---
title: Gamification overview and setup
description: How points, ranks, badges and challenges fit together, and how to switch them on.
url: "https://truecommunitypro.com/docs/gamification-overview/"
updated: "2026-10-09"
category: "Pro: Gamification"
---

# Gamification overview and setup

**Pro feature:** This page needs TrueCommunity Pro.

Gamification turns activity into rewards. Members earn points, climb ranks, collect badges and compete in challenges — and they keep coming back.

## How it fits together

| Piece | What it is | Where you set it up |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Activities** | The actions you want to count, like "Completed a lesson" or "Published a post" | Gamification Pro → Activities |
| **Badges** | Awards members earn when they do certain activities. A badge can pay points. | Gamification Pro → Badges |
| **Challenges** | Time-limited contests. The top scorers win points. | Gamification Pro → Challenges |
| **Points** | The currency members collect from badges, challenges and lessons. Called **XP** by default. | Gamification Pro → Settings |
| **Ranks** | Levels members climb as their points grow, like Newcomer → Explorer → Legend | Gamification Pro → Rank Types |

**Good to know:** An activity on its own pays nothing. Points come from **badges**, **challenges** and the **points for completing** a lesson or topic.

## Turn it on

Gamification is **off by default**.

1. Go to **TrueCommunity → Modules**.
2. Turn on **Gamification**.
3. Click **Save Changes**.

A new **Gamification Pro** menu appears in your dashboard, and members get a **Rewards** page in the community.

## Set up in 4 steps

1. **Activities** — add the activities you want to track. [How](https://truecommunitypro.com/docs/tracked-activities/)
2. **Ranks** — check the rank ladder. [How](https://truecommunitypro.com/docs/ranks/)
3. **Badges** — create your first badges. [How](https://truecommunitypro.com/docs/badges/)
4. **Challenges** — run a challenge when you want a boost. [How](https://truecommunitypro.com/docs/challenges/)