playlist” in the top-right corner.
Paste the URL from your YouTube, Vimeo, or Wistia playlist.

Each video in the playlist will automatically import as its own lesson, using:

The video title as the lesson title
The video description as the lesson description
The video itself embedded directly into the lesson

For example, a YouTube playlist titled Basic Spanish 1 with 107 videos will automatically generate a course titled Basic Spanish 1 containing 107 lessons.

Finalizing Your Course

After loading your playlist:

Review the course title and access settings (open, free, buy now, recurring, or closed).
Choose your course progression (linear or free-form).
Click Create Course.

The new course will appear in your Courses area. From there, you can:

Edit course details (title, description, images).
Open the Course Builder to rearrange or remove lessons.
Update access rules or progression settings.

Once you’ve reviewed and customized the content, click Update—and your course is ready to go live.

Why This Matters

The Course Creation Wizard is a huge time-saver for educators who already have video content. Instead of manually creating each lesson, you can generate a complete course structure in seconds and then customize it to match your teaching goals.