Members and community

Honour the regulars.
Where everyone sees it.

A badge is a name, a line and a picture your publication gives to a member. It shows beside their name on every comment they write, for founders, contributors and the readers who stay.

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Make a Founding reader badge from this star, and give it to ana@example.com.

  • upload_media
  • create_badge
  • list_badges
  • update_badge

Two ways to do it.

By hand

In the admin

  1. Open Audience, press Badges, then New badge.
  2. Give it a Name, a Description and a Picture: a PNG, JPEG, GIF or WebP file. Save.
  3. Open a member's page from Audience. Under Badges, choose the badge and press Give.
  4. Remove beside a badge on the member's page takes it back from that member.
  5. To delete a badge, open it on the Badges screen and press Remove badge. It leaves everyone who wore it.

With your agent

In Claude, ChatGPT or your editor

Make a Founding reader badge from this star picture, and give it to ana@example.com and leo@example.com.

Take the Contributor badge back from sam@example.com.

Rename the Supporter badge to Patron and change its line to “Keeps the lights on”.

The tools it calls

  • upload_media
  • create_badge
  • list_badges
  • update_badge
  • award_badge
  • take_back_badge

Your agent finds a member by their address. It has no tool to read your member list, so tell it who.

For example

  • Founders, marked

    A cycling magazine gives a Founding reader badge to its first hundred members. Their comments carry it for good.

  • Contributors in the comments

    A science blog gives a Contributor badge to readers who sent in a correction, so other readers see who helped.

  • A badge for the season

    A fantasy football newsletter asks its agent to give the League winner badge to this season's champion, and take it back from last year's.

Questions, answered

How do I give a member a badge on PixelGlass?
Make the badge in Audience › Badges, then open the member's page, choose the badge under Badges and press Give.
Where do badges show?
Beside the member's name on every comment they write. A reader who points at the badge sees its name and its description.
What picture can a badge have?
A PNG, JPEG, GIF or WebP file. An SVG is refused, because a browser cannot show it beside a name.
Can a member wear more than one badge?
Yes. A member wears each badge once, and as many different badges as you give them.
Who can make and give badges?
Admins and the owner. An agent connected by an admin gives and takes back badges with award_badge and take_back_badge.

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