Use this guide if you are a course provider deciding where customers will browse your courses. You can share your Cademy minisite, display Cademy courses on your own website, or use both.
Your minisite is the public website Cademy provides for your business. Cademy Admin is where your team manages courses, bookings and business information. Cademy Admin is separate from the website your customers browse.
Choose a website option
The choices below concern where customers see your courses. They do not require separate copies of the same course in Cademy.
An embed displays Cademy content inside a page on another website. Cademy for WordPress is a separate plugin; it is not the same as pasting Standard Website Embed code into a WordPress Custom HTML block.
Option | When to use it | What you need to manage |
Minisite | You want a Cademy-hosted public site that you can share without building your own website. | Keep your business profile and course information up to date in Cademy. Available branding controls depend on your account’s features. |
Standard Website Embed | You already have a website and want to display Cademy course information or a form inside one of its pages. | You or your website editor must be able to add the generated embed code and save the website page. Your website platform must allow the required code. |
Cademy for WordPress | You use WordPress and want course listings and course pages on your WordPress website. | Your Cademy account needs access to the integration, and you need permission to install and configure a WordPress plugin. |
You continue to manage course information in Cademy. You or your website editor manage your own website, its pages and the installed embed or plugin. Check the public website after changes; the Cademy preview alone does not confirm that the installed version has updated.
Where booking and learning happen
Displaying a course on your own website does not mean the entire booking journey stays there. For a course using Cademy checkout, the standard embedded course booking button opens Cademy checkout in a new tab. The WordPress integration also sends the customer to Cademy checkout. A course configured to use an external booking website sends customers to that destination instead. To set this up, see Send Customers to an External Booking Website.
Displaying courses on your website does not move Cademy-hosted lessons onto that website. Where participants learn depends on the course’s delivery and access arrangements, such as an in-person session, a live online session or online lessons.
Course visibility, date visibility and listing filters affect what visitors can see. Adding an embed or plugin does not make every course or scheduled date public. Check the intended public listing and course information before sharing the page. For visibility settings and individual course links, see Publish and Share a Course.
Minisite pages ask search engines not to include them in search results. Share your minisite link directly rather than relying on search traffic. This is not a privacy or access restriction. Showing courses on your own website does not guarantee that search engines will list or rank them.
Find and share your minisite
Your minisite uses your business’s Cademy address, such as your-name.cademy.io. This is an address pattern, not a link to your actual site. Copy your own address from the site rather than guessing it.
Open Cademy Admin and check that you are in the intended business account.
Open your business account menu using its name or logo.
Select View Your Site. Your minisite opens in a new browser tab.
Check the business name and the course information shown, then copy the address from the browser to share your minisite.
Use the page you want customers to visit when sharing by email, social media or a link on your own website. Adding a link to your minisite is different from installing an embed. For changes to the business details, follow Update Your Business Profile and Minisite.
Check features and costs
Choose the website experience first, then check the features and fees available to your account. Having a minisite or installing an embed does not mean every branding option or integration is included, or that bookings have no fees.
For plan limits and for what a booking costs, see Understand Cademy Plans, Limits and Fees. It explains the fees, including the platform fee, the typical card-processing fee and worked examples. Fees for bookings made through the Cademy marketplace are explained in Cademy Marketplace Is Retiring. Your own website can also have separate hosting, platform or plugin costs; check these with your website provider.
Set up your chosen option
A System Admin manages the business profile and Cademy app setup. If that is not your role, ask your System Admin to help. For your own website, involve the person who has permission to edit its pages or install its plugins.
Minisite: follow Update Your Business Profile and Minisite to update the public business information. To change the cover image, see Set Your Minisite Cover Image. For advice on wording, see Write Clear Course and Business Descriptions.
Standard Website Embed: follow Embed Courses or Forms on Your Website to choose the content, get its code and install it on your website.
WordPress plugin: follow Publish Cademy Courses on a WordPress Website for the dedicated integration’s requirements and setup.
If your own website asks visitors for cookie consent, see Manage Cookie Consent for Website Embeds. To measure bookings with analytics tools, see Track Course Bookings with Analytics.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need my own website to use Cademy?
No. You can use your Cademy-hosted minisite to share your courses. Check the business information and intended course visibility before sharing its address.
Can I use both my minisite and my own website?
Yes. Both can display courses managed in the same Cademy account. You do not need to create duplicate courses solely to show them in both places.
Can I add Cademy to an existing website?
Yes, if the website platform and your editing permissions allow the required embed code. On WordPress, choose between the Standard Website Embed and the separate Cademy for WordPress plugin; the plugin also needs the relevant Cademy account access.
Will customers stay on my website when they book?
The course page and checkout can be on different sites. Standard embedded course booking opens Cademy checkout in a new tab, and the WordPress integration also uses Cademy checkout. A configured external booking destination changes that route. Check which booking setup your course uses.
Is using my own website a way to avoid Cademy fees?
No. Using your own website does not by itself make Cademy bookings fee-free. For the fees on a booking, including the typical card-processing fee and worked examples, see Understand Cademy Plans, Limits and Fees.