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

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

# Enable a badge

Once you have created a [badge](/19/docs/what-are-open-badges), then added the [details](/19/docs/badge-detail-settings) and [criteria](/19/docs/badge-criteria), you will need to enable it to make it accessible. There are two ways of doing this: by clicking the **Enable access** button in the banner whilst viewing the badge, or via the **Manage badges** page. The instructions on this page are for the method via the **Manage badges** page.

## Enable a site badge

1. Go to *Quick-access menu > Badges.*
2. Click the crossed-out eye icon (![](https://cdn.document360.io/a007399b-031e-436b-999a-528240e16f58/Images/Documentation/eye_close.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-01T18%3A10%3A24Z&se=2026-11-01T19%3A10%3A24Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=cMP08SZVgg4YJNCC56peXz4i5zrkSJ%2F6rprrJO0UJVY%3D)) next to the badge you want to enable.
3. Click **Continue** on the confirmation window.

The badge will now be enabled and display an open eye icon (![](https://cdn.document360.io/a007399b-031e-436b-999a-528240e16f58/Images/Documentation/eye_open.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-01T18%3A10%3A24Z&se=2026-11-01T19%3A10%3A24Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=cMP08SZVgg4YJNCC56peXz4i5zrkSJ%2F6rprrJO0UJVY%3D)) alongside it.

## Enable a course badge

1. Go to the course containing the badge you wish to enable.
2. From the **Administration** block go to *Course administration > Badges > Manage badges*.
3. Click the crossed-out eye icon (![](https://cdn.document360.io/a007399b-031e-436b-999a-528240e16f58/Images/Documentation/eye_close.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-01T18%3A10%3A24Z&se=2026-11-01T19%3A10%3A24Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=cMP08SZVgg4YJNCC56peXz4i5zrkSJ%2F6rprrJO0UJVY%3D)) alongside the badge you want to enable.
4. Click **Continue** on the confirmation window.

The badge will now be enabled and display an open eye icon (![](https://cdn.document360.io/a007399b-031e-436b-999a-528240e16f58/Images/Documentation/eye_open.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-01T18%3A10%3A24Z&se=2026-11-01T19%3A10%3A24Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=cMP08SZVgg4YJNCC56peXz4i5zrkSJ%2F6rprrJO0UJVY%3D)) alongside it.

## Next steps

- [Disable a badge](/19/docs/disable-a-badge)
- [Duplicate a badge](/19/docs/duplicate-a-badge)
- [Edit a badge](/19/docs/edit-a-badge)
- [Delete a badge](/19/docs/delete-a-badge)
- [Award a badge manually](/19/docs/award-a-badge-manually)

![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=2026-11-01T18%3A10%3A24Z&se=2026-11-01T19%3A10%3A24Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=cMP08SZVgg4YJNCC56peXz4i5zrkSJ%2F6rprrJO0UJVY%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.

Join the [Totara Community](https://totara.community/) for more resources to help you get the most out of Totara.

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