Courses Overview
Courses are the foundation of Hovn. A Course Offering is your packaged version of an agency or custom course — with your price, materials, and structure — that you then schedule into live sessions.
Courses make it possible for Hovn to:
Display your catalog on your website
Create SEO-friendly listings for students
Apply certification rules from agencies automatically
When you finish this guide, you’ll be ready to publish a course that students can view and register for once sessions are added.
Before You Begin
Make sure you have:
At least one Location created
The required Materials for your course (keycodes, links, books, etc.)
What Is a Course Offering?
A Course Offering is the master version of a class. It defines:
The course name and description
Price and duration
Which Materials are required or optional
Certification and compliance rules
Once a Course Offering is created, you can schedule it into one or more Sessions.
How Courses Work in Hovn
Create a Course Offering
Set up the course with your pricing, materials, and structure.Publish the course
The course appears on your site and in your catalog.Add Sessions
Schedule dates, locations, and instructors.Students register
Students book into a session and receive materials through the Student Portal.
Archiving Courses
If you stop offering a course, you can archive it.
Archiving a course:
Removes it from your public site and student catalog
Keeps historical data for reporting and compliance
Prevents new registrations
You can unarchive a course later if needed.
Best Practices
Use catalog presets when available to ensure agency mapping is correct.
Attach Materials before publishing so checkout works smoothly.
Create 1–2 test sessions before launching at scale.
Archive outdated courses instead of deleting them to preserve records.