Elevate Yourself to Superstar Status with Ranks & Badges

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If you’re an Alteryx user, we already know you’re a star – but badges and ranks are how we let the rest of the Alteryx universe know that you’re a star! So whether you’re just joining the Alteryx Community, or you’re a seasoned member, read on to learn how you can build your reputation as you participate in the community.  

Ranks 

User ranks incentivize participation, reward quality, and establish reputation in the community. They are a progressive linear system, so instead of being rewarded with a single rank for completing a task, your cumulative community activity moves you along the ranking structure. The higher your rank, the greater your involvement in the community, and the more likely it is that fellow members will look to you as an expert. 

Rank

01	Dark Matter	07	Meteor	13	Pulsar	19	Altair
02	Matter	08	Asteroid	14	Magnetar	20	Arcturus
03	Proton	09	Comet	15	Aurora	21	Polaris
04	Baryon	10	Fireball	16	Nebula	22	Nova
05	Atom	11	Bolide	17	Castor	23	Supernova
06	Meteoroid	12	Quasar	18	Pollux	24	Hypernova

Your rank appears under your username and provides a quick snapshot of your community engagement level. You’ll notice all the ranks are space-themed since Alteryx Community members are out of this world!

As you rise through the ranks, you’ll unlock new community functionality! What to expect when you reach… 

• Matter - you’ll be able to use the Community’s private message tool 
• Meteoroid - you can @mention fellow community members  

 

Assigned Ranks 

Assigned ranks sit outside of the earned ranks structure and are given to community members to distinguish who they are in relationship to Alteryx. Some examples of assigned ranks are Alteryx Employee, Partner, Alum, or Moderator.  

 

Badges

Badges are akin to an achievement pin or ribbon and are awarded for specific actions within the Alteryx Community.  These can be as simple as participating in a specific event, certification, or engaging in discussion forums. To earn a badge, you must meet a unique set of requirements. There are four types of badges in the community: series, certification, educational, and side-quest. 

Series badges 

Series badges are earned through community engagement - replying to threads, receiving likes on your posts, starting new discussions, or when one of your posts is accepted as a solution. Below are all of the series badges and the totals needed to earn them.   

Replies	Likes	Accepted Solutions	Discussions Started
First Reply	First Like	First Solution	First Discussion
5 replies	5 likes	5 solutions	5 discussions
10 replies	10 likes	10 solutions	10 discussions
25 replies	25 likes	25 solutions	25 discussions
50 replies	50 likes	50 solutions	50 discussions
100 replies	100 likes	100 solutions	100 discussions
250 replies	250 likes	200 solutions	200 discussions
500 replies	500 likes	350 solutions	350 discussions
750 replies	1000 likes	500 solutions
1000 replies	2000 likes
1500 replies

Certification Badges 

After passing any of the Alteryx Certifications, you’ll be able to showcase your expertise with its respective badge. Certification badges are extra special because they are awarded via Credly and enable you to share your achievement with your network at-large. 

Educational Badges 

Educational badges are awarded for completing skill-building activities or certifications. These badges are great if you’re looking to increase your Alteryx knowledge as well as build your resume! There’s two main categories of educational badges:

• Onboarding Badges - These are product-specific learning tracks geared toward people just getting started with Alteryx. Complete the onboarding requirements in Mission Control to earn them! 
• Weekly Challenges – For every 25 challenges you complete, you’ll be rewarded with a shiny new badge!  
  
  

Side-quest Badges  

Side-quest Badges recognize people for taking a specific action and are not part of a progression. Some examples of these badges are: 

• Podcast Guest Badges 
• Inspire Attendees Badges  
• Special event badges like contests, program participation, etc. 

[caltang]

Useful guide! The Side-quest badges are the best :p 

The design game of Alteryx Community is always top tier. Kudos team!!