Strapi Quick Start for Teachers

Strapi is where teachers create and manage course content. You do not need to write code to use it. Most work happens in three places: Content Manager, Media Library, and the Publish button.

Sign In

1. Open the Strapi admin URL provided by your administrator.
2. Enter your email and password.
3. Click Log in.

If you cannot sign in, ask your administrator to confirm that your account exists and that you are using the correct Strapi admin URL.

What You Will Use

Content Manager

Use Content Manager to create and edit course content.

You will mainly work with:

• Course: the main course page students see in the catalog
• Lesson: the individual learning units inside a course

Media Library

Use Media Library to upload and manage images. Course thumbnails and lesson images are stored here.

Use clear filenames when uploading files, such as:

• intro-statistics-thumbnail.png
• lesson-1-example-chart.jpg
• course-overview-diagram.webp

Publish Button

Use Publish when content is ready for students.

Saving an entry keeps your changes in Strapi. Publishing makes the content visible to students.

How Courses And Lessons Work Together

A course is the container. Lessons belong inside the course.

Example:

Every lesson must be linked to a course using the Course field inside the lesson entry.

Recommended Workflow

Use this order when building a new course:

1. Create the course as a draft.
2. Upload the course thumbnail.
3. Create the lessons one by one.
4. Link each lesson to the course.
5. Set the lesson order.
6. Review the course and lessons.
7. Publish the lessons.
8. Publish the course.
9. Open the student view and check the result.

Publishing lessons before the course helps avoid showing students a course with missing lesson pages.

Create A Course

1. Go to Content Manager -> Course.
2. Click Create new entry.
3. Fill in the course fields.
4. Click Save.

Important course fields:

Keep the course description short. Two or three sentences is usually enough.

Create A Lesson

1. Go to Content Manager -> Lesson.
2. Click Create new entry.
3. Fill in the lesson fields.
4. Select the parent course in the Course field.
5. Click Save.

Important lesson fields:

Start lesson order at 1, then continue with 2, 3, and so on.

Write Lesson Content

Make lessons easy to read:

• Begin with a short overview.
• Use headings to divide sections.
• Keep paragraphs short.
• Use numbered lists for step-by-step instructions.
• Use bullet lists for concepts or reminders.
• Add images when they make an explanation clearer.
• Use links for extra references.

Do not use Heading 1 inside the lesson body. The lesson title already acts as the main heading.

Publish Content

To publish:

1. Open the lesson or course.
2. Review the fields.
3. Click Publish.

Remember:

• A saved draft is not visible to students.
• A published entry is visible to students.
• Publishing a course does not automatically publish its lessons.
• Unpublishing hides content without deleting it.

Final Check

Before sharing a course with students, confirm:

• The course is published.
• Each lesson is published.
• Each lesson is linked to the correct course.
• Lesson order is correct.
• The thumbnail appears.
• Images and videos load correctly.
• The student-facing course page looks right.

If something is missing from the student view, check whether it is still saved as a draft or missing its course relationship.