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title: "Lesson 3: How to Use the Course Creation Wizard"
source: "https://docs.nexcess.com/software/learndash/academy/lesson-3-how-to-use-the-course-creation-wizard/"
description: "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 UR…"
vertical: "Software"
area: "Academy"
topics: ["Courses", "Crafting Your Course", "How To", "LearnDash 101", "Lessons"]
date: "2023-02-14"
last_modified: "2023-02-14"
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# Lesson 3: How to Use the Course Creation Wizard

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

1. From your WordPress dashboard, go to **LearnDash LMS > Courses**.
2. Click **“Create from Video Playlist”** in the top-right corner.
3. 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.

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### 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.

> **Tip:** Use this feature to quickly repurpose existing YouTube or Vimeo playlists into professional, structured courses.