02110 – How to setup a Leaderboard Block

This block will be displaying the top 10 members who have the most points.

When your members access your membership site and you are rewarding them with points through the Gamification center. They will earn points based on the actions and as they get more points, they will be ranked and will be displayed in the leader board block.

Leaderboard Blocks can be added to your Membership Site, Portal Pages, Course pages, Social Wall pages, and Private Chat pages.

 

 

Below is an overview of the various Leaderboard Block settings:

Details

  • Members of Course

    You may filter the top 10 list of members who will be displayed in the Leaderboard.
    + All Courses – This will display the top 10 members of all courses.
    + Specific course – This will display the top 10 members of the selected course.

 

 

Title Font

This allows you to edit the font family, size, line height, font weight and text color of the title.

  • Font Family
    Use this feature to change your title’s Font type.
    Click on the drop-down and select the Font type you want.
  • Font Size
    This changes the size of your title.
    Simply click on the slider and move it left or right to increase or decrease the text size.
  • Line Height
    This feature increases or decreases the space between the lines of title.
    Click on the drop-down and select the line height you prefer.
  • Font Weight
    This feature changes the weight of title.
    The font weight property sets how thick or thin characters in text should be displayed.
    Click on the drop-down and select the font weight you prefer.
  • Text Color
    This feature changes the color of your title.
    To use custom colors, simply paste the Hex code of the exact color you want in field provided e.g. #000000 = black or click on the Color Picker button to the right of the field.
    This will open the Color Wheel, where you can select whichever color you prefer.

 

 

Background

This feature allows you to add a background color on your board. By default it’s set to transparent.

 

 

Width

  • Width
    From the drop-down, select the preferred width % you would like for your Leaderboard block.
    The higher the % selected, the less margin will be added on either side of the block.

 

 

Border

This feature allows you to add a border around your board.

  • Borders
    Select whether you want a full border where block is wrapped in a border or simply one side of the block has a border e.g. None, All Border (full border), Top Border, Bottom Border, Right Border, Left Border, Left and Right Borders
  • Border Type
    You can select the style for your border.TIP 01 In order to see the border around your block, you need to select one of the actual style options available e.g. Solid, dashed or dotted. If the setting is left on No Border Style, your selection in the Borders setting will not work.

    TIP 02 To add space between your board and the border, remember to add Padding.
    For more info on how to do this, scroll down to the Spacing section below.

  • Border Size
    You can change thickness of the border by selecting the pixel width you prefer.
  • Border Radius
    You can add rounded edges to the border by selecting the relevant pixel or percentage width. You may now control each side by entering the number on the Top Left, Top Right, Bottom Right and Bottom Left box.
  • Border Color
    You can change the color used for the border. To use custom colors, simply paste the Hex code of the exact color you want in field provided e.g. #000000 = black or click on the Color Picker button to the right of the field.

 

 

Box Shadow

This feature allows you to add a shadow around the border of your Leaderboard Block.

  • Horizontal Shadow Position
    Adjust the horizontal position of the shadow. Use negative integer value to adjust horizontal position to left. Or use positive integer value to adjust to right.
  • Vertical Shadow Position
    Adjust the vertical position of the shadow. Use negative integer value to adjust vertical position to top. Or use positive integer value to adjust to bottom.
  • Blur radius
    Adjust the blur radius. This will determine how blurry the shadow will be. Use positive integer value.
  • Spread radius
    Adjust the spread radius. This will determine how large the shadow will be. Use integer value.
  • Shadow Color
    To use custom colors, simply paste the Hex code of the exact color you want in field provided e.g. #000000 = black, or click on the Color Picker button to the right of the field.
    This will open the Color Wheel, where you can select whichever color you prefer.
  • Shadow Color Opacity
    Adjust the opacity or transparency of the shadow. Click on the slider and move it left or right to increase or decrease the opacity.
  • Shadow Position
    Adjust the position of the shadow, either inside or outside (default) the button

 

 

Spacing

This feature allows you to add more space around the block.

  • Padding
    You can add padding around the block, so that there is additional space. Simply add the numeric (pixel) value to the Top, Right, Bottom or Left padding field provided.
    This is particularly helpful if you want to add spaces inside your Leaderboard block border.
  • Margin
    This feature allows you to add more spaces outside the block.
    Simply add the numeric (pixel) value to the Top, Right, Bottom or Left Margin field provided.

 

 

 Drip

This feature allows you to use the Drip Feed feature for this block.

  • Type of drip
    Automated: Based on registration date – This will deliver the content of the page on autopilot and members will be able to access the page depending on their course registration date.
    Scheduled: Deliver on a specific date – You can choose a specific date when the element will be accessible.
  • Number of days / Time: Depending on the type of drip that you will select, for Automated, you have to specify the number of days based on the registration date when they can access the element. While for Scheduled,  simply select the date, time, and timezone.
    Note: The Timezone that is set in Global settings will be applied.

 

 

Animation

This tool allows you to add animation effects to your Leaderboard Block.

  • Type
    From this drop-down you can choose a trigger to activate the animation i.e.
    + None – no animation will be applied
    + On Page Load – the animation is triggered as the page loads
    + On Page Scroll – the animation is triggered only when the user scrolls to that section.
  • Style
    This feature adds an animation style to your Leaderboard Block. Simply choose the preferred option from the drop-down menu.
    + Fade In – the Leaderboard block will fade in from the background
    + Scale In – the Leaderboard block scales in from the background
    + Top – the Leaderboard block will slide in from the top
    + Right – the Leaderboard block will slide in from the right
    + Bottom – the Leaderboard block will slide in from the bottom
    + Left – the Leaderboard block will slide in from the left
  • Delay (ms)
    If you want to add a time delay for when the Leaderboard Block appears, simply add the delay in milliseconds e.g. 3000ms will be 3 second delay.

 

 

Display

This feature allows you to choose the type of device you want the Leaderboard block to display.

  • Display
    From this drop-down, you can choose which device you want to display the Leaderboard block.
    + All Devices – the Leaderboard block will be displayed on both desktop and mobile devices
    + Desktop Only – the Leaderboard block will be displayed on desktop devices only
    + Mobile Only – the Leaderboard block will be displayed on mobile devices only
    + None – the Leaderboard block will not be displayed on both desktop and mobile devices

That’s it, click on SAVE and you are done!

 

 

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