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Create Upgrade Paths

Set the rules that tell Red Belt Gym when a student is ready to move up to a new program.

By Red Belt Team | Last Update: October 31, 2026

An upgrade path tells Red Belt Gym which program a student can move up to and when they become eligible. Once a path is active, Red Belt checks eligibility every day and adds students who qualify to your upgrade opportunities, so staff know who to talk to.

  1. Visit redbeltgym.com.
  2. Sign in to your account.
  3. Click Setup in the left-side menu.
  4. Click Upgrade Paths under Programs & training.The Upgrade Paths card on the Setup page
  5. Click Add upgrade path at the top of the Upgrade paths page.
  6. Click Source program and choose the program students are in now. You can type in the Search box to find it.
  7. Click Destination program and choose the program they can move up to. The Path name fills in automatically; you can change it. Students never see this name.
  8. Leave Status set to Active so Red Belt starts checking eligibility.The Path section with source and destination programs, path name and status
  9. Under Eligibility, choose whether a student must meet All rules or Any rule, then check each rule and enter its value:
    • Months enrolled: at least this many months in the source program.
    • Classes attended: at least this many classes.
    • Belt rank: at or above a rank in a style.

    The note at the bottom shows how many students meet the rules today.

    The Eligibility rules with months enrolled and classes attended set
  10. Under Financial defaults, choose whether to credit unused down payments or paid-in-full value toward the new program, and whether staff can choose the date the upgrade takes effect.
  11. Optional: write a Student-facing message (up to 200 characters). It appears on the upgrade offer and in the student app.The Financial defaults switches and the Student-facing message box
  12. Click Save upgrade path.The Save upgrade path button at the top of the form

Manage Your Upgrade Paths

The Upgrade paths page shows how many paths are active, how many students are eligible right now and how many upgraded this month. Each path card shows the program students move from and to, the rules, the number of open opportunities and how many students upgraded in the last 90 days.

For example, a kids program ladder might use three paths: Tiny dragons → little dragons after 12 months, little dragons → Forge Kids MMA Program after 24 months, and Forge Kids MMA Program → Kids BJJ after 24 months.

  1. Use Search paths or programs, or the Status, Source program and Logic filters, to find a path. Click List to see the paths in a table.
  2. Click Edit path on a card to change its programs, rules or messages.
  3. Click the three dots on a card to Edit path, View open opportunities, or Deactivate the path.The menu for an upgrade path with Edit path, View open opportunities and Deactivate
Frequently Asked Questions

Common Questions & Troubleshooting

Does a student have to be eligible before I can upgrade them?

No. Eligibility only creates opportunities for your staff to follow up on. Staff can upgrade any student at any time.

Where do I see students who are eligible?

Click Upgrades in the left-side menu. See our article on viewing upgrade opportunities.

Where do the features and perks in the comparison come from?

The benefits comparison students see uses each program's Features & perks. Edit them in Setup › Programs.

What does crediting unused value mean?

When a student upgrades partway through a program, Red Belt can credit the unused part of what they already paid, using straight-line daily proration, so they aren't charged twice for the same days.

Why can't I select Attendance health score?

This rule is marked Coming soon and can't be used yet.

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