Award Leaderboard Points with Community Workflow Triggers in Sparkforge

By Sparkforge Support Team ·Last reviewed May 3, 2026

Sparkforge workflows can fire when a community member's leaderboard level changes and grant gamification points to specific groups. Set group filters carefully — if a contact is not a member of the target group, the workflow action fails.

Sparkforge workflows can listen for community leaderboard changes and award points back to members in specific groups. This is the practical way to automate engagement: a member completes a milestone, levels up, and the workflow rewards them on the leaderboard you designate.

Trigger: community group member leaderboard level changed

This trigger fires when a member's leaderboard level changes. Use filters to scope the trigger to a specific group, level, or both — otherwise the workflow runs on every level change everywhere.

Set up the trigger

  1. Open the workflow builder.
  2. Add the trigger User Group Gamification Level Changed.
  3. Add filters for the group and the level you care about.
  4. Save.

Use case: send a congratulations email and award bonus points when a member hits a new level inside a paid community.

Action: grant community group leaderboard points

Use this action anywhere in a workflow to award points to a specific group's leaderboard.

Configure the action

  1. Add the action Grant community group leaderboard points.
  2. Set the Points value.
  3. Pick the Group from the dropdown so only members of that group are awarded.

Important: if the contact is not a member of the selected group, the workflow execution fails. Add a group-membership filter earlier in the workflow if you want to skip non-members instead of erroring.

Frequently Asked Questions

What happens if the contact is not in the target group?
The grant points action fails. Add a filter earlier in the workflow that checks group membership so non-members exit cleanly instead of erroring.
Can one workflow award points to multiple groups?
Each grant points action targets a single group. Add separate actions in the same workflow if you need to award to several groups.
Can I trigger workflows on every level change?
Yes. Leave the group and level filters open and the trigger fires on any leaderboard level change in any community group.
What kind of engagement actions earn points automatically?
Combine this with other community triggers (post created, comment added, course completed) to grant points across the activities that matter for your group.

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