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Badge Focus: These are for recognition and status, not monetary value. They represent achievements and milestones.
Badges use a simplified workflow optimized for achievement recognition. They’re the digital trophy case of your community—they cost nothing to give out, but they’re incredibly powerful for recognizing achievements and building user status.

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Badges: Achievement Recognition

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The Badge Difference

Simplified Badge Settings

  • Auto-redeem: Always enabled (instant badge satisfaction)
  • No Redemption Required: Badges are automatically awarded and displayed
  • Images: Square 512×512 format for optimal display
  • Expiration: Never expires (eternal bragging rights)
  • Supply: Usually unlimited for broad recognition

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Badge Design Philosophy

Visual Requirements

  • Square Format: 512×512 images optimized for badge display
  • Icon Style: Works best with symbol-based designs
  • Collection View: Badges appear in user achievement galleries

Badge Hall of Fame

  • Milestone Recognition: “First Challenge Complete”
  • Status Symbols: “VIP Member”, “Top Contributor”
  • Event Participation: “Summer Event 2024 Participant”
  • Achievement Unlocks: “10 Challenges Mastered”
Badge Strategy: Unlike other rewards, badges are about recognition and status. Focus on meaningful achievements that users want to display in their profiles.

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Badge Psychology

Badges tap into fundamental human motivations:
  • Achievement Recognition: Public acknowledgment of accomplishments
  • Status Building: Visual indicators of skill or dedication
  • Collection Completion: Appeals to completionist mindset
  • Social Currency: Something valuable to display to peers
Unlike other rewards, badges are always auto-redeemed—users earn them automatically when conditions are met.

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Badge Creation Process

1

Access Badge Creation

Dashboard → “Create Reward” → Select “Badge”
2

Design Badge Visual

Upload badge artwork using 512×512 square format
3

Configure Basic Information

Follow the same process as regular rewards, but with simplified options
4

Set Achievement Criteria

Define exactly what users must do to earn this badge (this is typically done through achievements system)
5

Configure Display Settings

Badges automatically appear in user profiles and achievement galleries

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Badge Design Guidelines

Visual Requirements
  • Square Format: 512×512px for optimal display
  • High Contrast: Readable at various sizes in user profiles
  • Consistent Style: Match your community’s visual branding
  • Clear Symbolism: Icon clearly relates to the achievement
Design Categories
  • Milestone Badges: Numbers, progress bars, or level indicators
  • Skill Badges: Icons representing specific competencies
  • Participation Badges: Community symbols or event indicators
  • Special Recognition: Unique designs for rare achievements

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Badge Categories and Examples

  • Progress Milestones
  • Skill Recognition
  • Community Participation
  • Special Recognition
  • Getting Started: Complete first challenge
  • Rising Star: Earn 500 points
  • Dedicated Member: 30-day streak
  • Community Champion: 5,000 points earned
  • Elite Status: Reach Level 10

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Badge Economy Management

Rarity Levels Create hierarchy through scarcity:
  • Common: 60%+ of active users can reasonably earn
  • Uncommon: 20-30% of users will achieve
  • Rare: 5-10% of dedicated users earn
  • Legendary: Less than 1% of users achieve exceptional recognition
Badge Value Perception
  • Clear Achievement Description: Users understand what badge represents
  • Appropriate Difficulty: Effort required matches badge prestige
  • Visual Quality: Badge design reflects achievement significance
  • Community Recognition: Other users understand badge meaning

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Technical Implementation

Automated Badge Awarding Most badges should award automatically based on system triggers:
  • Database Queries: System checks conditions periodically
  • Real-Time Triggers: Badge awards immediately when conditions met
  • Integration Events: Connected with achievements system for automatic awarding
Display Integration
  • Profile Showcase: Prominent display in user profiles
  • Achievement Galleries: Organized badge collections
  • Social Recognition: Community-wide badge announcements
  • Progress Indicators: Show progress toward unearned badges
The most valuable badges tell a story about what the user accomplished. Make sure each badge represents something genuinely meaningful to your community.
Avoid creating too many badges too quickly. Badge inflation can make achievements feel meaningless. Quality over quantity always wins.
Badge hierarchies work best when they’re intuitive. Users should be able to look at a badge and immediately understand what level of achievement it represents.
Badges are free to give and priceless to receive—when designed thoughtfully.