# Can I create a badge for 'new contributors'?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-create-a-badge-for-new-contributors/354974
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [February 28, 2025, 6:03am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-create-a-badge-for-new-contributors/354974 "2025-02-28T06:03:53Z")
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### Author: ![ondrej](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/ondrej/32/198804_2.png) [@ondrej](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ondrej)
#### Post date: [February 28, 2025, 9:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-create-a-badge-for-new-contributors/354974/2 "2025-02-28T21:07:14Z")

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Hello Copymonopoly,

Have you had a look at this topic below?

> [@Enable Badge SQL](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enable-badge-sql/47894):
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> bookmark This guide explains how to enable Badge SQL in Discourse and discusses the associated security and performance risks. person_raising_hand Required user level: Administrator warning Enabling Badge SQL can pose security and performance risks. To maintain security and performance integrity, as of Discourse 1.6, the ability for administrators to edit badge SQL directly is disabled by default. The two primary concerns around enabling Badge SQL are: Security: Allowing direct SQL …

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