Course settings overview
In this article: Every setting you can configure at the course level, where to find each one, and when you'd change it. All Plans
Every course in Ruzuku has its own configuration options. These control how students access content, how many can enroll, which community features are available, and more.
The defaults work well out of the box. But as your course grows, this page shows you where everything lives so you can find it fast.
How to access Course Settings
- Open the course you want to configure.
- Open the Manage Course menu (Cmd+K on Mac, Ctrl+K on Windows).
- Click Course Settings under the Actions column.
The Settings page has six tabs in the left sidebar. Here's what each one does.
Course Type
The course type determines how students receive your content:
- Full Access — all content available the moment a student enrolls.
- Calendar-Based Release Dates — modules unlock on specific dates you set.
- Individual Release Dates — modules unlock a set number of days after each student enrolls.
You set this when creating a course, and you can change it anytime. See Change your course access format for full details and what to consider before switching.
Limits
You can cap the number of students who enroll in your course. When the limit is reached, new students see a customizable "course full" message instead of the enrollment options.
- Set a seat limit (up to 20,000).
- Customize the sold-out message with your own text and links.
- Ruzuku notifies you automatically at 80% and 100% capacity.
Free invitations bypass the seat limit — you can always add specific students even when the course is full.
See Set enrollment limits for your course for setup instructions.
Privacy & Community
Control the social features available to students in your course:
- People page — show or hide the course member directory.
- Chat — enable or disable 1:1 messaging between course members.
- Discussions page — show or hide the discussion forums.
- Student-created discussions — let students start new threads, or limit them to replying to your threads only.
All four are on by default. See Privacy and community settings for details on each toggle and how they interact.
Notifications
By default, you get an email each time a student enrolls. You can change the frequency to a daily digest, or turn notifications off entirely. This setting is per-course.
See Change signup notification frequency.
Facilitators Pro
On Ruzuku Pro, you can add facilitators to help manage your course. Facilitators can access course content, interact with students, and review assignments — without having full guide-level access to settings and billing.
See Add a facilitator to your course.
Captions & Transcripts Pro
On Ruzuku Pro, you can enable automatic captions and transcripts for video content in your course. This setting controls whether students see captions on video lessons and can access text transcripts.
See Automatic captions and transcripts.
Course actions
The Actions column in the Manage Course menu includes operations that affect the course as a whole.
Rename a course
Your course name appears on the course card, in the student dashboard, on your sales page, and in emails.
- Open Manage Course (Cmd+K / Ctrl+K).
- Click Rename Course under the Actions column.
- Type the new name and save.
The URL slug updates automatically. If students have bookmarked the old URL, Ruzuku redirects them to the new one.
Copy a course
Duplicate a course to reuse its content and structure. The copy includes all modules, lessons, and settings. Students are never copied.
See Copy a course for full details on what gets copied and what doesn't.
Archive a course
Archiving hides a course from your active course list without deleting it. Use this when you're done running a cohort but want to keep the content and student data intact. You can unarchive it anytime.
See Archive a course for the full process, including what happens to students and how to restore an archived course.
Delete a course
Permanently remove a course from your account. All content, student data, and settings are erased with no way to recover them.
See Delete a course for the full process, including what to do when students are still enrolled.
Other settings in the Manage Course menu
Some settings that affect your course aren't in Course Settings — they live in other sections of the Manage Course menu:
| Setting | Where to find it |
|---|---|
| Price points and payment options | Sales & Signups → Price Points |
| Sales page content and layout | Sales & Signups → Sales Page |
| Course style (colors, logo, banner) | Content → Style |
| Scheduled messages and welcome email | Content → Messages |
| Meeting setup (video or Zoom) | Content → Meetings |
| Discussion categories | Student Support → Discussion Categories |
| Profile fields (Pro) | Sales & Signups → Profile Fields |
| Certificate (Pro) | Content → Certificate |
Enrollment toggle
The Sign-ups Open toggle in the upper-right corner of your course controls whether new students can enroll. You need at least one active price point before you can turn it on.
Closing enrollment prevents new signups but doesn't affect students already in the course. See Open or close a course for enrollment.