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Updated by Carolina Martin

A roundup of the latest features and improvements in Coursebox. Each section covers what's new, how it works, and what you can do with it.


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Coursebox 2.4: New Reports Dashboard (October 23, 2026)

See how every course and learner is doing on one page, then open any course or learner for the detail.

Reports overview with headline number cards, the Enrolments chart and Learner status

What's new

  • A new Reports overview with headline numbers, an enrolments chart, learner status and a course health label for every course

  • Learners at risk, with one-click reminder emails

  • Course reports that show where learners drop off and which quiz questions they find hardest

  • Learner reports with lesson-by-lesson progress, quiz answers, a timeline and Force completion

  • Exports and schedules: download or email a CSV now, or have it emailed daily, weekly or monthly

Learners at risk list with Remind all and envelope icons, next to the When learners study heatmap

How it works

  1. Click Reports in the left-hand menu.

  2. Choose Organisation or My courses, and a date range.

  3. Check Course performance and Learners at risk.

  4. Click a course, then a learner, to see the detail.

  5. Click Exports & schedules to email a report or set up a scheduled report.

Course report with headline numbers, Learner journey and Progress distribution

What you can do

  • Spot courses that need attention before completion rates drop

  • Remind learners who have stalled without chasing them one by one

  • Find the lesson or quiz question where learners get stuck

  • Send managers a weekly completion report automatically

  • Switch to Classic reports any time if you prefer the previous version

Exports and schedules page with Export now, Scheduled reports and New scheduled report

Reports is available on every plan, including Free. Exports and schedules are available on Pro + LMS and Enterprise.


Coursebox 2.4: New Login Page (October 23, 2026)

Welcome learners on a login page in your own brand, with your cover image, title and description beside the login form.

Sign in page with Continue with Google, Email me a link and Create account

What's new

  • A new login page with your cover image next to the login form

  • Design your login and registration pages in the Login page designer and Registration page designer

  • Add a cover image with Upload cover background, and change the text with Edit title and Edit description

  • Show or hide the gradient overlay, and set a footer colour for every portal page

  • Users with two-step verification enter their Authentication code right in the login form

How it works

  1. Click your profile icon at the top right and select Edit login screen

  2. Use Select page to choose the page you want to design

  3. Click Upload cover background to add your image

  4. Click Edit title and Edit description to write your own text

  5. Choose Show gradient overlay or Hide gradient overlay

What you can do

  • Give learners a first screen that looks like your organisation

  • Explain what your academy offers before learners sign in

  • Keep the login, registration and public pages in one consistent design

Available on Pro, Pro + LMS and Enterprise.


Coursebox 2.4: Edit Any Course Permission (October 23, 2026)

Let the admins you choose edit every course on your portal, whoever created it.

Settings, Permissions page with features ticked for Learner and Admin

What's new

  • A new Edit any course permission

  • Super Admins can edit every course on the portal

  • Give Admins the permission so they can step in on any course

How it works

  1. Go to Settings and open Permissions

  2. Find Edit any course

  3. Tick it for the Admins who should edit every course

  4. Save your changes

What you can do

  • Keep courses up to date when the person who built them is away

  • Share course maintenance across your admin team

  • Fix a course straight away, without asking its creator for access

Available on Pro, Pro + LMS and Enterprise.


Coursebox 2.4: Course Agent (October 22, 2026)

Build a course by chatting with the Course Agent, then use the same AI chat to change the whole course.

What will you create? page with the prompt box outlined, including the + button, the EN language selector and Auto setup

What's new

  • Start every course on the What will you create? page, with New course, Chats and Courses in the left panel and your recent chats below

  • Describe your course, add files, choose the language and pick a setup in one prompt box

  • Review the suggested information and the course structure before you generate

  • Ask the AI chat to change the whole course, and watch the editor update as it works

  • Drag the divider to make the chat pane wider or narrower

AI chat box with Tell me what to change and Annotate

How it works

  1. Click + Create at the top of the left menu

  2. Type what you want in the What will you create? box

  3. Click + to add files, and EN to choose the language

  4. Click Auto setup to pick one of your setups

  5. Send your prompt, answer the agent's questions, and click Generate course

  6. To change the course later, open the AI chat in the course editor and describe the change

Course Agent starting a course, with a tip and The agent is working

What you can do

  • Go from an idea or a document to a full course in one conversation

  • Update every page of a course with one request

  • Keep all your course chats in one place and pick up where you left off


Coursebox 2.4: References (October 22, 2026)

Show learners where each fact came from, with numbered references to your documents and to the web.

