# Course Announcements > Course Announcements let course creators post updates with rich content directly inside Courses, while learners receive them through a dedicated… - Source: https://docs.ghlcustomercare.com/docs/memberships-and-communities/membership-courses-sites/course-announcements - Section: Memberships & Communities / Membership/Courses Sites - Reading time: 3 min - Images: 5, each explained below - Modified on Sun, 30 Aug at 9:44 AM --- Course Announcements let course creators post updates with rich content directly inside Courses, while learners receive them through a dedicated announcements experience — with optional email notifications. It gives you a central place to communicate launches, new lessons, reminders, and important notices, and reaches learners right where they already study. --- **TABLE OF CONTENTS** - [What are Course Announcements](#what-are-course-announcements) - [Key benefits of Course Announcements](#key-benefits-of-course-announcements) - [How to Create and Manage Course Announcements](#how-to-create-and-manage-course-announcements) - [Step 1) Open Courses → Announcements](#step-1-open-courses-announcements) - [Step 2) Create a new announcement](#step-2-create-a-new-announcement) - [Step 3) Add rich content and target courses](#step-3-add-rich-content-and-target-courses) - [Step 4) Enable email notifications (optional)](#step-4-enable-email-notifications-optional) - [Step 5) Manage your announcements](#step-5-manage-your-announcements) - [How learners experience announcements](#how-learners-experience-announcements) - [Frequently Asked Questions](#frequently-asked-questions) - [Relevant articles](#relevant-articles) --- # **What are Course Announcements** **Course Announcements** are updates you publish from the Courses admin that appear inside your learners' course experience. Each announcement supports: - **Rich content** — formatted text, images, and links. - **Flexible targeting** — send to learners of a specific course or across all courses. - **Optional email notifications** — also deliver the announcement to course members via email. - **A dedicated learner experience** — an announcement banner, an unread indicator in the top bar, an announcements list, and an announcement detail page. --- ## **Key benefits of Course Announcements** - **Keep learners informed:** Share updates without relying on external email blasts alone. - **One central place:** Post launches, new lessons, reminders, and important notices where learners already study. - **Higher engagement:** Announcements show up in-app, so more learners actually see them. - **Full admin workflow:** Create, edit, clone, and delete announcements — with a clean read experience for learners. --- ## **How to Create and Manage Course Announcements** #### **Step 1) Open Courses → Announcements** 1. Go to **Memberships → Courses → Products**. 2. Click **Announcements** in the top-right of the Products page. ![Step 1) Open Courses → Announcements (image 1 of 5)](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.freshdesk.com/data/helpdesk/attachments/production/155079640714/original/2oSDW9bfhDsKU74rS8YkJuuvN7qJ2CK9xg.png) **Step 1) Open Courses → Announcements (image 1 of 5)** This screenshot appears in the "Step 1) Open Courses → Announcements" section of "Course Announcements". The text alongside this image reads: Go to Memberships → Courses → Products. Click Announcements in the top-right of the Products page. Immediately after, the guide continues: On the Announcements page, click + New announcement. Enter a clear Title for your announcement. - Where to go: Go to Memberships → Courses → Products. Click Announcements in the top-right of the Products page. - Controls: Memberships → Courses → Products, Announcements - Next: On the Announcements page, click + New announcement. Enter a clear Title for your announcement. Full procedure: 1. Go to Memberships → Courses → Products. 2. Click Announcements in the top-right of the Products page. #### **Step 2) Create a new announcement** 1. On the Announcements page, click **\+ New announcement**. 2. Enter a clear **Title** for your announcement. ![Step 2) Create a new announcement (image 2 of 5)](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.freshdesk.com/data/helpdesk/attachments/production/155079640717/original/C2NWaTD0PhVSZrdhKfFr9PDCY4dvllj1Zg.png) **Step 2) Create a new announcement (image 2 of 5)** This screenshot appears in the "Step 2) Create a new announcement" section of "Course Announcements". The text alongside this image reads: On the Announcements page, click + New announcement. Enter a clear Title for your announcement. Immediately after, the guide continues: Use the rich text editor to add formatted text, images, and links to your announcement body. Choose your targeting — send the announcement to learners of a specific course, or to all courses. - What to fill in: On the Announcements page, click + New announcement. Enter a clear Title for your announcement. - Controls: + New announcement, Title - Next: Use the rich text editor to add formatted text, images, and links to your announcement body. Choose your targeting — send the announcement to learners of a specific course, or to all courses. Full procedure: 1. On the Announcements page, click + New announcement. 2. Enter a clear Title for your announcement. #### **Step 3) Add rich content and target courses** 1. Use the **rich text editor** to add formatted text, images, and links to your announcement body. 2. Choose your **targeting** — send the announcement to learners of a specific course, or to all courses. #### **Step 4) Enable email notifications (optional)** 1. If you'd like course members to also receive the announcement by email, enable **email notifications**. 