Series

The Series product lets you publish shows and episodic content in a Netflix-like format, organized into seasons and episodes.

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Create a Series product

1. Go to Products → New product.
2. Enter a title, subtitle, and description.
3. Select the Series tile (clapperboard icon).
4. Click Create product to open your workspace.

From there, use the Basic info tab to describe your product, list what’s included, and set a price in Prices. Series share the same pricing options as other Sherpo product types. You can offer free or one-time paid series, create coupons, configure automations, and enable reviews. For a guide to the product’s Overview and Settings tabs, check this out:

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Build your Series product page

Under Page Builder, you can fully customize how your Series page looks using Sherpo’s powerful, lego-like builder.

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Series-specific blocks

Inside your Series Page Builder, you will see a Pages block where all seasons and episodes appear, alongside the Get and Content blocks. Like in every other Sherpo product, these blocks are mandatory and cannot be deleted or hidden. If they are not populated, they simply will not render. These blocks are included by default in the Aside Column, which displays them on the right. You can remove them from the column and position them anywhere in your layout. Sherpo simply ensures all mandatory blocks are present before allowing you to update the page.

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Product-specific blocks

All product Page Builders include an additional Product block category. These blocks are specific to the product type and power the core functionality of the page. These blocks usually include:

• Get — The purchase or unlock interface for the product.
• Summary — A compact overview of product metrics or highlights.
• Review — Displays review ratings and feedback from customers.
• Pages — Lists internal pages such as lessons, episodes, or product sections.
• Content — Displays the files or content included in the product.

Like other mandatory blocks, some of these may already be included in your layout and cannot be deleted, but you are free to move them anywhere within your page.

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Page builder

The rest of the Page Builder behaves exactly like the Site Builder. If you want to discover more about our blocks and building pages, check this out.

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Manage episodes and seasons

Open the Episodes tab to build your structure.

• Add Season creates a named container that groups related episodes.
• Add Episode creates a new episode inside a season.

If you add a standalone episode, Sherpo automatically places it in its own season (for example, Season 3 if it’s the third season you’ve created). If, for example, you want to include a free preview trailer without using the page builder, create a dedicated season named “Trailers” and place your trailer episodes there. At a glance, you can see each episode’s title, video details, and status. You can rename or reorganize episodes at any time using the actions menu.

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Add a new episode

Click Add Episode to create a new episode inside your series. Each episode has the following tabs:

1. General — Title (required), subtitle (optional), poster (required)
2. Availability — Choose whether the episode is free to watch without unlocking the product
3. Content — Main video, optional slideshow, and description

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General tab

Use General to define the public-facing attributes of your episode.

• Title is required and must be at least 3 characters (max 30).
• Subtitle is optional (max 30).
• Poster is required. Upload a 16:9 image (PNG or JPEG) up to 15 MB. This thumbnail appears before playback.

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Availability

Under Availability, you can control who can access the episode.

• Enable Publicly available to let anyone watch the episode without unlocking the Series.

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Content

In Content, upload the main content of your episode:

• Video — Upload a required .mp4 file up to 5 GB. Sherpo hosts and optimizes playback.
• Slideshow — Upload a .pdf slideshow (max 250 MB) to display embedded slides alongside the video.
• Allow slideshow download — Optionally allow users to download the slideshow PDF.
• Description — Add notes, transcripts, links, and rich-formatted text.

After clicking Update, wait for uploads to complete before continuing.

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Drafts and publishing

Episodes can be Draft or Published.

• Draft — Hidden from users (visible only to you).
• Published — Live inside the Series immediately.

You can publish or unpublish episodes at any time using the action menu or update buttons. You can also delete episodes at any time. Deleting requires confirmation.

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Add a season

Use seasons to group related episodes into sections.

1. Click Add Season.
2. Enter a season name.
3. Click Add Season to create it, then start adding episodes.

Organization rules:

• You can move episodes up or add episodes before or after another episode.
• You can move episodes between seasons by selecting Move to Season above or Move to Season below. This works for the first and last episodes within each season.

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Series settings

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Series-specific behavior

In Series products, episodes automatically mark as completed when a video finishes. This behavior is fixed and cannot be changed.

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Video security

Videos uploaded to Sherpo are protected by default.

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Core protections

• Paywall enforcement restricts video access to users who have unlocked the series.
• Tokenized playback uses short-lived, session-bound URLs that cannot be reused.
• Domain restrictions ensure videos play only on your Sherpo site or verified custom domain.

These protections keep your content accessible only to legitimate customers.

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Publish and sell

When your series is ready:

1. Set all episodes to Published.
2. Configure pricing in Prices and add coupons if needed.
3. Click Publish under Settings.

Once published:

• Visitors can browse your description, seasons, and episodes.
• Purchasers instantly unlock all published episodes and seasons.
• Progress and sales sync automatically.

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Best practices

• Release public (free) episodes as teasers to drive conversions.
• Create multiple seasons and keep episode counts balanced.
• Include one or more trailers using the video block for better discoverability.

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FAQ