Gamification in Sparkforge Communities: Points, Badges, Leaderboards

Gamification in Sparkforge Communities uses points, badges, and a leaderboard to surface activity and reward consistent engagement. It is built into Communities at the group level — there is nothing to install.

How it works

Three components work together:

• Points — numerical values earned when other members like your posts, comments, and replies. 1 like = 1 point for the post or comment author.
• Badges — visual achievements that update automatically as a member hits new levels.
• Leaderboard — ranking of members by points within a single group.

Group-scoped levels

Levels are scoped to each group. A member at Level 3 in one group starts at Level 1 if they join a different group.

Setting up gamification

1. Go to Memberships > Communities > Groups.
2. Open the group you manage.
3. Click Settings.
4. Open the Gamification & Rewards tab.
5. Edit level names if you want — the count and point thresholds cannot be changed.
6. Add up to three rewards.
7. Review and enable leaderboard settings.
8. Save.

Levels and point thresholds

Maximum 9 levels. Thresholds are preset:

When a member reaches a level, their profile badge updates, the circular progress ring fills, and the next level's threshold is shown.

Rewards

Group admins or owners can add up to three text-based rewards (for example, "Win $50 after reaching Level 5"). Rewards display on the left nav inside the Leaderboard tab.

Note: rewards cannot be linked programmatically to gamification levels. You manage and deliver them offline.