References list at the end of a page, marked Hidden from learners

What's new

  • Web search lets the AI look up current facts, figures and real examples when a page needs them

  • Show web references adds a number beside each fact from the web, with its link at the end of the page

  • Show references to your documents adds your file's name and page beside what came from it

  • You always see references while editing, and learners see them when you turn them on

How it works

  1. Click + Create at the top of the left menu

  2. Click Auto setup, then Course settings

  3. Under Sources, turn on Web search, Show web references or Show references to your documents

  4. Click Save

  5. Write your prompt and generate your course

What you can do

  • Let learners check every fact for themselves

  • Build trust in compliance and professional training

  • See exactly which document each part of the course came from


Coursebox 2.4: Assignment Submission Limit (October 22, 2026)

Choose how many times each learner can submit an assignment.

What's new

  • A new Submissions per learner setting on assignments

  • Allow multiple submissions, One at a time: resubmit only after marking, if not passed, or Only one submission

  • Learners see a clear message when their work is awaiting marking or they have already passed

Submissions per learner options: Allow multiple submissions, One at a time, Only one submission

How it works

  1. Open the assignment in your course

  2. Open the assignment settings

  3. Under Submissions per learner, choose an option

  4. Save the assignment

What you can do

  • Give every learner one fair attempt in a final assessment

  • Let learners try again after feedback, one submission at a time

  • Keep your marking queue to one submission per learner


Coursebox 2.4: Editable Email Templates (October 22, 2026)

Write your platform emails in your own words, and preview them before you save.

Customise invitation email with Edit and Preview tabs and Insert options

What's new

  • Edit the whole email, while the button and footer are added for you

  • Insert personal details: First name, Last name, Portal name, Course name and Sender name

  • Preview each email with your own details filled in

  • Restore default text at any time

How it works

  1. Go to Settings and open Email

  2. Under Customise Emails, click the template you want to change

  3. Write your email, and click Insert to add personal details

  4. Click Preview to check it

  5. Save your template

What you can do

  • Send invitations and reminders in your own voice

  • Greet every learner by name

  • Match your emails to your brand and your courses


Coursebox 2.4: Certificate Layers and Position (October 22, 2026)

Place every element on your certificate exactly where you want it.

Certificate editor with the Position panel open on the Layers tab

What's new

  • A Layers panel: drag a layer up or down to change what sits in front, and lock layers in place

  • A Position panel to align elements to the page and set their exact size, place and rotation

  • A frame layer that stays in place, so you can put elements behind it

  • A check before you save, so every certificate has the learner's name and the course name

  • Side panels stay open on desktop while you design

How it works

  1. Open the certificate editor for your course

  2. Click Position in the left-hand toolbar

  3. On the Layers tab, drag a layer up or down to change what sits in front

  4. Click an element, then use the Arrange tab to align it and set its size

  5. Save your certificate

What you can do

  • Line up names, signatures and logos precisely

  • Layer your design over a branded frame

  • Send certificates that always carry the right details


Coursebox 2.4: Course Setup (October 06, 2026)

Get the course you want on the first generation. Set the learner level, tone, page length, media and branding once, and every course you create follows them.

Course Setup settings for learner level, tone, page length, media and branding

What's new

  • Shape the writing before the AI starts: Learner level, Tone of voice, Text per page, and Page content

  • Decide what goes on the pages: Interactive content, Assessment difficulty, Generate AI images, Extract images from files, and YouTube videos

  • Set up the AI tutor and the course colours and fonts in the same place

  • Save your choices with Save as setup, and pick them from Auto setup on your next course

Auto setup menu below the prompt box with New setup and your saved setups

How it works

  1. Click + Create at the top of the left menu

  2. Click Auto setup below the prompt box

  3. Choose one of your saved setups, or click New setup

  4. Set your options under General, Tutor, and Theme

  5. Click Save as setup to reuse the same choices for future courses

  6. Write your prompt and generate your course

Course Setup panel with General, Tutor and Theme options and the Save as setup button

What you can do

  • Get a first draft that already fits your learners, so there is less to edit afterwards

  • Keep every course on brand with the same colours, fonts, and tone

  • Build the course outline with Structure + Titles only, which uses no AI credits

  • Keep a setup for each client, team, or course type

  • Build short or detailed courses by changing Text per page and Page content


Course Users: Change Roles and Resend Invites (October 05, 2026)

Manage everyone on a course from the Users popup: change a role, resend an invite, and open a profile in one place.

