diff --git a/frontend/src/components/CourseCardOverlay.vue b/frontend/src/components/CourseCardOverlay.vue
index f449a844..c4b10d0d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/CourseCardOverlay.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/CourseCardOverlay.vue
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 				{{ course.data.price }}
 			</div>
 			<div v-if="!readOnlyMode">
-				<div v-if="course.data.membership" class="space-y-2">
+				<div v-if="course.data.membership" class="space-y-2 mb-8">
 					<router-link
 						:to="{
 							name: 'Lesson',
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 						},
 					}"
 				>
-					<Button variant="solid" size="md" class="w-full">
+					<Button variant="solid" size="md" class="w-full mb-8">
 						<template #prefix>
 							<CreditCard class="size-4 stroke-1.5" />
 						</template>
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
 					v-else-if="!isAdmin"
 					@click="enrollStudent()"
 					variant="solid"
-					class="w-full"
+					class="w-full mb-8"
 					size="md"
 				>
 					<template #prefix>
@@ -91,10 +91,7 @@
 				</Button>
 			</div>
 			<div class="space-y-4">
-				<div
-					class="font-medium text-ink-gray-9"
-					:class="{ 'mt-8': !readOnlyMode }"
-				>
+				<div class="font-medium text-ink-gray-9">
 					{{ __('This course has:') }}
 				</div>
 				<div class="flex items-center text-ink-gray-9">
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Sidebar/Apps.vue b/frontend/src/components/Sidebar/Apps.vue
index 35ef2ae6..3e2e8545 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Sidebar/Apps.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Sidebar/Apps.vue
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ const apps = createResource({
 				name: 'frappe',
 				logo: '/assets/lms/images/desk.png',
 				title: __('Desk'),
-				route: '/desk/lms',
+				route: '/desk/learning',
 			},
 		]
 		data.map((app) => {
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/Courses/CourseForm.vue b/frontend/src/pages/Courses/CourseForm.vue
index df1110d4..21ad70eb 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/Courses/CourseForm.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/Courses/CourseForm.vue
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@
 							:label="__('Preview Video')"
 							:placeholder="
 								__(
-									'Paste the youtube link of a short video introducing the course'
+									'Paste a YouTube link of a short video introducing the course'
 								)
 							"
 							@input="makeFormDirty()"
diff --git a/frontend/src/utils/index.js b/frontend/src/utils/index.js
index 3f828dcf..989f0f2a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/utils/index.js
+++ b/frontend/src/utils/index.js
@@ -694,7 +694,6 @@ export const escapeHTML = (text) => {
 		'"': '&quot;',
 		"'": '&#39;',
 		'`': '&#x60;',
-		'=': '&#x3D;',
 	}
 
 	return String(text).replace(
@@ -707,6 +706,19 @@ export const sanitizeHTML = (text) => {
 	text = DOMPurify.sanitize(decodeEntities(text), {
 		ALLOWED_TAGS: [
 			'b',
+			'br',
+			'h1',
+			'h2',
+			'h3',
+			'h4',
+			'h5',
+			'h6',
+			'table',
+			'thead',
+			'tbody',
+			'tr',
+			'th',
+			'td',
 			'i',
 			'em',
 			'strong',
@@ -717,6 +729,7 @@ export const sanitizeHTML = (text) => {
 			'ol',
 			'li',
 			'img',
+			'blockquote',
 		],
 		ALLOWED_ATTR: ['href', 'target', 'src'],
 	})
diff --git a/lms/lms/doctype/lms_certificate/lms_certificate.py b/lms/lms/doctype/lms_certificate/lms_certificate.py
index abefd712..76f70fd3 100644
--- a/lms/lms/doctype/lms_certificate/lms_certificate.py
+++ b/lms/lms/doctype/lms_certificate/lms_certificate.py
@@ -164,7 +164,8 @@ def is_certified(course):
 
