What is an Achievement?

An achievement is an outward-facing indication that a user has completed a milestone, such as gaining a number of likes on a post or answering questions - in other words, has completed one or more specific actions - rather than simply accumulating points for every action. Thus, achievements are a better demonstration of expertise and credibility than ranks might be. Achievements are administered within Administration > Membership > Achievements. Achievements can be awarded or removed.

Achievements:

Can be configured, using rules, to send a notification to the member of his achievement.
Can only be earned once.
Replace ranks in point scenarios. They can also be used for non-point scenarios such as rewarding having a number of new friends.
Have APIs, so they can be given on an ad-hoc basis outside of rules.

Achievements are based upon rules

Achievements, which are configured in the Administration panel, are supported by rules (in Administration > Rules). While you can create an achievement, name its criteria, and upload a badge for it, it still requires a rule to enact giving it. For example, the "A Way with Words I" achievement is awarded for receiving 25 likes on a blog post. The rule supporting this achievement comes configured out of the box. However, if you were to make a new achievement, you would also need to create the rule that awards the achievement.

Out of the box achievements

Telligent Community includes a number of default achievement rules and badges out of the box. This initial list can be adjusted to meet the needs of a community.

Achievement	Criteria
A Way With Words I	Receive 25 likes on a blog post.
A Way With Words II	Receive 50 likes on a blog post.
A Way With Words III	Receive 100 likes on a blog post.
Ask A Question I	Ask a question in a forum.
Ask A Question II	Ask 10 questions in a forum.
Celebrity I	Make 50 friends within the community.
Celebrity II	Make 100 friends within the community.
Discussion Starter I	Start a discussion in a forum that receives 5 replies.
Discussion Starter II	Start 25 discussions in a forum.
Discussion Starter III	Start 50 discussions in a forum.
Gets My Vote	Receive 5 likes on a status post.
Good Idea!	Receive 10 upvotes for an idea.
Great idea!	Receive 25 upvotes for an idea.
Idea Machine I	Share 5 ideas with the community.
Idea Machine II	Share 25 ideas with the community.
Idea Machine III	Share 50 ideas with the community.
Know-it-all I	Answer 15 questions that are verified as helpful or correct.
Know-it-all II	Answer 50 questions that are verified as helpful or correct.
Know-it-all III	Answer 100 questions that are verified as helpful or correct.
Legendary	Make 1000 friends within the community.
Let Me Help You	Answer a question that is verified as helpful or correct.
Making Connections	Make 5 friends within the community.
Master of Upload	Upload 15 files, photos or videos to share with the community.
Nice Blog!	Receive 5 comments on a blog post.
Popular File	One of your files is downloaded 50 times.
Raining Comments	Receive 10 comments on a status post.
Rockstar	Make 500 friends within the community.
Say Hello	Write a status post.
Socialite	Make 25 friends within the community.
Striking a Chord	Receive 25 comments on a blog post.
The Conversationalist	Start a forum thread that receives 100 replies.
Thumbs Up I	Receive 25 likes on a status post.
Thumbs Up II	Receive 50 likes on a status post.
Thumbs Up III	Receive 100 likes on a status post.
We've Gone Viral!	Receive 100 comments on a blog post.
What If...	Share an idea with the community.
What's Your Status I	Share 25 status updates.
What's Your Status II	Share 50 status updates.
What's Your Status III	Share 100 status updates.
You Must Be a Genius	Receive 50 upvotes for an idea.

Achievement display

A user's achievements are displayed in three places:

In the activity stream.
On his/her Profile > Achievements page. The achievements page shows the full description of the achievement.
In the User - Hover over his/her username.