Course Users popup with role change, resend invite and profile options

What's new

  • Change a user's role in the Role column

  • Resend an invite with the mail icon, shown next to users whose Email verified status is No

  • Click a user's name to open their profile

  • Invite someone to a course by typing their email in Share course

  • Add Collaborators and Facilitators while your course is a draft, and add learners once it is published

How it works

  1. Open your course and click the Users icon in the top toolbar

  2. Find the person with Filter by name or email

  3. Click the dropdown next to their role and choose the new role

  4. Click the mail icon to resend the invite to a user whose Email verified status is No

  5. To invite someone new, open Share course, type their email in Add name or email, choose their role, and add their first and last name

What you can do

  • Change a user's role in one click

  • Get unverified users into the course with a fresh invite

  • Bring your Collaborators and Facilitators in to help build the course before it is published

  • Keep roles, invites, and profiles for a course in one popup


AI Editor: Now Builds Quizzes and Whole Pages (September 23, 2026)

Tell the AI Editor what a page should teach and it picks the blocks, writes them, and adds a quiz or assignment for you.

What's new

  • Add a quiz or assignment in the chat, add or fix questions, and set the pass mark

  • Edit an AI scenario's turns, choices and feedback

  • Build out a page from a brief, on a blank page or to expand what is already there

  • Generate a new image, change a detail in an existing one, or reuse any image elsewhere on the page

  • Convert one kind of block into another, and translate or change the tone of the whole page or one block

How it works

  1. Open the page you want to work on

  2. Click the AI Editor icon (the sparkle in the top toolbar) to open the AI Editor chat panel

  3. Choose "Improve writing", "Add a quiz" or "Add an image", or type what you want in the chat box

  4. The AI Editor makes the change on your page

  5. Keep chatting to fine-tune the page until it is right

  6. Click "Beta - know before you ask" at any time to see what this agent can do

What you can do

  • Turn a short brief into a full page with the blocks that fit each idea

  • Add a quiz or assignment to any page in the same chat you use to write it

  • Refresh images and translate their labels as part of the same edit

  • Switch a block to another type and keep its content

  • Translate one block or the whole page for a new audience


Security Settings: Password Policy and Passwordless Login (August 18, 2026)

Super Admins can now set their platform's password policy, or switch to passwordless sign-in with magic links, from a new Security page.

Security page in Settings with password policy and passwordless login options

What's new

  • Set a minimum password length (12 by default)

  • Require an uppercase letter, a lowercase letter, a number, and a special character, each as its own toggle

  • Turn off passwords entirely so users sign in with a magic link only

How it works

  1. Click the dropdown menu next to your profile icon and select Settings

  2. In the left-hand menu, click Security

  3. Set the Minimum password length with the pencil icon, and switch on the Character requirements you want

  4. To go passwordless, turn on Disable passwords for magic-link sign-in only

Security settings showing minimum password length, character requirements and Disable passwords toggle

What you can do

  • Meet a corporate or compliance password standard

  • Remove weak and reused passwords by going passwordless

  • Cut down on password-reset support requests

For Pro + LMS and Enterprise accounts. Super Admin only.


Certificates: New Drag-and-Drop Editor (August 16, 2026)

The certificate editor has been rebuilt as a drag-and-drop canvas, so you can design and brand your certificates directly.

New drag-and-drop certificate editor

What's new

  • Design certificates on a drag-and-drop canvas

  • Switch between preset templates and choose your paper size

  • Edit text inline, and set fonts from your course font library

  • Resize and reposition any element, and drag images straight onto the certificate

How it works

  1. Open the certificate editor for your course

  2. Choose a template and a paper size

  3. Edit the text inline, and set the fonts from your course font library

  4. Drag images onto the certificate, and resize or reposition any element

  5. Save your certificate

Animation of designing a certificate in the drag-and-drop editor

What you can do

  • Design a certificate that matches your brand, without a designer

  • Reuse your course fonts for a consistent look across the course and its certificate

  • Build certificates for different courses from ready-made templates


Audio Submissions: Now Graded by Rubric (August 07, 2026)

Learners can now submit an audio recording for an assignment, and the AI grades it on the content as well as how it is delivered: tone, sentiment, and engagement.

