Get Started with Skilljar Starter
This article helps admins orient themselves with Skilljar Starter quickly so they can build their first Catalog Page with confidence.
Overview
Skilljar Starter is a simplified version of the full Skilljar learning platform, designed to give organizations easier access to publishing training content for customers, partners, or internal teams. It includes the core building blocks of a Skilljar training site, including domains, catalog pages, courses, and a learner-facing experience, without the broader configuration surface of the full Skilljar product.
Skilljar Starter is well-suited to organizations that want to:
- Set up a branded training portal quickly.
- Publish a focused set of courses to a defined audience.
- Use a no-code editor to design and maintain Catalog Pages.
- Extend the experience with third-party scripts such as analytics or chatbots, and custom styling when needed.
How Skilljar Starter Is Organized
Skilljar Starter follows the same conceptual model as the Skilljar product. Understanding this model makes the dashboard much easier to navigate.
- Domain: The web address of your training site (for example, academy.yourcompany.skilljar.com). A domain is the top-level container for everything learners see.
- Catalog Page: A page within a domain that organizes and presents courses to learners. A domain can have one or many Catalog Pages, for example, separate Catalog Pages for customers, partners, and internal employees. Think of Catalog Pages as folders that group related courses.
- Course: An individual training unit (videos, modules, quizzes, and so on) that learners enroll in and complete.
- Learner: The end user who visits the domain, browses Catalog Pages, and takes courses.
How the Domain Layer Works
The domain is the foundation of every Skilljar Starter site. Once your domain is created, you can manage it from the Domains & Publishing section of the dashboard.
- A single Skilljar Starter site can have one or more domains, each catering to a different audience.
- Each domain hosts its own Catalog Pages, courses, and visual identity.
- Domain-level settings (such as the custom domain URL, branding, and publishing rules) are managed under Domains & Publishing.
- Catalog Pages are created and managed inside the domain that owns them.
For more information on the Catalog Page within a domain, refer to the Create a New Catalog Page article.
Sign In to Skilljar Starter
To access the Skilljar Starter Dashboard:
- Open the Skilljar dashboard.
- Enter your E-mail address and Password.
- Click Log in. You are navigated to the Skilljar Starter Dashboard.
Navigate the Skilljar Starter Dashboard
After signing in, the Skilljar Starter Dashboard is your home for managing the training site. The left-hand navigation provides access to the following sections:
- Domains & Publishing: Manage domains, Catalog Pages, and publishing settings. This is where you create new Catalog Pages and manage existing ones.
- Course Management: Create and manage the individual courses that appear on Catalog Pages.
- Learner Management: Review learner accounts, enrollments, and progress.
- Reporting and Analytics: Review learner engagement and content performance data.
On any Catalog Page, the admin toolbar at the bottom of the page gives quick access to layout, style, settings, and page-level configuration.
For more information on the toolbar, refer to the Edit Layout in Skilljar Starter article.
Your First Catalog Page: Recommended Path
Once you are signed in and oriented, the recommended path for a new admin is to build the first Catalog Page. The following articles cover each step in order:
- Create a New Catalog Page: Set up the page itself with a title, description, URL, and labels.
- Edit Layout in Skilljar Starter: Open the page in layout mode and start arranging sections.
- Add Sections to a Catalog Page: Insert sections from the widget library.
- Configure the Welcome Banner Section: Personalize the hero area of the page.
- Customize Style in Skilljar Starter: Apply your brand identity through Branding, Colors, Buttons, Fonts, and Cards.
- Preview Catalog Page States in Skilljar Starter: Validate the page across the four learner scenarios.
- Publish or Cancel Layout Changes: Commit your changes to learners.