=== Open Badge Factory LearnDash Add-on === Contributors: badgeos, learningtimes, webdevstudios Donate link: http://badgeos.org/contribute/donate/ Tags: learndash, badge, badges, openbadges, learningtimes, OBI, mozilla, open badges, achievement, award, reward, engagement, submission, nomination, API, open credit, credit Requires at least: WordPress 3.5 & Open Badge Factory 1.2 Tested up to: 4.3.1 Stable tag: 1.0.1 License: GNU AGPLv3 License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.html Open Badge Factory achievements and badges earned from a wide array of LearnDash learning management system activity. == Description == The "Open Badge Factory LearnDash Add-on" allows learners to earn achievements and badges from virtually every course, lesson and quiz activity available in the LearnDash learning management system. When activated, Open Badge Factory admins will see a new "LearnDash Activity" menu in their "Required Steps" manager when editing or creating any achievement or badge. **Note:** You will need to install the free [Open Badge Factory plugin](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/badgeos/ "Open Badge Factory")™ (version 1.2 or higher) to use the Open Badge Factory LearnDash Add-on. You will also need the [LearnDash plugin](http://www.learndash.com "LearnDash") v1.4 or higher installed, available from LearnDash.com. [Get the Open Badge Factory plugin](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/badgeos/ "Open Badge Factory"). [Get the LearnDash plugin](http://www.learndash.com/ "LearnDash"). [Open Badge Factory](http://badgeos.org "Open Badge Factory")™ turns your WordPress site into an achievement and badging system. And with LearnDash enabled on your site, badges are not only awarded by activities such as making submissions, earning points, completing required achievements, and making site and community contributions, but also by completing LearnDash courses, lessons, courses and quizzes. Define the achievements, organize the badge requirements any way you like, and choose from and combine a range of Open Badge Factory and LearnDash activity options to determine whether each task or requirement has been achieved. Earned badges are Open Badge compatible and sharable via [Credly](https://credly.com/ "Credly.com"), the free web service for displaying, storing and managing lifelong achievement. **New ways to define achievements and give badges for LearnDash activity** In addition to all of the out-of-the-box features in Open Badge Factory core, the Open Badge Factory LearnDash Add-on allows you to award achievements and badges based on these additional triggers: * **Courses:** * Complete a specific Course * Complete any Course * Complete a course from a specific Tag * **Lessons:** * Complete a specific Lesson * Complete any Lesson * **Quizzes:** * Pass a specific Quiz * Pass any Quiz * Achieve a minimum percent grade on a specific Quiz * Achieve a minimum percent grade on any Quiz * Fail a Quiz (i.e. useful for rewarding the passing of a previously failed quiz) **Combine LearnDash Steps with Open Badge Factory Steps in Defining Achievements** * Simple interface for defining the "Required Steps" for any badge or achievement seamlessly integrates LearnDash actions * Easily define achievements that rely on both Open Badge Factory required steps and LearnDash actions * Easily link together one or more triggers, steps or actions into the conditions needed to earn any badge or mark an achievement. **LearnDash Badges are Lifelong Achievements with Credly Integration** * As badges are earned on WordPress using Open Badge Factory and LearnDash, they can be automatically sent to Credly for lifelong storage, management, and sharing on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Mozilla Backpack, the earner's own web site, blog, or Credly profile. * Badges you create in Open Badge Factory automatically appear and update on Credly, the home for storing and managing lifelong achievements. * As with the Open Badge Factory core plugin, LearnDash badges are Mozilla Open Badge (OBI) compatible through integration of the "Open Credit" API by [Credly](https://credly.com/ "Credly.com"), the free web service for issuing, earning and sharing badges. * Use the Credly iOS app to issue LearnDash badges you created on your WordPress/Open Badge Factory/LearnDash site. **Display Badges on User Profiles with Free Community Add-on ** * Activate the free "[Open Badge Factory Community Add-On](http://wordpress.org/plugins/badgeos-community-add-on/ "Open Badge Factory Community Add-on")" and "[BuddyPress](http://wordpress.org/plugins/buddypress/ "BuddyPress")" plugins to add a range of user community functions, including the ability to display earned badges and achievements on user profiles for others to see. = Extensibility and Additional Open Badge Factory Add-ons = * Open Badge Factory is designed to be a true operating system for turning any WordPress site into an engagement management application. * Built with expandability in mind to allow virtually anything to trigger and recognize achievement. * Open Badge Factory plans to