Audio submission assignment graded by rubric

What's new

  • Learners upload an MP3 recording as their assignment answer

  • The rubric grades the content and the delivery: tone, sentiment, and engagement

  • Well suited to teacher training, presentation skills, and language practice

How it works

  1. Add an assignment to your course

  2. Set it to accept an audio submission

  3. Learners record and upload an MP3 as their answer

  4. The AI grades it against the rubric, covering content, tone, sentiment, and engagement

Assignment set to accept an MP3 audio submission graded against a rubric

What you can do

  • Assess how learners speak, not only what they write

  • Grade delivery skills such as clarity, tone, and engagement for teacher training or presentations

  • Use voice submissions as a verification step, since a recorded voice is harder to fake than text


Settings: Now Organised Into Clear Sections (August 07, 2026)

The Settings page has a new design that groups everything into clear sections, so options are easier to find.

Redesigned Settings page grouped into clear sections

What's new

  • Settings are now grouped into clear sections: registration, grading, language, appearance, and permissions

  • The permissions section shows what learners and admins can each do, side by side in a grid

  • Each area has its own section, so you spend less time scrolling

Settings permissions grid showing what learners and admins can do

What you can do

  • Find the setting you need faster, by section

  • See learner and admin permissions at a glance in the permissions grid

  • Manage a growing portal without hunting through one long page


Recycle Bin: Restore a Deleted Course (August 07, 2026)

Deleted courses now go to a Recycle bin, so you can restore one if you change your mind.

Recycle bin for deleted courses

What's new

  • Deleted courses move to a Recycle bin instead of being removed permanently

  • Restore a course from the Recycle bin, with its content and data intact

Restoring a deleted course from the Recycle bin

How it works

  1. Delete a course as you normally would

  2. Open the Recycle bin to find the course

  3. Choose Restore to bring it back

What you can do

  • Recover a course you deleted by mistake

  • Delete with confidence, knowing you can restore from the Recycle bin


Role Selection on User Invite (August 07, 2026)

Set a person's role right when you invite them to your portal, so they have the correct access from their first login.

Role selection when inviting a user to the portal

What's new

  • Choose a role as you invite someone: Creator, Admin, or Learner

  • Learner stays the default, so a standard invite works just as before

  • If you reach your admin seat limit, a prompt lets you add more seats before you invite another admin

Invite dialog with Role dropdown showing Creator, Admin and Learner

How it works

  1. In the Users section, open the Invitations popup

  2. Enter the person's email address, or switch to Bulk to invite several at once

  3. Choose their role from the Role dropdown: Creator, Admin, or Learner (Learner by default)

  4. Click Send invite; they get that role from their first login

  5. If your admin seats are all in use, a prompt appears to add more before you invite another admin

Invite dialog with Learner selected as the default role

What you can do

  • Give new users the right access from the start, in a single step

  • Set creator, admin, or learner access as you invite

  • Keep admin invites in line with the seats you have


LTI Integration: Launch Coursebox From Your LMS (August 07, 2026)

Launch a Coursebox course from your own LMS, such as Moodle or Canvas, and pass learner grades back to it.

LTI integration launching a Coursebox course from an external LMS

What's new

  • Launch a Coursebox course from an external LMS, with Coursebox acting as an LTI 1.3 provider

  • Grades from the course pass back to your LMS

  • Works with Moodle, Canvas, Schoolbox, and other LTI platforms

Coursebox LTI 1.3 provider details for creating an LTI tool

How it works

  1. Open the course in Coursebox, click Share, then click LTI

  2. In the popup, click Add New Branded Training Platform

  3. Use the Coursebox LTI details shown to create an LTI tool in your platform

  4. Enter the details your platform gives back into the form in Coursebox

  5. Start adding courses through the LTI tool, following your platform's documentation

LTI form in Coursebox for entering the details from your LMS

What you can do

  • Deliver Coursebox courses inside the LMS your learners already use

  • Pass grades to your LMS gradebook, without exporting or re-entering results

  • Run AI-built Coursebox content alongside your existing LMS courses

For the full setup, including the field-mapping chart for Moodle, Schoolbox, and Canvas, see the Share, Publish and Export a Course guide.


