The Achievement Badges are an extension provided by Fandom. They are a way to encourage users to keep editing and rank up by earning points on the leaderboard. Certain wikis have chosen to add the badges, however, some do not for personal reasons. Excluding custom badges, there are currently 40 badges, though this number is raised to 49 when counting the unreleased and retired badges.
At some point between October 5, 2016 and April 11, 2017, the Badge extension was semi-retired. Badges currently can only be added to a Wiki by requesting them via the Special:Contact/general page.
Badge types
There are numerous badge types. Each one can be obtained when certain circumstances have been met, such as editing 500 pages. Badges will reward the editor with points, which will help them rise on the Leaderboard. The more difficult a badge is to obtain, the more points the editor receives. Editors can also create Custom Badges which are rewarded when custom conditions have been met.
Points
When a badge is obtained, the editor will obtain points. The points received corresponds to the color of the badge. There are four colors of badges, Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Platinum. Bronze badges give the lowest amount of points, whereas platinum badges give the highest amount of points.
Obtaining all the bronze badges will reward the editor with 140 points, however, this is raised to 170 if the Sharing Badges were obtained before retirement. Obtaining all the silver badges will reward the editor with 650 points, however this is raised to 750 if the Sharing Badges were obtained before their retirement. If the unreleased Blog Post Badges were to be made official, then this would be raised to 950. Obtaining all the gold badges without any repeats will reward the editor with 1,200 points. Obtaining all the platinum badges will reward the editor with 250 points.
Obtaining all the possible badges without any repeats will reward the editor with 1,940 points, however, this is raised to 2,070 if the Sharing Badges were obtained before their retirement. This is further raised to 2,270 if the unreleased Blog Post Badges were made official. The minimum amount of points needed to appear on the leaderboard is 10.
In order to receive all badges, the following conditions must be met.
- Make 500 edits on pages
- Add 500 pictures to articles
- Add 250 categories to pages
- Edit for 365 consecutive days
- Create a blog post
- Comment on 10 blog posts
- Edit your user page
- Leave a message on another user's talk page
- Be the Wiki's creator
- Edit 100 pages within an hour of their creation
- Make 100 edits in a single day
- Make the 1,000th (or increments of) edit on the wiki
Two other conditions had to have been met, before their retirement in July 2011.
One other condition would have to be met, if these badges were released.
Current badges
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Making a Difference | Awarded for making 1 edit on an article! | |
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Just the Beginning | Awarded for making 5 edits on articles! | |
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Making Your Mark | Awarded for making 10 edits on articles! | |
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Friend of the Wiki | Awarded for making 25 edits on articles! | |
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Collaborator | Awarded for making 50 edits on articles! | |
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Wiki Builder | Awarded for making 100 edits on articles! | |
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Wiki Leader | Awarded for making 250 edits on articles! | |
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Wiki Expert | Awarded for making 500 edits on articles! | |
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Snapshot | Awarded for adding 1 picture to an article! | |
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Paparazzi | Awarded for adding 5 pictures to article! | |
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Illustrator | Awarded for adding 10 pictures to article! | |
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Collector | Awarded for adding 25 pictures to article! | |
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Art Lover | Awarded for adding 50 pictures to article! | |
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Decorator | Awarded for adding 100 pictures to article! | |
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Designer | Awarded for adding 250 pictures to article! | |
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Curator | Awarded for adding 500 pictures to article! | |
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Make a Connection | Awarded for adding 1 article to a category! | |
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Trail Blazer | Awarded for adding 5 articles to categories! | |
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Explorer | Awarded for adding 10 articles to categories! | |
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Tour Guide | Awarded for adding 25 articles to categories! | |
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Navigator | Awarded for adding 50 articles to categories! | |
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Bridge Builder | Awarded for adding 100 articles to categories! | |
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Wiki Planner | Awarded for adding 250 articles to categories! | |
| Blog Post track | |||
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Something to Say | Awarded for writing 1 blog post! | |
| Blog Comment track | |||
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Opinionator | Awarded for writing a comment on 3 different blog posts! | |
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And One More Thing | Awarded for writing a comment on 10 different blog posts! | |
| Wiki Love track | |||
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Key to the Wiki! | Awarded for contributing to the wiki every day for 5 days! | |
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Two Weeks on the Wiki | Awarded for contributing to the wiki every day for 14 days! | |
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Devoted | Awarded for contributing to the wiki every day for 30 days! | |
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Dedicated | Awarded for contributing to the wiki every day for 60 days! | |
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Addicted | Awarded for contributing to the wiki every day for 100 days! | |
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A Wiki Life | Awarded for contributing to the wiki every day for 200 days! | |
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Wiki Hero! | Awarded for contributing to the wiki every day for 365 days! | |
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Welcome to the Wiki | Awarded for joining the wiki! | |
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Introduction | Awarded for adding to your own user page! | |
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Stopping By to Say Hi | Awarded for leaving a message on someone else's talk page! | |
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The Creator | Awarded for creating the wiki! | |
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Pounce! | Awarded for making edits on 100 pages within an hour of the page's creation! | |
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Caffeinated | Awarded for making 100 edits on pages in a single day! | |
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Lucky Edit | Awarded for making the Lucky 1,000th edit on the wiki! | |
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Sharer | Awarded for sharing 1 link | |
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Bring it back | Awarded for getting people to click on 1 shared link. | |
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Speaker | Awarded for getting people to click on 5 shared links. | |
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Announcer | Awarded for getting people to click on 10 shared links. | |
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Evangelist | Awarded for getting people to click on 50 shared links. | |
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Five Things to Say | Awarded for writing 5 blog posts | |
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Talkshow | Awarded for writing 10 blog posts | |
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Life of the Party | Awarded for writing 25 blog posts | |
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Public Speaker | Awarded for writing 50 blog posts | |
MediaWiki pages
Wiki employs the use of MediaWiki pages in order to standardize the text used in badges. This page contains a list of all general badge MediaWiki pages.
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