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url: /courses/course-team.md
description: >-
  Add co-instructors and assistant instructors to a RootWright LMS Pro course,
  set their commission, and allow or deny permissions on that course only.
---

# How to add co-instructors to a course in RootWright LMS

A course can have more than one instructor. In RootWright LMS Pro, open the course in the course builder, click **Instructors**, then **Add Instructor**, search for the person, and choose their role and commission. You can also change what each instructor may do on this one course.

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Course teams need RootWright LMS Pro.
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## Roles on a course

| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| **Lead Instructor** | The person who created the course. A course has one lead. |
| **Co-Instructor** | Helps the lead. Can teach and manage content, but cannot remove the lead. |
| **Assistant Instructor** | Supports the lead and co-instructors. Typically grades work and helps students, with limited content editing. |

What each role may do by default is set site-wide under **Settings → People → Instructors & permissions**. See [Roles and permissions](/ai/roles-and-permissions).

## Add an instructor to a course

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1. Open the course in the course builder and click **Instructors** in the left menu.
2. Click **Add Instructor**. The **Add New Instructor** panel opens.
3. In **Search Instructors**, type a name or email and pick the person.
4. Choose their **Role**.
5. Optional: enter a **Commission Rate (%)**, their share of every sale. Leave it empty for none. Only administrators can set a commission.
6. Click **Add Instructor**. The message "*name* has been added to this course." appears.
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![The Add New Instructor panel on the Instructors section](/images/courses/course-team-01-add.jpg)

*Course builder → Instructors → Add Instructor.*

Only people who are already instructors appear in the search. If the person is not an instructor yet, use **Add a WordPress user** or **create a new account** under the search box. See [Instructors](/students/instructors).

## Change permissions on one course

Each instructor follows their role's defaults. To change that for one course only:

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1. On the instructor's row, click the adjust icon. **Permissions on this course** opens.
2. For each permission, choose **Role default**, **Allow** or **Deny**. Each row shows the role's default, for example "Role default for lead: allow".
3. Click **Save permissions**.
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![The Permissions on this course dialog](/images/courses/course-team-02-permissions.jpg)

*Anything left on **Role default** keeps following **Settings → Instructors & permissions**.*

The permissions you can set per course:

| Permission | What it allows |
|---|---|
| **Edit additional course info** | Edit what-you-will-learn, FAQ and requirements. |
| **Edit lessons** | Create, edit and delete lessons in the course. |
| **Set course price** | Change the price and course type (free, paid or subscription). |
| **Manage course discounts** | Create and remove coupons for the course. |
| **Pick course certificate** | Choose the course's certificate template. |
| **Moderate course reviews** | Approve or remove reviews. |
| **Moderate lesson comments** | Approve, reply to, spam or remove lesson comments. |
| **Enroll / unenroll students** | Enrol or unenrol students by hand. |
| **Post announcements** | Send announcements to the course's learners. |
| **Duplicate own courses** | Make a copy of the course. |
| **Delete courses** | Permanently delete the course. |
| **Configure drip schedule** | Set drip rules and overrides. |
| **Answer course Q\&A** | See and answer student questions. |
| **Manage instructors** | Add or remove co-instructors and assistants. |

## Remove an instructor

Click the bin icon on the instructor's row on the **Instructors** section, then confirm "Remove *name* from this course?". The message "*name* has been removed from this course." appears. A co-instructor cannot remove the lead instructor.

## Related

* [Course settings and access](/courses/course-settings)
* [Instructors](/students/instructors)
* [Roles and permissions](/ai/roles-and-permissions)