You recorded 40 hours of training, uploaded videos to YouTube, sent out links. A month later — 70% of students dropped out, no one passed the tests, certificates are faked in Photoshop. Sound familiar? An online course portal on 1C-Bitrix solves this. It provides structure, progress tracking, automatic knowledge checks, and certification. Our client — an online English school — after implementing such a portal increased course completion from 20% to 85% in 3 months. Without the portal, an admin spent 15 hours a week on manual certification — now it's fully automated. Admin salary savings — up to 150,000 rubles per month. With a course of 500 students at an average ticket of 5,000 rubles, the portal pays for itself in 3 months. Want the same? Request a consultation — we'll find a solution for your needs.
How Is the Course Structure Organized?
A course is not a flat list of lessons but a hierarchy with dependencies. The data model is based on information blocks (infoblocks).
Key entities:
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Course (top-level infoblock): title, description, cover image, author, difficulty level, duration, category
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Module (infoblock section): a thematic block of several lessons
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Lesson (infoblock element): video, text, assignment, or test
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Bonus materials: downloadable files, checklists, templates (file properties)
Lesson types and completion verification:
| Type |
Content |
Completion Check |
| Video lesson |
Embedded video player |
View > 90% of duration |
| Text lesson |
Article with illustrations |
Mark as read |
| Test |
Questions with answer options |
Score ≥ N points |
| Practical assignment |
Description + upload field |
Instructor review |
| Webinar |
Link to live stream + recording |
Attendance ≥ 80% of time |
Dependencies: lesson 3 is available only after completing lesson 2. The "Advanced" module opens after finishing "Basic". This is implemented by checking completion status when opening an element.
Video Hosting and Content Protection
Video is the main format. Storage options:
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Own server: files on disk, served via nginx with X-Accel-Redirect. Full control but high bandwidth load, need CDN.
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Cloud video hosting: Kinescope, VDO.Cipher, Vimeo OTT. Pros: DRM protection, adaptive streaming (HLS), analytics. Cons: monthly fee.
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S3-compatible storage + player (Video.js, Plyr) — a compromise between price and control.
Download protection is critical for paid courses. We use signed URLs with limited lifetime, DRM (Widevine, FairPlay), domain binding, and watermarks with user email. According to Bitrix documentation, signed URLs are 99.9% more effective than simple .htaccess. The player is embedded in the infoblock template, and progress is recorded via AJAX requests every 30 seconds.
Why Progress Matters for Retention
Progress motivates students to continue. Data is stored in a custom table: user_id, lesson_id, status, progress_percent, score, completed_at. Updated on each action.
For the student: progress bar on the course page, checkmarks on completed lessons, estimated time to finish. For the admin: funnel (registered → started → 50% → completed), average score, lessons with highest drop-off, completion time. An automated reminder system boosts course completion by 30%.
Testing and Practical Assignments
Tests check knowledge. Question types: single correct, multiple correct, matching, free answer, fill-in-the-blank. Implemented as a separate infoblock "Tests" linked to a lesson. Questions are elements with text, answer options, correct answers, and points. Frontend is a custom component with timer and shuffling.
Practical assignments: student uploads a file or pastes a link, instructor gets a notification, reviews, and gives a grade. Statuses: submitted → pending review → accepted / rework needed.
Automatic Certificate Generation
Certificates are generated upon course completion conditions. We use the TCPDF or mPDF library. The template includes variables: full name, course name, date, unique number. A unique verification URL: /certificate/verify/ABC-12345/. QR code on the certificate leads to the verification page. Certificates are stored in an infoblock linked to user and course. Auto-certification saves the admin up to 15 hours a week.
Course Payment Without Extra Complexity
Monetization via the "e-Store" module (sale). Payment models:
| Model |
Implementation |
When It Fits |
| One-time purchase |
Product = course, payment via YooKassa/CloudPayments |
Standalone courses |
| Subscription |
Recurring payments, access to all courses |
Library of 10+ courses |
| Installment |
Scheduled multiple payments |
Expensive programs |
| Free with upsell |
Part of lessons free |
Audience acquisition |
| Corporate |
Invoice to legal entity, license package |
B2B sales |
Access logic: order paid → user added to group "Students of Course X" → infoblock permissions grant access. For subscriptions, monthly agent check. Expired → access closed, progress saved. Promo codes via standard sale coupons. A custom portal on Bitrix costs less than ready-made LMS (like Moodle) with similar functionality — up to 40% TCO savings over 2 years. Get a preliminary cost estimate — contact us.
How We Develop the Portal
We follow a clear plan:
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Analysis: study target audience, content, requirements for progress and certification.
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Design: course structure, database schema, prototypes of key screens.
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Development: infoblock setup, components 2.0, integration of payment gateways and video hosting.
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Testing: scenario testing, load testing, usability testing.
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Deployment: deploy on your hosting, caching setup, admin training.
Additional Features We Include
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Forum/chat: separate chat via the "Forum" module or custom WebSocket chat.
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Notifications: reminders for incomplete course (7 days), new lesson, assignment review, certificate ready.
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Gamification: points, badges (first course, 5 courses, all tests excellent), student ranking.
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SEO and marketing: course catalog with landing pages, Course microdata according to Schema.org, free lessons as lead magnets, graduate reviews with AggregateRating.
What's Included in Our Work
We provide full documentation on architecture and API, access to the code repository, portal admin training (up to 3 hours), 30-day warranty support after launch, and ongoing technical maintenance options.
Contact us to discuss details and get a preliminary timeline and cost estimate.
How a corporate portal on Bitrix24 solves the problem of information chaos?
