---
title: "Edit a badge message"
slug: "edit-a-badge-message"
tags: ["Totara Platform", "Content Creator", "How-to"]
updated: 2025-07-22T10:52:18Z
published: 2025-07-22T11:18:26Z
canonical: "totara.help/edit-a-badge-message"
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://totara.help/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Edit a badge message

When adding a badge at the site or course level, the notification sent to badge recipients can be customised using the HTML editor provided.

To change the default badge message notification type go to *Quick-access menu >* *Plugins > Message outputs > Default message outputs*.

The process for editing a site or course badge message is the same, the only difference is the path taken to get to the badge.

## Edit a site badge message

1. Go to *Quick-access menu > Badges.*
2. Click the name of the badge you want the edit the message for.
3. Select the **Message** tab.
4. Edit the default **Message subject** and **Message body**.
5. Select **Attach badge to message** to attach the badge to the recipient's email for download.
6. Select **Notify badge creator** and select the frequency of the notification to generate an alert every time the badge is earned.
7. Select **Save changes**.

Site badge messages are sent from the primary Site Administrator.

## Edit a course badge message

1. Go to the course containing the badge for which you wish to edit the message.
2. From the **Administration** block go to *Course administration > Badges > Manage badges*.
3. Click the name of the badge you want the edit the message for.
4. Select the **Message** tab.
5. Edit the default **Message subject** and **Message body**.
6. Select **Attach badge to message** to attach the badge to the recipient's email for download.
7. Select **Notify badge creator** and select the frequency of the notification to generate an alert every time the badge is earned.
8. Select **Save changes**.

Course badge messages are sent from the primary trainer.

## Message variables

The following variables can be included in the **Message subject**:

- **%badgename%** : This will be replaced by the badge's full name.
- **%username%** : This will be replaced by the recipient's full name.
- **%badgelink%** : This will be replaced by the public URL with information about the issued badge.

## Next steps

- [Edit a badge](/19/docs/edit-a-badge)
- [Add a badge endorsement](/19/docs/add-a-badge-endorsement)
- [Add a related badge](/19/docs/add-a-related-badge)

![Course badge](https://cdn.document360.io/a007399b-031e-436b-999a-528240e16f58/Images/Documentation/course-badge_open-badges.svg?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-01T17%3A01%3A42Z&se=2026-11-01T18%3A01%3A42Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=2RJravL3n2TlYoC49UzhbFB9XejwBP0xuhR7FUlwoLw%3D)The Totara Academy has a whole course dedicated to using [Open badges](https://totara.community/course/view.php?id=550) in Totara. Here you can learn more on how to use open badges, see best practice, and give it a go yourself.

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