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Adding a Badge to Your LinkedIn Profile

Robin Yoon Robin Yoon · Customer Success Team Published
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Adding a Badge to Your LinkedIn Profile
Key points

Press the [Add to LinkedIn profile] button on the badge detail page and the LinkedIn certifications screen opens with the name, issuer, issue month and year, and certificate URL filled in automatically. Check the details, save, and you're done.

Key points Press the [Add to LinkedIn profile] button on the badge detail page and the LinkedIn certifications screen opens with the name, issuer, issue month and year, and certificate URL filled in automatically. Check the details, save, and you’re done.

Putting a badge in the ‘Licenses & Certifications’ section of your LinkedIn profile lets recruiters and colleagues review your achievements in a verifiable form. Kolleges supports this process with automatic filling. This document explains how to add a badge to LinkedIn.

Before you start

  • You must be logged in to your own LinkedIn account.

Adding it to LinkedIn

  1. On the badge detail page, press the [Add to LinkedIn profile] button.

    Figure 2. The Add to LinkedIn profile button on the badge detail page is highlighted

  2. LinkedIn’s Add licenses & certifications screen opens in a new window. The name, issuing organization, issue month and year, credential ID, and credential URL are filled in automatically.

    Figure 3. LinkedIn's add-certification screen. The name, issuer, issue date, and certificate URL are filled in automatically

  3. Check the automatically filled details and press [Save].

    Note: The name field carries the certificate’s full title. If you want to trim it to fit LinkedIn’s conventions, edit it before saving.

Confirming it worked

If the certificate you just added appears under the Licenses & Certifications section of your LinkedIn profile, and clicking the certificate URL takes you to the Kolleges verification page, it has been registered correctly.

Troubleshooting

I press the button but only get the login screen You are not logged in to LinkedIn. Log in to LinkedIn first, then press [Add to LinkedIn profile] again.

The automatically filled information looks wrong You can edit the values directly on the save screen. However, we recommend leaving the certificate URL and credential ID as they are, since they are used for verification.

Frequently asked questions

Press [Add to LinkedIn profile] on the badge detail page and LinkedIn's add-certification screen opens with the name, issuer, issue month and year, certificate URL, and credential ID filled in automatically. Check the details and press [Save] to register it under the 'Licenses & Certifications' section of your profile.
Yes, you have to be logged in to your own LinkedIn account for it to be added to the certifications section. If you are not logged in, pressing [Add to LinkedIn profile] shows the login screen first. Log in to LinkedIn and press the button again.
Yes, the certificate URL that is filled in automatically lets anyone go to the issuer's verification page and check authenticity. When a recruiter or colleague clicks the certificate URL on the LinkedIn certification, they can confirm it is genuine without logging in. It stays in a verifiable form with no separate attachment.
Yes, you can register a certification with [Add to LinkedIn profile] in a mobile browser too. Pressing the button opens LinkedIn's add-certification screen with the information filled in automatically. It runs in the browser rather than the LinkedIn app, so you only need to check that you are logged in.
Yes, you can trim the name field on the save screen to fit LinkedIn's conventions. The name field carries the certificate's full title, so adjust it before saving. However, we recommend leaving the certificate URL and credential ID as they are, since they are used for verification.
Yes, you can put a badge anywhere — resume, email, presentation decks — using Copy link, Save QR image, or Download certificate PNG. Just pick the form you want on the share screen. Whichever form you use, a verification link or QR travels with it so authenticity can be confirmed.

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Robin Yoon
Robin Yoon
Customer Success Team
I share real adoption stories, operational know-how, and Kolleges news from the institutions using digital badges.
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