How to configure points and leaderboard
When the Attendee Connect element is activated, points will be enabled by default. Achievements can also be turned on to increase engagement further.
NOTE: Profiles need to be set to visible in order to appear in the leaderboard, however, attendees can view their own points while not being visible.
There are some key steps to configure Points & Leaderboard for your event. These include:
- Configure Leaderboard
- Configure Points
- Configure Achievements
- Create Default Achievements *optional*
Configure leaderboard
- Navigate to Attendee Connect > Points & Leaderboard from the Navigation Menu
- Select the Configure tab
- Configure the following options
- Click Save
Points Enabled Use this option to turn points on and off. This will default to Yes. Please note: If points are disabled, this also disable achievements.
Require Profile Login Will attendees need to be logged into the app to view the leaderboard? Please note: Attendees will need to be logged in to participate but can view the leaderboard without needing to be logged in.
Achievements Sound If enabled, when an achievement is awarded will there be a sound effect?
Configure points
Points are configured separately to achievements and the overall leaderboard. Point allocations do not affect achievements or how many points an achievement awards an attendee.
- Navigate to Attendee Connect > Points & Leaderboard from the Navigation Menu
- Select the Points tab
- Manage actions and point allocations
- Select actions that earn points Use the Active check-boxes to select which actions attendees will earn points for.
- Allocate new points Click into the Points box for each option to update the points allocated for each action.
- Click Save
Configure achievements
Achievements are not enabled by default, however, default achievements can easily be created. These can then be edited, deleted, or new achievements created. To learn more about creating default achievements, click here.
To create a new achievement
- Navigate to Attendee Connect > Points & Leaderboard from the Navigation Menu
- Select the Achievements tab
- Click +
- Select New Achievement
- Enter achievement details
- Title The title of the achievement. This will appear in the achievements list in the App and when an achievement is awarded
- Message The message is a brief explanation of what the achievement is. This is only visible in the achievements list
- Action Type Dictates what action attendees need to complete to unlock this achievement
- Required occurrences of action How many times will the attendee need to complete the action
- Point reward The number of points awarded for the achievement
- Icon image An icon to represent the achievement both in the achievements list and when the achievement is awarded
- Click Save
To edit an achievement
- Navigate to Attendee Connect > Points & Leaderboard from the Navigation Menu
- Select the Achievements tab
- Navigate to the achievement to be deleted and click the corresponding drop-down
- Select Edit
- Update achievement details as required
- Click Save
To delete an achievement
- Navigate to Attendee Connect > Points & Leaderboard from the Navigation Menu
- Select the Achievements tab
- Navigate to the achievement to be deleted and click the corresponding drop-down
- Select Delete
- To confirm click Delete
Create default achievements
A set of default achievements can be activated in the Core to ensure that engagement is maximised with as little setup time as possible. In addition to default achievements, these can be edited or new achievements created to tailor the gamified experience.
To create default achievements
- Navigate to Attendee Connect > Points & Leaderboard from the Navigation Menu
- Select the Achievements tab
- Click + and select Create Default Achievements
- Click OK to confirm
To edit default achievements
- Navigate to Attendee Connect > Points & Leaderboard from the Navigation Menu
- Select the Achievements tab
- Click the drop-down arrow next to the achievement you wish to alter and select Edit
- Click Save
To delete default achievements
- Navigate to Attendee Connect > Points & Leaderboard from the Navigation Menu
- Select the Achievements tab
- Click the drop-down arrow next to the achievement you wish to remove and select Delete
- Click Delete