How to create a certificate
You can create a certificate that students will receive after they successfully complete your course. The certificate will indicate to whom it was issued, the name of the course, instructor names, and issue date. You can customize its style and add images that suit your course.
Read more about how to set up the criteria for issuing a certificate: Course completion criteria.
Create a certificate
Go to the Certificates > the Builder tab.
Customize the certificate style
To customize your certificate, you can use the following style options:
| Layout | Select a certificate layout:
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| Background color | Select a background color from the pictogram. |
| Background image | Sets a background image instead of a color. Turn on the toggle and upload a file. |
| Image | Adds an extra image on the right. Turn on the toggle and upload a file.
Set a display width. When selecting an image, keep your certificate layout in mind. Recommended width: 240px, 320px, or 440px. Recommended height: 890px, 1780px, or 1260px. Smaller images will be stretched, and larger images will be cropped. |
| Text styles | Select a font, color, and alignment. |
Customize the certificate content
Students receive their certificates in the language set in their account at the time of issuing them. By default, a student account is set to the same language that was used on your website when they registered for your course. A student can change the language in their personal account anytime.
By default, a certificate contains the information about students who completed your course and your course name.
{{username}} |
Your students' first and last names mentioned in the Students tab. |
{{course_name}} |
Your course name that you can edit on the course page. |
You can also add more information by turning on the corresponding toggles.
| Custom title | Enter your certificate title. |
| Instructors | Your instructors’ first and last names are mentioned in the Students tab and replace the {{firstname lastname}} variables. |
| Dates | A student’s certificate issue date replaces the {{DD/MM/YYYY}} variable. Certificate issue dates are determined by time zones set in instructors’ accounts at the time of generating certificates (when students click Generate Certificate in their personal accounts). |
| Your logo | Upload and select your company logo |
| SendPulse logo |
Turn off this toggle to remove the SendPulse logo. Available with a paid pricing plan. |
You can also add a text block and additional information. Click Add text block, and enter and format your text.
Any additional text you add will not be automatically translated and will appear unchanged in certificates in all languages.
Save and assign the certificate to your course
Having finished customizing your certificate, click Create.
Enter the name of the certificate — this name will be displayed only in your personal account.
Select the course upon completion of which you want to issue the created certificate. If the course already has a certificate, the new certificate will be applied to it.
Manage certificates
You can always return to the certificate settings, change its content, style, and assign it to another course.
To do this, go to the Saved certificates tab, and select one of the following actions:
| Edit | Opens the certificate builder where you can change the style and content of the certificate. |
| Duplicate | Duplicates the style and content of the certificate and allows to assign it to another course. |
| Rename | Renames the certificate in the certificate list. |
| Assign |
Adds a certificate to your course. Select a course and click to collect. You can assign a certificate to another course only after unlinking it from the previous course. |
| Unlink | Unlinks the certificate from the assigned course. Students will not receive the selected certificate upon completion of the course to which it was linked. |
| Delete | Deletes the certificate. Students will not receive the selected certificate upon completion of the course to which it was linked. |
Upload a unique certificate
You can also create a unique certificate, save it as a PNG or PDF file, and upload a personalized certificate for each student.
Read more: How to upload a unique course certificate.
Add an intermediate certificate to your course
You can add certificates to mark a student's course progress, for example, after they finish a certain course section.
Go to your course page. Click the arrow icon next to the Add lesson button, and select Add a certificate.
You can also go to the course builder and add an intermediate certificate there.
Click the upper left menu, then click the arrow icon below the lesson list, and select Add certificate. The certificate will be added to the end of your current section, and you can then reposition it in your course.
On the right, select the certificate you created from the list.
Click the three dots next to it. Select Certificate settings and configure certificate access options.
| Open | The certificate will be available to students once they complete the previous lesson or test. |
| Closed | The certificate will not be available to students. You can use this option if you are still working on your certificate. |
| Schedule content availability | The certificate will be available on a scheduled date and time. |
Last Updated: 09.11.2024
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