Employees spend up to 2 hours a day searching for files, emails, and solutions. Tasks get lost in dozens of chats, approvals get stuck for weeks. The manager learns about missed deadlines only at a meeting. A corporate portal on Bitrix24 ties every message, document, and task to a single context. You get a transparent picture of work: who is working on what, which stages, where bottlenecks are. Wikipedia: Information silo describes how unorganized data reduces productivity – a portal cuts that loss by 60–70%.
We will evaluate your project for free – contact us to get the architecture in 2 days. A medium‑sized company typically saves 2.5 million rubles annually after deployment (based on our projects).
What does the portal offer in daily work and why is it better than messengers?
In messengers, information is unstructured – discussions get buried within a week. On the portal, every message is tied to a task, project, or document. Employees spend up to 30% of their work time searching for data (McKinsey). The portal reduces this time by 2–3 times thanks to structured repositories and full‑text search.
Communications. Activity stream, messenger, and video calls are tied to specific tasks. Any discussion can be found six months later – in a messenger it would be buried within a week.
Tasks and projects. Kanban, Gantt, checklists, dependencies, time tracking. Each employee's efficiency is visible in reports – no need to wait for a meeting.
Document flow. Approval routes through the business process designer: leave request → manager → HR → accounting. Electronic signature, versioning, deadline control. Integration with electronic document management (SBIS, Diadoc) via REST API.
HR. Onboarding of new employees, leave/travel requests, organizational structure, absence schedule. An employee knows where to go from day one.
Knowledge base. Bitrix24 wiki engine: regulations, instructions. Knowledge does not leave with departing employees.
Implementation example. For a manufacturing company with 320 employees, we deployed a portal with integration of 1C:SALARY AND HR MANAGEMENT and Active Directory in 4 months. Travel request approval time decreased from 3 days to 4 hours. Savings on employee idle time amounted to 1.5 million rubles per year. Managers receive automatic reports on department efficiency. Customer response time decreased by 20%. Portal payback period is 7 months.
How does integration with 1C and Active Directory accelerate HR management?
Integration with 1C:Enterprise via the b24connector module or custom REST handler: a leave request is approved on the portal through a business process and automatically enters 1C:SALARY AND HR MANAGEMENT for vacation pay calculation. Active Directory (SSO via the ldap module) – the employee account is created once in AD and synchronized to the portal, email, VPN. Upon dismissal, it is blocked everywhere. Manual account creation is eliminated, errors are minimized.
Types of corporate portals and key integrations
| Type |
Purpose |
Key Feature |
| Intranet |
Internal communications and services |
News, phone directory (sync with AD), meeting room booking, IT requests via BP |
| HR portal |
HR management and development |
Profiles, KPI/OKR on custom HL blocks, training, electronic document flow |
| Knowledge portal |
Documentation and regulations |
Categorization, tags, ratings, subscriptions to updates |
| Extranet |
Work with partners and contractors |
Granular permissions via CGroup and extranet module, access without VPN |
| Holding portal |
Management of multi‑company structure |
Separate workspaces, consolidated reporting, cross‑cutting BPs |
Additional integrations that deliver real value:
- Email: Exchange via EWS API or IMAP, calendar synchronization, creating a task from an email.
- IP telephony: Asterisk, Mango Office, Zadarma via REST API – calls from the portal, contact card, call recording.
- Video conferencing: built‑in video calls or integration with Zoom/Teams via marketplace.
- EDI: SBIS, Diadoc via REST API – fully electronic document flow with counterparties.
Security and compliance with Federal Law 152‑FZ
The portal contains personal data, financial reports, strategic plans. We guarantee protection:
- role model via CGroup and section‑level permissions;
- two‑factor authentication (OTP, Yandex.Key, SMS);
- audit of all actions (b_event_log);
- TLS encryption for transmission and disk encryption;
- full compliance with Federal Law No. 152‑FZ "On Personal Data".
How is implementation carried out? Step‑by‑step plan
| Stage |
Duration |
What we do |
| 1. Audit |
2–3 weeks |
Interviews, process analysis, architecture, integration plan |
| 2. Setup and customization |
3–6 weeks |
Structure, roles, BPs, branding (CSS template) |
| 3. Integrations |
2–4 weeks |
1C, AD, email, telephony, EDI |
| 4. Data migration |
1–2 weeks |
Documents, directories, employees from current systems |
| 5. Training and pilot |
1–2 weeks |
Administrators, key users, pilot of 20–30 people |
| 6. Scaling |
2–4 weeks |
Connecting departments, fine‑tuning based on feedback |
- Audit — we record current processes, measure time losses.
- Design — choose portal type, plan integrations.
- Implementation — configure business processes, permissions, interface.
- Test — pilot group tests scenarios, we fix issues.
- Launch — connect all employees, train, hand over documentation.
What you receive after implementation
- Project documentation: architecture, integration scheme, business process diagrams.
- Configured portal with all integrations (1C, AD, telephony, EDI).
- Business process descriptions and instructions for administrators and users.
- 30 days of technical support after launch.
- Access to our knowledge base and migration scripts.
Post‑launch support: how to prevent the portal from becoming obsolete
After six months, many portals become abandoned. To avoid this, we offer packages with fixed SLA and a dedicated administrator. Performance monitoring, platform updates, user administration, development of new modules. Our team has over 10 years of experience and more than 50 implemented corporate portals on Bitrix24. We are a certified 1C‑Bitrix partner, guaranteeing quality and deadlines.
Mobile access. Native Bitrix24 app (iOS/Android) with push notifications, tasks, chats. Responsive web interface for extranet users (no app installation required). Offline access to documents and tasks, sync when connectivity is restored.
Order a turnkey corporate portal implementation
Schedule a free audit – we will evaluate your project, propose architecture, and give clear timelines. Get a comprehensive proposal and see that the portal pays for itself within the first six months. Contact us today.
