Academic Certificate Verification is the ultimate WordPress plugin for verifying, validating, managing, and issuing academic certificates, university degrees, diplomas, course completion badges, and training credentials.
Whether you run an educational institution, university, college, school, online academy, LMS platform (LearnDash, Tutor LMS, LifterLMS, WooCommerce Academy), training center, corporate HR portal, or certification body, this plugin gives you a complete
Certificate Verification System out of the box.
Prevent document fraud and build instant trust by enabling employers, students, and third parties to authenticate certificate validity in seconds using
Unique Certificate IDs, Verification Codes, QR Codes, Barcodes, PDF Downloads, and Direct Clean Verification URLs.
🌟 Why Choose Academic Certificate Verification?
- Instant Online Verification: Enable visitors to search and verify student certificates using a clean shortcode verification form or direct link.
- Tamper-Proof Credential Security: Unique ID, secure verification code, and customizable status tracking (Active, Expired, Revoked, Inactive).
- SEO-Friendly Custom Verification URLs: Clean permalinks like
yourdomain.com/verify-certificate/{certificate-id}/{certificate-code}/.
- Built-in Certificate Maker & Designer: Easily generate custom styled certificates with student names, course names, issue dates, expiry dates, signatures, and logos.
- Bulk Import & Export (CSV): Seamlessly import thousands of certificate records from CSV spreadsheets and export data whenever needed.
- Custom Fields & Metadata: Add unlimited custom fields such as Student Roll Number, Registration ID, GPA/Grade, Award Category, Institution Name, and Issuing Authority.
- Course & Batch Management: Categorize certificates by specific courses, academic departments, graduation years, or training batches.
- Instant PDF Certificate Download: Allow students and verifiers to download print-ready PDF certificates with a single click.
- QR Code & Barcode Verification: Scan QR codes on printed certificates using any smartphone camera to verify authenticity immediately.
- Social Media Certificate Sharing: One-click certificate sharing to LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter/X, WhatsApp, or direct URL copy for student portfolio showcase.
🚀 All Shortcodes Included
Seamlessly embed certificate verification tools into any page, post, widget, or page builder (Elementor, Gutenberg, Divi, Beaver Builder):
[acceve_certificate_verification] - Displays the interactive Frontend Certificate Verification Search Form. Users enter their Certificate ID and Code to check authenticity.
[acceve_certificate_display] - Displays the complete Verified Certificate details dynamically on your verification page (/verify-certificate/).
[acceve_certificate_filter] (Pro Feature) - Displays an advanced public Certificate Directory & Search Filter Table with multi-criteria search.
🎯 Key Use Cases
- Universities & Higher Education: Verify student degrees, academic transcripts, diplomas, and graduation honors.
- Online Academies & LMS Platforms: Validate course completion certificates for E-Learning platforms, Udemy-style sites, and membership platforms.
- Professional Certification Bodies: Issue and authenticate professional accreditations, IT certificates, and ISO compliance certifications.
- Corporate HR & Employee Training: Verify workplace safety certificates, employee skill badges, and corporate training programs.
- Event Organizers & Workshops: Issue participant certificates for webinars, conferences, hackathons, and workshops.
Option 1: Via WordPress Admin Dashboard (Recommended)
- Log in to your WordPress Admin Dashboard.
- Navigate to Plugins → Add New.
- Search for Academic Certificate Verification.
- Click Install Now, then click Activate.
Option 2: Manual Upload via Dashboard
- Download the plugin
.zip file.
- Go to Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin.
- Choose the
.zip file and click Install Now.
- Click Activate Plugin.
⚡ Essential Setup Step: Configure Permalinks
For custom verification URLs to work properly:
1. Go to
Settings → Permalinks in your WordPress Admin.
2. Select
Post name (
/%postname%/).
3. Click
Save Changes.
📄 Displaying the Verification Page
Upon activation, the plugin automatically creates a page named
Verify Certificate containing the
[acceve_certificate_display] shortcode. You can also place
[acceve_certificate_verification] on your Homepage, Contact Page, or any custom verification landing page.
1.2.5 (September 22, 2026)
- Update: Certificate verification form design.
1.2.4 (August 22, 2026)
- New: Certificate maker updated.
- New: Certificate verification form design.
1.2.3 (August 19, 2026)
- New: Certificate maker bullet list.
1.2.2 (August 12, 2026)
- New: License deactivation.
1.2.1 (August 09, 2026)
- Fix: Fixed admin table certificate search and pagination.
- Fix: Resolved certificate data CSV import parsing issue.
- New: Added customizable Date Format setting in Certificate Settings menu.
1.0.10 (August 04, 2026)
- Update: Database query optimization and index improvements for
acceve_certificate_verification table.
1.0.9 (July 31, 2026)
- Fix: Resolved certificate ID prefix auto-generation saving issue.
- Fix: Corrected CSS layout alignment on custom certificate template render.
- Fix: Fixed backend certificate update saving handler.
1.0.8 (July 29, 2026)
- New: QR Code & Barcode generation support for printed certificate verification.
- New: Multi-format modern certificate template styling engine.
1.0.7 (June 13, 2026)
- New: Attached instant PDF Download button on Admin dashboard certificates table.
- New: Added PDF Download action button on frontend certificate verification result page.
1.0.6 (May 03, 2026)
- New: Social media certificate sharing bar (LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp).
- New: Multi-template selection per course and batch assignment.
1.0.5 (April 19, 2026)
- Update: Redesigned Admin Settings user interface for faster configuration.
1.0.4 (March 29, 2026)
- New: Pro features integration badge and feature toggles.
1.0.3 (March 11, 2026)
- Update: Enhanced AJAX verification responses for faster frontend search performance.
1.0.2 (January 28, 2026)
- Update: Security hardening on nonces, sanitization, and database query escaping.
- Fix: Fixed expiry date saving logic from backend admin form.
1.0.1 (January 15, 2026)
- New: Added
[acceve_certificate_filter] shortcode for certificate searching.
- New: Course Management module.
- New: Batch Management module.
- New: PDF Certificate rendering engine.
- New: Visual Certificate Maker builder.
1.0.0 (January 07, 2026)
- Initial public release with core verification shortcodes, custom permalinks, and CSV export.