Create a badge or a certificate

To create a badge or certificate, use the "Certifications" menu. You can then view a list of your badges or certificates. At the top of these pages, you will find the button to create a new badge or certificate.

Create a badge

Badges and certificates share common options.

On the creation page, on the left side, you can enter the following fields:

• Name : the name of your badge or certificate, it will be visible to other users

• Description : a description (not mandatory), only visible for the editors

• Enable teasing mode : allows to decide whether the badge or certificate should be displayed on the "My badges" (or "My certificates) page of users, with an indication on how to earn it.

• Notify user : allows you to decide if you want a user to receive an email with their badge as soon as they unlock one. When it comes to a certificate, the generated PDF version is added as an attachment to the notification email.

• Badge/certificate sharing: allows learners to share the badge or certificate on their LinkedIn profile.

Badges and certificates can have 3 statuses:

• Draft: badge does not appear at all for users, and no one can win it

• Published : users can earn the badge or certificate according to the conditions set, and see it on their page "My badges"

• Expired : Users who have already earned the badge or certificate can still see it, but no one can earn it anymore.

Specifics of the badges

On the right side, for the visual of your badge, you can choose either an image, an emoji, or have an image generated by AI.

If you choose an emoji, please note that it may be displayed slightly differently depending on the operating system of your user.

Emojis can also appear pixelated in notification emails (especially on Gmail).

Once the information is entered, click on "Save".

You will then be taken to the edit page of your badge. Note that it is automatically created in "Draft". You are free to decide when to activate it, by setting it to "Published".

On the editing screen, you also have the possibility to customize the display of the visual:

• remove the background of your image with AI (to transform it into PNG with a transparent background)

• modify the shape of your image (octagon, star, circle, etc.).

Specifics of the certificates

You can customize the content and style of the certificate using several fields. A preview is available on the right side of the form.

L'aperçu est un rendu rapide, qui vous donne une idée de l'affichage du certificat. Pour avoir le rendu réel (notamment en terme de tailles de polices et d'espacement), utilisez le bouton "Télécharger un aperçu", qui permet de télécharger une version PDF.

Here are the available fields:

• Main content: text (and images) that appears in the body of the certificate

• Footer content: text (and images) that appears at the bottom of the certificate

• Background image: allows you to apply a background image to your certificate (use an A4 landscape image for proper display).

• The "Background image" field is available for subscriptions with the customization option.

Three options can also be enabled on the certificate to display certain elements:

• Display the learner's first and last name

• Display the date of issue

• Display the awarding rule (to automatically write the reason for obtaining the certificate on the certificate).

Next step

The next step is to define the rules for obtaining the badge. To do this, use the "Getting rules" tab at the top of the page.