# Why there are not "Core" or "Golden" Badges on the forum? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [August 13, 2025, 8:33am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/why-there-are-not-core-or-golden-badges-on-the-forum/109681 "2025-08-13T08:33:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![danielps1818](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecae2f/32.png) [@danielps1818](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/danielps1818)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2025, 8:33am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/why-there-are-not-core-or-golden-badges-on-the-forum/109681/1 "2025-08-13T08:33:03Z")
Would be cool that people with certifications also get a badge here. Also there are badged that I think there are impossible to get (?) ---
**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2025, 12:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/why-there-are-not-core-or-golden-badges-on-the-forum/109681/2 "2025-08-13T12:04:27Z")
Badges here are granted by **activity** , particularly activity that produces **solutions** for others. Far superior to arbitrary test results. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_Laubach](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/steve_laubach/32/60900_2.png) [@Steve\_Laubach](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Steve_Laubach)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2025, 1:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/why-there-are-not-core-or-golden-badges-on-the-forum/109681/3 "2025-08-13T13:04:26Z")
The forum badges earned based on actively solving other people’s problems (merit-based). Some of the most active and helpful people on the forums don’t have Ignition certifications. They know the product better than people a lot of people who do have certifications. Both systems are merit based. It’s good to have them tracked separately.