DocumentationAEM 6.5Communities Guide

Leaderboard Feature leaderboard-feature

Last update: Wed Oct 18 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

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Introduction introduction

The Leaderboard component helps you get a sense of how members are interacting within the community by ranking members according to points earned (basic scoring) or their expertise (advanced scoring).

Before including the leaderboard component on a page, it is necessary to configure Communities Scoring and Badges.

This section of the documentation describes:

  • Adding the Leaderboard component to a community site.
  • Configuration settings for the Leaderboard component.

Adding a Leaderboard to a Page adding-a-leaderboard-to-a-page

To add a Leaderboard component to a page in author mode, locate the component

  • Communities / Leaderboard

And drag it into place on a page.

For necessary information, visit Communities Components Basics.

When first placed on a page of a community site, this is how the component appears:

leaderboard

Configuring Leaderboard configuring-leaderboard

Select the placed Leaderboard component so you can access and select the Configure icon which opens the edit dialog.

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configure-leaderboard

Settings tab settings-tab

Under the Settings tab, specify what information related to the member is displayed :

  • Display Name

    A descriptive name to display for the board, reflecting the rules selected for displaying badges and scores.
    Default is Leaderboard if nothing is entered.

  • Badge

    If checked, a column for badge icons is included in the leaderboard.
    Default is unchecked.

  • Badge Name

    If checked, a column for the badge name is included in the leaderboard.
    Default is unchecked.

  • Use Avatar

    If checked, the member’s avatar image is included in the leaderboard, next to their name link to their member profile.
    Default is unchecked.

Rules tab rules-tab

Under the Rules tab, the community site, and its scoring and badging rules

  • Rule Location

    (Required) Location where the Scoring / Badging rule is configured.

  • Scoring Rule

    (Required) Specific rule generating the scores to display.

  • Badging Rule

    (Required) Specific rule generating the badge to display.

  • Display Limit

    Number of members to display per page. Default is 10.

Example: Participants Leaderboard example-participants-leaderboard

This leaderboard reports results from applying basic scoring rules.

Leaderboard component configuration:

  • Settings tab:

    • Display Name = Participation Board

    • checked:

      • Badge
      • Badge Name
      • Use Avatar

  • Rules tab:

    • Rule Location = /content/sites/<site name>/jcr:content
    • Scoring Rule = /libs/settings/community/scoring/rules/forums-scoring
    • Badging Rule = /libs/settings/community/badging/rules//reference-badging
    • Display Limit = 10

participants-leaderboard

Example: Experts Leaderboard example-experts-leaderboard

This leaderboard reports results from applying advanced scoring rules.

Leaderboard component configuration:

  • Settings tab:

    • Display Name = Expertise Board

    • checked:

      • Badge
      • Use Avatar

  • Rules tab:

    • Rule Location = /content/sites/<site name>/jcr:content
    • Scoring Rule = /libs/settings/community/scoring/rules/adv-forums-scoring
    • Badging Rule = /libs/settings/community/badging/rules/adv-forums-badging
    • Display Limit = 10

experts-leaderboard

Additional Information additional-information

More information may be found on the Leaderboard Essentials page for developers.

Instructions for creating rules are provided on the Communities Scoring and Badges page for administrators.

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