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8 articles in Hosting SCORM
- /01Hosting SCORM · TutorialHow to host a SCORM file (without an LMS).Put the zip on a host that runs the SCORM API in the browser, then send a link. The four real ways to do that, ranked, plus the gotchas.14 min read
- /02Hosting SCORM · TutorialFree SCORM hosting that actually works in 2026.We ran the same heavy Storyline package through every free SCORM host we could find. Two failed silently. One broke localization. Here are the only two we’d send to a client.8 min read
- /04Hosting SCORM · TutorialHow to share a Storyline file with a client (the modern way).Zip emails are dead. Articulate Review is paywalled. Here’s how to send a Storyline package as a real, clickable link — including the SCORM API quirks that bite you.6 min read
- /09Hosting SCORM · Tutorialcmi.completion_status, demystified.The single SCORM API value that breaks more “Why is this not completing?” tickets than any other. What it means, how authoring tools set it, and the safe default.7 min read
- /12Hosting SCORM · TutorialSCORM in WordPress (no plugin).WordPress can’t run SCORM. Host the package, then embed it with a new-tab button or an iframe. No plugin needed; here are the gotchas that break it.7 min read
- /20Hosting SCORM · TutorialSCORM in Squarespace.Host the package, then launch it from a Button block or a Code block iframe. No plugins; here are the gotchas that break it.8 min read
- /21Hosting SCORM · TutorialSCORM in Wix.Wix can’t run a SCORM zip. Host the package, then launch it from a Wix button or HTML embed, minding the mobile-editor gotchas.9 min read
- /22Hosting SCORM · TutorialSCORM in plain HTML.One tag embeds a hosted SCORM module. Covers link vs iframe, HTTPS, CSP frame-ancestors and the build gotchas that blank your iframe.9 min read
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