How to Sell eLearning Courses on Odoo 18 Platform

Selling online courses requires more than uploading videos to YouTube. You need payment processing, enrollment management, quiz systems, progress tracking, and certification—infrastructure that normally requires integrating multiple platforms (LMS + payment gateway + email automation). Odoo 18's eLearning module integrates everything into one seamless platform where you can create courses, sell them through your website, and manage the complete student lifecycle.

This comprehensive guide walks you through building a complete online course platform in Odoo 18—from creating course content with videos, quizzes, and certifications, to configuring payment enrollment, tracking student progress, and automating course delivery.

Prerequisites: Install eLearning Module

1. Navigate to Apps menu
2. Search for "eLearning"
3. Click Install
4. Wait for installation (includes Website and Website Sale dependencies)

Step 1: Create Your Course

Basic Course Setup

1. Access Courses: Navigate to eLearning → Courses → Courses
2. Create New Course: Click New
3. Configure Course Details:
   • Course Title: Descriptive, SEO-friendly name (e.g., "Web Development Fundamentals")
   • Tags: Add relevant keywords for discovery (e.g., HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Beginner)
   • Responsible: Assign course instructor/owner

Course Configuration Tabs

Step 2: Build Course Content

Creating Sections

Sections organize course content into logical modules (e.g., "Module 1: HTML Basics", "Module 2: CSS Styling").

1. In Content tab, click Add Section
2. Enter section title
3. Optionally add section description

Adding Content to Sections

Within each section, click Add Content to create lessons. Configure each piece of content:

Content Type Options

Content Access Settings

• Allow Download: Enable if students can download files (PDFs, videos, etc.)
• Allow Preview: Enable if content can be viewed without enrollment (for marketing/free trials)

Step 3: Configure Enrollment and Selling

Define how students enroll in your course and whether payment is required.

Enrollment Policies

Access the Options tab in course configuration:

Creating Sellable Product

For "On Payment" enrollment, create a linked product that students purchase:

1. From Course Form: In Options tab, click Sellable Product → Create
2. Product Details:
   • Product Name: Same as course title or descriptive variation
   • Sales Price: Course fee (e.g., $99.00)
   • Published on Website: Check this to display in website shop
3. Save Product

Step 4: Publish Course to Website

1. Mark as Published: In course form, click Go to Website button
2. Website Editor Opens: Shows course landing page with title, description, content sections
3. Customize Page: Edit marketing copy, add course images, adjust layout
4. Publish: Click Save and toggle Published switch

Course now appears in your website's eLearning catalog at /courses.

Step 5: Student Purchase Flow

Here's what students experience when purchasing your course:

1. Browse Courses: Student visits /courses on your website
2. Select Course: Clicks on course card to view details
3. Add to Cart: Clicks Buy Now or Add to Cart
4. Checkout: Proceeds to checkout, enters payment information
5. Payment Processing: Payment gateway processes transaction
6. Automatic Enrollment: Upon successful payment:
   • Student automatically enrolled in course
   • Confirmation email sent with course access link
   • Course appears in student's "My Courses" dashboard
7. Start Learning: Student clicks Start Learning to begin coursework

Step 6: Creating Quizzes and Certifications

Adding Quiz Content

1. Create Quiz Content: In section, add content with type Quiz
2. Add Questions: Click Add Question
3. Question Configuration:
   • Question Text: Write question (e.g., "What does HTML stand for?")
   • Points: Score weight for this question
   • Question Type: Multiple choice, single choice, text input
   • Answers: Add multiple answers options
   • Correct Answer: Mark which answer(s) are correct
4. Quiz Settings:
   • Time limit (optional)
   • Passing score percentage
   • Number of attempts allowed

Adding Certification

1. Add content with type Certification
2. Configure similar to quiz but with certification template
3. Design certificate template (student name, course title, completion date auto-populated)
4. Set minimum passing score
5. Upon pass, certificate auto-generated and downloadable

Step 7: Track Student Progress

Viewing Enrollments

1. Navigate to eLearning → Courses → Attendees
2. View list of all enrolled students across all courses
3. Filter by course, completion status, enrollment date

Progress Metrics

• Completion Percentage: How much of course student has finished
• Time Spent: Total hours engaged with content
• Quiz Scores: Performance on assessments
• Last Activity: When student last accessed course

Advanced Features

Frequently Asked Questions

Conclusion

Odoo 18's eLearning platform provides everything needed to run a professional online course business—from course creation with multimedia content to payment processing, student management, and automated enrollment. The tight integration between eLearning, eCommerce, and Website modules eliminates the complexity of juggling multiple platforms and manual enrollment processes.

Whether you're selling a single course, building a complete online academy, or offering corporate training programs, Odoo scales with your needs while maintaining simplicity for both instructors and students.