How do I create or add an issuer in Canvas Badges or Canvas Credentials?
A badge issuer is an organization, department, or individual issuing badges.
To set up badging in a Canvas course you must have an issuer.
Open Issuers
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In Credentials Navigation, click the Issuers link.
Create Issuer
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To create an issuer, click the Create issuer button.
Add New Issuer Details
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To add an issuer name, type the name in the Name field [1].
Add your institution's or organization's URL to the Issuer website field [2].
To add a contact email for the issuer, select an existing email from the drop-down menu [3].
To add a description for the individual, group, institution, or organization managing the Issuer, enter a description in the Issuer description field [4].
To add an image to the issuer profile from your computer, click or drag and drop an image file to the Issuer image uploader [5].
By default, new issuers display on your organization's public page. To hide the issuer from your organization's public page, deselect the Show on Organization Public Page checkbox [6].
Review Instructure's Data Processing Addendum policy. To accept the terms, click the I have read and agree to the Data Processor Addendum checkbox [7].
Add Existing Issuer
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To add an existing issuer, click the Options icon [1] and click the Add existing issuer link [2]
Select Existing Issuer
To select an existing issuer, click the Select button next to the issuer's name.
Save Existing Issuer
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To add the existing issuer, click the Finish button.