PressPrimer Certificate – Certificate Designer & Course Certification for Your LMS
| 开发者 | pressprimer |
|---|---|
| 更新时间 | 2026年8月24日 20:04 |
| PHP版本: | 7.4 及以上 |
| WordPress版本: | 7.1 |
| 版权: | GPLv2 or later |
| 版权网址: | 版权信息 |
详情介绍:
- A true-size designer – The canvas is the PDF. What you build on screen is exactly what recipients download.
- Credentials that can be checked – Every certificate carries a unique, non-guessable credential ID and a QR code linking to a public verification page on your site.
- Comprehensive integrations – Certificates award themselves when a learner passes a quiz, earns a grade, or completes a course. Manual certificate generation is also available.
- Records that outlive the template – Issued certificates snapshot their design and data at issue time. Editing a template later never changes a certificate that has already been earned.
- Interactive WYSIWYG canvas with drag, resize, keyboard nudging, undo/redo, and zoom
- Six starter designs, each in Letter and A4, plus a blank option
- Six bundled open-license fonts (SIL OFL) with real bold and italic faces
- Text, merge field, image, signature, line/shape, QR code, and background elements
- Merge fields for recipient, certificate, site, quiz, assignment, and course data, including custom user and post meta
- Merge fields inside text: write "Expires:" and insert the expiry date field, and the whole line centers and wraps as one piece
- Alignment tools: align and distribute grouped elements, and guides to help with alignment
- Live PDF preview from the real renderer
- Site-wide defaults for certificate size (Letter or A4), font, logo, and signature
- Brand colors (primary, accent, text) that starter templates apply automatically
- Automatic triggers: PressPrimer Quiz pass thresholds, PressPrimer Assignment grades, and course, lesson, topic, or quiz completion in LearnDash, LifterLMS, Tutor LMS, and LearnPress
- "Any" award options: one trigger can cover any quiz, any course, or any lesson in a chosen course, so one certificate serves your whole catalog
- Certificate display names built from merge fields, so a template reused across courses names each certificate after its course everywhere it appears
- Manually issue certificates with optional backdating and expiry dates
- Validity periods: set how long certificates from a template stay valid (days, months, or years), pick an exact expiry date, or let them last forever
- Per-trigger control over repeat completions: suppress duplicates or issue a fresh certificate every time (for compliance and recertification courses)
- Revoke certificates and reinstate them if revoked by mistake
- Unique, non-guessable credential IDs with a check that catches typos
- Public verification page (shortcode and block) that anyone can use, no account needed
- Optional QR code on every certificate linking to its verification page
- The QR code and credential ID on issued PDFs are clickable, so an emailed certificate verifies in one click
- A shareable certificate view page with PDF download
- My Certificates list (shortcode and block) so logged-in learners can see, verify, and download everything they have earned, with status filters and sorting by date, name, or upcoming expiry
- PDFs are protected against editing: Acrobat and other viewers refuse to modify the text, while printing and copying stay available
- Dashboard with certificate statistics, an awarded-over-time chart, quick actions, and recent certificates
- A guided setup tour that walks you from a starter template to your first issued certificate in five minutes
- Certificates screen with template, status, and source filters
- Resend a certificate's email with one click
- Certificate merge fields in the email subject and body, so the email can name the exact course or quiz that was completed
- Earned certificates listed on each user's profile page with verify and download links
- Certificate templates list with trigger, page size, and status columns
- PDF and QR code generation happen locally on your server
- PDF files cannot be modified in Acrobat or other tools to change data like the student name
- WordPress Privacy API integration (Tools > Export/Erase Personal Data)
- Clean uninstall with optional complete data removal
- Keyboard navigation, screen reader support, and reduced motion preferences
- Course creators using LearnDash, LifterLMS, Tutor LMS, or LearnPress who need real, verifiable certificates
- Training providers whose completion certificates must survive audits and employer checks
- Universities and schools issuing program or workshop credentials
- Membership and community sites recognizing achievements with shareable certificates
- Standalone WordPress educators issuing certificates manually (no LMS is required)
- Action hooks for issuance, revocation, and verification events
- Filter-based registries for custom trigger types and merge fields
- REST API support
- Custom database tables with automatic schema migration
/src directory contains all unminified source files. The plugin uses webpack for building production assets. To rebuild from source:
- Clone the repository
- Run
npm installto install dependencies - Run
npm run buildto compile assets
安装:
- Go to Plugins > Add New in your WordPress admin
- Search for "PressPrimer Certificate"
- Click Install Now and then Activate
- Navigate to Certificates in your admin menu; the setup tour will walk you through your first certificate
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常见问题:
Is this really free, or is it a limited trial?
