How to Add a Section to a Pathway

In this article:

• Overview
• Add a section
• Add steps to a section
• Rename or configure a section
• Things to keep in mind
• FAQs
• Who can do this

Overview

Sections let you group related steps inside a Pathway so learners see a clear structure — for example "Week 1", "Onboarding basics" or "Assessment". A section is a heading that holds one or more steps beneath it, and you can collapse, reorder and configure each section just like a step.

Add a section

1. Open your Pathway in the builder. The steps panel runs down the left-hand side.
2. At the bottom of the steps panel, click Add Section.
3. A new section is added to the bottom of the Pathway, titled New Section.

Add steps to a section

Once a section exists, you can fill it with steps in two ways:

• Hover over the section header and click the + (add) button, then choose Add Content, Add Event, Add Form or Add Text to add a new step directly into that section.
• Drag an existing step from elsewhere in the Pathway and drop it under the section.

Note: A section can't contain the same Content, Event, Form, Pathway or Knowledge step twice — if you try to add a duplicate to a section, SuperPath keeps the original in place and lets you know.

Rename or configure a section

• Click the section header to open it, where you can edit its title, cover and description.
• Hover over the section header and click the cog icon to open the section's settings — from here you can mark the section as required, set a prerequisite, add a start or due date, and show or hide its cover.
• Use the chevron on the section header to collapse or expand its steps while you build.

Things to keep in mind

• A section is itself a type of step, so it appears in the Pathway's step order and can be reordered like any other step.
• Deleting a section also deletes every step inside it — see How to Delete a Step or Section From a Pathway.
• Adding a section is one of the changes that returns a published Pathway to a draft (unpublished) state, so you'll need to publish again once you're done.

FAQs

Can a step belong to more than one section?
No. A step sits under a single section (or none). Move it by dragging it into a different section.

Do I have to use sections?
No. Sections are optional — a Pathway can be a flat list of steps with no sections at all.

Can I have steps outside of any section?
Yes. Steps that aren't dragged into a section simply appear on their own in the Pathway.

Who can do this

Owners, Admins, Managers, Content Managers and Instructors can add and configure sections in a Pathway. People Managers, Employees, Members, Volunteers and Restricted users have read-only access to Pathways and cannot.

Updated on: 18/07/2026