Archive a course
In this article: How to archive a course you're no longer actively running, what happens to enrolled students, and how to bring it back later. All Plans
When to archive instead of delete
Archiving moves a course out of your active list without destroying anything. All content, settings, and student data stay intact. You can unarchive it at any time.
Use archive when:
- A cohort has ended and you don't need the course front and center anymore.
- You want to keep student data and course content for future reference or reuse.
- You're not sure whether you'll run the course again.
Use delete only when you're certain you'll never need the course again. Deletion is permanent.
Archive a course
- Go to your Courses page.
- Click the gear icon on the course card.
- Click Archive Course.
- In the confirmation dialog, choose your options:
- Signups open — leave this off to close enrollment (recommended for archived courses).
- Revoke access for all students — toggle this on if you want to remove student access and cancel any active subscriptions or payment plans. Leave it off to let students keep accessing the course.
- Click Archive Course to confirm.
The course moves to the Archived section at the bottom of your Courses page.
What happens to students
| What you choose | What students experience |
|---|---|
| Archive without revoking access | Nothing changes. Students keep full access to the course and all its content. |
| Archive with revoking access | Students lose access immediately. Active subscriptions and payment plans are canceled. |
Students can't see that a course is archived — it's a creator-side organizational feature. If they still have access, the course appears normally in their list.
Find your archived courses
Archived courses appear in a separate Archived section at the bottom of your Courses page. You can also use the View filter and select Archived to see only archived courses.
Unarchive a course
- Find the course in your Archived section on the Courses page.
- Click the gear icon on the course card.
- Click Unarchive Course.
- Choose your options:
- Signups open — toggle on if you want to reopen enrollment.
- Grant access to students — if you revoked access when archiving, toggle this on to restore access for previously enrolled students.
- Click Unarchive Course to confirm.
The course moves back to your active course list.