Game On for 2025

Hi Bonfire community! 👋

2025 is here, and there’s no better time than the new year to launch an updated ranking and badging system. This year, we’re excited to recognize your contributions in Bonfire more effectively. Here’s what’s changing:

Ranking Updates
Ranking in our community is based on your level of engagement—the more you participate, the higher your rank. As you advance, you'll unlock additional rewards. We’re simplifying the structure to make advancement more achievable. Plus, we’ve updated the rank names to reflect your accomplishments as you progress. Who doesn’t want to be an Expert? 😉

Here’s the updated rank structure: 

• New Member
• Member
• Contributor
• Connector
• Collaborator
• Supporter
• Influencer 
• Mentor
• Expert 
• Visionary 

Each of these ranks corresponds to activity and engagement levels within the community. The initial ranks emphasize your passive participation, such as sign-ins, page views, and likes. As you progress to higher ranks, you'll achieve them through more active participation, through accepting solutions, replying to discussions, and creating blogs. Below are some answers to questions we anticipate you may have related to these changes. 

What happens to my current rank status?
Don’t worry - you won’t lose your hard earned status within the community with these changes. Your rank will update based on where you fall within the updated ranking structure and updated corresponding rank name. 

Where can I see my rank?
Your rank will appear as a rank badge next to your username. You can also see your rank on your profile under “Role.” 

Badging Updates
In addition to updating our ranking structure, we’re introducing new badges to recognize how you engage in Bonfire. These badges celebrate your contributions and reward you for the actions you take within the community. Below is a peek into some of the new badges we’re introducing. For a full list of the badges, check out this article. 

Badge Name	What the badge looks like	What is the badge for?
Picture Perfect		Way to go! You’ve updated your pro pic with something uniquely you.
Conversation Catalyst		You started a discussion… keep it up!
Discussion Driver		You’re on a roll with starting discussions. Thanks for your contributions.
Convo Hero		5 discussions started… You’re a conversation hero.
Thumps Up Legend		You found something that piqued your interest. Way to go on giving your first like!!
Five Star Supporter		You've given 5 likes... thanks for supporting your fellow Bonfire members!
Sharing the Love		25 likes… You’re crushing it. Thanks for continuing to spread the love.

If you have any questions about updated ranking and badging, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me or any of our other Community Admins.