It's genuinely free and not locked down. PressPrimer Certificate includes unlimited templates, unlimited certificates, the full designer, plugin integrations, public verification, and email delivery in the free version.
Does this plugin require an LMS?
No. PressPrimer Certificate is fully functional with no LMS installed; you can design certificates and issue them manually to any user. When PressPrimer Quiz, PressPrimer Assignment, LearnDash, LifterLMS, Tutor LMS, or LearnPress is detected, automatic issuance triggers become available.
Does it work with PressPrimer Quiz and PressPrimer Assignment?
Yes. Quiz pass thresholds and Assignment grades are included triggers with their own merge fields, so a certificate can show the score a learner earned.
How does verification work?
Every certificate can include a unique credential ID and/or a QR code. Scanning the QR code, clicking it, or typing the ID into your site's verification page shows whether the credential is valid, revoked, or expired, along with the recipient name, what it was awarded for, and the issue date. No account is needed to verify.
How do learners see the certificates they have earned?
Three ways. Each certificate is emailed as a PDF the moment it is issued. Learners can also visit a My Certificates page you create with the included block or [ppcert_my_certificates] shortcode, which lists everything they have earned with verify and download links, status filters, and sorting. And every certificate has its own shareable view page with the certificate image and a PDF download.
What happens if I edit a template after certificates have been issued?
Nothing changes for existing certificates. Each certificate snapshots its design and data at issue time, so a certificate always looks exactly as it did the day it was earned. That includes the display name: a certificate keeps the name it was issued with. Template edits only affect future issuance.
Can one certificate template cover all of my courses?
Yes. On a template's Award tab, choose an "Any" option instead of a specific course, quiz, or lesson, and that one trigger awards for every item of that type (lessons and topics are scoped to a course you pick). Pair it with a certificate display name like "{{source.course_title}} Certificate" and each certificate is named after what earned it in the My Certificates list, on the verification page, and in emails.
Can a merge field sit inside a sentence?
Yes. In any text element, put the cursor where the value belongs and use the Insert Merge Field button. The line centers, wraps, and styles as one piece, so "Awarded to {{recipient.display_name}} on [date]" behaves like a single line of text. Merge fields also work in the certificate email's subject and body.
Can someone edit a certificate PDF and change the name?
Certificate PDFs are generated with AES-256 protection that denies editing, so Acrobat and similar tools refuse to modify the text (unlike plain LMS certificates, which anyone can retype). Printing and text copying remain available. More importantly, every certificate's QR code and credential ID point to the verification page on your site, where the authoritative name, date, and status live. A tampered or fabricated PDF immediately mismatches what a verifier sees.
What page sizes do certificates use?
Letter and A4, in landscape or portrait. Every starter design ships in both sizes, and the PDF renders at print quality from the same layout you see on the canvas.
更新日志:
- Added: Merge fields now work inside text elements.
- Added: "Any" award options in the trigger picker. One trigger can award for any quiz, any course, or any lesson in a chosen course, so a single certificate covers your whole catalog.
- Added: The QR code and credential ID on issued PDFs are now clickable links to the certificate's verification page.
- Added: Alignment tools in the designer. Align and distribute selected elements from the toolbar, and matching-margin guides show measurements when two elements sit the same distance from opposite page edges.
- Added: Certificate merge fields in the issuance email subject and body, so the email can name the exact course or quiz that was completed.
- Added: Certificate display names. Set a display name pattern on the Award tab, like "{{source.course_title}} Certificate", and each certificate is named after what earned it in the My Certificates list, on its view and verification pages, in the admin list, and in emails.
- Improved: Sample values in the designer's merge field menus render at higher contrast.
- Initial release: certificate designer, credential IDs, QR verification, automatic issuance from PressPrimer Quiz, PressPrimer Assignment, LearnDash, LifterLMS, Tutor LMS, and LearnPress, email delivery, and a public verification page.