
ApproveThis manages your Knorish Integration approvals.
April 17, 2025
Integration Category: Education
Let’s get real – managing approvals in education and course businesses is like herding cats while juggling paperwork. Between enrollment requests, refund approvals, and content access permissions, things get messy fast. That’s why pairing ApproveThis with Knorish isn’t just smart – it’s survival mode for teams that hate bottlenecks.
Why This Combo Works (Besides Saving Your Sanity)
Knorish handles the heavy lifting of course creation and sales funnels. ApproveThis does one thing better than anyone: making decisions happen fast without chasing people down. Together via Zapier, they turn “Did you approve that thing?” into a system that just… works.
Three Problems This Integration Solves Today
1. No more enrollment limbo: New student signups shouldn’t sit in someone’s inbox for days. Automate approval requests the second a course purchase happens.
2. VIP access without VIP headaches: Special course bundles or beta content? Control access through approvals without making instructors play bouncer.
3. Compliance that doesn’t suck: For teams dealing with accreditation or corporate training budgets, automatic audit trails beat spreadsheet tracking every time.
Real-World Use Cases That Don’t Feel Like Robot Stuff
When Money’s Involved: Corporate Training Approvals
Imagine a 500-employee tech company using Knorish for certifications. Every course request needs manager approval against department budgets. With ApproveThis:
- Auto-create approval requests with calculated fields showing cost vs. remaining budget
- Escalate to finance if thresholds are exceeded
- Enroll approved employees instantly
Managers approve via email in 2 clicks. No logins. No “I’m OOO” replies. Just actual work getting done.
Keeping Premium Content Actually Premium
Consulting firms selling $5K/month masterminds on Knorish can’t have random signups. The integration lets you:
- Flag high-ticket purchases for manual vetting
- Require sales lead + ops approval
- Auto-remove users if payments fail (without awkward manual removal)
The Hidden Time-Suck: Student Refunds
Most course platforms (including Knorish) make refunds an all-or-nothing button. Connect ApproveThis to:
- Trigger refund approval workflows with student progress data
- Route to support leads + legal if needed
- Document every decision for chargeback disputes
Setup That Won’t Make You Want to Scream
If you can order DoorDash, you can connect these tools. Here’s the cheat sheet:
Step 1: Create a Zapier account (free tier works)
Step 2: Pick your trigger from Knorish – course purchase, signup, etc.
Step 3: Select ApproveThis as the action – map key data fields
Step 4: Test with a $0 test course purchase
Pro tip: Use ApproveThis’ calculated fields to auto-approve repeat students under $500 or other criteria.
Features You’ll Actually Use (No Fluff)
We know you’re busy. Here’s what matters:
Email approvals: Approvers don’t need another login. They just click approve/deny in their inbox. Works on phones. Works while waiting for coffee.
Approval thresholds: Auto-approve enrollments under $250? Done. Send anything over $10K straight to the CFO? Easy.
Vacation coverage: John from accounting is offline? Requests automatically reroute to his backup. No stalled processes.
Who Benefits (Besides Your Future Self)
Operations teams: Stop being human routers for approval requests. Let the system handle reminders and escalations.
Sales teams: Close enterprise deals knowing you can enforce complex approval chains for group enrollments.
Customer support: See every approval’s status instantly instead of “Let me check with accounting…”
Finance: Get automatic spend reports tied to actual approvals, not just payment receipts.
The Big Picture Stuff Bosses Care About
Yeah, it saves time. But executives care about:
- Compliance: Full audit trails for SOC 2, ISO, etc. requirements
- Scalability: Handle 50 or 5,000 enrollments without adding staff
- Security: Control content access without giving everyone admin rights
Common Objections (And How to Shut Them Down)
“We’re fine with email approvals.”
Cool. How many got lost last month? How long do approvals take on average? Exactly.
“Our process is too custom.”
Conditional logic handles 90% of edge cases. The other 10%? That’s what our support team is for.
“We’ll set it up later.”
How many course signups will slip through the cracks while you’re “getting around to it”?
Bottom Line
Knorish built a better way to sell courses. ApproveThis built a better way to say “yes” or “no.” Together via Zapier, they remove the junk between “student wants in” and “student gets access.”
This isn’t about automation for automation’s sake. It’s about:
- Eliminating approval delays that kill student momentum
- Reducing errors from manual data entry
- Making every team member look competent (because the system has their back)
What Now?
If you’ve read this far, you have two options:
Option 1: Keep doing approvals the chaotic way. We’ll wait.
Option 2: Register for ApproveThis, connect your Knorish account in 15 minutes, and actually enjoy process improvement for once.
P.S. No Zapier expert? Book a 15-minute demo. We’ll show you the highest-impact workflows first.
Integrate with Knorish Integration and get 90 days of ApproveThis for free.
After you create a Zapier integration, please email us at support@approve-this.com with your account name and we'll add 3 months of ApproveThis to your account. Limit one redemption per account.
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Best Approval Workflows for Knorish
Suggested workflows (and their Zapier components) for Knorish
Create approval request for new course purchases
When a course is purchased on Knorish, this integration automatically creates an approval request in ApproveThis to verify course enrollment details. It ensures enrollment approvals are handled efficiently. *Note: You may need to map the course purchase details to the approval request fields.*
Zapier Components

Trigger
Course Purchased
Triggers when a course is purchased by user on your knorish site.
Action
Create Request
Creates a new request, probably with input from previous steps.
Enroll user in course after approval is completed
When an approval request in ApproveThis is completed, this integration enrolls the user in a course on Knorish. It ensures that only approved users are enrolled, streamlining the enrollment process. *Note: Ensure the approval decision mapping is configured properly.*
Zapier Components
Trigger
A Request Is Approved/Denied
Triggers when a request is approved or denied.

Action
Add User to Course
This action will add user to the course on your knorish site.
Create approval request for new signups
When a new signup occurs on Knorish, this automation creates an approval request in ApproveThis to review and validate the registration. This process ensures proper onboarding by adding an approval layer before full activation. *Note: Configure user data mapping accordingly.*
Zapier Components

Trigger
New Signup
Triggers when a new signup or registration happens on your knorish site.
Action
Create Request
Creates a new request, probably with input from previous steps.
Create approval request for new contact form submissions
When a contact form is submitted on Knorish, this automation generates an approval request in ApproveThis for follow-up review. It helps ensure that inquiries are processed based on approval workflows to prioritize responses. *Note: Match the inquiry details to the approval request fields.*
Zapier Components

Trigger
Contact Form Submitted
Triggers when a contact form is submitted on your knorish site.
Action
Create Request
Creates a new request, probably with input from previous steps.
Remove user from bundle when approval is received
When a new approval request workflow is received in ApproveThis, this integration automatically removes the user from a bundle on Knorish if necessary. It provides a quick response mechanism to reverse access based on the received request. *Note: Verify removal conditions before activation.*
Zapier Components
Trigger
New Request
Triggers when a new approval request workflow is initiated.

Action
Remove User From Bundle
This action will remove user from the bundle on your knorish site.
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