Forum Discussion
Publish Rise 360 Course, Wordpress Website, Zip file only
Is there an updated explanation for how to get a Rise 360 course to publish/be available on a WordPress site? Can this be done without a bunch of other steps, downloads, etc.
Are there any free downloads for plugins?
Courses on our website for what I plan to do will not be a high number so I don't know about a heavy investment. Also, I only want to send a files that I develop to the web master to upload on the Wordpress site. I want what I hope is an easy solution to this issue.
Katrina, I have a wordpress site and use the ftp provided by my hosting service (godaddy) and create a new folder where I want the course to do, upload the zip and then there's an option to extract the zip and the course is ready. An example of a course uploaded this way: https://theme-360.com/rise/photographing-sasquatch
Hey PhilFoss I think I have the same set up as you, so I was wondering WHERE you create the New Folder (I am guessing UNDER rise) and then HOW does WP know where/how to unzip it? . I thought you created a new Page or Post through the interface? I'm not terribly scared about FTPing around folders, but again, don't you need to create the __________ (file? folder? place to put story.html?) I prefer to do it manually as well because (1) elearningfreak.com is $100 (1a) isn't found within wordpress.org/plug-ins as a "blessed" plug-in.
AND... aside... how do you get the animation to work at the top? Specifically the title ("Photographing Sasquatch") animation in and out? Is that I Rise thing? I'm more of a Storyline person (and thinking if you can .zip Rise, you can .zip Storylines).
Hi Alison-L when I uploaded that course, it has nothing to do with Wordpress. First you export your course from Rise. Then I went into my hosting Cpanel > Ftp access, thats where I set up new folders, then uploaded the zip there. Here's a look at the web-based ftp I see when I'm logged into the Cpanel- I made all these folders and they have a Rise course inside. My top level folder is a wordpress site theme-360.com but these folders I manually created don't interact with WP at all. And you can see it has options to compress or extract files in the toolbar at top. You can however create a custom WP page template that loads one of these courses in an iframe fullscreen to control user access and manage as WP pages, I have a feeling thats what the plugin you mention helps you do.
And I'm working on my first instructional course that shows that CSS "reveal" animation- and a whole bunch of other theme design techniques using CSS theme components.
Hi Katrina
Are these just open 'free' courses?? If so Phil Foss's approach is probably all you need to do.
If, however, you are looking to sell the courses you will, obviously, need some form or LMS, User Registration and eCommerce plug-ins.
We use the LearnDash plug-in which now comes with a compatible Membership registration add-on and will integrate with most payment systems.
I wrote an article last year on LinkedIn that explains why we started looking at LearnDash (initially for one of our clients)
A practical look at the LearnDash plug-in LMS | LinkedIn
Please let us know how you get on.
Regards
Hi Mo thats correct its just static hosting of a course. John's recommendation of the LearnDash looks like an interesting solution. I also have a woocommerce plugin and a 'user role editor' that gives me control of assigning content to users who have registered, but like you I'm still investigating these tools.
Hi, John,
we have an LMS already, but thank you. This "course/presentation" is not something we would be looking to track, so it would be free. However, I will take a look at LearnDash. :-)
Hmm I was expecting someone to say WHERE you put the publish for Web folders and files via ftp.
and how DO you set-up, once the files are uploaded (which again is where?)
set up:…eg. create a PAGE and <embed> the story.html file?
