Note: This feature is only available to Go1 Content Partners
How to access the Bulk Uploader
How to access the Bulk Uploader
You can access the Bulk Uploader by selecting Content from the menu and navigating to the Created by my portal tab.
Step 1: Download the existing content metadata
Go to Content in the main menu (click your user icon).
Select the Created by my portal tab.
Select the content you want to update from the Content manager table.
Click the Export button to download the metadata CSV file. This file contains the metadata fields for the selected content.
For more details on what metadata is required, please click here.
Before you edit the metadata CSV
The first row contains the column names. The second row contains instructions for each field. Keep both rows unchanged, then update one Learning Object per row.
Requirements in the table below apply to Content Partners publishing to Go1 Premium. Content published only to Your Portal has fewer required fields. See the Go1 Content Metadata Guidelines for the full requirements.
For more information about mantaining the accessibility of your content - see Update WCAG accessibility metadata using the bulk uploader.
Field | Description | Requirement | Accepted input |
| The Go1 identifier used to match the update to an existing Learning Object. | Required for updates | Keep the exported value unchanged. Do not reuse the same ID in another row. |
| Your unique identifier for the content. | Optional | Plain text, for example |
| Links an uploaded content file to its assigned Learning Object. | Do not fill | Leave this column as exported. Do not add or edit a value. |
| The name shown to learners. | Required | Plain text of at least 8 characters. For non-English content, include the English title in parentheses. |
| Portal users who can edit the content. | Optional | Admin email address. Separate multiple email addresses with a semicolon ( |
| The thumbnail shown on the content card. | Required for Go1 Premium | Exact uploaded file name including a lowercase |
| A short summary of the content. | Required | Plain text, 30–200 characters. Do not include hyperlinks. |
| The knowledge or skills learners will gain. | Required for Go1 Premium | At least two outcomes. Separate outcomes with a semicolon ( |
| The time needed to complete the content. | Required for Go1 Premium | A number of minutes, for example |
| The level of difficulty. | Required for Go1 Premium | One value: |
| The primary language of the Learning Object. | Required for Go1 Premium | One lowercase ISO 639-1 code, optionally followed by a hyphen and uppercase two-character country code: |
| The regional accent used in the audio. | Optional |
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| The region where the content applies, such as region-specific legislation. | Required for Go1 Premium |
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| The minimum WCAG conformance level the content meets. | Optional | One value: |
| Whether the content has closed captions. | Required for video |
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| The caption file uploaded with a video. | Conditional | Required for video when |
| The language of the caption file. | Conditional | Required for video when a caption file is provided. Use one language code such as |
| Whether the content has a transcript. | Required for audio |
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| The transcript file uploaded with the content. | Conditional | Required for audio when |
| The language of the transcript file. | Conditional | Required for audio when a transcript file is provided. Use one language code such as |
| Whether the content can be used with a screen reader. | Required for document or text |
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| Whether the content is optimised for phones and tablets. | Required for Go1 Premium |
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| Whether the content includes modules that give a score or feedback. | Required for Go1 Premium |
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| The Level 1 category in Go1’s Topics Taxonomy. | Required for Go1 Premium | One exact Level 1 taxonomy value, for example |
| The Level 2 category beneath Topic 1. | Required for Go1 Premium | One exact Level 2 taxonomy value that belongs beneath the selected Topic 1. |
| The Level 3 category beneath Topic 2. | Optional | One exact Level 3 taxonomy value that belongs beneath the selected Topic 2. |
| Keywords associated with the content. | Optional | Plain text. Separate multiple tags with a semicolon ( |
| The year the content was created. | Optional | A four-digit year in |
| The price when content is sold directly to learners. | Optional | A number, with decimals if needed, for example |
| The currency used for the price. | Required if Price is added | A supported three-letter currency code, for example |
Enter one primary language in the Language field.
Use one ISO 639-1 language code, with an optional country code, for example en, en-US, or fr-CA. Do not use a comma, semicolon, or pipe to enter multiple languages.
Do not add more than one row for the same LO ID. If each language version is already a separate Learning Object with its own ID, update each exported row separately.
Step 2: Upload your updated content metadata
Click the Bulk Upload button from the Content Manager table.
Select Update Content from the menu.
Step 3: Choose where you want to publish your learning content
When uploading content, you can choose where you want your content to be published. You can choose from the following options:
Your Portal– select this option to make your content available to users in your portalGo1 Premium– select this option if you are a Go1 Content Partner and want to add your content to Go1 Content Hub. Your content will be submitted for review by Go1 before its available to learners.
Step 4: Upload your metadata CSV, images, closed captions, and transcript files
Prepare your metadata CSV
Review the metadata you exported from the Content manager table
Check our metadata guidelines to understand what is expected of you
Make any updates to the metadata file
Ensure all required metadata fields are filled out - follow the instructions in the second row of the CSV template
Make sure the LO ID matches the content you’re updating.
Upload your metadata CSV file, with any images, closed captions or transcripts
Click Upload Content Details to begin.
When the upload is completed, you will see a summary of the learning content that has been successfully updated. If all your learning content has been updated successfully you will see a banner indicating that your content has been updated and published to your selected destination. You can close the Bulk Uploader by clicking Close at the bottom of the page.
If your upload has errors, you will see a banner indicating that your content has not been updated and published to your selected destination. Export the error report to view the errors. Once you have corrected the errors in your content metadata CSV, upload it again in the window.
View this guide to troubleshoot errors when updating your content details.
