The Leaderboard
component provides the ability to obtain a sense of how members are interacting within the community by ranking members according to points earned (basic scoring) or their expertise (advanced scoring).
Prior to 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
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:
Select the placed Leaderboard
component to access and select the Configure
icon which opens the edit dialog.
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 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.
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.
This leaderboard reports results from applying basic scoring rules.
Leaderboard component configuration:
Settings tab:
Display Name = Participation Board
checked
:
Rules tab:
/content/sites/communities/jcr:content
/etc/community/scoring/rules/forums-scoring
/etc/community/badging/rules/reference-badging
10
This leaderboard reports results from applying advanced scoring rules.
Leaderboard component configuration:
Settings tab:
Display Name = Expertise Board
checked
:
Rules tab:
/content/sites/communities/jcr:content
/etc/community/scoring/rules/adv-forums-scoring
/etc/community/badging/rules/adv-forums-badging
10
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.