Let Your Course Play Lesson After Lesson Without Clicking

Your course can now run lesson after lesson the way a streaming service does. Videos start when the lesson opens, an Up Next overlay rolls the learner into the following lesson, and lessons mark themselves complete as people move through them. You decide how much of this happens automatically, per course or across all of them.

What happens when a learner opens a video lesson?

The video starts playing on its own, so there is no play button standing between the learner and the content. When the video ends, an Up Next overlay appears inside the player showing what comes next. Learners who want to move on immediately can skip the wait.

• A thumbnail of the next lesson
• A countdown before the next lesson starts
• A Play Now button to go straight through

Do learners still have to mark lessons complete?

Much less often. A video lesson is marked complete once the learner has watched enough of it and moves on, and a text lesson completes itself when the learner navigates away. That removes the common problem of someone finishing a course but showing as incomplete because they never pressed the button.

Can I control how automatic this feels?

Yes. Each course has its own settings, so a short intro course can run hands-free while a certification course keeps learners clicking deliberately. You can also apply your chosen settings across all of your courses at once instead of repeating the work.

• Auto-start the first lesson
• Auto-play the next lesson
• Auto-complete lessons
• Apply these settings to every course

Why does this matter for my course sales?

Learners drop off when every lesson needs three clicks to start. A continuous flow keeps people watching in one sitting, which lifts completion rates, and completion is what produces testimonials, referrals and repeat purchases. Progress tracking is also more reliable, so the numbers you see reflect what learners actually did.

Where to find it: the settings for each course in your Memberships area.

This update was originally released in April 2026. Menu locations may have changed since.