# Build chapters and lessons in the course builder

The course builder is where chapters, headings, videos, notes, tests and live classes are added, ordered and published.

Where in the Lariyo admin panel: Content → Courses → a course → Builder

## Steps

1. Open a course and go to its builder.
   ![Step 1 of 7 in the Lariyo admin panel (Content → Courses → a course → Builder): Open a course and go to its builder. The control to use is outlined in red.](https://lariyo.com/img/shots/steps/build-course-content-1-1600.webp)
2. Click Add Chapter, give it a title and choose whether it is published and free (a free chapter is a preview for non-buyers).
   ![Step 2 of 7 in the Lariyo admin panel (Content → Courses → a course → Builder): Click Add Chapter, give it a title and choose whether it is published and free (a free chapter is a preview for non-buyers). The control to use is outlined in red.](https://lariyo.com/img/shots/steps/build-course-content-2-1600.webp)
3. Open a chapter's menu to add items: a heading, a PDF, a video, a quiz from the test bank, a subjective test or a Zoom class.
   ![Step 3 of 7 in the Lariyo admin panel (Content → Courses → a course → Builder): Open a chapter's menu to add items: a heading, a PDF, a video, a quiz from the test bank, a subjective test or a Zoom class. The control to use is outlined in red.](https://lariyo.com/img/shots/steps/build-course-content-3-1600.webp)
4. Upload a new file straight into the chapter, or choose one already in the library.
   ![Step 4 of 7 in the Lariyo admin panel (Content → Courses → a course → Builder): Upload a new file straight into the chapter, or choose one already in the library. The control to use is outlined in red.](https://lariyo.com/img/shots/steps/build-course-content-4-1600.webp)
5. Drag chapters and items to reorder them.
6. Click an item to change its settings: published, free, download allowed, save to device, watermark.
   ![Step 6 of 7 in the Lariyo admin panel (Content → Courses → a course → Builder): Click an item to change its settings: published, free, download allowed, save to device, watermark. The control to use is outlined in red.](https://lariyo.com/img/shots/steps/build-course-content-6-1600.webp)
7. Use Select to pick several items, then clone or delete them together.
   ![Step 7 of 7 in the Lariyo admin panel (Content → Courses → a course → Builder): Use Select to pick several items, then clone or delete them together. The control to use is outlined in red.](https://lariyo.com/img/shots/steps/build-course-content-7-1600.webp)

## Tips

- Export saves chapters as a JSON file; Import loads one into another course.
- Clone to many places copies items into up to 50 chapters or sections at once.

Help center section: Courses and packages (https://lariyo.com/help/courses)
Updated: 2026-11-11
Source: https://lariyo.com/help/courses/build-course-content