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Setting up a Members Area

Site Members: Creating and Managing Member Badges

Badges encourage member participation by rewarding milestones. You can create badges like "Coach" for those sharing insights or "Organizer" for group managers, helping members stand out. Badges can also grant access to restricted pages reserved for specific roles.

A screenshot of using badges to highlight specific members on your site

Before you begin:

  1. Add Wix Members Area to your site.

  2. Create member roles.

  3. Create members-only pages or restrict existing pages on your site.

Creating member badges

Recognize your members with custom badges. For example, award badges to blog writers, or to people who help other members. Badges help members stand out and grant them access to exclusive content on your site. It's a great way to reward valuable contributions and create a tiered membership experience.

Dashboard

Wix app

  1. Go to Contacts in your site's dashboard.

  2. Click Manage Member Access.

  3. Click Create Badge.

A screenshot of the badges tab in the Wix site dashboard

  1. Enter the badge info:Badge name and Description: Enter a unique name and description to let everyone know what the badge is about.
    Background color: Click the field and select a color for the badge background.
    Text color: Click the field and select a color for the badge text.
    Icon: Click Add Image under Icon and select an icon for your badge from the free vector art in the media manager or upload your own .svg file. 
    Note: You can upload .svg files up to 250KB for member badges. We recommend that you use a simple icon with minimal details and colors so that it looks good at a size of 12px.

  2. (Optional) Assign your badge to site members:Click the Members tab.
    Click Save in the pop up.
    Click + Assign Badge.
    Select the relevant site members.
    Click Assign.

  3. (Optional) Set badge permissions:Click the Permissions tab.
    Enable the Badge permissions toggle.
    Click Manage Permissions to choose which member-only pages this badge grants access to.
    Select the checkboxes next to the relevant pages and badges.

  4. Click Save.

A screenshot of the badges tab in the Wix site dashboard

Tip:

You can automatically assign badges to your members using Wix Automations. These automations help you focus on the bigger picture by managing smaller tasks for you. For example, you could automatically grant a "Certified Superstar" badge to a member who completes an online program when specific events occur.

Managing member badges

Update and customize your member badges. Edit existing badges, change their design, and remove old badges. Plus, adjust what site permissions these badges unlock, and grant access to new pages.

Dashboard

Wix app

Wix Editor

Studio Editor

  1. Go to Badges in your site dashboard.

  2. Click the More Actions icon  next to the relevant badge.

  3. Choose what you want to do next:

Edit

  1. Select Edit.

  2. Choose what you want to do next:
    Update the badge name and description:Enter the badge name and description.
    Click Save.

    Customize your badge design:
    Choose what you want to customize:Background Color: Click the field and select a color for the badge background.
    Text Color: Click the field and select a color for the badge text.
    Icon: Hover on the existing icon preview and click the Update icon . Select free vector art in the media manager or upload your own .svg file. 
    Note: You can upload .svg files up to 250KB for member badges. We recommend that you use a simple icon with minimal details and colors so that it looks good at a size of 12px.
    Click Save.

    Update your member badge permissions:Click the Permissions tab.
    Enable the Badge permissions toggle.
    Click Manage Permissions to choose which members-only pages this badge grants access to.
    Select the checkboxes next to the relevant pages and badges.
    Click Save.

Assign a member badge

  1. Select Assign badge.

  2. Click + Assign Badge.

  3. Select the relevant site members.

  4. Click Assign.

Delete a badge

  1. Select Delete.

  2. Click Delete again to confirm.

Note: If this badge has site permissions, badge holders will lose them.

A screenshot of the badges tab in the Wix site dashboard

Managing member badges from your live site

Assign roles to your members to help manage member badges. Members with roles can handle badges directly from your live site. For example, you can make a trusted member a back-office manager, which lets them give badges to other members. This helps build a strong community, keeps your site active, and saves you time and energy.

Before you begin:

To manage member badges from your live site:

  1. Go to your live site and log in.

  2. Go to the Members page.

  3. Click the More Actions icon  next to the relevant member.

  4. Click Assign Badges.

  5. Select the checkbox next to each badge you would like to assign to the member.

  6. Click Save.

A screenshot from a Wix live site showing badges selection

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