Course Import Schema

The following is the schema used for importing courses in Sensei LMS 3.3+.

Please visit the importer documentation to learn more.

CSV Column Name	Example	Notes
Id	100	Optional. Unique identifier used to identify course prerequisites.
Course	My Course Name	Required.
Slug	my-course-name	Optional. Overwrites content with this slug if it already exists. Note that a course that has never been published will not be overwritten; a new course with the same name will be created instead.
Description	This is the course description.	Optional. HTML and block markup are supported.
Excerpt	This is the course excerpt.	Optional.
Teacher Username	teacher_username	Optional. Teacher with this username and email is created if user doesn’t already exist. If not specified, the currently logged in user is set as the course teacher.
Teacher Email	[email protected]	Optional. Teacher with this username and email is created if user doesn’t already exist.
Lessons	Lesson 1, Lesson 2	Optional. Comma-separated list of lessons. To use a lesson that already exists on the site, use its post ID OR its slug by using the prefix slug:. Note that the lesson must have been published at some point in order to use the slug: prefix. To use a new lesson that will be uploaded simultaneously in a separate CSV file, use the format id:100, where 100 is the value of the ID column for the applicable lesson in the lessons CSV file. New lessons are created in the specified order.
Modules	Module 1, Module 2	Optional. Comma-separated list of modules. Modules with these names are created if they don’t already exist.
Prerequisite	100 OR slug:course-slug OR id:100	Optional. To add a prerequisite for a course that already exists on the site, use its post ID OR its slug by using the prefix slug:. To add a prerequisite for a new course that is being added in this CSV file, use the format id:100, where 100 is the value of the ID column for the applicable course.
Featured	1	Optional. 0 (default) or 1.
Categories	Category 1, Category 1 > Category 2	Optional. Comma-separated list of course categories. > indicates hierarchy. Categories are created if they don’t already exist.
Image	http://example.com/image.jpg OR image.jpg	Optional. Images need to be pre-uploaded or available online in order to import them. Alternatively, the filename can be used if the image already exists in the media library.
Video	<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/abc123" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>	Optional. Course video embed code.
Disable Notifications	1	Optional. 0 (default) or 1.