# Gamification beyond Leaderboard

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/gamification-beyond-leaderboard/330038
**Category:** Community Building
**Created:** [October 9, 2024, 7:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gamification-beyond-leaderboard/330038 "2024-10-09T07:51:52Z")
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### Author: ![manuel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/manuel/32/468169_2.png) [@manuel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/manuel)
#### Post date: [October 9, 2024, 9:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gamification-beyond-leaderboard/330038/2 "2024-10-09T09:13:22Z")

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One approach I’ve seen in communities of practice is the use of journal categories. You can implement these by either [using the journal plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/journal-plugin/317785) or adjusting the category settings to fit your needs.

Additionally, you can [create custom badges](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-triggered-custom-badge-queries/19336) to reward activity within a journal category. You could also explore building more sophisticated automations [using the automation plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-automation/195773).

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