Left Menu: Reorder and Hide Sections (August 07, 2026)

You can now personalize the left-hand menu to match how you work: reorder its sections, show or hide them, and collapse it to icons only.

Left-hand menu with options to reorder, hide and collapse sections

What's new

  • Reorder the sections in your left-hand menu to match how you work

  • Show or hide any section from the menu

  • Collapse the menu to icons only when you want more space

  • Hidden sections move to a "Hidden features" group at the bottom, ready to restore

How it works

  1. Open the left-hand menu

  2. Use the three-dot icon on a section to drag and reorder it

  3. Use the eye icon to show or hide a section

  4. Click the collapse arrow at the top to shrink the menu to icons only

  5. Find hidden sections in the "Hidden features" group at the bottom, and restore them anytime

What you can do

  • Set up the menu around the sections you use most

  • Hide the sections you do not need, and bring them back later

  • Give yourself more room with the icons-only view


Groups: Sell Paid Monthly Memberships (August 04, 2026)

You can sell access to a group as a paid monthly membership, with learners subscribing through Stripe.

Group set up as a paid monthly membership with Stripe

What's new

  • Charge a monthly Membership Fee for access to a group

  • Set the price, the currency, and any additional tax

  • Learners subscribe to join, with payment handled by Stripe

How it works

  1. Connect your Stripe account first (required before you can charge)

  2. Open the group, click the gear icon, and select Edit

  3. In the Membership Fee field, enter your monthly price and choose the currency

  4. Add Additional Tax (VAT or GST) if needed, and a Description of what members get

  5. Click Save, then Publish the group as a Paid Membership

What you can do

  • Turn a group into a paid community or content bundle

  • Earn recurring monthly revenue from your members

  • Sell in your chosen currency, with tax handled at checkout


Additional Admin Seat (July 02, 2026)

Additional Admin Seat add-on in the subscription portal

Pro and Pro + LMS plan users can now purchase additional admin seats directly from the subscription portal, without upgrading to a higher plan.

What's new:

- Additional admin seats are available as a paid add-on on Pro and Pro + LMS

- Add-ons can be purchased directly from the Coursebox subscription portal

How it works:

1. Go to the Coursebox subscription portal at courseboxai.chargebeeportal.com

2. Enter the email address linked to your account and request a one-time password

3. Check your inbox, copy the OTP, paste it into the login screen, and click Login

4. On the Manage Subscriptions page, click your active plan

5. Click Add Addons on the Subscription Details screen

6. Select the add-on you want — such as Additional Admin Seat — and click Add

7. Review the updated price and click Update Subscription to confirm

What you can do:

- Add admin seats to your Pro or Pro + LMS plan without upgrading

- Scale admin access incrementally as your team grows

- Manage seat and credit top-ups from the subscription portal without contacting support


AI Promo + Content Block Images: Now Auto-Generated (June 29, 2026)

Courses created with the AI now include an auto-generated image in the Promo block and the Content block, so your course looks polished from the moment it is built.

Auto-generated AI image in the Promo block

What's new

- AI-generated courses now automatically include images in the Promo block and the Content block

Auto-generated AI image in the Content block

How it works

  1. Write a prompt or upload a document to create your course with AI

  2. When the course is generated, images are automatically created in the Promo block and the Content block based on the course topic

  3. You can replace the image at any time if you prefer a different visual


HTML Block (June 29, 2026)

HTML Block in the course editor

Add custom HTML and JavaScript directly to a course page to embed interactive widgets, tools, or experiences you've built or generated elsewhere.

What's new

- A new HTML Block content type is available in the course editor

- Supports custom HTML with embedded JavaScript for fully interactive elements

- Preview and edit your HTML inline without leaving the course editor

How it works

HTML Block code editor with Preview

1. Open your course in the Course Editor

2. Click to add a new content block and select HTML Block from the Text section

3. Paste your custom HTML (including any JavaScript) into the code editor

4. Click Preview to see how it renders on the page

5. Click Save to publish the block as part of your course

What you can do

Animation of adding custom HTML to a page and previewing it

- Embed interactive widgets — such as drag-and-drop activities, calculators, or custom tools — directly inside a course page

- Drop in AI-generated HTML artifacts or dashboards without any conversion or reformatting

- Build experiences tailored to your course content that go beyond standard content block types

Please note: Coursebox is currently migrating all accounts to a faster, upgraded platform. This feature is already available on newer accounts and will roll out to all remaining accounts by early August 2026.


