Gamification Overview
Gamification brings a rewarding, game-like experience to your community, encouraging engagement and celebrating valuable member contributions. The Gamification module gives you the flexibility to build a customized recognition system using badges, points, and progress tracking.
Key Features
Automated Badges
Automatically award badges based on member activity and milestones. You define the criteria and Forumbee tracks behavior and assigns badges accordingly.
Badge types include:
Timed Badges: Recognize recent activity within a rolling timeframe (e.g., “Top Contributor—Last 30 Days”).
Achievement Badges: Celebrate one-time accomplishments like first post, profile completion, or receiving a like.
Progress Badges: Track repeatable actions, such as every 5 replies or 10 questions asked.
Best of Community Badges: Highlight your most active contributors during a defined period.
Manual Badges
Award badges manually for offline achievements such as course completions or certifications. Or use it to provide personalized recognition from community managers.
Custom Badge Design
Create a visual identity for your gamification system:
Upload custom badge images
Set your own titles and descriptions
Customize member-facing messages when badges are awarded
Points System
Assign point values to a wide variety of member actions:
Posting or replying
Receiving likes or accepted answers
Following topics or members
RSVPing to events
Earning badges
Points accumulate over time and are displayed in a special Points badge, giving members a sense of their growing contribution to the community.
How Badge Rules Work
The rules engine automatically detects member activity and assigns badges. Criteria can include:
Frequency (e.g., daily logins, weekly replies)
Action type (e.g., sharing ideas, providing accepted answers)
Location (e.g., posts in specific categories or topic types)
Milestones (e.g., 10 followers, 25 likes received)
Behavior triggers (e.g., attending an event, following a member)
Badges can be designed to:
Be awarded once or recur with progress
Combine multiple triggers
Include logic to revoke a badge if conditions change
Why Gamification?
- Boost engagement with visible recognition
- Encourage helpful, community-focused behaviors
- Create a sense of momentum and achievement
- Motivate continued contributions
- Highlight your most active and valuable members
Getting Started
Want help designing your badge strategy or exploring gamification options? Contact us and we’ll walk you through it.