=== Academy Certificates - Certificate Builder for Academy LMS  ===
Contributors: academylms
Tags: certificates, academy lms, lms, course, learning management system, elearning, online courses, woocommerce, tutor, learn, learner, learnpress, teachers, school, college, university, kindergarten
Requires at least: 6.4
Tested up to: 6.4
Requires PHP: 7.3
Stable tag: 1.0.7
License: GPLv3
License URI: https://opensource.org/licenses/GPL-3.0

Create & customize certificates with Academy Certificates Add-on. Award your students with a certificate upon course completion to recognize their achievement.

== Description ==

**Academy Certificate Plugin—Discontinuation Notice**

We are excited to announce that the Academy Certificate plugin is now included as a built-in add-on in Academy LMS, making it easier than ever to manage and customize course certificates directly from the LMS interface. As part of this upgrade, we will soon discontinue this standalone plugin.

To continue using certificates with more flexibility and performance enhancements, we recommend deactivating the Academy Certificate plugin and accessing the built-in Certificate Add-on under the Add-ons section in Academy LMS.

**Why Switch to the Built-In Certificate Add-on?**

The built-in add-on provides powerful features that simplify the process of generating and customizing certificates, including:

* Certificate Verification ID: Easily verify certificates for authenticity.
* Individual Course Certificates: Assign certificates to specific courses with a few clicks.
* Premade Templates: Access a wide range of professionally designed certificate templates that you can customize without any coding.
* Drag-and-Drop Builder: Customize your certificates using an intuitive drag-and-drop builder, making it easy to personalize details like student names, course titles, dates, and more.

Full Integration with Academy LMS: No need for a separate plugin; certificates are now seamlessly integrated into the LMS for better performance and smoother operation.

For a step-by-step guide on how to use the new Certificate Add-on, visit How to Use Academy Certificate Builder.

Thank you for being part of our community, and we look forward to helping you deliver even better experiences with our improved certificate system!


**Award Certificates to your students for successfully completing a course.**

It's always fascinating to get recognized for achieving something remarkable. You've put in the effort, studied diligently, Completed lessons, and passed (Hopefully with excellent scores). After all of your efforts, you have eventually completed the course. You are now seeking to be acknowledged and also share your success. Your certificate is ready for printing.

Academy Certificates is the perfect Certificate add-on for Academy LMS. This add-on helps you integrate certificates on your online learning platform and can issue certificates to your students once they complete a course. 

== Complete Guide on Using Academy Certificates 📚 ==

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3toHxIht8E

You can design, customize, download, print, and even share your certificate with ease. As a result, you will be getting a Free certificate template that you can share with anyone, both online and offline. As a result, your accomplishment will be acknowledged, and you will be more driven to learn further via the Academy LMS environment.


== Prerequisite ==

Academy Certificates will require you to install the following plugins to make sure everything synchronizes perfectly.

* [Academy LMS](https://wordpress.org/plugins/academy) - A unique WordPress LMS plugin that allows you to create, customize, and sell online courses. Turn your website into a next-gen eLearning platform that enhances your learning opportunities.


== FEATURES ==

**📑Simple Certificate Builder** 

Academy Certificates are created in such a manner that anybody with absolutely no technical experience can generate a custom-made certificate on their own. So, you can award your students instantly after the successful completion of a course. 

The certificate's fundamental construction is clear and simple. You may quickly generate wording for the headline, course, message, and completion date sections. Also, you can modify the style of every element, heading, message, the course title, etc. 


**🪄Complete Certificate Design**

Academy Certificate offers a sophisticated certificate designing mechanism. The add-on allows you to upload your chosen background image and customize the size, typography, and color of different bits and pieces of the certificate. Ultimately, you'll end up creating an outstanding certificate design that complements your online learning platform.

If you aren’t a designer or want to get up and running quickly, Academy Certificates provides you with a stunning default certificate design. The design is appropriate for any kind of online learning institution or platform. 


**📚 Multiple Certificate Template**

We've already deployed multiple certificate templates for you. Simply install this addon and select your template from the available choices. For each of your courses, you may choose from a variety of templates. Moreover, users can create their own template via this addon 


**🪢 Easy To integrate with Academy LMS**

This amazing certificate builder addon works is completely free and works perfectly with the Academy LMS plugin. Whether you are a free or pro user of the Academy LMS plugin, this add-on syncs perfectly with the LMS plugin.    


**📥Easy Download For Students**

After completing a course and earning a certificate, students can download the certificate with a single click. As a result, students will get a pdf version of their certificate. They can store the certificate in their system and also share it with others. 


**👨🏻‍🎓Empower Student Retention**

We all want recognition for our hard work. Academy LMS students who successfully complete a course are more likely to continue to the following course if they get a certificate of completion. Because they want to relive the rewarding sensation of receiving a certificate again.

We're looking forward to seeing the joy on students' faces after receiving their certificates for all their hardship in finishing your courses. It is one of the best ways that you can 


**Why Should You Rely On This Certificate Builder❓**

It will be a sensible option for you to utilize Academy LMS as the eLearning platform since we are providing a comprehensive LMS solution that also offers certificate add-ons with the free version of our plugin. We don't want to convince you only with our words. However, consider the following reasons why it is the best option for you:

Academy LMS is a powerful course building, modifying, and selling plugins that are unlike anything available in the WordPress LMS plugin collection. With the help of this innovative course builder, each course can be constructed with lessons, quizzes, and necessary learning elements. 

Everything you can do from the same old WordPress dashboard and within a single interface. It gives you the easy and fastest frontend course building experience with necessary add-ons such as Academy Certificates, Academy Starter templates, and Academy Elementor Addon. Also the plugin syncs with any WordPress theme, WooCommerce, and more. 

The free version of this plugin includes the majority of the features. If you're just started with your eLearning website, you should take advantage of this opportunity. The pro edition is designed for users who want more features and want to use the platform commercially.


## 🔥 WHAT’S NEXT

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== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= Is there any dependency for installing Academy Certificates Plugin? =

Yes, Academy LMS Certificate Plugin is an addon for Academy LMS. So, to make this addon function properly, you need to install an active Academy LMS plugin on your WordPress website. 

= Is there any pro version of Academy LMS Certificates? =

No, there is no pro version of the Academy LMS Certificate Plugin and it's completely free.



== Changelog ==

= 1.0.7 - 16/10/2024 =
* Added - Academy 2.1.2 compatibility

= 1.0.6 - 19/11/2023 =
* Added - Added WP 6.4 Compatibility

= 1.0.5 - 19/07/2023 =
* Fixed - Certificate course title special character not showing
* Few minor bug fix & improvements

= 1.0.4 - 06/11/2022 =
* Added - WP 6.1 Compatibility
* Few minor bug fix & improvements

= 1.0.3 - 14/06/2022 =
* Added - WP 6.0 Compatibility
* Few minor bug fix & improvements

= 1.0.2 - 29/03/2022 =
* Fixed - Certificate Preview not working, if user not save permalinks
* Few minor bug fix & improvements

= 1.0.1 - 17/03/2022 =
* Updated - Update Readme.txt
* Few minor bug fix & improvements

= 1.0.0 - 15/03/2022 =

* Initial release

== Upgrade Notice ==