Does anyone know if you can hide lessons in Rise, and then unhide them later? We have some system enhancements going live in August and some in September. I dont want to have to delete any lessons i've already created. Thanks! Jenna

Like everyone else, I wound up here trying to hide lessons and won't even ask if any updates have been provided; been down that road before, however, there might be a work around I don't know about. My reason for wanting to hide lessons is because I'm trying to use certain content as landing pages which are only accessed by a button stack link function. I want to use the side navigation menu but don't want the landing pages as part of that menu (thus hidden). I only want these landing pages accessed via the button stack and don't want the students to have access them through a progression. Can block templates be accessed in this way (meaning linked to a button stack but out of view from the student?)

Wanted to add to this request as well. For me, I'd like to have branching content. So all users learn general information, and then can branch to more detailed information based on what their role requires. But I don't want everyone to think they have to go through all the additional content - just what is necessary for their role. The inability to hide lessons will make it so users think they have to do it all.

Would love to see the ability to hide specific lessons in the menu. Currently building a project where different staff require different information for only one section of the learning. Instead of having 2 different modules, could just have a button stack to choose your role then go to the appropriate lesson, and still allow for leaving the menu available for navigation/completion purposes.

Agree with everyone that a hide lessons feature would be very helpful. Since Rise has very limited functionality, I'd like to use a button stack to link to certain pages, but I don't want the pages to appear as lessons in the contents. Even if you hide the sidebar, the lessons will appear as a list on the introduction side.What does it take to get an update for RIse? This doesn't seem like a priority for Articulate since there hasn't been any Rise updates in a couple of years. I've made several requests and see similar requests from others that seem to be ignored.

Hiding lessons would be incredibly helpful to ensure learners only complete the modules they need to. For example, I have a branching course where learners must select between a Procedural Space in a hospital or an Operating Room. While I can use the button stack to direct them, it would be helpful to make the modules invisible on the menu, so that they don't complete sections that they don't need to. Almost like a choose your own adventure feature. While I could do this in Storyline, my workplace insists on using Rise and has asked me to try and do this, though the feature is not available.

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65 Replies

SarahSampara-24
Community Member
1 hour ago
Thanks for your reply EricSantos.

I also thought about creating the material I'd like to hide as a separate rise course and linking to it in my main course content (via a quick link). However, there are two issues with this:
1) I could only link to the course, not a specific lesson in it, which makes navigation clunky.

2) The AI Tutor couldn't read its content, which makes it unhelpful for my end users.

So, for now, I'll find a workaround. Though I'm happy to know it's on the radar, even if it doesn't have a timeline. :)
SarahSampara-24
Community Member
17 hours ago
I'd also like to see this feature. Here are a couple of use case examples for why.

Use Case 1: I have a course on reports. End users only need to know 5 reports, but there are like 17. I'd like to be able to link to little hidden mini lessons they can click on if they'd like to know more about a specific report that isn't common.

Use Case 2: I have some users who only need certain lessons within a course. I'd like them to be able to click a button to say "I'm a nurse" or "I'm a receptionist" and then only the relevant content in the course would show for them.

Thank you!
- EricSantos
  Staff
  15 hours ago
  Hi SarahSampara-24,
  
  Thanks for adding your voice, and for sharing two clear use cases. I appreciate you taking the time to explain the reports course and the role-based paths. It sounds like you’d like learners to see only the content that applies to them, with extra detail available when they want it.
  
  At the moment, Rise doesn’t have a way to hide individual lessons from the course menu. For your reports example, you can link text or images to a specific lesson, such as a short lesson on a report learners don’t use often. For role-based paths, a button block can send learners to a different lesson. Those lessons will still show in the menu, though.
  
  I’m not able to share a timeline for hiding lessons in Rise.
  
  Your two examples show clearly why this matters for personalizing a course.
EricSantos
Staff
1 year ago
Hello everyone,

I'm happy to let you know we released a new update for Rise 360! This update adds the following feature:

Automatically collapse sections in sidebar and compact navigation.

There's nothing to install for web apps. New features and fixes are immediately available, though you might need to publish your Rise 360 course again.

Let me know if you have any questions about this update.
LucianaPiazza
Staff
2 years ago
Hi Jennifer!

Thanks for chiming in and sharing your thoughts with us. I've gone ahead and shared your thoughts about hiding lessons with our product team.

We'll be sure to update this discussion if we have any news to share in the future!

Have a great day!
JenniferLieb-2b
Community Member
2 years ago
Chiming in! I would love to see hiding lessons as a feature so it can be paired with the button stack feature! It would be super handy for the course I am currently working on.
HazelBurden
Community Member
2 years ago
Hi, we would like the ability to hide individual lessons too, especially those underneath button stacks, as we only want them to be visible when the learner clicks on the button, rather than in the menu. We want the rest of the menu to be visible though, so do not want to turn the whole navigation menu/side bar off.
- EricSantos
  Staff
  2 years ago
  Thanks for your feedback, Hazel! I've informed our product team of your comments. If this feature is included in a future Rise 360 release, the rest of the menu will still be visible if navigation is on, and you can hide individual lessons from the menu.
  
  We'll update this discussion if there are any changes that will help.
Crystal-Horn
Staff
3 years ago
Thank you for the grace, Adam!

Those use cases are really helpful when we tell the story of why customers need enhancements -- thanks for taking the time to share.

I've counted your vote for hiding lessons, as well as starting with the navigation menu collapsed.
AdamMacaluso-b2
Community Member
3 years ago
I'd like to chime in in September of 2023 that this is a feature I'd like to see. (I see there is a lot of mention recently).
I've also seen requests for starting with the nav menu closed (like Storyline), and these seem to fit with that as well.

For this thread, I'll say that I'd like to have an option in the ellipsis (...) of the edit screen to hide this lesson from view. For me, this is helpful for drafts and versions. We have drafts for approval, and 1 person wants something separate, while another wants it included, and I could duplicate and just hide a lesson, instead of deleting to appease 1 person who's idea may be overwritten between full-approvals.
Similarly, we have multiple versions across the globe, and they all start with me. So I could create 1 course to share to everyone & hide certain lessons from my export, without making duplicates to track each version that gets shared. Presently, I just make my version, and tell them to change it themself, but I'd love to be able to "easily" do it for them.

Just making a note that I support this request moving forward. I am in no way unhappy Articulate for this not yet existing. <3
KevWhite
Community Member
3 years ago
I'll chime in here too. This option would allow easy integration of 508 accessibility features, and this is crucial for Rise adoption within our organization.
RoxanaAraya
Community Member
3 years ago
WOW! I did not expect to find so many requests for this functionality.

I would also like to have a hide lesson functionality.