# How can I award points manually?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-award-points-manually/275729
**Category:** Support
**Tags:** gamification
**Created:** [July 7, 2023, 1:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-award-points-manually/275729 "2023-07-07T13:55:49Z")
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### Author: ![jordan-violet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jordan-violet/32/281428_2.png) [@jordan-violet](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jordan-violet)
#### Post date: [July 7, 2023, 4:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-award-points-manually/275729/3 "2023-07-07T16:08:30Z")

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We use this feature today to award points to users who contribute to our GitHub repos. We use the Discourse GitHub Verification plugin:

> [@Discourse GitHub Verification](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-github-verification/267030):
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> discourse2Summary Verifies that a user owns a given GitHub accounthammer_and_wrenchRepository Link [GitHub - discourse/discourse-github-verification: Verifies that a Discourse user is the owner of a Github account](https://github.com/discourse/discourse-github-verification)open_bookInstall Guide [How to install plugins in Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-plugins-in-discourse/19157)Features This plugin allows users to verify that they own a given GitHub account. This is separate from login with GitHub. It simply displays the a link to a user’s GitHub account on their user card a…

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