Platform Languages: Now 17 More (June 25, 2026)

The Coursebox platform interface is now available in 17 additional languages, bringing the total to well over 30 supported locales. In-app notifications are also translated across 31 languages.

Platform interface languages list with 17 new languages

What's new:

- 17 new languages added to the platform UI (menus, buttons, labels, and system text)

- In-app notification translations expanded to cover 31 languages

- Learners and admins see the interface in their selected language without any setup by the course creator

How it works:

  1. Log in to your Coursebox portal

  2. Click Profile Settings

  3. Change the platform language to any of the supported languages

  4. Admins can set a default language for their portal in the platform settings

Animation of changing the platform language in Profile Settings

What you can do:

- Serve learners in more regions without needing to translate the platform yourself

- Combine with Google Translate (launched May 2026) for course content translation alongside the now-localised interface

- Run a single portal for multilingual teams and have each user see the UI in their own language


Self-Hosted SCORM (June 19, 2026)

Export your course as a standalone SCORM package that runs on your own server or LMS without needing an active connection back to Coursebox.

What's new

Self-hosted SCORM export option in the course export menu

- Export courses as a fully self-contained SCORM package

- Host your course on any server or LMS without a Coursebox dependency

- Built-in limitations dialog surfaces unsupported features before you download

How it works

1. Open your course in the Course Editor

2. Click the Share button in the top right to open the Share panel

3. Click the SCORM option to expand the SCORM export menu

4. Select Export to Self-hosted SCORM

5. Review the limitations listed in the Self-Hosted SCORM Limitations dialog

6. Click Continue to proceed and download the package

What you can do

Self-Hosted SCORM Limitations dialog with the Continue button

- Host your course on any SCORM-compatible LMS without relying on Coursebox infrastructure

- Share courses with organisations that require self-hosted delivery

- Distribute fully portable course packages that work offline or in closed networks

Dynamic vs Self-hosted SCORM

Dynamic SCORM (Export to SCORM 1.2 or 2004) stays connected to Coursebox, so every feature keeps working. Choose it if you want the full experience.

Self-hosted SCORM runs completely on its own, with no Coursebox connection, which makes it ideal for offline use or closed networks. The following features rely on a live connection, so they work with Dynamic SCORM rather than in a self-hosted package:

- Listen mode (text-to-speech)

- Short answer questions in quizzes

- Assignment submissions

- Discussions

- AI tutor

- Uploaded SCORM content


Admin User Management (June 19, 2026)

Super Admins can now fix a user's email and suspend accounts straight from the Users section, with no need to contact support.

Users section with Suspend option on a user card

What's new:

- Edit a user's email address in the Users section

- Suspend a user to restrict their access, without deleting the account

- Both sit with the Super Admin

How it works:

  1. As a Super Admin, open the Users section from the left-hand menu

  2. Find the user you want to manage in the All tab

  3. To restrict access, click Suspend (restrict access) on their user card

  4. To fix an email, open the user, update the email, and save

  5. Suspended users can be reactivated later, without losing their course progress or data

Editing a user's email address from the Users section

What you can do:

- Correct a wrong email yourself, so learners keep their progress and access

- Restrict access for leavers or expired contracts, without deleting their records

- Handle everyday user changes from the Users section, instead of raising a support ticket


Learner Mode (May 24, 2026)

Creators can now switch into a learner view directly while editing a course to see and test the course exactly as learners experience it.

Animation of switching to Learner Mode while editing a course

What's new

- New Learner Mode toggle lets creators preview their course from the learner's perspective without leaving the editor

- Hands Free Mode is accessible from within Learner Mode via the toggle next to the speaker icon in the top right

How it works

1. Open a course in the Coursebox editor.

2. Click the Learner Mode toggle to switch into the learner view.

3. Review your course as a learner would see it.

4. Optionally, click the toggle next to the speaker icon in the top right to enable Hands Free Mode and hear the on-screen text read aloud.

