Certificate Builder

Transform course completions into memorable achievements with Masteriyo's powerful Certificate Builder. This intuitive visual editor empowers you to design stunning, personalized certificates that students will be proud to share and display.

#Prerequisites:

1. Masteriyo LMS free plan or higher.
2. Activate the Certificate Builder Add-on.

#Getting Started with Certificate Builder

To activate the addon, navigate to Masteriyo > Addons and search for Certificate Builder. As soon as you see the addon, toggle it to enable it.

Now, follow these steps:

1. Go to your Dashboard and navigate to Masteriyo > Certificates.
2. Click on Add New Certificate.

3. You'll now see templates for a certificate. Choose a blank template or one of the starter templates to build a certificate.

• Blank Slate: Create a certificate template from scratch using the Gutenberg editor.

• Certificate Samples: In the free version of the plugin, you only get a single sample, while you’ll find multiple certificate samples in the premium versions; if you like any of them, you can use the one you want.

#Customize Your Certificate

After you select the sample or blank certificate, you can click on the full-screen icon to edit the certificate.

#Gutenberg Blocks Available for Certificate Builder

You can enhance your certificate design by adding these dynamic Gutenberg blocks that automatically populate with student and course information.

For example:
Student Name: The student's name is automatically generated on the certificate.
Course Title: The course's title is automatically generated on the certificate.

To add the block, click on the Block Inserter and add your preferred blocks. Here are all the blocks available with Masteriyo LMS that you can use to customize your certificate:

• Course Title: Dynamically displays the name of the completed course on the certificate.
• Student Name: Automatically inserts the enrolled student's full name who earned the certificate.
• QR Code: Generates a unique QR code containing certificate verification information for instant authenticity checks.
• Course Completion Date [Pro]: Shows the exact date when the student successfully finished the course.
• Certificate Verification Code [Pro]: Adds a unique alphanumeric code for manual certificate verification and fraud prevention.
• Course Start Date [Pro]: Displays when the student first began taking the course.
• Course Grade Result [Pro]: Shows the student's final grade or score (requires Gradebook Addon activation).
• Instructor Name [Pro]: Includes the primary course instructor's name on the certificate.
• Co-Instructors Names [Pro]: Lists all additional instructors for the course (requires Multiple Instructors addon).
• Course Duration [Pro]: Calculates and displays the total time the student spent completing the course.
• Current Date [Pro]: Inserts today's date when the certificate is generated or downloaded.
• Current Time [Pro]: Adds the current time when the certificate is created.
• Current Timestamp [Pro]: Provides a complete date and time stamp for precise certificate generation tracking.

#QR Verification for Certificates

Pro

You can create a QR verification for the certificates you have created. For this, follow the steps below:

• Click on the block inserter icon'+'.
• Search for QR Code and drag and drop the block.

Once the course is completed, users can download their certificate containing the QR code.

#Install Custom Fonts

Pro

By default, Masteriyo will have multiple fonts that you can use to customize the certificate. To change the fonts, click the block and then the Settings. Now, scroll down to find Typography > Font. From the dropdown, you can choose any fonts you wish.

You can also use the custom font if you don’t find font of your choice for the certificate. For that, follow the steps below:

1. Navigate to Masteriyo > Certificate.
2. Click on the settings icon in the top right corner.

Now, you will see multiple certificate settings:

#Install Custom Fonts

It lets you upload and use custom fonts that are unavailable with the plugin. Click the Upload button to upload the zip file of custom fonts.

Click on Save Settings and return to the certificate builder.

You can see the custom fonts you just uploaded under Typography > Fonts. Select to use on your certificate.

After adding the necessary blocks, fonts, and information to your certificate, you can preview the certificate through the Preview button in the top-right corner:

#Add Certificate to Course

Once you create the Certificate template, you must assign that template to your specific courses. Follow the instructions below to assign Certificates to courses.

1. Go to your Dashboard and navigate to Masteriyo > Courses.
2. Select and Edit the course on which you want to add a Certificate.
3. Navigate Settings > Certificate.
4. Click on the toggle button to activate the Certificate.

5. Select the Certificate for the Course.

#Send Certificate via email after Course Completion

Pro

Enabling this option will send the certificate directly to the user's email after completing the course.

#Allow to Share the Certificate of Your Course

To let users share certificates of the course, you can enable the Share Certificate option.

Now, Update the course to save your changes.

#Sample of Student Experience with Certificate

After completing the course, student can easily download the certificate from their account. The download link will appear just after they complete their course.

After clicking on the download link, the certificate will be saved on their device:

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