Wix Online Programs: Editing Your Program Settings

After creating an online program, you can update it at any time to keep it fresh. Change your program's name, describe what your program is about, set your prices and schedules, or decide whether to assign groups and badges to your participants.

Editing your program's basic info

Give your program a name and an image that tells your participants what they can expect. Create a description that encourages participants to join and add categories to allow participants to filter programs by category.

Dashboard

1. Go to Online Programs in your site's dashboard.

2. Click the relevant program.

3. Click the Settings tab.

4. Click Edit next to Basic info.

5. Customize the settings based on the following options:

   • Program name: Enter a new name or edit the existing one.

   • Category: Add category labels to appear in your program list to help organize your list to make it easier to find.

   • Cover Image: Customize your cover image:

     • Add a new image: Click the Add Image icon

       

       to add a new cover image.

     • Replace the image: Hover over it and click the Update icon

       

       .

     • Add alt text: Click + Add alt text for better SEO and accessibility.

     • Delete the image: Hover over the image and click the Remove icon

       

       .

   • Description: Update your program description or enter a new one.

6. Click Save.

Wix app

1. Go to your site in the Wix app.

2. Tap Manage

   

   at the bottom.

3. Tap Online Programs.

4. Tap the More Actions icon

   

   next to the relevant program.

5. Tap Edit.

6. Tap Basic Info.

7. Edit the following program info:

   • Cover Image: Tap the Edit icon

     

     to add or change your program's cover image.

   • Program Name: Enter a new name or edit the existing one.

   • Description: Change the description of what your program is about:

     1. Tap Edit Description.

     2. Enter what your program is about.

     3. Tap Done.

   • Categories: Allow members to discover your programs by category:

     1. Tap + Add Categories.

     2. Enter a category name.

     3. Tap Done.

8. Tap Save.

Managing your program's schedule

Decide if your program is self-paced or set a schedule and choose its duration.

Important:

• Ongoing programs are no longer available. If you already have an ongoing program set up, you cannot duplicate it.

• You cannot change the pace of the program once participants join it.

Dashboard

1. Go to Online Programs in your site's dashboard.

2. Click the relevant program.

3. Click the Settings tab.

4. Click Edit next to Schedule.

5. Set your program to be self-paced or to run according to your schedule:

6. Click Save.

Wix app

1. Go to your site in the Wix app.

2. Tap Manage

   

   at the bottom.

3. Tap Online Programs.

4. Tap the More Actions icon

   

   next to the relevant program.

5. Tap Edit.

6. Tap Schedule.

7. Choose whether your program is self-paced or follows a set schedule:

8. Tap Save.

Updating your program's enrollment and payment

Customize the audience, participant capacity, and payment options for your program. Then, automatically generate invoices upon purchase.

Important:

Upgrade your site so people can start joining your program.

Dashboard

1. Go to Online Programs in your site's dashboard.

2. Click the relevant program.

3. Click the Settings tab.

4. Click Edit next to Enrollment & payment.

5. Customize the settings based on the following options:

Price

Decide whether people pay to join a program under Pricing options:

• Free: There is no charge to join your program.

• Pay to join: Participants pay a set price to join the program.

  • One-time payment: Set a price for participants to pay and join your program. Then, automatically send an invoice when someone purchases your program.

  • Include in a Pricing Plan: Include the program in a subscription or pricing plan. Then, turn on automatic invoices for pricing plans in Pricing Plan Settings.

Visibility

Decide who can view and join the program under Visibility:

• Public: Anyone can view and join the program.

• Private: Anyone can view the program, but you need to approve any new participants.

• Secret: Only participants that you invite can view the program.

Number of Participants

Set how many people can join the program under Number of Participants:

• Unlimited: There is no limit on how many participants can join.

• Limited: Set the maximum number of participants who can join.

5. Click Save.

Wix app

1. Go to your site in the Wix app.

2. Tap Manage

   

   at the bottom.

3. Tap Online Programs.

4. Tap the More Actions icon

   

   next to the relevant program.

5. Tap Edit.

6. Tap Pricing & Visibility.

7. Customize the settings based on the following options:

8. Tap Save.

Tip:

You can add steps to a published program that is live and has participants.

Customizing your program's content settings

Customize how participants engage with and progress through the program. For example, you can set the sequence of steps your participants should follow.

Dashboard

1. Go to Online Programs in your site's dashboard.

2. Click the relevant program.

3. Click the Settings tab.

4. Click Edit next to Content settings.

5. Choose in what order participants view and complete steps:

   • For a scheduled program: Click the Hide future steps toggle to hide the content of future steps until a current step is completed.