2. Click **Publish** to send the announcement. #### **Step 5) Manage your announcements** From the Announcements list you can **view**, **edit**, **clone**, and **delete** announcements. Use the **Sent to** and **Date range** filters or the search box to quickly find a specific announcement. --- ## **How learners experience announcements** Once an announcement is published, learners can discover it inside the Client Portal / course experience through: - An **unread indicator** and announcement icon in the top bar. - An **announcements list** showing all updates for their courses. - An **announcement detail page** with the full rich content, opened without leaving their learning experience. ![How learners experience announcements (image 3 of 5)](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.freshdesk.com/data/helpdesk/attachments/production/155079640739/original/MApnERg0loIRs0Cn9kJlfe-J2vb4zLl2rQ.png) **How learners experience announcements (image 3 of 5)** This screenshot appears in the "How learners experience announcements" section of "Course Announcements". The text alongside this image reads: An unread indicator and announcement icon in the top bar. An announcements list showing all updates for their courses. An announcement detail page with the full rich content, opened without leaving their learning experience. Immediately after, the guide continues: Q. Where do I create course announcements? - What this covers: An unread indicator and announcement icon in the top bar. An announcements list showing all updates for their courses. An announcement detail page with the full rich content, opened without leaving their learning experience. - Controls: unread indicator, announcements list, announcement detail page - Next: Q. Where do I create course announcements? Full procedure: 1. An unread indicator and announcement icon in the top bar. 2. An announcements list showing all updates for their courses. 3. An announcement detail page with the full rich content, opened without leaving their learning experience. ![How learners experience announcements (image 4 of 5)](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.freshdesk.com/data/helpdesk/attachments/production/155079640639/original/2FY7GlZW2gux-zYU6Ic1Ou_LGhTyPGQDyg.png) **How learners experience announcements (image 4 of 5)** This screenshot appears in the "How learners experience announcements" section of "Course Announcements". The text alongside this image reads: An unread indicator and announcement icon in the top bar. An announcements list showing all updates for their courses. An announcement detail page with the full rich content, opened without leaving their learning experience. Immediately after, the guide continues: Q. Where do I create course announcements? - What this covers: An unread indicator and announcement icon in the top bar. An announcements list showing all updates for their courses. An announcement detail page with the full rich content, opened without leaving their learning experience. - Controls: unread indicator, announcements list, announcement detail page - Next: Q. Where do I create course announcements? Full procedure: 1. An unread indicator and announcement icon in the top bar. 2. An announcements list showing all updates for their courses. 3. An announcement detail page with the full rich content, opened without leaving their learning experience. ![How learners experience announcements (image 5 of 5)](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.freshdesk.com/data/helpdesk/attachments/production/155079640641/original/_wd1BikS7Nhn3eEAgCnoEpRUNHgmpezoEA.png) **How learners experience announcements (image 5 of 5)** This screenshot appears in the "How learners experience announcements" section of "Course Announcements". The text alongside this image reads: An unread indicator and announcement icon in the top bar. An announcements list showing all updates for their courses. An announcement detail page with the full rich content, opened without leaving their learning experience. Immediately after, the guide continues: Q. Where do I create course announcements? - What this covers: An unread indicator and announcement icon in the top bar. An announcements list showing all updates for their courses. An announcement detail page with the full rich content, opened without leaving their learning experience. - Controls: unread indicator, announcements list, announcement detail page - Next: Q. Where do I create course announcements? Full procedure: 1. An unread indicator and announcement icon in the top bar. 2. An announcements list showing all updates for their courses. 3. An announcement detail page with the full rich content, opened without leaving their learning experience. --- ## **Frequently Asked Questions ** **Q. Where do I create course announcements?** From the Courses admin: go to **Memberships → Courses → Products** and click **Announcements**. **Q. Can I send an announcement to more than one course?** Yes. You can target learners of a specific course or send to all courses. **Q. Do learners get an email for every announcement?** Only if you enable email notifications for that announcement. Email delivery is optional — announcements always appear in-app regardless. **Q. Can I add images and links to an announcement?** Yes. Announcements support rich content, including formatted text, images, and links. **Q. Can I edit or reuse an announcement after publishing?** Yes. From the Announcements list you can edit, clone, or delete any announcement. **Q. How do learners know there's a new announcement?** Learners see an unread indicator and announcement icon in the top bar, plus a banner, and can open the announcements list and detail page to read the full update. --- ## **Relevant articles** - [Getting Started - Launch a Course](https://docs.ghlcustomercare.com/docs/getting-started-w-ghl-customer-care/commerce/getting-started-launch-a-course) - [Edit Membership Courses with the New Course Editor](https://docs.ghlcustomercare.com/docs/getting-started-w-ghl-customer-care/commerce/edit-membership-courses-with-the-new-course-editor) - [Use Ask AI to Create and Manage Courses](https://docs.ghlcustomercare.com/docs/ai-employee/ask-ai/how-to-use-ask-ai-to-create-and-manage-courses) - [Create Product and Attach it to Membership Course Offer](https://docs.ghlcustomercare.com/docs/memberships-and-communities/membership-courses-sites/how-to-create-a-product-and-attach-it-to-a-membership-course-offer) --- Documentation for GHL Customer Care. 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