5. Toggle back to exit the learner view and continue editing.

What you can do

- Test your course from a learner's point of view without publishing or switching accounts

- Catch layout, content, or flow issues before learners see them

- Use Hands Free Mode to check how your course sounds when read aloud


Google Translate for Learners (May 19, 2026)

Super Admins can enable Google Translate on their platform so learners can read content in their preferred language.

Animation of a course translated into another language with Google Translate

What's new

- Enable Google Translate across your entire Coursebox platform from a single setting

- Option to hide the floating translate widget while keeping translation functionality active

- Restrict available languages by entering specific language codes, or leave open to Google's full default language list

How it works

Google Translate settings with Hide floating widget and target languages fields

1. Log in to your Coursebox portal as a Super Admin.

2. Click your profile icon in the top right and go to Settings.

3. Scroll down to the Google Translate section.

4. Toggle Enable Google Translate to On.

5. Optionally, toggle Hide floating widget to On to remove the floating button from your portal pages.

6. Optionally, enter target language codes in the Google Translate: target languages field (comma-separated, e.g. ar, zh-CN, es, fr, de).

7. Click Save.

What you can do

- Support learners who speak different languages without modifying your course content

- Control which languages are available to learners on your platform

- Keep your portal interface clean by hiding the floating translate button if preferred

Zapier Improvements (May 16, 2026)

The Coursebox Zapier integration has been updated with new triggers and reliability improvements.

Coursebox Zapier integration with new triggers

What's new

- New User Course Completed trigger — fires when a specific user finishes a course

- New Course Completed trigger — fires when any user completes a course

- ID fields now accept both numeric and UUID user IDs

- Improved performance through paginated user lookups

How it works

Zapier Course Completed trigger for Coursebox

1. Open your Zap in Zapier and select Coursebox as the trigger app.

2. Choose User Course Completed or Course Completed as your trigger event.

3. Connect your Coursebox account and configure the trigger settings.

4. Use either a numeric or UUID user ID in any ID field — both formats are supported.

5. Save and turn on your Zap.

What you can do

- Trigger downstream Zapier actions the moment a learner completes a course

- Build automations that work with user IDs in either numeric or UUID format

- Rely on faster, more stable Zap performance for platforms with large user bases

Improved Course Landing Page (May 15, 2026)

Learners can now see more information about a course before they start.

Improved course landing page with objectives and skills

What's new

  • Course landing page now displays the full course structure and content outline

  • Course Objectives, summary, and skills are visible before enrolling or starting

  • Learners get a clearer picture of what a course covers upfront

How it works

  1. Open a course as a learner

  2. View the landing page before starting

  3. Browse the course structure and content outline

  4. Read the Course Objectives, summary, and skills covered

  5. Start the course when ready

How this helps

  • Give learners confidence in what they are signing up for

  • Reduce drop-off by setting clear expectations before a course begins

  • Showcase course value through objectives and skills on the landing page

  • Help learners decide if a course is relevant to their needs


PDF Export v2 (March 16, 2026)

Turn courses into e-books.

What's new

  • Export courses as visually structured PDFs

  • Images and media are included across all sections

  • Interactive elements like accordions, tabs, and flipcards are rendered visually

  • Embedded videos appear inside the PDF layout

  • Improved colours and formatting for a more polished output

How it works

  • Open your course

  • Click Publish in the top right in Edit Mode

  • Select Course PDF

  • The system generates a formatted version of your course

  • Download and share your PDF

What you can do

  • Share courses as professional-looking documents

  • Convert training content into downloadable resources

  • Use PDFs for offline learning or distribution

  • Repurpose courses as guides, handbooks, or ebooks


Presentation To Video (March 03, 2026)

Turn slide-based content into videos with AI voiceovers.

Presentation turned into a video with AI voiceover

What's new

  • Convert PDF slides into videos automatically

  • Generate voiceovers based on slide content

  • Create video lessons without manual recording

  • Ideal for turning presentations into training content

How it works

  • Upload a PDF file with your slides

  • Each slide is processed as a video scene

  • Add or edit the script for each slide

  • Select voice and settings

  • Generate your video

What you can do

  • Edit the script for each slide before generating

  • Control how each slide is narrated

  • Regenerate videos with updated voice or script

  • Turn existing presentations into full video lessons

Editing the narration script for each slide before generating the video