Upskwela Roadmap

Our journey from Redesign Version 2 to stronger creator support. Built for creators, educators, and Filipino communities.

Shipped July 19, 2025

Beta Launch

Initial release with core learning management features

  • User Registration and Authentication
  • Community Creation and Management
  • Course Creation and Enrollment
  • Basic Analytics Dashboard
  • Admin Panel for Platform Management
Shipped July 2025

Core Features Enhancements

Enhancements to core features and development of new features

  • Advanced text editor with markdown support
  • Calendar Events and Integration
  • Member management
  • Basic Real-time Notifications
  • Report issues management
  • Community discussion forums
Shipped August 2025

Monetization, Subscriptions & Messaging

Revenue generation and subscription management

  • Rich media embedding everywhere
  • In-app Messaging (Personal and Community Chat)
  • Community Badges & Verification
  • Community Monetization
  • Payment Gateway Integration
Shipped September 2025

Advanced Community Features

Enhanced user interaction, tools, and tier tagging

  • Quizzes & Assessments
  • Custom uploads courses & lessons
  • Custom Membership Tiers for Community
  • Courses tagging based on the membership tier
  • Community Chats tagging based on the membership tier
  • Calendar Events tagging based on the membership tier
Shipped October 2025

Advanced Subscription Features

Advance community & membership subscriptions

  • Custom months settings for membership tiers
  • Discount/promo settings for membership tiers
  • Upgrade/downgrade community subscription
  • Upgrade/downgrade membership subscription
  • Renew/extend community subscription
  • Renew/extend membership subscription
  • Creator Dashboard - Revenue Tracking
Shipped November 2025

Branding Settings, Notifications & Stability

Branding settings, notifications and stability

  • Community brand customization settings
  • Advance email notifications
  • In-app notifications
  • Payout links feature and payout history
  • Core features stability & hardening
Shipped December 2025

Platform Stability, Brand Enhancement, Rewards & Affiliates

Stability, brand enhancement, rewards and affiliates

  • Brand Enhancement (Customizable Branding, Link in Bio, etc.)
  • Challenges System
  • Rewards System - Cash, AI Credits, and Upskwela Credits
  • Affiliate Partnership (Referral System)
  • Notification system enhancements
  • Platform stability & Improvements
  • Update Community Guidelines, Policies & Terms of Service
Shipped January 2026

Event Ticketing, Community Branding, Funnels & Engagement Tools

Introducing paid and free event ticketing, upgraded community branding, funnel systems, and new marketing and engagement tools like bulletin boards to strengthen community participation.

  • Event Ticketing System w/ Paid & Free Tickets
  • Enhance Community Branding Page
  • Funnel System
Shipped February 2026

Re-branding, Announcements & Real-time Enhancements

Announcements system, real-time post & comment enhancements, real-time chat enhancements, real-time notifications enhancements

  • Visual Re-branding & Logo Updates
  • Announcements System
  • Real-time Post & Comment Enhancements
  • Real-time Chat Enhancements
  • Real-time Notifications Enhancements
Shipped May 2026

Upskwela Redesign Version 2: Marketplace Foundation

Started the Redesign Version 2 rollout with new discover surfaces, creation flows, paid offerings, and a clearer foundation for creators to sell learning products.

  • New discover pages for communities, courses, events, and resources
  • New UI/UX for community, course, event, and resource creation
  • New UI/UX for detail pages across offerings
  • New UI/UX for checkout pages
  • Paid resource offerings for e-books, templates, and downloadable content
Shipped June 2026

Upskwela Redesign Version 2 Release

Released Upskwela Redesign Version 2 with the new web experience, refreshed creator tools, and one unified home for the platform on upskwela.com.

  • New community page look and browsing experience
  • New UI/UX creator dashboard
  • New creator dashboard payouts experience
  • New UI/UX affiliate partnership experience
  • Merged app.upskwela.com into upskwela.com
In progress July 2026

Coaching, Chats, Educator Enablement & Growth

Expanding creator support with coaching, improved chats, free educator events, practical platform tutorials, and wider marketing and affiliate reach.

  • Coaching for creators and educators
  • New chats experience for communities and learners
  • More free events for Filipino educators
  • Platform tutorials and educational content for creators and educators
  • Expand marketing efforts and onboard more affiliate partners

What's Next?

We're continuing to build practical tools and learning opportunities for Filipino creators and educators. Have a suggestion?