Wix Online Programs: Creating a Certificate for Your Program

Create a certificate of completion for participants who finish your program. You can design the certificate to match your look, and even add your own signatures and logo. This is a great way to motivate people and reward them with a certificate they can be proud of.

Step 1 | Create a certificate

To get started, choose the relevant program. From your program's settings page, you can create a certificate of completion for your participants.

To create a certificate:

1. Go to Online Programs in your site's dashboard.

2. Click the relevant program.

3. Click the Engagement tab.

4. Click Design Certificate under Rewards.

Step 2 | Design your certificate

Now it's time to design your certificate. Choose a template you like, then customize it to suit your program's needs. You can edit the text, select a background, add your own logo and signatures, and much more.

To design your certificate:

1. Click the tabs on the left to customize your certificate:

Template

Select a design that suits your program.

1. Click Templates.

2. Select the desired template.

Text

Select the text elements you want to edit or remove.

1. Click Text.

2. Hover over the relevant text and click Customize.

3. Choose what you want to customize:

   • Show / hide the text: Click the Content tab and enable or disable the toggle.

   • Edit the text: Click the Content tab and write new text using the available options.

   • Style the text: Click the Design tab and format your text the way you want.

Decorations

Add a badge, ribbon or stamp to your certificate.

1. Click Decorations.

2. Choose the desired decoration.

Logo

Promote your brand by adding your own logo.

1. Click Logo.

2. Choose what to do next:

   • Replace the existing logo: Hover over the logo and click Replace. You can choose a new file from the Media Manager.

   • Edit the existing logo: Hover over the logo and click Edit. You can use the Wix Photo Studio to make adjustments.

   • Create a logo: Use Wixel to create your own logo.

Signatures

Upload one or two signatures to give your certificate a professional look.

1. Click Signatures.

2. Click the Add icon

   

   below the relevant signature.

3. (In the Media Manager) Select or upload your signature.

4. Click Add to Page.

Underlines

Choose the color and style for all the lines that appear on your certificate.

1. Click Underlines.

2. Choose how to customize the underlines:

   • Change the color: Click the color box and select the color you want.

   • Select a different style: Click any underline style to apply it.

Frames

Wrap your certificate in a frame to give it clear structure and boundaries.

1. Click Frames.

2. Choose the desired frame for your certificate.

Background

Pick a color or upload an image for your certificate's background.

1. Click Background.

2. Choose how to customize the background:

   • Change the color: Click the color box and select the color you want.

   • Opacity: Drag the slider to change the transparency of the certificate's color.

   • Add an image: Click the Add icon

     

     below Upload image, then (In the Media Manager) select or upload your image.

2. Click Connect.

3. Click Back to Program Page at the top left.

FAQs

Click a question to learn more about the available features for certificates.

Can I resend a certificate to a participant?

Yes. You can resend a certificate to a participant.

1. Go to Online Programs in your site's dashboard.

2. Click the relevant program.

3. Click Manage next to Participants.

4. Click the More Actions icon

   

   next to the relevant participant.

5. Select Reissue certificate.

How can I preview what a program's certificate looks like?

You can check out your certificate at any time.

1. Go to Online Programs in your site's dashboard.

2. Click the relevant program.

3. Click the Engagement tab.

4. Click the More Actions icon

   

   next to Certificate.

5. Select Preview.

Can I change or remove my program's certificate?

Yes. You can edit your certificate and disconnect it from your program at any time so it's no longer sent to your participants..

1. Go to Online Programs in your site's dashboard.

2. Click the relevant program.

3. Click the Engagement tab.

4. Choose what you want to do next:

   • Edit: Click the Edit icon

     

     next to Certificate.

   • Disconnect: Click the More Actions icon

     

     next to Certificate and select Disconnect.

Why does a participant's name appear as their email address in certificates?

When a participant signs up using the default member signup form and does not enter their name, their contact profile is created using the prefix of their email address. This name then appears on their certificate and in your contacts.

Your program's existing participants can update their name directly from the members area on your live site.

To make sure participant names appear correctly, we recommend replacing the default sign up form with a custom form that requires users to enter both their first and last names when joining your site. This ensures that each contact profile is created with the correct name from the start.

Can I track which certificates were issued?

Yes. Use the Issued Certificates report in Wix Analytics to see which participants earned a certificate across your programs.

This article is credited to the Wix team - https://support.wix.com/ and we thank them for that!