 @frappe.whitelist()
 def create_certificate(course: str):
-	if is_certified(course):
+	certificate = is_certified(course)
+	if certificate:
 		return frappe.db.get_value(
 			"LMS Certificate", certificate, ["name", "course", "template"], as_dict=True
 		)
diff --git a/lms/lms/doctype/lms_certificate_request/lms_certificate_request.js b/lms/lms/doctype/lms_certificate_request/lms_certificate_request.js
index b4e20e60..7f034bda 100644
--- a/lms/lms/doctype/lms_certificate_request/lms_certificate_request.js
+++ b/lms/lms/doctype/lms_certificate_request/lms_certificate_request.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ frappe.ui.form.on("LMS Certificate Request", {
 				frappe.call({
 					method: "lms.lms.doctype.lms_certificate_request.lms_certificate_request.setup_calendar_event",
 					args: {
-						eval: frm.doc,
+						eval_name: frm.doc.name,
 					},
 				});
 			});
diff --git a/lms/lms/doctype/lms_certificate_request/lms_certificate_request.py b/lms/lms/doctype/lms_certificate_request/lms_certificate_request.py
index af3a0122..69b99356 100644
--- a/lms/lms/doctype/lms_certificate_request/lms_certificate_request.py
+++ b/lms/lms/doctype/lms_certificate_request/lms_certificate_request.py
@@ -161,16 +161,20 @@ def schedule_evals():
 			},
 			["name", "member", "member_name", "evaluator", "date", "start_time", "end_time"],
 		)
-		for eval in evals:
-			setup_calendar_event(eval)
+		for evaluation in evals:
+			setup_calendar_event(evaluation.name)
 
 
 @frappe.whitelist()
-def setup_calendar_event(eval: str):
-	if isinstance(eval, str):
-		eval = frappe._dict(json.loads(eval))
+def setup_calendar_event(eval_name: str):
+	evaluation = frappe.db.get_value(
+		"LMS Certificate Request",
+		eval_name,
+		["name", "member", "member_name", "evaluator", "date", "start_time", "end_time"],
+		as_dict=1,
+	)
 
-	is_member = eval.member == frappe.session.user
+	is_member = evaluation.member == frappe.session.user
 	roles = frappe.get_roles(frappe.session.user)
 	is_admin = "Moderator" in roles or "Batch Evaluator" in roles
 
@@ -180,29 +184,31 @@ def setup_calendar_event(eval: str):
 			frappe.PermissionError,
 		)
 
-	calendar = frappe.db.get_value("Google Calendar", {"user": eval.evaluator, "enable": 1}, "name")
+	calendar = frappe.db.get_value("Google Calendar", {"user": evaluation.evaluator, "enable": 1}, "name")
 
 	if calendar:
-		event = create_event(eval)
-		add_participants(eval, event)
-		update_meeting_details(eval, event, calendar)
+		event = create_event(evaluation)
+		add_participants(evaluation, event)
+		update_meeting_details(evaluation, event, calendar)
 
 
-def create_event(eval: dict):
+def create_event(evaluation: dict):
 	event = frappe.get_doc(
 		{
 			"doctype": "Event",
-			"subject": f"Evaluation of {eval.member_name}",
-			"starts_on": f"{eval.date} {eval.start_time}",
-			"ends_on": f"{eval.date} {eval.end_time}",
+			"subject": f"Evaluation of {evaluation.member_name}",
+			"starts_on": f"{evaluation.date} {evaluation.start_time}",
+			"ends_on": f"{evaluation.date} {evaluation.end_time}",
+			"reference_doctype": "LMS Certificate Request",
+			"reference_docname": evaluation.name,
 		}
 	)
 	event.save()
 	return event
 
 
-def add_participants(eval: dict, event: Document):
-	participants = [eval.member, eval.evaluator]
+def add_participants(evaluation: dict, event: Document):
+	participants = [evaluation.member, evaluation.evaluator]
 	for participant in participants:
 		contact_name = frappe.db.get_value("Contact", {"email_id": participant}, "name")
 		frappe.get_doc(
@@ -218,7 +224,7 @@ def add_participants(eval: dict, event: Document):
 		).save()
 
 
-def update_meeting_details(eval: dict, event: Document, calendar: str):
+def update_meeting_details(evaluation: dict, event: Document, calendar: str):
 	event.reload()
 	event.update(
 		{
@@ -230,7 +236,9 @@ def update_meeting_details(eval: dict, event: Document, calendar: str):
 
 	event.save()
 	event.reload()
-	frappe.db.set_value("LMS Certificate Request", eval.name, "google_meet_link", event.google_meet_link)
+	frappe.db.set_value(
+		"LMS Certificate Request", evaluation.name, "google_meet_link", event.google_meet_link
+	)
 
