# Showcases and groups

> How to organize products into showcases and groups in the student area. Creating, sorting, publishing, appearance, access and the navigation model.

A showcase is a shelf in the student area. It is where products appear, for example "My courses" or "Bonus". A group is a showcase that holds other showcases. You create both in **Content > Products**.

## How it works

The **Content > Products** screen shows the whole tree: the showcases and, inside each one, the products.

- A **showcase** holds products.
- A **group** is a top-level showcase that holds other showcases. Those showcases are called **subshowcases**.

The tree stops there. A group does not go inside another group. A subshowcase does not become a group. See the full picture in [How content is organized](https://help.cademi.cloud/en/conteudo/como-o-conteudo-se-organiza.md).

**The most important rule:** a showcase organizes what the student sees. It gives access in one case only: when a delivery includes the whole showcase or the whole group. Then all its products are included, with the access time the delivery sets. A product you put in that showcase later is also included. A product you take out leaves. See [Deliveries](https://help.cademi.cloud/en/vendas/entregas.md).

### What the showcase opens

You choose under **What do students find when opening this showcase?**:

| Destination | What the student finds |
|---|---|
| **Showcase products** | Its products. This is the default. |
| **External link** | Another page, at the address you enter. The showcase has no products. |
| **Embedded page** | A page of yours, inside the student area. |
| **Other showcases** | The showcase becomes a group and holds subshowcases. |

### The statuses

Every new showcase starts as a draft. The status sits in the badge on the row. When editing, it is under **Showcase visibility**.

| Status | What it does |
|---|---|
| **Draft** | Visible to administrators only. The showcase disappears from the student area, with the published products inside it. |
| **Published** | Shown to students. Each product follows its own access rules. |
| **Unlisted** | Shown only to students who have access to at least one product in it. |
| **Hidden** | Not shown in any showcase, not even in the administrator preview. Use it for a path you place yourself: a menu item, a banner or a link in a message. |

**Heads up: this is where most mistakes happen.** Carla publishes the course, but its showcase is in draft. Result: the course disappears for every student. A draft hides the showcase, not the product's own address. A student who already has the product and opens its address still gets in. If a published course disappeared for everyone, check the showcase and then the group.

### The two navigation models

The student area has two navigation models: **Educational Model** and **Cademi Model**. The **Cademi Model** is the streaming layout. You choose in [Settings > Student area](https://help.cademi.cloud/en/configuracoes/area-do-aluno.md), under **Navigation model**.

In the streaming layout, top-level showcases are the rows of the home page. They have no page of their own. That is why the student menu only points to a showcase that sits inside a group or that opens an embedded page.

Some appearance options exist in one model only. This article says which.

## Step by step

### Create a showcase

1. Open **Content > Products**.
2. Click **New showcase**.
3. Fill in **Showcase name**.
4. Click **Create**.

The showcase starts as a draft, at the end of the list.

### Turn a showcase into a group

Only an empty showcase can become a group.

1. In the showcase's **...** menu, click **Edit**.
2. Open the **Configuration** tab.
3. Under **What do students find when opening this showcase?**, choose **Other showcases**.
4. Click **Save Changes**.
5. Inside the group, click **New subshowcase** for each inner showcase.

If the showcase already has products, the screen warns **This showcase already has products**. It offers **Create showcase group**: the group appears right above it. Then drag the showcase inside.

### Sort

- Drag the showcase by its handle.
- On top-level showcases, you can also use the **Move up** and **Move down** arrows.
- Drag a product to change its order or to move it to another showcase.
- Drag a showcase into a group, or back to the top level.

With a search or a filter applied, the list does not change order. Clear both first.

### Configure the appearance

In the **...** menu, click **Edit** and open the **Appearance** tab.

- **Showcase icon**: an SVG file next to the name. Top-level showcase only.
- **Showcase image**: in a subshowcase, the thumbnail shown in the group. JPG or PNG, up to 1 MB.
- **Showcase title**: the name above the product grid. Educational Model only.
- **Products per row**: 3 or 4. Educational Model only.
- **Content shown with one product**: what the showcase lists: **Lessons**, **Modules** or **Products**. Cademi Model only. If the showcase has a single blog product with taxonomies, they also show up as options.
- **Thumbnail format:** **Automatic**, **Do not resize**, 16:9, 4:4, 4:5 or 4:7.
- **Thumbnail titles**: the name below each thumbnail.
- **Automatic rotation**: the carousel moves on its own and stops when the student uses it. Cademi Model only.

### Configure access

In the **...** menu, click **Edit** and open the **Access** tab. A group does not have this tab.

- **Products with and without access**: **Together** or **Separated** into two lists. When separated, each list has a title: **Title for products with access** and **Title for products without access**. Educational Model only.
- **Lock on products without access**.
- **Thumbnail indicators**: the access and deadline indicators over the thumbnails.
- **Thumbnails for products without access**: **In color** or **Black and white**. This does not change access.
- **Remaining access time**: the time left, on the thumbnail of products with an end date.

A subshowcase that lists products has one more field, on the **Configuration** tab: **Offer page for students without access**. It is where a student goes when they have none of that showcase's products. That way they do not see an empty showcase.

### Duplicate and delete

- **...** > **Duplicate** copies the showcase with its products. The copy's name ends in "(copy at", with the time and the date. The copy starts as a draft.
- **...** > **Delete** sends the showcase to the trash, with its subshowcases and products.

To bring it back, open the **Trash** in the corner of the screen and click **Restore**.

## Good to know

- **Search and filters.** The search at the top finds showcases and products by name. The **Status**, **Features** and **Issues** filters apply to products. The **Replica** filter appears when there are items with the **Replica** badge. A showcase shows up if at least one product inside it matches.
- **Collapsed list.** With more than six showcases, the list starts collapsed. **Expand all** and **Collapse all** open and close them all.
- **Unlisted group.** It follows the unlisted showcase rule: it is shown to whoever has a product inside it.
- **Enrollments are kept.** Deleting a showcase does not remove enrollments or progress from the products that go to the trash with it. Restoring puts everything back.
- **Everything starts as a draft.** Showcases, products, modules and lessons start as drafts. Publishing the showcase does not publish its products. Each one has its own status. See [Products and formats](https://help.cademi.cloud/en/conteudo/produtos.md).

## Frequently asked questions

**Can the showcase list modules or lessons instead of products?** Yes, in the Cademi Model, under **Content shown with one product**. In the Educational Model, the showcase lists products.

**I want a showcase only for buyers, with no lock for everyone else.** Set the showcase to **Unlisted**. It is shown only to students who have one of its products. **Hidden** will not do: it disappears for everyone, buyers included.

**I published the course and nobody sees it.** Check that its showcase and its group are published. A showcase in draft hides its products.