How to migrate from Teachable without losing students: a step-by-step guide
Teachable can't export a whole course in one go. You download files one by one, copy text by hand and export your students as a CSV. With a plan, most creators move a course in a weekend.
This guide covers what you can take with you, the order to do it in, and how to tell your students.
What you can export from Teachable
According to Teachable's help center:
| Content | How to export it |
|---|---|
| Videos, PDFs, audio, images | Download each file from the curriculum editor (three-dot menu, then Download) |
| Text lessons | Copy into a document by hand |
| Students | Users, then Export CSV (school owner only) |
| Transactions | Transactions, then Export CSV |
| Whole course | Not possible, and support can't do it for you |
Step 1: Take stock before you cancel anything
List every course, lesson and file, plus your active students and subscriptions. Don't cancel Teachable until the new academy is live and students have moved over.
Step 2: Download your content
Create one folder per course and one subfolder per section. Download videos and files into them, and paste each text lesson into a document with the same name.
Step 3: Export your students
Export the Users CSV. Keep the email addresses and the courses each student has bought.
Step 4: Rebuild your courses
Create a free Forento account and recreate each course, section by section. Forento uploads several videos at once, so large courses go faster. Chat support can help you on every plan.
Step 5: Give students access
Invite your existing students to your new academy and give them the courses they've already paid for. Students with active subscriptions on Teachable need to subscribe again on your new academy. Plan this for the date their next payment is due.
Step 6: Connect your domain and payments
Connect Stripe or PayPal, then point your custom domain to your Forento academy. If you used your own domain on Teachable, the change is invisible to students.
Step 7: Tell your students
Send a short email:
Hi [name], we've moved to a new home! Your courses are waiting at [your domain]. Log in with this email address to pick up where you left off. If anything is missing, just reply to this email.
Step 8: Cancel Teachable
Wait until students are logged in and active subscriptions have moved. Then download your final transaction CSV for your records and cancel.
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