   • For a self-paced program: Set the sequence of steps your participants should follow:

     • Any Order: Participants can complete steps in the order they want.

     • Fixed Order: Participants can complete steps in the order you set for them. Choose whether you want to Show future step content or Hide future step content until current steps are completed.

6. Enable the relevant toggles to customize your video step experience:

   • Require to watch videos: Set a required percentage participants must watch to complete the step.

   • Autoplay next video step: Automatically play the next video after the current one ends. Note: These settings apply to all video steps in your program.

7. Click Save.

Wix app

1. Go to your site in the Wix app.

2. Tap Manage

   

   at the bottom.

3. Tap Online Programs.

4. Tap the More Actions icon

   

   next to the relevant program.

5. Tap Edit.

6. Tap Content.

7. Choose in what order participants view and complete steps:

   • For a scheduled program: Enable the Hide future steps toggle to hide the content of future steps until a current step is completed.

   • For a self-paced program: Set the sequence of steps your participants should follow:

     • Any Order: Participants can complete steps in the order they want.

     • Fixed Order: Participants can complete steps in the order you set for them.

       • Select Show future step content or Hide future step content to hide the content of future steps until current steps are completed.

8. Enable the relevant toggles to customize your video step experience:

   • Require to watch videos: Set a required percentage participants must watch to complete the step.

   • Autoplay next video step: Automatically play the next video after the current one ends. Note: These settings apply to all video steps in your program.

9. Tap Save.

Adding engagement options to your program

There are various different ways to make your participants feel more engaged. You can connect a group to your program to encourage ongoing discussions and progress sharing, with polls, posts, comments, and updates.

You can also acknowledge participants' achievements with customized badges, reflecting their accomplishments in the program. Additionally, boost motivation by designing and sharing certificates upon program completion.

Dashboard

1. Go to Online Programs in your site's dashboard.

2. Click the relevant program.

3. Click the Engagement tab.

4. Choose what you want to add to your program:

Wix app

1. Go to your site in the Wix app.

2. Tap Manage

   

   at the bottom.

3. Tap Online Programs.

4. Tap the More Actions icon

   

   next to the relevant program.

5. Tap Edit.

6. Choose what you want to add to your program:

Rewards

1. Tap Rewards.

2. Decide what you want to do:

   • Tap Disconnect to remove a certificate from your program.

   • Tap Create a new badge to connect a badge to your program.

   • Tap Manage Badges to add or remove badges from your program.

   • Tap How do they earn it to select when to award participants with a badge.

3. Tap Save.

Group

1. Tap Group.

2. Decide what you want to do:

   • Tap Connect Group and select the relevant existing group or create a new one and tap Done.

   • Tap Disconnect to remove a group. Then tap Yes, Disconnect to confirm.

   • Enable the Share Progress toggle to allow program participants to share their progress to the group on mobile when they complete steps.

3. Tap Save.

Assigning instructors to your program

To run online programs, assign skilled collaborators to your program team. Choose from Program Author, Program Manager, or Program Instructor—each with specific permissions and no full site access.

Dashboard

1. Go to Online Programs in your site's dashboard.

2. Click the relevant program.

3. Click the Settings tab.

4. Click Manage next to Instructors.

5. Add instructors and assign them to your program.

Wix app

1. Go to your site in the Wix app.

2. Tap Manage

   

   at the bottom.

3. Tap Online Programs.

4. Tap the More Actions icon

   

   next to the relevant program.

5. Tap Edit.

6. Tap Instructors.

7. Tap + Manage Instructors.

8. Add instructors and assign them to your program.

Editing your program's SEO settings

Optimize your program's SEO settings to include features such as title tags, meta descriptions and more. Tailor your program for social media sites, and access advanced SEO options.

To edit the SEO settings:

1. Go to Online Programs in your site's dashboard.

2. Click the relevant program.

3. Click the Settings tab.

4. Click Edit next to SEO.

5. Customize SEO for your online program using the SEO assistant.

6. Customize SEO basics for your online program.

Tip:

We recommend not changing the advanced SEO settings and the Social Share pages. Relying on the default settings is often more effective. Especially for those who may not have extensive expertise in these areas.

Learn what you can do to help your programs' visibility in search results:

• Improving Your Online Presence with the Wix SEO Setup Checklist

• Getting Your Site Found on Google: SEO Best Practices

Setting notifications for your program

Manage and automatically send all of your member notifications through Wix Automations. Use different triggers to customize messages, such as welcoming new members, sending reminders, and sharing other types of useful info.

To set notifications for your program:

1. Go to Online Programs in your site's dashboard.

2. Click the relevant program.

3. Click the Settings tab.

4. Click Go to Automations under Automations control all notifications.

5. Create the relevant automation.