continue to release a range of Add-Ons to the plugin -- like the Open Badge Factory LearnDash Add-on -- that enhance core functionality with specialized functions. * Check out some of the [Open Badge Factory customizations](http://badgeos.org/services/badgeos-customization/ "We'll help you customize your Open Badge Factory site") we've already implemented to get a sense for what you might expect. = Stay Connected / Helpful Links = Open Badge Factory is made available by [LearningTimes, LLC](http://www.LearningTimes.com/ "LearningTimes web site"). Here are some ways to stay connected and to see what else we are up to: * [Open Badge Factory.org](http://badgeos.org/ "Open Badge Factory web site") - Contact Us, Video Tutorials, Examples, News * [LearningTimes](http://www.learningtimes.com/ "LearningTimes web site") - Bringing people together through engaging online conferences, events and activities. * [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/LearningTimes "LearningTimes on Facebook") - LearningTimes on Facebook * [Twitter](https://twitter.com/LearningTimes "LearningTimes on Facebook") - LearningTimes Tweets * [E-Mailing List](https://http://badgeos.org/join-list/ "Open Badge Factory Occasional Mailing List - No spam!") - Occasional updates via e-mail * [GitHub](https://github.com/opencredit/badgeos "Open Badge Factory on GitHub") - Report issues, contribute code == Installation == 1. Upload, activate and configure the free [Open Badge Factory v1.2 (or later) plugin](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/badgeos/ "Open Badge Factory") to WordPress. 2. Upload, activate and configure the [LearnDash plugin](http://www.learndash.com/ "LearnDash") to WordPress. 3. Upload 'badgeos-LearnDash' to the '/wp-content/plugins/' directory 4. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress 5. Add LearnDash action requirements to any new or existing achievement item using the "Required Steps" manager, with your “Earn by” menu set to "Completing Steps." 6. Ensure that you have entered the Credly credentials for the badge Issuer in the Credly Integration settings of Open Badge Factory core to enable badge sharing. == Frequently Asked Questions == = Any ideas for making badge images? = Yes! You can start at [Credly.com](https://credly.com/ "Badge Builder Tool") and use the badge builder there to create beautiful looking badges. = Can you help us design custom badge images? = Yes, our designers are available to create custom badges that represent your brand, the kind of achievements you recognize, and the audience you are reaching. From a single badge to a complete constellation, our team of professional badge designers get to know your needs through a tested Badge Design Process which consistently produces successful and delightful results. See examples and learn more at: [http://badgeos.org/services/badge-design/](http://badgeos.org/services/badge-design/ "Badge Design") = Do you offer services to help us design, build or customize our Open Badge Factory site? = Yes, we do. We especially enjoy working on innovative projects with forward-thinking teams extending achievement recognition into new environments and surfacing achievement in new ways. See [examples](http://badgeos.org/about/sample-sites/ "Sample pojects") and learn more at: [http://badgeos.org/services/badgeos-customization/](http://badgeos.org/services/badgeos-customization/ "Open Badge Factory Customization"). = Where should I report issues or bugs? = The ideal place for bug and issue reporting is on the [GitHub](https://github.com/opencredit/badgeos "Open Badge Factory on GitHub") site for the Open Badge Factory project. = Where should I contribute code back to the project? = Thanks for asking! Please do share back code modifications or enhancements you make for inclusion in Open Badge Factory core or as add-ons. (Functions that are specialized for just some users are likely best as add-on plugins to Open Badge Factory. We can help figure that out with you.) Visit us on [GitHub](https://github.com/opencredit/badgeos "Open Badge Factory on GitHub") to share your code with the Open Badge Factory LearnDash. == Screenshots == 1. "LearnDash Activity" joins multiple other Open Badge Factory methods for awarding and defining achievements. 2. Make any LearnDash activity an achievement worthy of a digital badge: completing lessons, courses, quizzes and more. 3. Earned badges on your Open Badge Factory LearnDash site are "Open Badges" that are sharable via Credly to virtually any social network, site, blog or the Mozilla Backpack. == Changelog == = 1.0.1 = * Fixed: Issues with LearnDash steps UI not hiding when switching to non-LearnDash based step type. * Fixed: Step count field not re-enabling when switching to non-LearnDash based step type. = 1.0 = * Open Badge Factory LearnDash Add-on says "hello learndash", earns "Hello LearnDash" badge. == Upgrade Notice == = 1.0.1 = * Fixed: Issues with LearnDash steps UI not hiding when switching to non-LearnDash based step type. * Fixed: Step count field not re-enabling when switching to non-LearnDash based step type. = 1.0 = * Initial release