Course Hero ChatGPT Plugin Tutorial, Use Cases & Prompts

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Do you want to learn more about the Course Hero ChatGPT Plugin?

In this ChatGPT plugin tutorial, we are going to show you how to use the Course Hero ChatGPT Plugin, how to install the plugin, and what the Course Hero ChatGPT Plugin can do.

We are also going to explain what to do when this ChatGPT plugin is not working and anything else important that you need to know about the Course Hero ChatGPT Plugin.

What can you do with the Course Hero ChatGPT Plugin?

Course Hero ChatGPT Plugin is a ChatGPT plugin that allows users to access course-specific study materials from Course Hero’s library. With this plugin, users can perform various tasks related to finding study materials, getting help, and providing study documents for specific courses at particular schools. Here are the use cases for this plugin:

1. Finding study materials for a specific course at a particular school on a given topic.
2. Getting help with a specific course from a specific school and finding relevant study materials.
3. Providing study documents for a specific course at a particular school related to a given query.
4. Finding materials on a specific topic for a course at a particular school.
5. Searching for study materials on a given query for a specific course at a particular school.
6. Finding study materials for an upcoming exam in a specific course at a particular school on a given query.
7. Finding documents for a specific course at a particular school related to a given query.
8. Getting study materials for a specific query in a course at a particular school.
9. Seeking help in finding study documents for a specific course at a particular school on the topic of a given query.
10. Searching for study documents for a specific course at a particular school related to a given query.

Using the Course Hero ChatGPT Plugin, users can easily access relevant study materials from Course Hero’s extensive library, enhancing their learning experience and providing assistance in their academic pursuits.

How to use the Course Hero ChatGPT Plugin?

Here is how to use the Course Hero ChatGPT Plugin:

  1. Open the ChatGPT website
  2. Sign in to your ChatGPT account
  3. Make sure that you have enabled ChatGPT plugins in your account.
  4. Select GPT-4 model from the model selector.
  5. Click on the ChatGPT plugin icon
  6. Select Plugin store.
  7. Search for the Course Hero ChatGPT Plugin
  8. Click on ‘Install’ to add the Course Hero ChatGPT Plugin to your ChatGPT account.

Now, also make sure that if you want to use the Course Hero ChatGPT Plugin, you have to use the GPT-4 model and you also have to enable the plugin. (currently, only 3 ChatGPT plugins can be enabled at the same time).

Now, all you have to do is use a Course Hero ChatGPT Plugin prompt to activate the plugin.

If you are not sure what plugin prompts you can use to activate the Course Hero ChatGPT Plugin, make sure to check out our ChatGPT plugin database here.

Can’t install the Course Hero ChatGPT Plugin

If you can’t install the Course Hero ChatGPT Plugin, here is how to troubleshoot and find out why you can’t install and use this specific plugin.

1.Make sure you have upgraded to a GPT Plus subscription as ChatGPT plugins are currently only available for Plus subscribers

2. Next, you also have to make sure that the ChatGPT plugins are enabled in your ChatGPT account.

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3. It is possible that the Course Hero ChatGPT Plugin is not available in the ChatGPT plugin store anymore temporarily because of some technical issues with the integration.

If you have already installed the Course Hero ChatGPT Plugin but it still not generating the right response, check out the next section.

Course Hero ChatGPT Plugin not working – how to fix it?

If the Course Hero ChatGPT Plugin is not working properly or you get error messages instead of a ChatGPT response, here are some ways to fix it.

  1. Click on the ‘Regenerate response’ button

Keep in mind that the ChatGPT plugin is still a beta feature, so bugs and other technical issues can occur frequently when you try to make any ChatGPT plugin work.

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However, in a lot of cases, the ‘Regenerate response’ button can help you fix a lot of errors.

  1. Check if you have selected the ChatGPT plugin mode

Once you have installed the Course Hero ChatGPT Plugin, you also have to make sure you are using the Plugin mode in ChatGPT if you want to use the Course Hero ChatGPT Plugin

Currently, the browsing mode and the plugin mode can’t be used at the same time as you can see on this screenshot:

ChatGPT plugin mode enabled

  1. Make sure you have enabled the Course Hero ChatGPT Plugin

Once you have selected the plugin mode, also make sure you have enabled the ChatGPT plugin.

Keep in mind that only three ChatGPT plugins can be enabled at the same time.

  1. Course Hero ChatGPT Plugin giving me a bad response or output.

If you can’t get the Course Hero ChatGPT Plugin to give you the desired output, the easiest method is to ask ChatGPT directly using the GPT-4 model how to get better responses from the Course Hero ChatGPT Plugin.

  1. Check other reasons why ChatGPT is not working

It is also possible that there aren’t any issues with the Course Hero ChatGPT Plugin, but ChatGPT has some technical issues in general. So as a best practice test, if ChatGPT is working without the plugin mode enabled.

If ChatGPT without the plugin mode enabled is not giving you a response as well, then most likely the bug is not related to the Course Hero ChatGPT Plugin.

How to uninstall Course Hero ChatGPT Plugin?

If you no longer want to use the Course Hero ChatGPT Plugin, here is how to uninstall it:

  1. Open and sign in to ChatGPT.
  2. Select GPT-4 model from the model selector.
  3. Click on the ChatGPT plugin icon
  4. Select Plugin store.
  5. Search for the Course Hero ChatGPT Plugin
  6. Click on ‘Uninstall’ to remove the Course Hero ChatGPT Plugin.

Official description of the Course Hero ChatGPT Plugin in the plugin store

Get course-specific study materials from Course Hero’s library.

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