The complete feature list
Chapters is one app inside Shopify that replaces a course tool, an exam tool, a certificate maker, and a checkout. Below is every feature, grouped into six pillars — with a deep dive on each.
Courses & video
A drag-and-drop builder for chapters and lessons, with token-protected streaming, quizzes, drip scheduling, and completion gates. Publishing a course auto-creates a matching Shopify product.
Reorder chapters and lessons by dragging, with full keyboard support.
Mix video, live, and text lessons in any order within a course.
Multiple choice, true/false, multiple select, short answer, numeric with tolerance, ordering, and matching.
Release content by date, days after enrollment, or sequentially as students progress.
Require a watch percentage, a quiz pass, an assignment, or both before the next lesson unlocks.
No separate video host to wire up. Just upload — every store gets 30 GB of storage free, then $4 per extra 25 GB.
Lessons stream from the Bunny.net CDN behind short-lived signed links — no public URLs to copy.
Upload VTT or SRT captions, and students pick up exactly where they left off.
Optional screen watermark and download deterrents per course; publishing auto-creates a Shopify product.
Examinations
A focused, split-screen exam hall with a timer, a question palette, and autosave. Run exams as a course final or sell them standalone — with randomized pools, paid retakes, and per-question analytics.
A timer, question palette, and autosave keep students oriented and protected against lost work.
Set a time limit and the exam auto-submits when the clock runs out.
Draw each sitting from a larger question pool so no two attempts look alike.
Configure the passing score (default 70%) and optionally cap how many attempts a student gets.
Sell an exam as its own product or as a course final, and charge for retakes if you choose.
Import up to 200 questions from Excel, and track pass rate, average score, and the hardest questions.
Certificates
Engraved, landscape-A4 PDF certificates carrying your logo, brand color, and signature. Issued automatically when a student finishes — and verifiable by anyone on a public page.
A landscape-A4 diploma rendered with your logo and brand color baked in.
Add a signature or a script-styled name so each certificate feels personally awarded.
A wax-seal monogram and an optional score finish the document with a formal touch.
Awarded on course completion or exam pass; the student claims and downloads it.
Include the certificate at no charge, or sell it as a paid add-on after completion.
Each certificate has a public verification page so employers can confirm it is genuine.
Live classes
Connect your Zoom account once, schedule sessions inside the lesson editor, and students join from the lesson page. Attach the recording afterward so anyone who missed it can catch up.
Authorize your own Zoom account with OAuth — no copying meeting links by hand.
Set the date and time for a live lesson right where you build the course — timezone-aware.
Enrolled students join the live session straight from the lesson, no separate invite needed.
Attach the recording after the session so it becomes an on-demand replay in the lesson.
Web push and email reminders bring students back before a live class starts.
Zoom is live today. Google Meet and Microsoft Teams can be requested in-app — we build the most-requested next.
Sell on Shopify
Courses run through your native Shopify checkout, so discounts, gift cards, and multi-currency just work. Paid orders enroll students instantly and fulfill on their own — including guest checkout.
Discounts, gift cards, and multi-currency work exactly as they do for the rest of your store.
Students get access the moment they pay, including guest checkout, with automatic fulfillment.
A refund removes access but keeps the student's progress, so a re-purchase resumes cleanly.
Cap enrollment for cohorts and grant time-limited access when you want a window.
Four theme blocks — course catalog, access card, course details, and a My Courses button — plus checkout and order-page extensions.
Set colors, logo, and name with 12 presets and a live preview; the student portal installs as a PWA.
Engage & grow
Lesson Q&A, reviews, branded lifecycle emails, and push reminders bring students back. An insights dashboard and per-course analytics show you exactly where they thrive and where they drop off.
Students ask questions in context, with instructor badges and moderation tools to keep it clean.
Collect course reviews to build social proof and surface what learners value most.
Welcome, completion, graded, drip-unlock, and live-reminder emails carry your branding automatically.
Nudge students back to unfinished lessons and upcoming live classes even with the tab closed.
A live activity feed shows enrollments, completions, and engagement as they happen.
Track enrollments, completion rate, revenue, and 30-day trends, plus per-course drop-off funnels, a student roster, and exam insights.
Trust & security
Chapters protects access with signed, expiring links and leans on Shopify for payments — so the sensitive parts are handled by infrastructure you already trust.
Supports Shopify's data export and erasure flows.
Playback runs on short-lived, expiring signed URLs.
Offline access tokens expire rather than living forever.
Sensitive endpoints are rate limited against abuse.
Payments run through Shopify, which handles PCI.
Install Chapters free from the Shopify App Store. Build your first course today.
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