Escape expensive credential platforms. Own your authority.
Meadow Credentials is a powerful native WordPress plugin that issues professional digital certificates and OpenBadges 2.0 — with complex rules of combination, tiered grading, automatic expiration lifecycle, secure document vaulting, and full audit trails.
Designed for training providers, awarding bodies, and L&D teams who need compliance-grade credentialing without the compliance-grade price tag. Works natively with every major WordPress LMS.
Everything you need for professional credentialing
Rules of Combination Engine
Build multi-layered logic with ALL, ANY, COUNT, and PERCENT operators. Nest groups to model mandatory units alongside elective pools. Certificates are issued only when the root node returns 100% completion.
Tiered Grading Engine
Automatically converts earned points to a percentage and maps it against your defined grade tiers — Pass, Merit, Distinction. Retakes instantly upgrade the active certificate without changing the verification URL.
Expiration Lifecycle
Time-sensitive documents like DBS checks and First Aid certs drive framework validity. When one expires, the certificate auto-suspends. Upload a new one and it is instantly restored. A nightly sweep keeps your compliance database accurate.
Secure Document Vault
Evidence uploads bypass the Media Library into a locked /mt-secure-vault/ directory. Files stream via PHP proxy only after verifying supervisor permissions. Documents marked Sensitive are hard-deleted on rejection or expiry.
Practical Assessments
Rubric-based grading and structured supervisor feedback tools for real-world evidence. Submit assessments through a secure upload portal and track approval status directly in the learner dashboard.
System Hooks Mapper
Map any WordPress event (e.g. learndash_course_completed) to a friendly label and link it to a specific course. The Deep Scanner extracts User ID and Item ID, storing immutable evidence that survives plugin deletion.
Live Diagnostic Audit Trail
Click Diagnostic Report on any learner to run a live logic pass via an async background request, bypassing all caches. Identify exact blockers with ⏳ markers. A definitive Snapshot of Truth for quality assurance teams.
Test Hooks Simulator
Fire any mapped hook for any learner and read the live log output to verify your logic tree triggers correctly before you go live. Essential for validating complex frameworks before learner cohorts begin.
Digital Wallet & LinkedIn Export
Learners access a grid of all earned awards with one-click PDF downloads and LinkedIn verification links. Real-time progress bars show exactly what is still required for in-progress frameworks.
One record. Every state. Always accurate.
Meadow Credentials maintains a single permanent verification record per learner that updates intelligently — no duplicate certificates, no stale data, no manual intervention.
Example: Annual DBS check within a Level 3 framework
mt_daily_expiration_sweep cron job fires at midnight. DBS points drop to 0. Framework evaluates to Fail. Certificate revoked. Ledger stamped ❌.Tiered grading, automatically calculated.
Define your grade tiers once. The engine calculates total possible points, converts to a percentage, and awards the correct tier — including upgrades on retake.
| Attempt | Score | % | Result | Ledger |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial | 100 / 150 | 66% | Pass | Cert issued |
| Retake 1 | 120 / 150 | 80% | Merit | 🔄 Upgraded |
| Retake 2 | 135 / 150 | 90% | Distinction | 🔄 Upgraded |
Verification URL remains constant across all upgrades. A congratulatory email is dispatched on every grade improvement.
Deploy anywhere with three shortcodes.
[mt_qual_dashboard]
[mt_qual_progress id="X"]
[mt_submit_evidence]
Take ownership of your credentialing
No more paying per badge or being locked into third-party platforms. Full compliance-grade security, living inside the WordPress you already run.
100% free, forever · No trial, no paid tiers · Open source