Course Access Period is a feature included in Sensei Pro that allows you to set up a timeframe during which students will have access to a course.
Defining a Course Access Period
In the course editor, find the Access Period panel in the Course Settings section of the sidebar. If the sidebar is closed, you can open the Course Settings directly by clicking on the Sensei icon in the header:
In the Access Period settings, you can specify when course access starts and ends:
Course Access Starts
You can set course access to start Immediately (from the time of enrollment), or On a specific date.
Course Access Ends
You can set course access to end Never (lifetime access), After a set period (a specific number of Days, Weeks, or Months after access starts), or On a specific date.
Note that these settings are only available in the block editor. The Classic Editor is not supported since Sensei LMS 3.1
Course Access Expiration
No matter what time a student enrolls in a course, if that course’s access is set to end after a set period, or on a specific date, access will expire at midnight on the given date. Note that the first day of access counts as a full day no matter what time a student enrolls. This means that if you set the course to expire in 1 day, and the student gets access at 11:00 PM, their access will expire after 1 hour (at midnight).
Changing the Course Access Period
If you change the course access period, the changes will only apply to students enrolled after the changes are made. Students who are already enrolled will still have the same access period that was in place when they enrolled.
If you need to update the access period for already enrolled students, you can do that manually via Sensei LMS > Students (see Viewing/Managing Access Expiration)
Student Access Notifications
Students will receive notifications about course access expiration on course/lesson pages, and by email.
The course access expiration notification emails are sent on the day of expiration, 3 days before expiration, and 7 days before expiration. To customize these emails, see Email Notifications.
Viewing/Managing Access Expiration
To view access expiration dates for existing students, go to Sensei LMS > Students and click on a course name under Enrolled Courses (you can filter by course if necessary so only that course is shown):
You’ll see a list of students taking the course, and the Access Expiration column will show the expiration date for each student:
To change the expiration date, click on the date for the student you want to change, and select a new date from the calendar, then click Update Student:
