Course Cloning
Overview
Course Cloning lets you duplicate an entire course — including all its lessons, topics, quizzes, and questions — in a single click. The clone is saved as a draft so you can review and customize it before publishing.
Who Can Clone Courses
| Role | Access |
|---|---|
| Administrator | Can clone any course |
| Instructor | Can clone courses they created or are a co-instructor on |
| Group Leader | Cannot clone courses |
| Student | Cannot clone courses |
How to Clone a Course
- Go to My Dashboard > My Courses.
- Find the course you want to clone.
- Click the Clone icon (copy icon) in the course card footer.
- A confirmation dialog appears showing what will be duplicated:
- Click Clone Course to start.
- A progress spinner appears while the course is being duplicated. Large courses may take a moment.
- When complete, click Edit New Course to open the cloned course directly in the dashboard editor.
What Gets Cloned
The cloning process creates a full deep copy of the course hierarchy:
| Content | What happens |
|---|---|
| Course | Duplicated with title “(Copy)” appended, saved as Draft |
| Lessons | All lessons duplicated as Drafts, linked to the new course |
| Topics | All topics duplicated as Drafts, linked to the correct new lessons |
| Quizzes | All quizzes duplicated as Drafts, including quiz engine data |
| Questions | All questions duplicated and linked to their new quizzes |
| Categories & Tags | Course categories and tags are copied |
| Course Settings | All course settings are preserved |
What Is NOT Cloned
| Data | Reason |
|---|---|
| Student enrollments | The clone starts with no enrolled students |
| Co-instructor assignments | You are the sole author of the new course |
| Group associations | The clone is not assigned to any groups |
| Quiz attempt history | No student data is carried over |
After Cloning
The cloned course is saved as a Draft. Before publishing:
- Update the course title (remove “(Copy)” and give it a meaningful name).
- Review the course content — all lessons, topics, and quizzes are also drafts.
- Update any settings specific to the new course (pricing, access settings, etc.).
- Publish the course and its content when ready.