 
 @frappe.whitelist()
diff --git a/lms/lms/doctype/lms_course/lms_course.py b/lms/lms/doctype/lms_course/lms_course.py
index 15597a80..49d8168e 100644
--- a/lms/lms/doctype/lms_course/lms_course.py
+++ b/lms/lms/doctype/lms_course/lms_course.py
@@ -47,7 +47,9 @@ class LMSCourse(Document):
 			).save(ignore_permissions=True)
 
 	def validate_video_link(self):
-		if self.video_link and "/" in self.video_link:
+		if self.video_link and "watch?v=" in self.video_link:
+			self.video_link = self.video_link.split("watch?v=")[-1]
+		elif self.video_link and "/" in self.video_link:
 			self.video_link = self.video_link.split("/")[-1]
 
 	def validate_status(self):
diff --git a/lms/workspace_sidebar/lms.json b/lms/workspace_sidebar/lms.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..85be264c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lms/workspace_sidebar/lms.json
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+{
+ "app": "lms",
+ "creation": "2025-11-24 14:35:18.461657",
+ "docstatus": 0,
+ "doctype": "Workspace Sidebar",
+ "header_icon": "education",
+ "idx": 0,
+ "items": [
+  {
+   "child": 0,
+   "collapsible": 1,
+   "indent": 0,
+   "keep_closed": 0,
+   "label": "Home",
+   "link_to": "Learning",
+   "link_type": "Workspace",
+   "show_arrow": 0,
+   "type": "Link"
+  },
+  {
+   "child": 0,
+   "collapsible": 1,
+   "indent": 0,
+   "keep_closed": 0,
+   "label": "Users",
+   "link_to": "User",
+   "link_type": "DocType",
+   "show_arrow": 0,
+   "type": "Link"
+  },
+  {
+   "child": 0,
+   "collapsible": 1,
+   "indent": 0,
+   "keep_closed": 0,
+   "label": "Course",
+   "link_to": "LMS Course",
+   "link_type": "DocType",
+   "show_arrow": 0,
+   "type": "Link"
+  },
+  {
+   "child": 0,
+   "collapsible": 1,
+   "indent": 0,
+   "keep_closed": 0,
+   "label": "Enrollments",
+   "link_to": "LMS Enrollment",
+   "link_type": "DocType",
+   "show_arrow": 0,
+   "type": "Link"
+  },
+  {
+   "child": 0,
+   "collapsible": 1,
+   "indent": 0,
+   "keep_closed": 0,
+   "label": "Batch",
+   "link_to": "LMS Batch",
+   "link_type": "DocType",
+   "show_arrow": 0,
+   "type": "Link"
+  },
+  {
+   "child": 0,
+   "collapsible": 1,
+   "indent": 0,
+   "keep_closed": 0,
+   "label": "Batch Enrollment",
+   "link_to": "LMS Batch Enrollment",
+   "link_type": "DocType",
+   "show_arrow": 0,
+   "type": "Link"
+  },
+  {
+   "child": 0,
+   "collapsible": 1,
+   "indent": 0,
+   "keep_closed": 0,
+   "label": "Evaluation Request",
+   "link_to": "LMS Certificate Request",
+   "link_type": "DocType",
+   "show_arrow": 0,
+   "type": "Link"
+  },
+  {
+   "child": 0,
+   "collapsible": 1,
+   "indent": 0,
+   "keep_closed": 0,
+   "label": "Evaluation",
+   "link_to": "LMS Certificate Evaluation",
+   "link_type": "DocType",
+   "show_arrow": 0,
+   "type": "Link"
+  },
+  {
+   "child": 0,
+   "collapsible": 1,
+   "indent": 0,
+   "keep_closed": 0,
+   "label": "Certificate",
+   "link_to": "LMS Certificate",
+   "link_type": "DocType",
+   "show_arrow": 0,
+   "type": "Link"
+  }
+ ],
+ "modified": "2026-03-02 13:07:37.040316",
+ "modified_by": "sayali@frappe.io",
+ "module": "LMS",
+ "name": "LMS",
+ "owner": "Administrator",
+ "standard": 1,
+ "title": "LMS"
+}