Public Content
Anonymous access via product link—with or without a public Academy catalog.
What This Is For
Public Academy availability lets people take a product without registering, using that item’s product link.
You do not need a public Academy (anonymous catalog browsing) for this. Catalog visibility and product availability are separate—see Academy Catalog Visibility vs Product Availability.
Typical uses: promotional modules, partner training, or any flow where you distribute a direct URL rather than sending people to a browsable storefront.
Who This Is For
Administrators and content creators who share open courses; learners who open a product link (anonymous or signed in).
Before You Start
- The content must be published.
- Turn on Academy Visibility and set availability to Public in Create, or under Manage Academy → Content → Visibility and access.
- Copy the product link from those settings (or use Share link with the Academy destination in Create).
Public Product vs Public Catalog
| Setup | What anonymous people can do |
|---|---|
| Product Public, workspace Academy not open to anonymous browsing | Open only that item via its product link—no full catalog |
| Product Public, workspace has a public Academy | Same product link plus discovery in the anonymous catalog |
When the catalog is private, only people with the product link can open that public item anonymously.
Behavior for Anonymous vs Signed-In Users
Anonymous Users (via Product Link)
- Can access and complete the content without signing up.
- Do not receive a certificate upon completion.
- Progress is tracked anonymously. Statistics are limited to totals for starts, completions, and failures.
Signed-In Users
- From the Academy catalog, a product link, or an older anonymous participation URL, signed-in users are routed to the standard Academy product page (not the anonymous-only experience).
- They add the item to their Learn library through the same free enrollment flow as other free Academy products (Start in your library / similar), then take the content in Learn.
- Do receive a certificate upon completion when your content settings allow it.
- Progress and results appear in Analyze like any other owned content.
Analytics for Public Content
Anonymous progress is not tied to an account, so analytics stay aggregated. In Analyze → Content statistics, you see totals for starts, completions, and failures. For signed-in users, detailed analytics work as usual.
