.. _Setting Up Badges:

Setting Up Badges
##################

.. tags:: educator, how-to

Currently the Open edX platform supports two badge services: Credly and Accredible. See :ref:`About Badges`.

Getting Started
*****************

To start using this feature a `Credly`_ or `Accredible`_ account is necessary.

For Credly:

#. Register on Credly and create your account.
#. Create Organization in Credly.
#. Create at least 1 badge template and activate it.


For Accredible:

#. Register on Accredible and create your account.
#. Create at least 1 group.

Enabling the feature
**********************

Badges feature is optional and it is disabled by default. So, it must be enabled to be accessible.

Please contact your site operator to :ref:`Enable Badges`.

.. seealso::

    :ref:`About Badges`

    :ref:`Enable Badges`


**Maintenance chart**

+--------------+-------------------------------+----------------+--------------------------------+
| Review Date  | Working Group Reviewer        |   Release      |Test situation                  |
+--------------+-------------------------------+----------------+--------------------------------+
| 2025-05-20   | Sarina                        | Teak           |  Pass                          |
+--------------+-------------------------------+----------------+--------------------------------+



.. _Credly: https://info.credly.com/
.. _Accredible: https://www.accredible.com/